FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2009-020
$90,805
$92,740
$183,545
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization
Type of Applicant:
Contact Person:
Address: 804 Main St.
City Pomeroy
Phone:
FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email:
Pomeroy Conservation District
State
Duane Bartels
State Washington
509 843 1998
509 843 1168
509 566 7006
pcdistrict@qwestoffice.net
Zip: 99347
Ext. 107
Call Ahead for FAX:
Project Information
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Name of Project: Pataha/Columbia Center Fuels reduction
May 2009
Proposed Start Date:
Proposed End Date:
City: Columbia Center
State:
County: Garfield
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): N46*20.697
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
October 2011
Washington
5
W117*32.526
211
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
185
Hand Pile
30
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
725
Machine Pile
20
Chipping
200
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
HandPile Burn
20
Biomass Removal
120
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 253.17
pruning
150
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 Garfield County CWPP
Name of Community at Pataha Drainage, Columbia Center
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]
This is a fuels reduction project that was designated as a high priority within the Garfield County
CWPP. The areas chosen (Pataha Drainage),is within the high risk areas of the county and was also
designated as communities at risk within the National Rankings as well as the final listing produced
by the Garfield County Steering committee found within the county's CWPP. Vegetative habitats
range from decadent semi-open bitterbrush grass steppe to overstocked mixed conifer which is
overstocked, also having poor specie composition with a propoderence of climax species. The area
does fall within the footprint of the School Fire of 2005. Area will be proceeding up the main stem
of Pataha Creek from Columbia Center to the USFS boundary. Objectives are to do home
assessmets in conjunction with the Pomeroy CD on areas not burnt during the fire and then fuel
reduction projects will be acconplished to change composition to more serial based stand
composition with less stocking and reduced stand structure to more mimic normal natural open
stand conditions. Proposal will also look at shaded fuel breaks around the more populated areas that
were not part of the burnt fire footprint of 2005.. In addition this will also provide a better diversity
of wildlife habitat components over the areas in question. Work will also compliment fuels work
being done on ajoining State as well as Federal lands. The USFS will also be doing fuel reduction
projects in the area over the next 5 years.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
January - February, 2009/2011: Refine locations for fuel reduction projects over time
February, 2008/2011: Develop information to residences on project areas.
March - August 2008/2010: Distribute information to residences.
March, 2008/2010: Develop signage and post at collection sites.
May - June & September-October, 2009/2011: Education and work projects
May-October, 2009/2011: Conduct chipping and hauling of chips.
July - October, 2009/2011: Create uses for the chips.
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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]
This is the first in a multi-year multi area fuels reduction project to be carried out on areas that was
designated as a high priority within the Garfield County CWPP. Project practices will include:1) In
conjunction with the operational practices, the develop community level CWPP and project plan
which complements the county-wide CWPP; 2) Education of local residents in fuel reduction
practices as well as sustainable forest management practices, via meetings and mailings, as well as
use of home assessment criteria to overall assist in the project design; 3) the coordination of
thinning, pruning and slash burning, chipping and additional practices around residences and
community areas as well as removal of heavy fuel concentrations found within the Pataha/Columbia
Center drainage; 4) community shaded fuel breaks placed where effective to compliment Firewise
work done around individual residences; 5) Methodolgy for plan review and enhancements as well
as project maintenance planning. This project will tie into USFS fuel reduction efforts along with
collaboration with Blue Mountain RC&D on ways of Boimass Utilization.
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]
Pomeroy Conservation District-facilitation/training/Home Assessment
Blue Mountain RC&D- Time/support/collaboration on Biomass Utilization
USFS-support
WADNR-time/support
Garfield County NRCS-support
Garfield County Public Works-time and Support
Garfield County Fire District #1-Time and support
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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]
Part of the project will be the education of participating landowners and community groups on how to
maintain the work completed acknowledging that since this a biomass reduction process that there
needs to be periodic maintenance completed. Will look at community level based maintenance
planning for the next 10 years which will include periodic re-assessments as well as use of Firewise
Community USA format planning for individual communities.
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]
Some material will be cut into firewood and used by low income residents of the area for winter
heating with an emphasis in supplying wood to low income homes, portions of the chips produced
will be used as bedding material at the county fair grounds to reduce environmental concerns, other
chipped material will be used on primative road beds and USFS trails and corrals to reduce the weed
problems and reduce erosion risks. Will collaborate with the Blue Mtn. RC&D on their Biomass
project.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Currently the project is looking at the use of Idaho Department of Correction crews to do a large
amount of the work. They have been used successfully in other fuel reduction in the past couple of
years within the county .
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
$53,380.00/120=$444.83
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Residents
Total
Other Agency
Personnel
Administration
Crew
$7,500.00
$0.00
Subtotal $7,500.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$3,000.00
$55,000.00
$58,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
$6,000.00
$15,500.00
$57,000.00
$72,500.00
$2,205.00
$0.00
Subtotal $2,205.00
$270.00
$0.00
$270.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$900.00
$450.00
$1,350.00
$3,375.00
$450.00
$3,825.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$200.00
$200.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
$6,000.00
$5,000.00
$3,000.00
$8,000.00
$9,000.00
$5,200.00
$14,200.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $10,000.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$6,000.00
$19,000.00
$0.00
$19,000.00
$0.00
$120.00
$120.00
$0.00
$200.00
$200.00
$0.00
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
$1,420.00
$2,020.00
$70,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $70,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$70,000.00
$2,000.00
$72,000.00
$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
Fringe Benefits
Admin
Crew
Travel
Crew
Equipment
Biomass movement
Supplies
$600.00
Office
$500.00
Firewise education
Subtotal $1,100.00
Contractual
140 ac@ $500/ac.
Other
Total Costs
$90,805.00
$2,590.00
$68,200.00
$21,950.00
$183,545.00
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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