ID Number 2007-50
Fuels Treatment Projects Application
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Lake County Resources Initiative
Type of Applicant:
L (Nonprofit Organization)
Email:
dukeb@gooselake.com
Phone:
541-947-5461
FAX:
541-947-2630
Please Call Ahead for FAX:
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Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
25 North E Street Lakeview, OR 97630
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Bill Duke, Program Associate
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Lake County Resources Initiative
Email:
dukeb@gooselake.com
Phone:
541-947-5461
FAX:
541-947-2630
Project Information
Project Title:
Crooked Creek Juniper Reduction
Project Location:
Lake County
County:
Lake
Congressional District:
2
Latitude:
42.19
Longitude:
-120.165
State the desired outcome in relation to NFP Goals and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Project Objectives:
This project is located in Crooked Creek Valley 7 miles northest of Lakeview is directly related to the National Fire Plan goals identified in the South Central
Lake County Wildland Fire Protection Plan. This project will be coordinated by Lake County Resources Initiative in conjunction with the Lake County Fire
Council. Other partners in this project include the Fremont/Winema National Forest, Lakeview Ranger District, and Rodger Linton private landowner. This
project will perform stratigic hazarous fuels reduction on 200 acres of private land adjoining national forestland. Outcomes of this project will be reduced
fuel loads along the boundary of public and private land. This will be accomplished by removing juniper hazardous fuels along the ownership boundary. The
project area is located near the bottom of a slope adjacent to an unroaded area. This will be a highly visable project that will serve as a demonstration and
education project.
Name of CWPP:
Name of Communit(y/ies) at Risk:
South-Central Lake County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Crooked Creek
Proposed Project Start Date:
06/15/2007
Proposed Project End Date:
12/15/2007
Federal Funding Request:
$39,760.00
Total Project Cost:
$44,525.00
No
Are you submitting multiple projects?
If YES indicate the relationship of the projects to one
another:
If YES, please list the titles of projects by priority and briefly explain their relationship.
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal: Organization/Jurisdiction:
1) Matt Webb
Phone
Fremont/Winema National Forest Fire Staff
541-947-6264
Oregon State Dept. of Forestry
2) Greg Pittman
Phone
541-947-3311
3) Melvin Dick
Phone
Email mtwebb@fs.fed.us
Email gpittman@odf.state.or.us
Lake County Comissioner
541-947-6004
Email jmdick@co.lake.or.us
Project Planning Information
Name of Local Coordinating Group:
Lake County Fire Council
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a "Local Coordination Group." If you have not worked with a
local coordination group, why not?
Planning and coordination for this project was through the Lake County Fire Council
List federal lands that are adjacent to the project and proximity.
Fremont National Forest Lakeview Ranger District
A) Is there a current hazardous fuels treatment or one that is planned in the next three years on federal land that is adjacent to this project?
Yes
B) Specifically is this project adjacent to a current prescribed burn project or one that is planned in the next three years on Forest Service lands?
Yes
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres:
Treatment
Thinning
Acres
200
Treatment
Lop and Scatter
Acres
100
Treatment
Machine Pile
Acres
100
Treatment
Hand Pile Burn
Acres
0
Treatment
Acres
0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Treatment
Acres
0
Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following criteria. Be sure you address every one briefly, yet thoroughly.
1. Reducing Hazardous Fuels (40 points)
A. Describe the community infrastructure that will be protected. This should include how this project implements all or part of the CWPP strategy. (15
points)
Response:
Community infrastucture to be protected consists of 13 ranch homes and associated structures located in the Crooked
Creek Valley as well as both private and public timberlands. The structures are located around the edge of the valley
and adjacent to National Forest and Bureau of Land Management land. This area was identified in the South Central
Lake County Wildfire Protection Plan. This project is the first of serveral projects that will be needed to provide
protection in this area.
B. Explain how the proposal reduces fire behavior in high hazard areas by describing the fuels to be disposed or removed, the techniques and timing of the
treatments, and the treatment location relative to the values to be protected. (15 points)
Response:
Stands to be treated are a mixture of pine and juniper. The main fuel to be removed on both the private and forest
service land will be juniper. This will reduce the stand density and reduce the risk of crown fire. The elevation is at the
project area is 5100 feet at the base of a slope that runs to over 7100 feet in less than 2 miles. Strong upslope and
downslope winds are common due to the topography. Trees will be hand felled during the summer and burning will be
done in late fall. The slope above the project is a important watershed with high timber and wildlife values
C. Explain how the project is designed to reduce smoke production impacts that affect public health. (10 points)
Response:
Fuels that are not removed will be burned in late fall under a prescription that will ensure that smoke will disperse
quickly. The location of this project will not produce smoke that will impact the Lakeview airshed. A wildfire in this
area would be expect to cover several thousand acres due to existing fuels, lack of road access and rugged topography.
