REACH, INC.
ECOSYSTEM WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAM
RUNNING Y RANCH
INTERFACE FUELS REDUCTION
&
REGIONIAL FUELS REDUCTION STRATEGY
Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Wildland Urban Interface Fuels / Education and
Prevention / Community Planning for Fire Protection Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization: REACH, Inc
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(541) 882-8803
(541) 883-5265
klamathol@aol.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P. O. Box 1089
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Bjorn Everson, Director of Workforce Training Ecosystem Workforce Training Program
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Running Y Ranch,
Stuart Woolley, General Manager
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(541) 850-5560
(541) 885-3194
stuart@eagle-crest.com
Project Information
Project Title:
RUNNING Y RANCH INTERFACE FUELS REDUCTION
Project Start:
September 2002
Project End:
April 2003
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes. REACH EAST/EWT submits this proposal for treatments in Klamath County. Priority #2
Brief Project Description:
The Running Y Ranch is a new partner with REACH, Inc. for developing workforce training in Klamath County. Fuels
reduction is critically important in this area listed by Region 6 as ‘High Hazard’ due to the increasing number of homes
in the Wildland-Urban Interface zone at the Running Y. A significant number of homes may be protected by removing
oak scrub, invasive Western Juniper, and brush species in a concentrated area around Kestrel Ridge. Impacts to
upland slope above Klamath Lake will be mitigated by restoration treatments performed by the REACH, Inc. Ecosystem
Workforce Training crew as part of their certificated training program. A match by the Running Y will fund restoration to
the site, including plantings and upland components. Steep sites mandate hand removal; all residues will be hand piled,
covered, and burnt in winter. A Regional Fuels Reduction Strategy will be seeded by this project under the auspices of
partner Fire District #1.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
T39S R2W Sec 4 & 9
Klamath
Second District
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1) x Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3)
(4)
Community Planning for Fire Protection Project
Fuels Utilization and Marketing Project
If the applicant is an unincorporated area, define the geographic area being represented:
Enclosure 3B (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
Address these
 project implementation
items as
 anticipated outcomes
applicable:
 measures and reporting
 partners
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project income
project time frames
specify types of activities and equipment used
amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc)
environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response:
The running Y Ranch has been identified in Region 6 as a ‘High Hazard’ area needing significant fuels reduction. As REACH’s
newest training partner for the Ecosystem Workforce Training Project (EWT), the Running Y property along Kestrel Ridge is
proposed for treatment under the National Fire Plan Wildland-Urban Interface Project. This project will be carried out by the EWT
crew in conjunction with the REACH forester Brandon Wood, and Running Y forester, Craig Ditman. Prescriptions for sound
ecological treatment practices will involve a Team including: these foresters, 8 private landowners, the EWT Crew Supervisor, and
Running Y General Manager Stuart Woolley.
Partners in this proposal are: Running Y Ranch, REACH, Inc. Ecosystem Workforce Training Program, Klamath Community
College Community Education Department, and Klamath Resource Area Bureau of Land Management, who assist in crew training,
Fire District #1, Chief David Panicook, Oregon Department of Forestry, Danny Benson, Winema National Forest Fire, and Fire
District #4.
The project site is above Skillet Handle on the shore of Klamath Lake on Kestrel Ridge, Township 38S, Range 8W, and Sections
4 & 9.
All work is site specific, areas below the homes and home sites will be thinned by hand using chain saws, hand piled and
covered, by the EWT crew; all thinning slash will be burnt in the winter by Running Y foresters. The treatments will be
approximately 3-8 acres each below the homes, and will be contiguous to protect the group. Some home sites will need to be treated
to provide this contiguity. Total treated acres will be 40, number of current homes protected is 15, with an additional total of 10
home sites. Total acres protected by these treatments are over 100 acres.
There is no project income to be generated; very small amounts of oak firewood may be lift on-site for landowners, but most
thinning is scrub oak and manzanita brush.
Of special import is using this project to ‘seed’ an intergovernmental fire suppression Fuels Reduction Regional Strategy with
the various partners. Some organizational time is required to initiate and incubate this process. Fire Chief David Panicook of Fire
District #1, Klamath County, and the REACH EWT will provide organization for this group to form, and formulate strategies. The
Applegate Fire Plan team will bring to the table their high level of project development and special abilities to share information
without talking down.
The site is in an approved Klamath County housing zone, and all requirements for inventory have been met by the Running Y
Ranch. Equipment operation permits through the Oregon Department of Forestry will be obtained at time of start-work. Projected
times are: A) September 2002 - Prescription Design Meetings & Landowner Outreach B) September - Flagging & GPS sites C)
September/October - Fuels Reduction Thinning & Piling D) October 2002 - Restoration Work, Eco-blankets & Seeding E)
March/April 2003 -Restoration Work, Planting upland slopes F) Spring 2003 - Final Reports
Enclosure 3B (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following four criteria. Within each criterion, subcriteria are listed in descending order of importance. Limit your responses to the areas provided.
1. Reducing Fire Risk. (40 points))
A. Describe how the proposal promotes reduction of risk in high hazard areas or communities.
B. Describe how the proposed project benefits resources on federal land or adjacent non-federal land, or how it protects the safety
of communities.
C. To what extent does the project implement or create a cooperative fuels treatment plan or community fire strategy (include
evidence of the plan if it already exists)?
D. Explain to what extent the affected community or proponent has been involved or plans to involve the affected community in a
qualified fuels education program (e.g., FIREWISE).
E. Explain how the proposal (a) leads to, enhances or restores a local fire-adapted ecosystem, and/or (b) mitigates or leads to the
mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F. How will the proposed treatments be maintained over time?
