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Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2009-025
$103,600
$101,740
$205,340
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Blue Mountain RC&D Council
Type of Applicant: County
Contact Person: Linda Vannoster
Address: 527 Cameron Building #3
City Dayton
State Washington
Zip: 99328
Phone: 509.382.8968
Ext.
Call Ahead for FAX:
FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: levannoster@yahoo.com
Project Information
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Name of Project: North Touchet Fuels Reduction
May 2009
Proposed Start Date:
Proposed End Date:
City: Dayton
State:
County: Columbia
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 46.16.16
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
October 2011
Washington
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-117.53.15
300
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
265
Lop and Scatter
30
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
845
Machine Pile
20
Chipping
180
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
HandPile Burn
20
Biomass Removal
150
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 243.01
pruning
180
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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 Columbia County CWPP
Name of Community at North Touchet Drainage within Columbia County
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 areas with high priority within the
Columbia County CWPP. The area chosen is within the high risk areas of the county and were also
designated as communities at risk within the National Rankings as well as the final listing produced
by the Columbia County Steering committee found within the county's CWPP. This area was
selected due to the overall interest of the communities in question to due fuels reduction in the area
immediately understanding the risks in the area especially after the Columbia Complex fire of 2006.
Vegetative habitats range from decadent semi-open bitterbrush grass steppe to overstocked mixed
conifer which has poor specie composition with a propoderence of climax species found within the
majority of the stands. While a large portion of the area has already had fuel reduction done through
the fire activity from the Columbia Complex fire there are still areas that are in the high fuels risk
levels. The area will encompass the main stem of the North Fork of the Touchet River drainage
going southernly up to the Forest Service boundary. Proposal will also have reduced fuels within the
drainage to the extent that the main drainage can also be used as a fuel break in case of risks from
large fires. 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.
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-August 2008 Home assessments done .
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 Columbia 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 conscentations found within the North Touchet
drainage; 4) cummunity 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 proposal will work in collaboration with other projects in the
area including grants for fire assessments and education, as well as a potential biomass utilization
project collaboration with Blue Mtn.'s biomass grinding and utilization project using slash generated
from this proposal.
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]
Blue Mountain RC&D- Time/support, biomass utilization collaboration
USFS-support, fuel project collaboration
WADNR-time/support
Columbia County NRCS-support
Columbia County Public Works-time and Support
Coumbia County Fire District #1-Time and support
Columbia County CD-time/support/training
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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]
rt 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 as well as creation of a community
level CWPP by 2009.
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]
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. Also grinder projects which would send material to various mills..
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Will work on known contract listing from Blue Mountain RC&D,WSDNR, USFS and Columbia
County NRCS. Will use appropriate contracting criteria.
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
$93,000.00/180=$516.66
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Residents
Total
Other Agency
Personnel
Administration
Crew
$8,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $8,000.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$5,500.00
$52,000.00
$57,500.00
$4,000.00
$3,500.00
$7,500.00
$18,500.00
$55,500.00
$74,000.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
Subtotal $2,500.00
$270.00
$0.00
$270.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$900.00
$450.00
$1,350.00
$3,670.00
$450.00
$4,120.00
$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
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
$9,000.00
$7,200.00
$16,200.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
$6,000.00
$8,000.00
$14,000.00
$17,000.00
$10,000.00
$27,000.00
$0.00
$120.00
$120.00
$200.00
$0.00
$200.00
$0.00
$600.00
$600.00
$800.00
$1,220.00
$2,020.00
$84,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $84,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$84,000.00
$0.00
$84,000.00
$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
Administration
Equipment
$8,000.00
Biomass movement
$0.00
Other heavy equipment
Subtotal $8,000.00
Supplies
$600.00
Office
$500.00
Firewise education
Subtotal $1,100.00
Contractual
70 ac.@$1200/ac.
Other
Total Costs
$103,600.00
$2,590.00
$65,700.00
$33,450.00
$205,340.00
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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