FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
OREGON Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
2012-000
$ 250,000.00
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization OREGON DEPT OF FORESTRY/ Northeast Oregon Dist/Pendleton Unit
here
Type of Applicant:: STATE
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/ Hans Rudolf
Address: 2600 STATE STREET
City SALEM/ PENDLETON
State OREGON
Zip: 97310
:
:
Phone: 503 945 7341/541 276 3491
Ext.
FAX:
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us/ hrudolf@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
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Name of Project: UKIAH/SOUTH UMATILLA FUELS TREATMENT
Proposed Start Date: 07/01/2012
Proposed End Date: 12/31/2015
PROJECT CARs (per Risk Assessment list): City of Ukiah
NAME OF CWPP COMMUNITY (if different than CAR above: Ukiah, Lehman/Hidaway and
Battle Mountain
County: Umatilla
Congressional District: 2nd
Latitude (decimal degrees): 45.134722
Longitude (decimal degrees): -118.933889
300
Total Footprint Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
ca
Thinning
300
Mastication
90
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
985
Machine Pile
175
Hand Pile
35
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Machine Pile Burn
175
Hand Pile Burn
35
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 253.81
Pruning
25
Biomass Removal
150
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This project is identified within a completed CWPP?
yes
no
Is the project adjacent to ANY federal land fuels reduction projects completed within the last
three years or planned with the next three years?
yes
no
Is the project in a high priority landscape area identified in the Statewide Assessment?
yes
no
Name of CWPP
Umatilla County
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Project Area Description
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Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
Ukiah & rural Umatilla Co are high risk for fire per the 2006 Statewide Risk Assessment & 2010
Statewide Forest Resource Assessment /Strategy. The Ukiah, Lehman/ Hidaway & Battle Mountain
WUI risk areas are identified in the Umatilla County CWPP. Over 250 homesites & cabins are
located in these WUIs & this project will treat stands of overstocked & decadent ponderosa pine,
lodgepole pine, & mixed conifer forests surrounding these communities by: thinning, machine
piling/burning, pruning, mastication, hand piling/ burning & biomass removal. Approximately 31%
of the project area is in Fire Regime Condition Class 2 & 50% is in Condition Class 3, i.e. the
majority of the area has been significantly altered from historical stand structure & species
composition. Grand fir encroachment & dense understory vegetation has created high ladder fuel
loading. Insect damage/mortality & fire exclusion are having landscape-wide impacts. Much of the
area is similar to the fuel type found in the 2007 Ukiah Complex that burned nearly 7,000 acres of
public & private land & threatened numerous structures. This lightning prone area has witnessed
fires as large as 50,000 acres within the last 2 decades.
Work on these private forest lands will be coordinated wherever possible with adjacent USFS
project work (Owen and Weasel fuel treatment projects) where ODF and private landowners are
active participants in the effort being developed on area federal lands. This grant would provide
private lands funding for cross boundary collaborative projects. Also, ODF has recently partnered
with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) to provide technical support on NRCS
funded projects on private lands, located within or adjacent to this proposed project area.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
 Winter 2012-2015: Prevention education outreach to CARs and enter into cost-share
agreements based on assessments and site specific treatment plans for landowners to complete.
 Spring 2013 to September 2015: Monitor completion of landowner projects as well as
continuing to engage additional landowners to sign up for project activities. Authorize
landowner payments based on site inspection and compliance with site specifications.
 2013 thru 2015: Prepare annual accomplishment narrative reports and final closure narrative
report.
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Scope of Work
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Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
The risk of catastrophic fire will be reduced by treating 300 acres of overstocked, fire-prone timber
stands in the WUIs. Landowner biomass utilization, including chipwood, firewood, hog-fuel &
mulching will be encouraged. These projects will return stands to more historical species &
stocking ratio, thereby reducing the possibility of catastrophic fire, while also providing sound
silvicultural treatments that promote overall forest & watershed health. This work will also provide
fuel breaks to protect radio & cellular towers located on Carney Butte. In addition, the timing of the
2 adjacent USFS fuels treatment projects (Owen & Weasel) would mesh very well with this
proposal, & help generate interest & participation on private lands.
Grant funds will be used for:
 66% will go towards landowner cost share payments for work accomplished by the
landowners and/or local contractors (this provides an additional benefit in support of the
local economy);
 19% will be used for wages of an ODF forester (fire specialist) to: formulate project
specifications; determine appropriate project locations, treatment timing, &spacing
guidelines, deliver prevention education, administer the grant, provide technical assistance to
landowners, & monitor project sites;
 15% will be used for vehicle use for the forester to travel to/from project sites, printing,
copying, postage, flagging & indirect costs.
Homeowner prevention education is an integral part of this project and & be provided by
distributing "Living with Fire" brochures, Firewise defensible space pamphlets & other fire
prevention materials. ODF will partner with Northwest Passage Wildfire Prevention Coop on
wildfire prevention programs like “Firewise” & “I’m Concerned about Fire”.
Interagency Collaboration
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
 Private landowners will perform the work themselves and/or use contractors
 ODF - personnel time, equipment, publicity & education to identify, enroll, administer, evaluate,
& approve project work
 USFS - personnel time, equipment, publicity, & education to facilitate fuels treatment work on
contiguous federal & private properties.
 Northwest Passage Wildfire Prevention Coop will provide interagency sponsorship for programs
like “Firewise” & “I’m Concerned…”
 NRCS – staff technical work, publicity & outreach to potential landowners
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Landowners sign an agreement to maintain the fuel reduction for a 10 year period. ODF will monitor
during patrols and conduct prevention education outreach. Mailings will be sent to participating
landowners 3 yrs post-treatment, with prevention & veg mgt information. On-site assessment will be
scheduled 5 years post-treatment, & further prevention assistance provided to the landowner.
Project returns stands to more historical species & stocking distribution, reducing the possibility of
catastrophic fire & providing treatments that promote overall forest & watershed health.
Biomass Utilization
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
Landowners will be encouraged to utilize biomass to the fullest extent possible as new markets
emerge and current market conditions change. Landowners may be able to have chip logs removed
from about 150 acres and utilized for wood products as clean chips. In addition landowners and
contractors could potentially remove firewood on another 20 acres. Landowners are not anticipated to
receive any income generated from any potential biomass produced.
FACTS REPORTING
Please identify your local US Forest Service staff person who is responsible to enter data into the US Forest Service FACTS reporting system.
Name: Andrew Stinchfield
Phone Number: 541-427-3231
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
$31,224.00
$0.00
$31,224.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$31,224.00
$0.00
$31,224.00
$15,612.00
$0.00
$15,612.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$15,612.00
$0.00
$15,612.00
Subtotal
$3,776.00
$0.00
$3,776.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,776.00
$0.00
$3,776.00
Subtotal
$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
Printing, Copying, Postage
Flagging and Paint
Subtotal
$1,175.00
$500.00
$1,675.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,175.00
$500.00
$1,675.00
Subtotal
$165,293.00
$0.00
$165,293.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$165,293.00
$0.00
$165,293.00
Subtotal
$32,420.00
$0.00
$32,420.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$32,420.00
$0.00
$32,420.00
$250,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$250,000.00
NRS2
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
NRS2
Subtotal
Travel
6400 mi @ $.59/mile
Equipment
Supplies
Contractual
Landowner Cost Share
Other
INDIRECT
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income1
1
0
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 will require prior
approval by the granting agency.