Forest Fuel Hazard Reduction and Utilization/Oak Woodland Restoration
Project Overview
Basics
Forest Fuel Hazard Reduction and Utilization/Oak Woodland Restoration
- Address Climate Change and Extreme Event Effects, Impacts and Vulnerabilities
- Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
- Develop, Collect and Analyze Data at a Variety of Spatial Scales to Inform Priority Projects/Actions
- Ensure that Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Communities Benefit from Initiatives
- Respect Local Autonomy and Local Knowledge in NCRP Planning and Implementation
NCRP RFFC Demonstration Projects R2
Completed
The project treats extreme fire hazard forest conditions and improves forest health by thinning overstocked stands using a mechanized harvesting system and removing encroaching conifers from adjacent oak woodlands. Approximately 50 to 75 percent of the stems are removed from the overstocked stands while retaining the healthiest trees in a free-to-grow stand condition. Hazardous horizontal and vertical fuel loading resulting from intermingling crowns and stand mortality will be reduced, resulting in resilient, fire-resistant stand conditions and reduced rate of fire spread in the event of a wildfire.
2019
2020
2022
7/12/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
Approximately 50 to 75 percent of the stems will be removed from the overstocked stands while retaining the healthiest trees in a free-to-grow stand condition. Removal of conifers from true oak woodlands will enable the safe reintroduction of prescribed fire, further reducing wildfire hazard while improving forage and herbaceous groundcover. Treatment byproducts, which are typically burned or chipped, will be put to commercial uses thereby supporting local jobs and infrastructure. The public will be invited to view active operations and learn about the
project objectives and the techniques employed to accomplish them. In addition to the direct benefits to forest health and productivity within the treatment area, this project will deliver data describing the costs of the treatment and merchantable wood product recovery. These data will be made available for broad distribution and review.
Solutions
Capacity - Demonstration Projects, Fire Resilient Forests - Fuel Management, Fire Resilient Forests - Timber Industry
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
None
Project Size (Acres)
None
Location
Humboldt Redwood Company, Scotia, CA
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Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Agricultural heritage preservation | Working land category: Forestry | 1 count |
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Education & Outreach - # of events | 1 | |
| Fuels Reduction (area) | Treatment Type: Mechanical thinning | 109 acres |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 1 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Agricultural heritage preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Working land category | 2022 | Units |
| Forestry | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Education & Outreach - # of events | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Units | |
| 1 | number | |
| Total | 1 | number |
| Education & outreach - # of participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Units | |
| 27 | number | |
| Total | 27 | number |
| Fuels Reduction (area) | ||
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| Treatment Type | 2022 | Units |
| Mechanical thinning | 109 | acres |
| Total | 109 | acres |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Units | |
| 1 | number | |
| Total | 1 | number |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matching Funds (Matching Funds) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $251,946.00 | $251,946.00 |
| Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program (CA Dept of Conservation) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $87,040.00 | $87,040.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $338,986.00 | $338,986.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Types
Project Types
This project will collect pre- and post-treatment stand data including basal area, stems per acre, timber volume (MBF), and estimates of non-merchantable woody material fuel hazard reduction/green tons (i.e. chips, slash). Compare these data with existing data from similar stand types to develop a cost-revenue assessment.
The public will be invited to observe active operations to increase awareness of preventative and restorative forestry practices and the technology available to implement them.
This project combines fuel reduction for forest health with harvest of merchantable timber and reduces hazardous fuel load in oak woodlands.
Improving woodland health through fuel reduction increases climate resiliency by improving recharge and making the woodland more resistant to catastrophic wildfire.
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Forest Fuel Hazard Reduction and Utilization / Oak Woodland Restoration
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