FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2009-026
$200,000
$200,089
$400,089
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Asotin Conservation District
Type of Applicant: County
Contact Person: Megan Stewart
Address: 720 Sixth Street, Suite B
City Clarkston
State Washington
Zip: 99403
Phone: 509.758.8012
Ext.
Call Ahead for FAX:
FAX: 509.758.7533
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: meganaccd@cableone.net
Project Information
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Name of Project: Asotin County Fuels reduction
May 2009
Proposed Start Date:
Proposed End Date:
City: Anatone
State:
County: Asotin
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 46.034466
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
October 2011
Washington
5
.-116.493003
600
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
540
Hand Pile
100
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
1430
Machine Pile
70
Chipping
200
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
HandPile Burn
100
Biomass Removal
120
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 279.78
pruning
300
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 Asotin County CWPP
Name of Community at Anatone, Snake Rver, Cloverland
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 Asotin County
CWPP. The community areas chosen (Anatone, Snake River and Cloverland),are 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 Asotin County Steering committee found
within the county's CWPP. 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. Risk to fire levels are high and extreme due to current stocking, composition and
stand structure. Objectives through fuel reduction is to change composition to more seral based
stand composition with less stocking and reduced stand structure to more mimic normal natural
open stand conditions. 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. Portions of the project lie within the Snake River Scenic area.
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
July & 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 Asotin County CWPP with most of this being outside of
current fire district jurisdiction. Project practices will include:1) 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;that will include collaboration with the Asotin CD on working through individual home
assessments and community level assessments; 3) the coordination of thinning, pruning and slash
burning, chipping practices around residences and community areas as well as removal of heavy
fuel conscentations found at the community level in the Anatone, Snake River and Cloverland
communities using shaded fuel breaks where practical; 4) Collaboration with Blue Mtn. RC&D on
biomass utilization via their grinder project; 5) cummunity shaded fuel breaks placed where
effective, 6) Methodolgy for plan review and enhancements as well as project maintenance
planning. All of this will involved the three communities in education and long-term planning
meeting throughout the life of the grant..
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]
Asotin Conservation District-facilitation/crews
Blue Mountain RC&D- Time/support/biomass utilization collaboration
USFS-support/project collaboration
WADNR-time/support
Asotin County NRCS-support
Asotin County Public Works-time and Support
WADFW-collaboration/time
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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 plant growth
will need periodic maintenance to maintain viable vegetative levels. In addition will assess
community level based maintenance planning for the next 10 years which will include periodic reassessments 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 trails to reduce the weed problem and
reduce erosion.. Collaboration with Blue Mt. RC&D's biomass utilization project is key for success of
the plan.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Cuirrently there has not been any selection or review of potential contractors to do the work as
designated in the application but the steering committee will work with WANDR and USFS to firm
up a list of potential contractors.
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
$335,870.00/600=$559.78
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Residents
Other Agency
Total
Personnel
Administration
Crew
$8,900.00
$0.00
Subtotal $8,900.00
$1,600.00
$4,000.00
$5,600.00
$7,000.00
$78,000.00
$85,000.00
$3,000.00
$6,000.00
$9,000.00
$20,500.00
$88,000.00
$108,500.00
$3,200.00
$0.00
Subtotal $3,200.00
$869.00
$1,400.00
$2,269.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$900.00
$1,800.00
$2,700.00
$4,969.00
$3,200.00
$8,169.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$200.00
$200.00
$7,400.00
$2,000.00
$9,400.00
$5,000.00
$6,000.00
$11,000.00
$12,400.00
$8,200.00
$20,600.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$6,000.00
$9,000.00
$0.00
$9,000.00
$0.00
$120.00
$120.00
$0.00
$200.00
$200.00
$0.00
$600.00
$600.00
$1,600.00
$1,420.00
$3,020.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$20,000.00
$20,000.00
$45,000.00
$0.00
$45,000.00
$199,600.00
$50,000.00
$249,600.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
Fringe Benefits
Admin
Crew
Travel
Crew
Other
Equipment
Biomass movement
Supplies
$1,600.00
Misc.
$500.00
Firewise education
Subtotal $2,100.00
Contractual
$154,600.00
Crew and additional
$30,000.00
Heavy equipment rental
Subtotal $184,600.00
Other
Insurance
$1,200.00
$0.00
Subtotal $1,200.00
Total Costs
$200,000.00
$9,189.00
$116,600.00
$74,300.00
$400,089.00
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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