The volume and duration of smoke during this type of event wold impact many communities.
2. Increasing Local Capacity (20 points)
A. How would the implementation of the proposed project improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable
economic activity assuming that these grant funds would be used as "seed monies" for future projects. i.e. How many community supported jobs would be
created and for how long would they expect to last? (10 points)
Response:
Efforts will be made to obtain a local contractor for this project. At this time are a limited number of locals who do
this type of work. There is a possibility of starting a local training program to develop a local work force.It is hoped
that this project will be the begining of projects that will provide enough work for a local crew. This project will
require 10 people for about 5 weeks. This will also serve as a demonstration project to encourage other land owners to
do similar projects.
B. Will biomass that is produced by the project be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much? (10 points)
Response:
There is a proposal to build a biomass plant in Lakeview. Depending on timing, biomass that is accessable would be
chipped for the biomass plant. The cooperating landowner will use juniper boles for fence posts. Remaining fuels will
will be jackpot burned with some hand piling in key areas.
3. Demonstrating Community and Intergovernmental Collaboration (20 Points)
A. Describe how this project has been collaborated and coordinated with adjacent landowners, local/state/Tribal/federal agencies, and community groups
such as neighborhood associations. (10 points)
Response:
Lake County Resources Initiative has been designated as the lead organization for this project by the Lake County Fire
Council. In addition, this project is supported by the BLM, Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry. This
project will take place on private land adjacent to national forest land. A Decision Memo for this project was signed
on December 2, 2005, covering the private land and planned work on the national forest.
B. Describe the communities/partners contributions to this project such as: cash or in-kind contributions, cost share agreements, equipment, or labor
(including volunteer work). (10 points)
Response:
The private land owner will do slash treatment on the private land as well as removing post material that is acessable
for the forest land. He will allow access to the project from his land and make the project site available for use as a
demonstration project. The Forest Service has prepared the necessary NEPA documentation and Oregon Department
of Forestry has consulted on this project. The Lake County Fire Council has reviewed and approved this project. LCRI
will also provide admin match.
4. Managing Cost Efficiency (20 points)
Discuss the process you used to arrive at your cost structure for the main Project Budget areas such as personnel, equipment, supplies and other (i.e.
overhead). In your response please justify: cost per acre, purchase of equipment, percent of overhead, percent of partner or matching funds, and portion of
administration cost. (20 points)
Response:
Personnel costs are based 30 days work perparing and administing the contractfor the work at $150 per day. Travel is
for mileage to and from the project area. There is no plan to purchase any equipment. Supplies will be for marking
unit boundaries ect. Contract costs are based on actual bid prices for similar work on 2006 Fremont/Winema National
Forest contracts. The cost for these contracts is approximately $150 per acre. Lake County Resources Initiative
(LCRI) has a approved administrative rate 0f 15%. For this project LCRI will charge 12% and provide 3% a as
matching contibution. The landowner will remove suitable material for use as posts and pile and burn concentrations
of fuel. It is estimated that the landowner will contribute $3500 in time and equipment use as matching funds. In
addition he will make the project site available for field trips for use as a demonstration project. The cost for this
project is estimated to be $200 per acre. LCRI and the landowner will provide 12% in matching funds for the project.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Begin Project Mark boundaries and GPS units
March 2007
Landowner,LCRI and Forest Service
Prepare contract and advertise and award
April 2007
LCRI
Begin work
Complete contract work
Slash work, remove posts, pile concentrations
May, June 2007
June 2007
LCRI,Landowner and contractor
LCRI Contracor
July- September 2007
Landowner
Burn Slash
November 2007
Landowner
Prepare final report
November 2007
LCRI
Project Budget
Landowner
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Total
Personnel
Subtotal
$4,500.00
$500.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,500.00
$500.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,000.00
$450.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$450.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$450.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$450.00
$250.00
$100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$350.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$250.00
$100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$350.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$300.00
$0.00
$100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$400.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$300.00
$0.00
$100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$400.00
$30,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$30,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$30,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$30,000.00
$4,260.00
$1,065.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,325.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,260.00
$1,065.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,325.00
$39,760.00
$1,665.00
$3,100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$44,525.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income 1
(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.