Response:
A) Reduces risk to homes above the high use public boat ramp on Skillet Handle Ridge on Klamath Lake shore. Treatments
connect areas of little brush to maximize protected acreage. Total protected acreage is more than double the treated acres.
B) Double the number of treated home sites will be protected by providing connectivity with adjacent low-risk areas. Large tracts
of timber are adjacent to these homes and home sites which will benefit from the project.
C) REACH expects the working arrangement with the Running Y Ranch to result in additional work beyond the scope of this
grant proposal. This project augments a good but limited fire hazard plan at the Ranch.
D) Landowners, managers, forester, and EWT crew will all participate in the treatment prescription process. All landowners in the
area will be invited by the Running Y Ranch to participate in a ‘scoping’ meeting to familiarize landowners with fire hazard
risks, and to assist in organizing for protective treatments, the professional fire suppression officers will head the design of a
Regional Plan, initiated by REACH EWT.
E) Increased landowner participation leads to the mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F) The development of a Regional Fuels Reduction Strategy will define how these needs are met.
2. Increasing local capacity. (30 points)
A. How would the proposal improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable economic
activity? How many jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long (please distinguish between essentially yearround and seasonal jobs)?
B. To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities?
C. Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response:
A) Local economy receives a major boost through the employment of the local EWT crew. Potential additional work is expected
to be generated as other landowners see the quality of the adjacent work, which is usual with the EWT crew. The extension of
the project year is likely, as such local work may be able to be done on selected days in which the crew would be normally shut
down, such as the traditionally longer winters in Klamath County.
B) Direct modeling for adjacent landowners is immediate. Additional high risk area landowners will be able to tour this site by
agreement with the Running Y Ranch to see ‘before & after’ comparisons. Modeling the design and implementation of a
Regional Strategies Fuels Reduction Plan through connection to an existing Workforce Training crew is an innovative step
which has the support of local fire officers.
C) It will not be feasible to involve biomass operations in this very steep, industrially small-sized project.
Enclosure 3B (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
3.
Increasing interagency and intergovernmental coordination. (15 Points)
A. Describe how this project implements a local intergovernmental strategy plan, or creates such a plan. Describe the plan if it
already exists.
B. Explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning among federal, state, tribal, local government and
community organizations. List the cooperators.
Response:
A) The proposal suggests an innovative strategy for the development of a Regional Fuels Reduction Strategy to be developed with
the aid of the REACH Ecosystem Workforce Training Program. This process has the support of the local Fire Districts and the
Oregon Department of Forestry first response team. Partner US Forest Service already has agreements with REACH and other
fire management agencies. Running Y Ranch and local landowners will be involved in the community input levels of
participation, and REACH expertise will bring to the table other Regional models such as the Applegate Fire Plan through Fire
District #9, Medford ODF, Applegate Ranger District of the Rogue River National Forest, and the Applegate Partnership to
serve as catalysts for a local organization of professional fire officer and involved communities.
B) This is a high level of information exchange to be facilitated by this proposal through REACH. The EWT staff have experience
in community facilitation, landowner coalition development, and inter-agency organization. This process has the support of
both the consultants from the Westside and the local professional organizations from the Eastside. A Regional Fuels Reduction
Strategy will result.
4. Expanding Community Participation. (15 Points)
A. To what extent have interested people and communities been provided an opportunity to become informed and involved in this
proposal?
B. Describe the extent of local support for the project, including any cost-sharing arrangements.
C. What are the environmental, social and educational benefits of the project?
Response:
A) All professional partners listed have been involved in the development of this proposal. Landowners will have prime input into
prescription development and fire plan strategy sessions.
B) Local support is high; Running Y will fund the restoration of the site to be fire protected; Fire District #9 will serve as the
organizational center for Regional Strategies and convener of fellow professionals. The Applegate Fire Plan personnel are
excited to share their expertise with other areas. REACH is delighted to part of all of these processes.
C) Environmental benefits are basic: protected acreage and homes, forests, and lakesides. The social and educational benefits are
most easily seen in the EWT crew, receiving training to carry into the community, and providing treatments and education to
participating landowners. Prescription writing ability will serve the community long past this grant proposal. Of singular
import is the use of a successful regional fire plan to incubate another; with both parties being very willing to participate,
success is assured.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Initial meetings with partners; initial
landowner outreach
September 2002
REACH, Inc. EWT
Running Y Ranch
Prescription design
September 2002
REACH, Inc. EWT
Running Y Ranch
Flagging, GPS, mapping
September 2002
REACH, Inc. EWT
Running Y Ranch
Initial Regional Strategies Meeting
September 2002
All Partners
Hand Treatments
September-October 2002
REACH, Inc. EWT
Fall Restoration Work
September-October 2002
REACH, Inc. EWT
October 2002
Westside Consultation, Fire
Suppression Officers, REACH
December-February 2003
Running Y Ranch
REACH, Inc. EWT
Inter-region Meetings
Winter Pile Burning
Final Regional Plan Development
December-February 2003
September 2002
Spring Restoration Work
March-April 2003
REACH, Inc. EWT
Final Reports
Spring 2003
REACH, Inc. EWT
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Personnel
Fuels Reduction Treatments
Partner In-kind
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Partner 1
Partner 2
Running Y
AFP
$1600
$1400
$27721
$3000
$400
$350
$750
$27721
Total
$6930
Subtotal
Travel
Crew and Consultants
$1543
$1543
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Gas, Oil, printing
Restoration Blankets
Subtotal
Contractual
$2188
Consultants
Restoration Labor
Subtotal
Other
$1610
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
$2188
$1728
$1728
$1610
$3600
$3600
$39992
$0.00
$1728
$3600
$1750
$49070
$0.00
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.