Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
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NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Jacksonville Woodlands Association
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
L
541-899-1710
FAX:
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
Email:
thess2001@charter.net
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
M. Other (Specify) _______________________
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P.O. Box 1210 Jacksonville, OR 97530
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Tony Hess – Project Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Jacksonville Woodlands Association
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-899-1710
thess2001@charter.net
Project Information
Project Title:
Jacksonville Woodlands Fuel Reduction - West
Proposed Project Start Date:
Spring 2005
Proposed Project End Date:
Winter 2006/Spring 2007
Federal Funding Request:
283,950
Total Project Cost:
290,950
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please prioritize, and explain if the projects are stand alone, sequential or other:
Yes – Projects are divided geographically. This project is priority #2
Brief Project Summary: Who, What, Where, Desired Outcomes in relation to NFP Goals and Community Risk Assessment and
Mitigation Plans (This should summarize page 2).
JWA in conjunction with the City of Jacksonville and private landowners and in cooperation with
ODF and BLM propose to implement fuel reduction treatments on 345 acres of adjoining City and
private lands in the Jacksonville Wildland Urban interface. Desired outcome is to reduce the
chance of a catastrophic fire occurring in the area by implementing fuel reduction treatments using
a landscape approach. Treatments would tie in with previous treatments by JWA, City of
Jacksonville, BLM and ODF. They would also follow through on needs identified in the Jacksonville
Woodlands General Management Plan and RVCOG’s Jackson Creek watershed assessment.
Project Location:
County:
Federal Congressional District:
Vicinity of Jacksonville, OR
Jackson
02
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Medford BLM – Ashland RA
541-618-2384
Ed Reilly
Enclosure 3A (Page 1 of 3) - Project Narrative Description
Applications for funding must include a narrative response that describes the proposal. Please do not submit responses longer than one page,
single space, 12-pitch font.
Describe project including, but not limited to:
 project location (e.g., Watershed,
Address
neighboring community)
these items
as applicable:  anticipated outcomes

project relationship to the community risk assessment and
mitigation plan
 amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc.)
 community partners and their
 project timeline and matching or contributed funds
role(s)
 proponent’s ability to complete project
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
Project is located in the Wildland Urban interface of Jacksonville, OR.
Anticipated outcomes include the reduction of hazardous fuels to minimize the chance of a catastrophic
fire occurring in the vicinity of town. Homes, property, the Jackson Creek watershed and the City of
Jacksonville would all benefit from the decreased chance of a catastrophic wildfire occurring in the area.
Community partners include the City of Jacksonville which will have some of their lands treated and
provide professional expertise for implementing the project. Private landowners are also community partners
by volunteering to have their lands treated to not only protect their homes and property but also the
community and City of Jacksonville as a whole by increasing the effectiveness of the treated area.
This project relates to the community risk assessment and mitigation plan by complementing and
following through on needs identified and recommendations for fuel reduction activities outlined in the
Jacksonville Woodlands General Management Plan developed by Jacksonville Woodlands Association,
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Jackson County
Parks Department, City of Jacksonville and private citizens along with the Jackson Creek Watershed
assessment developed by the Rogue Valley Council of Governments.
The proposed project ties in with, complements and enhances previous fuel reduction treatments done by
JWA and other public agencies (BLM, ODF and City of Jacksonville) and private landowners by filling in the
gaps by treating an additional 345 acres of city and private land. Doing so will help provide a continuous
buffer area where fuels have been reduced in Wildland Urban interface around the City of Jacksonville.
Project timeline is to have the endangered plant species (FRGE) surveys done in spring 2005, the cutting
and piling done in winter 2005/spring 2006 and the piles burned winter 2006/spring 2007. In kind donations
of time and labor by JWA and the City of Jacksonville Forester would be performed during the life of the
project.
JWA has already demonstrated its ability to effectively follow through and complete a project of this
nature with the previous grants it has received through the NFP. JWA has done so in a cost effective manner
by doing fuels treatments on 1½ times the amount of area as originally proposed under previous NFP grants
that JWA has received. Outreach has been over 95% effective in partnering with private landowners to have
this work done on their properties.
Enclosure 3A (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following three criteria. Be sure you address every one
briefly, yet thoroughly. Limit your responses to the area provided.
