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:
Josephine Soil and Water Conservation District
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-474-6799
541-955-9574
joswcd@cpros.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
576 NE 'E' Street, Grants Pass, OR, 97526
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Suzy Liebenberg, Watershed Technical Specialist
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Josephine Soil and Water Conservation District
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-474-6799
541-955-9574
joswcd@cpros.com
Project Information
Project Title:
Fire and Fuel Reduction Initiative in the Wildland Urban Interface
Project Start:
Project End:
July 1, 2002
December 31, 2004
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$127,780.00
$171,080.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
This project would provide cost-share funding and technical assistance to woodlot owners to reduce
fuel loading by pre-commercial thinning, pruning (the ladder fuels), removal of undesireable
vegetation and slash disposal (including handpiling, chipping, and underburning).
It would focus on land holdings between 1-20 acres in the urban wildland interface where
considerable urban development has taken place and where fuel loading has increased due to
aggressive fire supression and lack of forest management.
The project would provide opportunities for landowner education and awareness related to fuel
reduction strategies and resource stewardship. Key landowners would be targeted to foster and
promote sustainable resource management concepts as mini-demonstartion projects in various
neighborhoods. More than 50% of potential landowners and properties are already identified. The
project would be patterned after the on-going OWEB Middle Rogue Forest Health Initiative Project.
Project
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Northern & Eastern Josephine Co
Josephine
2&4
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1)
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
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:
T33,34,35,36S, R5,6,7W (T33s R5,6,7W Wolf Creek & Sunny Valley; T34,35S R5,6W Merlin, Hugo
and Jumpoff Joe Creek; T36S R5W Eastern Josephine County).
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
PROJECT LOCATION: The project would be located in the north and east portions of Josephine
County on private lands near or adjacent to public lands in the urban wildland interface. Priority areas would
be: Merlin, Hugo, Jumpoff Joe, Wolf Creek, and Sunny Valley. Areas around Grants Pass would also be
considered. Most of these areas have been identified by local agencies as high risk areas for wildland fires
hazard.
Response:
PROJECT IMPLEMENTIAON: The project would focus on reducing the risk of wildfire by pre-commercial
thinning, pruning, removal of undersirable vegetation, and slash disposal (including handpiling, chipping, and
underburning). The project would inclued a community workshop to provide information about the program
and education about reducing the risk of fire. Landowners properties would be selected following an
application and ranking process with higher consideration given to "core neighborhood groups" with adjacent
public lands nearby. A Fire and Fuel Reduction Management Plan would be developed for each landowner
(or group of landowners) which would focus on areas outside of Oregon Department of Forestry defensible
space program (areas not around structures). Landowners would be required to sign agreements.Initial
actions would include site visits to determine landowner objectives, existing resource conditions and potential
practices needed. Following completed and approved practices (By ODF and JSWCD) landowners would
receive 75% cost share funding.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: Fuel reduction would be accomplished on over 200 acres using cooperative
programs between agencies, private landowners and community groups. About 40-45 individual plans would
be done (some group plans may be done for efficiency). Increased landowner awareness and education of fuel
reduction and maintenance strategies would be accomplished.
MEASURES and REPORTING: Initial and Midway work inspections would be conducted by the SWCD and
ODF to assure proper application of practices and ODF will provide the final inspection for approval of costshare payment to landowners. Before and after pictures would provide visually measured reductions in fuels
and would be included in the final report.
PARTNERS: The project would be implemented by the Josephine Soil and Water Conservation District in
cooperation with numerous partners including the Oregon Dept.of Forestry (ODF), Josephine Co. Fire
Defense Board (Jo Co. FDB), Rural Metro Fire Dept (Rurel Metro FD), Sunny Wolf Community Response
Team (SWCRT), Middle Rogue Watershed Association (MRWA), Farm Service Agency (FSA), OSU
Extension, and Grants Pass Resource Area (BLM). We are applying for a landowner workshop grant from the
Oregon Dept. of Agriculture to provide logistic information about the application process and education to
reduce fuel loading, defensible space and the importance of maintaining riparian forest buffers. This funding
is not yet secured.
PROJECT INCOME: None. PROJECT TIME FRAMES: start July 1, 2002 and end December 31, 2004.
SPECIFY TYPES of ACTIVITIES and EQUIPMENT USED: Landowners will be thinning, pruning,
chipping, removing undesirable vegetation and disposing of slash. Landowners will do this work themselves
or by local contract. Equipment may include chainsaws, pruning saws, drip torches, and handtools.
ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL and HISTORICAL RESOURCE REQUIREMTNS: We will provide a
general location map and discription of activities to the State Historic Preservation Representative for
review.
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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?
