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F O R O F F I C I A L U S E O N L Y
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2008-013
$171,139
$171,139
$342,278
Applicant/Organization Oregon Dept of Forestry/Northeast Oregon District
Type of Applicant: State
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/Angie Johnson
Address: 2600 State Street, Operations Building "D"
City Salem
Phone:
FAX:
5039457341
Phone (Work/Cell):
State Oregon Zip: 97310
Ext.
Call Ahead for FAX:
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us
Name of Project: SE Face of Elkhorns Collaborative Fuels Treatment
Proposed Start Date: 4/15/2008
City: Baker City
County: Baker
Latitude (decimal degrees): 44.7895
Proposed End Date: 12/31/2010
State: Oregon
Congressional District: 2
Longitude (decimal degrees): -118.0042
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
Total Actual Project Acres: 320
Treatment (1)
Thinning
Treatment (3)
Biomass Removal
Treatment (5)
Treatment (other-A)
Acres
200
Acres
40
Acres
0
Acres
0
Treatment (2)
HandPile Burn
Treatment (4)
Machine Pile
Treatment (6)
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
10
Acres
70
Acres
0
Acres
0
Total Treatment Acres
320
Cost Per Acre
$1,069.62
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
Risk:
SE Face of the Elkhorns (Baker Rural Fire Protection District)
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All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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 purpose of the project is to reduce risk and likelihood of catastrophic wildfire and improve suppression capabilities and safety by reducing accumulations of hazardous fuels within the project area. The WUI is one of the largest WUI areas in the county and includes the Baker City Watershed
(municipal water source for Baker City). The area is nearly divided in half between federal land and private land. The homes are located in an area protected by four different fire agencies (Baker Rural
Fire Protection District and Haines Rural Fire Protection district for structures - ODF and USFS for wildland fire protection). Specific hazard issues the area has to deal with are high homesite density, lack of defensible space, municipal watershed, agricultural watershed, high use recreation, steep terrain, and heavy fuel load on forested lands. Fuels include mixed conifer with grass, brush, dead and down, and litter understory with high amount of ladder fuels. The lack of fire over the past 50-
80 years has significantly changed the structure of the forest community by creating a dense understory of conifer regeneration, an overstocked canopy of trees in varying age and size classes and an abundance of dead/down fuels. The Historic Fire Regimes within the project area are classified as Fire Regime I, which has a fire return interval ranging from 0 to 35 years and Fire
Regime III, which has a fire return interval of 35 to 100 years.
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All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
April 15, 2008 - May 15, 2008 = Notify Baker County CWPP group and landowners of grant award.
May 15, 2008 - July 31, 2008 = Sign up landowners for projects; Coordinate with contractors and other agencies involved regarding contracts and biomass removal.
November 2008 - December 31, 2010 = Technical Assistance provided - inspect completed projects, improve nearly completed projects, coordinate with any contractors regarding removal of biomass, submit payments, and report final accomplishments.
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All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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 through the use of hand/machine pile and biomass removal; and, treat/remove any dead and down material in the project area. Priority will be given to projects that utilize residual wood fiber for any biomass opportunities in the county. Funds will also be used for administration of the project work on private land and coordination efforts between projects (USFS and private). Project work will be targeted to 320 acres of private land adjacent to current federal projects: Goodrich
Creek, Salmon Creek, and Washington Gulch (Vale BLM); Foothills, Washington, and Wilson
(USFS-Baker Ranger District). Project costs are expected to average $1,069.62/acre (this includes all expenses associated with fuels treatment, technical assistance, match and administration of the grant). Private landowners will pay no less than 25% of the total contractual costs of fuels treatment on their property. Grant funds will include provision of up to 75% of the total contractual costs of fuels treatment (not to exceed a maximum/acre).
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All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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]
Private landowners will contribute to the cost share of the contractual services for fuels treatment.
ODF will provide technical assistance to landowners and contractors involved in the planned fuels treatment projects as well as administration of grant. The USFS-Baker RD and Vale BLM will complete fuels treatment planned in the WUI (see map). The Baker County Biomass Task Force will provide biomass utilization guidance.
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All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Private landowners are required to sign an agreement to maintain a fuels reduction project for ten years. Ongoing monitoring is done by random visits to the project. If maintenance is needed, an onsite assessment will be scheduled and further technical assistance will be provided to the landowner on maintenance issues.
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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.
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]
At this time, most of the material goes to the Warm Hearts/Warm Homes Firewood Program
(firewood provided to limited capacity citizens) or to the North Powder Chipping Facility for chips.
Also, Prairie City Co-Gen (Prairie Wood Products) plant is an option for steam/energy. Baker County is working on developing other opportunities such as a Fuels for Schools for a steam/energy unit that would be closer to haul material to, providing more cost effective transport.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Baker County Biomass Task Force (local biomass utilization experts), Community
Connection/Oregon Department of Human Services (firewood program), North Powder Chipping
Facility - owned by Larry Olson (chips), and Prairie Wood Products (steam/energy).
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
$44/ton for chips, $28/ton for hog fuel, $125/cord for firewood. It is estimated that the total anticipated value for 40 acres of biomass removal will be $4100 (20 cords of firewood, 30 ton of chips, and 10 tons of hog fuel).
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency Applicant
Matching Share
Landowner Partner 2 Total
Personnel
ODF Forester
3% Salem Protect Admin $5,134.00
Subtotal $22,659.00 $106,816.00 $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$124,341.00
$5,134.00
$129,475.00
Fringe Benefits
OPE for ODF Forester $8,192.00 $20,323.00 $0.00 $28,515.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Subtotal $8,192.00 $20,323.00 $0.00 $0.00 $28,515.00
Travel
2000 miles @$1.25/mile $2,500.00 $2,500.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Subtotal $2,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,500.00
Equipment
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Subtotal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Supplies
Forms and Fire Prev. Mater. $1,800.00 $1,800.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Subtotal $1,800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,800.00
Contractual
Avg. cost for 320 acres $132,000.00 $0.00 $44,000.00 $0.00 $176,000.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Subtotal $132,000.00 $0.00 $44,000.00 $0.00 $176,000.00
Other
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2.33% BusServ Indirect $3,988.00
Subtotal $3,988.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$3,988.00
$3,988.00
Total Costs $171,139.00 $127,139.00
$44,000.00
$0.00
$342,278.00
Project (Program) Income
1
(using deductive alternative)
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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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