FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2008-014
$153,682
$153,682
$307,364
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Oregon Dept of Forestry/ Northeast Oregon Dist.
Type of Applicant: State
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/ Angie Johnson
Address: 2600 State Street, Operations Building "D"
City Salem
State Oregon
Zip: 97310
Phone: 5039457641
Ext.
FAX:
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
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Name of Project: Imnaha River Woods Collaborative Fuels Project
Proposed Start Date: 4/15/08
Proposed End Date:
City: Near Imnaha
State:
County: Wallowa
Congressional District:
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Latitude (decimal degrees): 45.2499
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
12/31/2010
Oregon
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-116.8144
Total Actual Project Acres: 220
Treatment (1)
Acres Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
120
0
Treatment (3)
Acres Treatment (4)
Acres
220
HandPile Burn
20
0
Treatment (5)
Acres Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Biomass Removal
10
0
Treatment (other-A) Acres Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$1,397.11
Pruning
40
Brush Removal
30
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 Wallowa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Community at Imnaha/Imnaha River Woods (Structurally Unprotected)
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]
Oregon Department of Forestry, in cooperation with private landowners and the USFS-Wallowa
Mtns. District, will complete 220 acres of fuels reduction that modifies fuels on private land along
the Imnaha River Woods Buffer (USFS project) on federal land adjacent to the private land. Due to
the steepness of the terrain, the buffer made more sense. Imnaha River Woods is in an unprotected
area of the county as far a structural fire protection goes. Imnaha River Woods is identified as a
priority in Priority Group 1 of the Wallowa County CWPP. Treatment types conducted in the area
include/will include limbing, pruning, brush removal, thinning, hand pile/burn, and biomass
removal where cost effective. The fuel model for the area includes 1, 5, 9, and 10 (mostly timber
with grass/brush understory). The Fire Regime in Imnaha River Woods is a III. In addition to fuels
treatment, homeowners in the area will be encouraged to create defensible space around their homes
as well based on fire prevention materials they are given (Living with Fire and Firewise). Absentee
landowners will also be contacted regarding Firewise strategies for their property. Due to the
remote nature of the subdivision, with limited access, lots from 1/2 acre to 10 acres in size, and 50
structures built so far in the area, county emergency services will also involve the community in
hazard preparedness (develop an evacuation and communication plan for the area).
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
April 15, 2008 - May 15, 2008 = Notify Wallowa Co. 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.
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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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]
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 15 feet. Treat/remove slash generated from the
thinning as well as prune, limb, and remove brush component. Treat/remove any dead and down
material within 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 220 acres of private land along the Imnaha River Woods Buffer (USFS project)
located on the north end of the subdivision (most density of structures and highest potential for
future development) on the east side of the Imnaha River. Project costs are expected to average
$1,397.11/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).
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]
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 and the USFS-Wallowa Mts office will complete fuels treatment planned along
the Imnaha River Woods subdivision (see map). Wallowa Co. Emergency Serv. will coordinate with
citizens to develop an evacuation/communication plan. Wallowa Resources will provide biomass
util. guidance.
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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 are required to sign an agreement to maintain a fuels reduction project for ten
years. Ongoing monitoring is done by patrol and visits to the project every three years. If
maintenance is needed, an on-site assessment will be scheduled and further technical assistance will
be provided to the landowner on maintenance issues.
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]
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 Wallowa Post and Pole plant. These
avenues utilize small volume/small diameter material. Wallowa Resources is also working on
developing other opportunities such as a Fuels for Schools steam/energy unit and a debarker that can
be used for bark chips/mulch. There is also an opportunity to take pulp to Potlatch and work with
small, private mills.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Wallowa Resources (local biomass utilization experts), Community Connection/Oregon Department
of Human Services (firewood program), Jim Zacharias and other contractors with small, private mills,
and Potlatch in Lewiston, Idaho (pulp market).
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
Pulp prices are $55/ton; post and pole is $36/ton,and private sawmills offer $20/ton.Haul costs for this
area are high. A private sawmill would be relied upon. For the 10 acres anticipated, the estimated
value for the sawmill material would be $600.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Landowner
Total
Partner 2
Personnel
$14,931.00
ODF Forester
$4,610.00
3% Salem Protect Admin
Subtotal $19,541.00
$97,684.00
$0.00
$97,684.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$112,615.00
$4,610.00
$117,225.00
$12,380.00
$0.00
Subtotal $12,380.00
$19,038.00
$0.00
$19,038.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$31,418.00
$0.00
$31,418.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $6,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$6,000.00
$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
$1,300.00
$0.00
Subtotal $1,300.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,300.00
$0.00
$1,300.00
$110,880.00
$0.00
Subtotal $110,880.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$36,960.00
$0.00
$36,960.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$147,840.00
$0.00
$147,840.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,581.00
$3,581.00
Fringe Benefits
OPE for ODF Forester
Travel
4800 miles at $1.25/mile
Equipment
Supplies
Forms and Fire Prev. Mater.
Contractual
Average cost for 220 ac.
Other
$0.00
$3,581.00
2.33% BusServ Indirect
Subtotal $3,581.00
Total Costs
$153,682.00
$116,722.00
$36,960.00
$0.00
$307,364.00
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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