FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2009-032
$200,000
$200,000
$400,000
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Oregon Dept. of Forestry/ NEO District/La Grande
Type of Applicant: State
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/ Jamie Knight
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): 541-963-3168
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us / jknight@odf.state.or
Project Information
2
Name of Project: South Fork Private Lands Treatment
Proposed Start Date: 05/01/09
Proposed End Date:
City: Union
State:
County: Union
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 450456
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
12/31/2011
Oregon
2
1176538
300
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
150
Chipping
150
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
750
Biomass Removal
150
HandPile Burn
50
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Machine Pile
100
Mastication/Mowing
150
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 533.33
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 Union County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Community at Medical Springs and Catherine Creek
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]
The WUI areas of Medical Springs and Catherine Creek that comprise the Southfork Catherine
Creek fuels treatment project proposal is identified in the Statewide Hazard Assessment as high and
is also ranked high priority by the Union County CWPP group. Fuels are in a Fire Regime 3 (0-35
years; varying from low severity to stand replacement) and a Condition Class of 2 and 3. The total
project area on federal and private lands, encompasses over 3,200 acres.
The South Fork Private Lands Treatment is adjacent to numerous federal projects. Priority will be
given to projects that are directly adjacent to federal land treatments. This project will provide costshare assistance for fuel reduction to landowners in the Medical Springs and Catherine Creek WUIs.
Assistance will apply to practices including non-commercial thinning, hand piling, machine piling,
machine mastication, and biomass utilization on approximately 300 acres and/or homesites on
private lands. ODF personnel will oversee the projects and provide technical assistance as needed.
The project area is comprised of Ponderosa pine, Lodgepole pine, and mixed species conifer stands
with heavy brush understory.
An additional objective of this project is to distribute fire prevention information regarding the
Firewise Standards for fuel reduction around homes in these communities.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
May-December 2009: Outreach/Prevention to landowners
May 2009-June 2010: Landowner project agreements, prioritization, approval & completion of
projects.
May 2009-December 2011: Technical Layout of projects.
Ongoing: Design & set-up demo areas of different treatment types. Develop news articles, tours &
written materials.
Ongoing: Final approval & payment of projects
Ongoing: Monitoring & evaluation of projects
Ongoing: 10 year landowner project benefit 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]
Fuel reduction work will be conducted on private lands, adjacent to current and proposed Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management fuel reduction projects. Medical Springs and the
Catherine Creek Corridor are identified as high priority treatment areas in the Union County CWPP.
One step in the implementation process is to provide education to approximately 50 residents and
landowners in identified areas. In addition, fuel reduction, using a combination of methods, such as,
non-commercial thinning, brush reduction, slash treatment and biomass removal/utilization will be
conducted on approximately 300 acres. Biomass utilization will include pulp wood, hog fuel,
firewood, post & pole, and chips, as market conditions allow. One acre homesites will also be
treated as part of the project. Landowner cost-share agreements will be developed with individual
landowners. Landowners sign a 10-year project benefit maintenance agreement before
reimbursement is authorized.
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]
The Union County CWPP group will remain active in overseeing the objectives of the project that
are listed in the CWPP. In addition, both the Wallowa Whitman National Forest and Vale BLM
have projects proposed or being conducted in both areas. USFS is already working on their
projects, treating lands directly adjacent to private lands. Union County Emergency Services and
various Union County Rural Fire Departments will participate with public awareness and prevention
campaigns.
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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 participating in these projects are required to sign a cost-share agreement, in
which they consent to maintaining their fuel reduction project for a minimum of 10 years. In addition,
landowners in specifically identified urban interface areas will be required to self-certify the condition
of their property every 5 years as part of the SB 360 process. ODF personnel revisits to projects every
three to five years to identify and advise landowners of any maintenance needs.
Biomass Utilization
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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]
Whenever feasible and as markets dictate, biomass materials will be removed from the project area
and transported to processing facilities to be utilized as post & pole, pulp wood, chips and hog fuel for
steam energy. Another possible use for the material is to use it for heating fuel. The Warm Hearts
Warm Homes program collects, processes and distributes wood to low-income and elderly citizens
who are otherwise unable to collect the fuel needed for the winter months.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Powder River Correctional Institute, Community Connections (Warm Hearts Warm Homes), Boise
Cascade, Community Small Wood Solutions, Gary R Wright Contracting, M & S Timber Company
and other private contractors/consultants.
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
As of January 2008, pulp wood is being sold for $42 per green ton. Post & pole material is being sold
for $40 per ton. Firewood is currently being sold for $125-$175 per cord on the local market. Total
estimated value for the project is $190,000.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Landowner
Total
Partner 2
Personnel
$26,000.00
Personnel/Labro
$8,000.00
Protection 4% Admin
Subtotal $34,000.00
$150,000.00
$0.00
$150,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$176,000.00
$8,000.00
$184,000.00
$13,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $13,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$13,000.00
$0.00
$13,000.00
$3,600.00
$0.00
Subtotal $3,600.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,600.00
$0.00
$3,600.00
$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
$800.00
$0.00
Subtotal $800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$800.00
$0.00
$800.00
$138,600.00
$0.00
Subtotal $138,600.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$50,000.00
$0.00
$50,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$188,600.00
$0.00
$188,600.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $10,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
Fringe Benefits
OPE For Personnel
Travel
Mileage
Equipment
Supplies
Field Supplies
Contractual
Cost-share agreements
Other
Business Serv 5% Indirect
Total Costs
$200,000.00
$150,000.00
$50,000.00
$0.00
$400,000.00
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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