(A) The Oregon Dept. of Forestry has identified Josephine County as the highest fire risk county in
Oregon especially it's northern section. The risk in this area will be reduced by landowners applying the
identified practices of pre-commercial thinning, pruning, removal of undesireable vegetation and slash
disposal including hand piling, chipping, and underburning.
(B) Adjacent landowners are encouraged to work together increasing the benefit with adjoining properties.
Some landowners are adjacent to federal lands and reducing the fuel on their own land helps to reduce the
risk and increase the safety of the community.
(C) The North Valley Community Fire Plan is being developed by the SWCRT with NFP funding. We will
work with them to identify landowners to implement fuel reduction treatment.
(D) Landowners will attend a community workshop that provides project information and presentations on
defensible space, fuels reduction and the importance of maintaining riparian forest buffers. Over120
community members attended a workshop for the Middle Rogue Forest Health Initiative project.
(E) It helps to restore a local fire-adapted ecosystem when landowners use controlled underburning of small
areas under the right conditions & supervision. Information provided at the workshop will emphasize this
importance.
(F) The treatments will be maintained through continued maintainance using the same practices of thinning,
pruning, and removal of undesireable vegetation.
Response:
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) This
project will improve the local economy by providing employment for: 1) a consulting
forester for 10 months who will develop individual or group Fire and Fuel Reduction Management Plans; 2) a
project manager part time for 21/2 years who will arrange the workshop, work with the consulting forester on
the Fire and Fuel Reduction Management Plans, assure that landowner agreements are signed that
acknowledge responsiblity of the parties, the amount to be cost-shared, and completion date; and will also
assist with inspections of completed practices, track receipts & cost-share payments and write final report; 3)
seasonal jobs with local contractors for thinning, pruning, removal of undesireable vegetation and slash
disposal.
(B) The existing Middle Rogue Forest Health Initiative project serves as a model and we will continue using
this model throughout other communities in our county. Other organizations have already requested
information of our project format to duplicate in their area.
(C) Landonwers will utilize the fuels by chipping and returning it to the soil and by taking it to the local
biomass facility. We will provide information on the facility and encourage landowners to use it.
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.
(A) This project will help to implement the county, local state forestry and local rural fire
department strategies for hazard fuel reduction on private lands and on lands adjacent to federal lands. The
North Valley Community Fire Plan is being developed by the SWCRT and as it progresses we will utilize it
to identify treatment areas. This project works well with the state forestry 'defensible space' program that
addresses fuel reduction around structures. This project goes further by reducing fuels on the property
beyond the buffer.
(B) The Josephine Soil and Water Conservation District has assembled a technical committee with active
representation from the Oregon Department of Forestry, Farm Sevice Agency, OSU Extension, Rural/Metro
Fire Department, Josephine Fire Defense Board, Middle Rogue Watershed Association and Sunny Wolf
Community Response Team. This committee will assist in the oversite of the project and participate in the
education workshop. Some members will assist with project implementation through inspections and
monitoring of applied fuel reduction practices. We will expand our committee to include a representative
from the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service.
Response:
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?
(A) We have informed the 21 landowners from our previous program who applied and were not
addressed with the funding provided by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. They want to receive our
technical and financial assistance and be included in this proposal. We have also spoken and/or met with
people in the community that have heard either from word of mouth or have viewed the fuel reduction work
being done in their neighborhood as part of our previous program. They want to participate and will attend
the education and information workshop.
(B) The local Oregon Dept. of Forestry will continue to provide the time of their Service Forester. All
Technical Committee members of the previous project will again offer their oversite services and participate
in the workshop. Landowners will provide approximately 25% of the cost either as in-kind or cash to apply
the fuel reducing practices.
(C) This project will reduce the fire risk in the wildland urban interface by reducing fuels on private lands
and possibly prevent a costly future wildland fire. The cost-share makes it possible to hire local contractors
and this provides a social/economic benefit. Community members benefit from the education workshop by
learning about reducing the risk of fire on their land and the importance of maintaining low risk lands.
Landowners learn about their own land during the site visit when the individual or group Fire and Fuel
Reduction Management Plans are being developed.
Response:
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Education and information workshop
August, 2002
Josephine Soil & Water Conservation
District and the Middle Rogue
Watershed Association
Application and ranking process
September 1 to October 31, 2002
Technical Committee
A series of news articles
(5 articles over ten weeks)
November 2002 to January 2003
Technical Committee members and
Project Manager
Landowner property site review to develop
Fire and Fuel Reduction Management Plans
November 2002 to September 2003
Forest Consultant and Project
Manager
Application of fuel reduction practices
December 2002 to June 2004
Participating Landowners
Complete required report
December, 2004
Project Manager
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
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Personnel
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Travel
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Equipment
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Supplies
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Other
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
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$0.00
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$0.00
Total Costs
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
$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.