Kelsey Gun IRSC

Description of Work—The purpose of this project are: to reduce the rish of high-intensity wildfires by restoring low-intensity fire to ponderosa pine, aspen, shrub and grass ecosystems within a Wildland Urban Interface project area, moving the vegetation closer to historical conditions. Land management objectives for the project area are summarized as follows: Move the landscape toward a more desirable, ecologically resilient condition better able to support natural forest structures, disturbance regimes, vegetative diversity, wildlife habitats, and proper functioning watersheds. Reduce crown fire risk, spot fire potential and surface fire intensity in short-needle stands by means of mechanical and hand thinning, pile burning, and mastication. Utilize Timber or other products—Provide wood resource to forest product industry; and public firewood. Nutrient recycling in long-needle pine beds. Improve Forest Health—Provide growing space for healthy trees, reduce fuel loadings, and increase the vigor of grasses, forbs and shrubs. Improve and protect wildlife and their habitats. Lower present and future mountain pine beetle and Douglas fir beetle infestations. Improve Road Management—Provide maintenance and obliteration to meet project area transportation plan and resource needs. Reduce the negative impacts that wildfire could have on watersheds. To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: stand cleaning/thinning, mechanical fuels reduction, non-commercial cleaning/thinning, and piling of fuels, timber or other products, removal and decking of Sawtimber and non-sawtimber, and road work.