ID Number 2007-64
Fuels Treatment Projects Application
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Oregon Dept. of Forestry/Northeast Oregon/Pendleton Unit
Type of Applicant:
A (State)
Email:
msmith@odf.state.or.us/dking@odf.state.or.us
Phone:
503-945-7341
FAX:
503-945-7416
Please Call Ahead for FAX:
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Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State St. Salem, OR 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mary Helen Smith, Grants Coord/David King, Unit Forester, Pendleton
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Dept. of Forestry/NEO District/Pendleton Unit
Email:
msmith@odf.state.or.us/dking@odf.state.or.us
Phone:
503-945-7341
FAX:
503-945-7416
Please Call Ahead for FAX:
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Project Information
Project Title:
Lake Hum-Te-Pin Meacham Collaborative Fuels Treatment
Project Location:
Umatilla County, Oregon
County:
Umatilla
Congressional District:
2
Latitude:
45.37
Longitude:
-118.55
State the desired outcome in relation to NFP Goals and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Project Objectives:
Assist private landowners needing to protect their properties from the risk of catastrophic wildfire. These properties are small woodlands and
permanent/recreational homesites near or adjacent to Tribal lands. The WUIs have been identified as high in the Umatilla County CWPP. Both areas have
concentrations of high density human habitat and activities, as well as a history of human caused fires. This would be a continuation of prior successful NFP
work in this area, collaborating with partners to reduce fuel hazard. This area was impacted heavily by an ice storm in the winter of 2004 that severely
damaged timber stands. Heavy jackstraw-like accumulations of broken, dead, and dying lodgepole, ponderosa and true fire stands have created an extreme
potential for wildfire. This project would greatly reduce the threat to resources and firefighters alike (NFP goal). Work will be done in conjuction with a
planned BIA project, Indian Lake HFR, on CTUIR tribal and trust lands.
Name of CWPP:
Umatilla County CWPP
Name of Communit(y/ies) at Risk:
Lake Hum-Te-Pin; Meacham; Meacham Lake; West Birch Creek
Proposed Project Start Date:
10/01/2007
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2009
Federal Funding Request:
$153,775.00
Total Project Cost:
$206,147.00
Are you submitting multiple projects?
Yes
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.
The State of Oregon will be submitting multiple projects.
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this
proposal:
Organization/Jurisdiction:
1) Nancy Lee Wilson, FMO
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Umatilla Reservation
Phone
541-278-3789
Email mail364974@pop.net
2) Jerry Lauer, Acting Superintendent
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Umatilla Reservation
Phone
Email
541-278-3790
3) Kevin Martin, Umatilla N. Forest Supervisor
Phone
541-278-3716
USFS/Umatilla NF
Email kdmartin@fs.fed.us
S (Sequential)
Project Planning Information
Name of Local Coordinating Group:
Umatilla Co. CWPP Steering Comm; Uma. Co. Nat. Resource Adv. Gr.
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?
The LCG identified and approved these WUI areas to be targeted on January 18, 2006.
List federal lands that are adjacent to the project and proximity.
BIA Trust lands; CTUIR Tribal lands; USFS (Umatilla NF)
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
Biomass Removal
Acres
200
Treatment
Thinning
Acres
360
Treatment
Hand Pile
Acres
20
Treatment
Hand Pile Burn
Acres
20
Treatment
Acres
0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Acres
0
Treatment
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:
Lake Hum-Te-Pin is a popular recreational camping and fishing site operated by CTUIR Tribal Enterprises.
Meacham Lake is a permanent and seasonal homesite area. An Interstate Freeway, State, County, Tribal, USFS, and
private roads are located throughout the area. A major BPA electrical transmission line passes through the project
area, as do major natural gas and petroleum product pipelines. Fuel breaks and defensible space are identified
strategies in the CWPP for these WUI areas, reducing the overall hazard and protecting the communities and
infrastructure within each WUI.
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:
Fire behavior would be reduced by removing heavy accumulations of dead and downed trees damaged by the ice
storm, insect, and disease. Spacing of trees would be increased to reduce crown fire potential. Brush and ladder fuels
would be removed. Homesite fuels (wood piles, needle accumulations, flammable plants, etc.) would be
removed/relocated. Roadways would be brushed out to improve access and egress. Work would be coordinated with
public utilities to maintain right of ways for potential fire threat. Timing of treatments is spring/early summer and fall
to avoid insect flights.
C. Explain how the project is designed to reduce smoke production impacts that affect public health. (10 points)
Response:
This area is close to local mills that are beginning to utilize biomass for firing boilers and kilns. ODF will work with
industry and landowners to find opportunities for biomass utilization. In situations where biomass removal is not
feasible, landowners would be encouraged to chip and grind slash and brush rather than burning by providing a higher
rate of cost share (not to exceed the maximum rate). If burning is used, ODF will work closely with landowners and
contractors to limit burning to times when smoke dispersal would impact neighboring areas.
