FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2009-029
$186,413
$198,820
$385,233
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Oregon Dept. of Forestry/ NEO District/Baker Unit
Type of Applicant: State
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/Mark Jacques
Address: 2600 State Street
City Salem
State Oregon
Zip: 97310
Phone: 503-945-7341
Ext.
FAX: 503-945-7416
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us /mjacques@odf.state.or
Project Information
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Name of Project: Sumpter Valley WUI Fuels Treatment
Proposed Start Date: 8/1/09
Proposed End Date:
City: Sumpter
State:
County: Baker
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 44.6951
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
12/31/12
Oregon
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-118.0733
420
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
420
Biomass Removal
420
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
1260
Mastication/Mowing 420
0
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
0
0
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 305.74
0
0
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This community has a wildfire protection plan that follows the Healthy Forest Restoration Act
CWPP guidelines.
yes
This project is identified in the CWPP.
yes
Name of CWPP Baker County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Community at Sumpter/Deer Cr-Elkhorn Estates/Bourn/Black Mt.
Risk:
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Project Area Description
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Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
ODF, in cooperation with private landowners, one city fire department, one rural fire protection
district, BLM, USFS, and Baker County Emergency Management, will work cooperatively in
implementing fuels treatment on private and federal lands in the WUI areas of Sumpter Valley
(Sumpter/McCully Forks WS, Bourne, Black Mountain, Deer Creek/Elkhorn Estates). Currently,
the USFS has projects planned or ongoing in the Black Mountain area (Little Dean/Rooster
Rock/Sundry), adjacent to Bourne and adjacent to Deer Creek/Elkhorn. The BLM has projects
planned or ongoing in the Sumpter area. Awarding this grant proposal would give private
landowners and ODF an opportunity to treat fuels adjacent to federal land, complementing the work
done by federal cooperators. These WUI areas are identified as high hazard in the Statewide Hazard
Assessment as well as ranked high in the Baker County CWPP. Fuels in the area are dominated by
overstocked stands of Ponderosa Pine and/or mixed conifer in a Fire Regime of 1 (0-35 years; low
severity) and Condition Class of 2 or 3 (moderate to high departure from historical species
composition).
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
*Summer 2009 - contact landowners of potential properties identified in the Baker County CWPPWUI areas and inform them of grant award.
*Summer/Fall 2009 - complete landowner agreements, on-site evaluations, on-site implementation,
provide prevention education and media messages, begin fuels reduction and defensible space
project work.
*Winter 2009 through Winter 2012 - wrap up fuels reduction work, create final reports and monitor
projects for maintenance; outreach education on maintenance.
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Scope of Work
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Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
Funds will primarily be used for contracted services to thin overstocked stands of non-commercial
size trees (less than 8" dbh) to an average spacing of 18 feet; treat/remove slash generated from the
thinning, as well as treat/remove pre-existing ladder fuels and dead and down material within the
project area. Priority will be given to projects that utilize residual wood fiber for the "Fuels for
Schools" program that Baker County is promoting or for electricity at the Prairie City CoGeneration plant. Final project acreage will total approximately 420 acres - average real cost per
acre for medium-level work (moderate to heavy fuel load/less than 35% slope) is $460. The costs
associated with this project are to administer, maintain, and promote the project and other expenses
related to maintaining technical assistance and prevention education to landowners.
Interagency Collaboration
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
*ODF-personnel time & expertise, equipment, publicity & education to identify, sign up,
administer, evaluate, &approve project work. Assist landowners with technical advice & prevention
education.
*USFS/BLM-personnel time, equipment, publicity, education to help facilitate & coordinate fuels
treatment work on contiguous federal and private properties.
*City and Rural Fire Departments - personnel time to distribute fire prevention materials and host
public meetings.
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Private landowners are required to sign an agreement to maintain the fuel reduction area for a period
of 10 years. On-going monitoring is done by patrol and frequent visits in the area. Three years after
the project completion, a mailing will be sent to the landowner with prevention education and
vegetation management information materials. Five years after completion, an on-site assessment
will be scheduled and further technical assistance will be provided.
Biomass Utilization
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For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
Non-merchantable material to be chipped & used for steam/energy, firewood, and the post/pole
market wherever it can be utilized. A proactive approach to biomass utilization will be practiced. At
this time, the most likely opportunities exist in programs like Fuels for Schools or with the Co-Gen
Company.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
The Co-Gen Company in Prairie City is the closest potential markets for chip utilization. There are
smaller outlets available for firewood and post and pole yards if sufficient value exists at the time of
treatment.
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
The value currently anticipated is $20 per bone-dry ton. The potential exists for approximately 10
tons per acre of recoverable material if the market is accepting and transportation costs are feasible at
the time of treatment.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Landowners
Total
Fire Depts.
Personnel
$14,138.00
Technical Assistance
$7,458.00
Protection 4% Admin
Subtotal $21,596.00
$145,520.00
$0.00
$145,520.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$164,658.00
$7,458.00
$172,116.00
$7,070.00
$0.00
Subtotal $7,070.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$7,070.00
$0.00
$7,070.00
$3,750.00
3000 miles at 1.25/mile
$1,275.00
Training-WUI/NFP
Subtotal $5,025.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,750.00
$1,275.00
$5,025.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
Subtotal $2,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
$2,500.00
$140,900.00
$0.00
Subtotal $140,900.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$48,300.00
$0.00
$48,300.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$189,200.00
$0.00
$189,200.00
$9,322.00
$0.00
Subtotal $9,322.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$9,322.00
$0.00
$9,322.00
Fringe Benefits
Other Payroll Expenses (OPE)
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
Office Paper, Forms, etc.
Contractual
Cost Share for Fuels Treat
Other
Business Serv 5% Indirect
Total Costs
$186,413.00
$145,520.00
$48,300.00
$5,000.00
$385,233.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of the grant.
Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental fees earned from
renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale of commodities or items
developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the project period may require prior
approval by the granting agency.
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