1. Reducing Hazardous Fuels (50 points)
A. Describe the community infrastructure that will be protected.
B. Explain how the proposal reduces fire behavior in high hazard areas by describing the fuels to be disposed or
removed, and the techniques and timing of the treatments.
C. How will the proposed treatments be maintained in future years?
D. How will you use multi-party monitoring to improve this and future projects?
Response:
A) Homes and property will be better protected due to a reduced chance of a catastrophic fire occurring
in the Wildland Urban interface. A landscape approach is being used so whole properties are being
treated with emphasis on treating large blocks of various landowners.
B) Much of the area hasn’t seen fire for 100+ years so is unnaturally dense with brush and trees.
Treatments include removing ladder fuels by removing understory brush and trees, pruning trees and
thinning dense pockets of vegetation so that the remaining vegetation stays healthy and vigorous. The
canopy is retained to inhibit resprouting of brush. Hand crews will cut and pile in the winter with the
piles burned the following winter.
C) Treatments in the future 10 to 20 years should be minimal since project was designed to minimize
resprouting of brush and understory species that served as ladder fuels. Also dense pockets of
vegetation were thinned so the remaining vegetation stays healthy and vigorous.
D) BLM and ODA are currently doing monitoring of endangered plant species in areas where fuel
reduction activities have occurred. Outcome of monitoring will help evaluate how the project design
features have worked in implementation of fuel reduction treatments in endangered plant species
habitat. JWA and the City of Jacksonville have implemented monitoring projects on their lands to
document effectiveness of treatments over time.
Enclosure 3A (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
2.
Increasing Local Capacity (25 points)
A. How would the proposal improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and
sustainable economic activity?
B. How many jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long? (Please distinguish between
essentially year-round and seasonal jobs).
C. What tools and skills will be gained or utilized as a result of this project?
D. Will biomass be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response:
A) This proposal improves the local economy by providing jobs to local contractors doing this type of
fuel reduction work.
B) Jobs created would be seasonal in nature and provide work for approximately 40 people up to 3
months time over a two year period.
C) Contractors will become familiar and build upon their experience of doing fuel reduction treatments in
SW Oregon. This project will enhance their ability to do this kind of work under other contracts and
grants in the area.
D) Biomass will mostly be piled and burned due to small size and economics of removal though private
landowners will utilize some material of firewood size for their own personal use.
3.
Demonstrating Community and Intergovernmental Collaboration (25 Points)
A. How will this project implement a community risk assessment and mitigation plan? Include name of plan, date
it was prepared, and local contact to get a copy of the plan if requested.
B. How has this treatment been coordinated with adjacent landowners and local/State/Tribal/Federal agencies?
C. Identify the cooperators/partners involved in implementation of this project.
D. Describe the extent of current local support for the project, including any cost-sharing agreements.
Response:
A) This project follows through and enhances needs identified in the Jacksonville Woodlands General
Management Plan (1998) and the Rogue Valley Council of Governments Jackson Creek Watershed
Assessment (1999).
B) Treatment ties in with previous fuel reduction treatments done by JWA, City of Jacksonville, BLM
and private landowners in cooperation with ODF in and around Jacksonville. Treatments will fill in
gaps where private landowners have requested to be included to have this work done.
C) Cooperators/partners include JWA, City of Jacksonville, private landowners in the Wildland Urban
interface surrounding Jacksonville and the BLM. The BLM has and will be treating their adjacent
lands in the vicinity.
D) Extent of local support includes the previously mentioned partners/cooperators. Private landowners in
the area have been contacting JWA voicing their support of JWA’s fuel reduction efforts and their
desire to be included in this project to help protect their homes, property and the community from
wildfire. Both JWA and the City of Jacksonville are providing in kind donations of time and labor to
implement this project.
Enclosure 3A - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Endangered Plant Surveys
Spring 2005
JWA/City of Jacksonville
Fuel reduction - cut/pile
Winter 2005/Spring 2006
JWA/City of Jacksonville
Fuel reduction – burn piles
Winter 2006/Spring 2007
JWA/City of Jacksonville
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
Jacksonville City Forester
JWA project mgr (in kind)
Subtotal
5000
5000
3500
2000
5500
3500
7000
10500
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
1000
1000
Subtotal
1000
1000
Endangered Plant Surveys
Implement fuel reduction
Subtotal
3450
276000
279450
3450
276000
279450
Outreach mailings
Contractual
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
285450
5500
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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