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:
This project would create jobs for forest industry workers in lieu of rapidly declining commercial logging work. Many
of these projects are labor intensive jobs, requiring personnel to do hand work rather than machine work. This creates
an opportunity for small business entrepreneurs from the local area to successfully compete for this work. At the same
time, work that can be better accomplished by machine helps maintain a forest industry work force available to assist
with wildfire if needed.
B. Will biomass that is produced by the project be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much? (10 points)
Response:
In light of increasing natural gas prices, local mills are beginning to use biomass to fuel kilns and boilers. Participating
landowners will be provided information to encourage and help them find markets for any biomass created as a result
of fuels reduction work. Oregon's Governor has made biomass usage a priority, and has created a statewide task force
to help create a viable economic climate for implementation. ODF in Northeast Oregon will assist in that effort
whenever possible.
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:
This project has been proposed to and approved by the Umatilla Co. CWPP steering group as a high priority area for
implementation. The project also has the support of the Umatilla Co. Natural Resource Advisory Group. Collaboration
is in place with the Acting Superintendent and Fire Staff of the Umatilla Reservation. The BIA has projects planned in
the area starting in 2006 and continuing through the next several years. Forest Service officials and landowners have
been consulted.
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 landowner is required to find and select a contractor, oversee the work, make full payment to the contractor and
only then, receive any cost share funds provided by the grant. ODF will provide administrative support and oversight
as well as evaluation, consultation, and approval. Grant fund recipients will be required to maintain the property at
approved levels for a minimum of ten years. Local RFD's and VFD's will provide consultation services for structural
fire issues as requested.
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:
Or. Dept. of Forestry has a history of providing cost-share and technical assistance to private landowners in Oregon
via federally funded programs. Northeast Oregon District uses a cost-share model based on previous cost share
programs to determine the rate per acre for each project. Using these guidelines, a typical cost per acre for this type of
work is about $400 for the Pendleton Unit, including thinning and slash treatment. In extreme cases, actual cost may
be as much as $700-$800 per acre. The cost-share model that has been used in NEO provides for a 75% cost share
payment to the landowner. This payment is based on a per acre, per component rate. The payment allows the
landowner to receive 75% of the actual cost to have the work completed, or a maximum payment not to exceed the per
acre rate. A homesite is defined as the one acre surrounding the livable structure on the property. The avg. cost to treat
a homesite is $485. Foresters target work adjacent to OWEB and Bark Beetle projects for greater efficiency and
effectiveness. Other costs associated with this project are for personnel to maintain and promote the project, other
personnel expenses, travel expenses to and from the project sites, and miscellaneous operating expenses (mailing
supplies and printed forms.) This project area has a good mix of homesites, fuels treatment acreage, and relative close
proximity to mills and population centers to so as to promote greater efficiency, utilization, and effectiveness.
Project Work Form
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Assist landowners with application, determine
eligibility, evaluate sites, approve application,
provide ongoing technical assistance
Tasks
10/01/2007-10/01/2009
Oregon Department of Forestry Foresters and Forest
Officers, Northeast Oregon, Pendleton Unit
Conduct Fuels Treatment and Defensible Space
work
10/15/2007-11/30/2009
Local contractors, Forest Landowners, Homeowners
Inspect and approve completed work, submit billing
for reimbursement
10/30/2007-11/30/2009
Oregon Dept. of Forestry Foresters and Forest
Officers, Northeast Oregon, Pendleton Unit
Provide reimbursement payment to landowners and
homeowners
10/30/2007-12/31/2009
Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Financial
Staff
Provide accomplishment reports; Coordinate with
BIA and NF
11/30/2007-12/31/2009
Oregon Department of Forestry, Northeast Oregon
District, Pendleton Unit
Provide information to public and news media
concerning project goals, funding, and
accomplishments
11/30/2007-12/31/2009
Oregon Department of Forestry, Northeast Oregon
District, Pendleton Unit
Coordinate and oversee implementation of Umatilla
County CWPP
On-going
Umatilla County CWPP Steering Committee
(including reps from BIA, Tribe, County, USFS,
landowners, others)
Prioritize and coordinate forest restoration work in
Umatilla Co., private, tribal, and federal lands
On-going
Umatilla Res. BIA, Conf. Tribes UIR, Umatilla NF,
Umatilla Co. Natural Resource Advisory Group
Project Budget
landowners
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Total
Personnel
ODF Forester
$7,602.00
$7,602.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$15,204.00
ODF Forest Officer
$2,661.00
$2,661.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,322.00
$10,263.00
$10,263.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$20,526.00
$4,029.00
$4,029.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,058.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,029.00
$4,029.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,058.00
5000 miles @ .85
$4,250.00
$4,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,500.00
2000 miles @ .55
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,200.00
$5,350.00
$5,350.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,700.00
$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
$500.00
$500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$500.00
$500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
thin/treat 360 acres
$117,000.00
$0.00
$29,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
$146,250.00
treat 30 homesites
$12,000.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$15,000.00
$129,000.00
$0.00
$32,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
$161,250.00
$4,613.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,613.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,613.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,613.00
$153,755.00
$20,142.00
$32,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
$206,147.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Other Personnel Expense
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
misc. forms, postage, etc
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Salem Admin (3%)
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.