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Stockton Bullhog Phase 3
Region: Central
ID: 2571
Project Status: Completed
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2014
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Final Methods
680 acres of pinyon and juniper were masticated using tracked excavators with Fecon mulching heads. Juniper >24" diameter at ground level and pinyon >14"DBH were left as well as old-growth, trees along corridors and trees with wildlife nests. Where there were no trees that met the criteria of "leave" trees, 2-6 of the larger trees were left per acre. 622 acres were aerially seeded prior to mastication (419 acres included shrubs in the mix). A secondary aerial seeding of sagebrush occurred on 419 acres on 2/15/2014 after mastication was completed.
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Project Narrative
Giles Construction based out of Tooele, UT was awarded the contract. Our cost estimate was $240/ac and they came in at $239.50/ac. They used tracked excavators with Fecon heads to accomplish the work. They began work on 9/3/13 but were only allowed to work in areas that were not identified as needing seed. They started work with 6 machines and quickly ran out of acres to treat due to the fact that the rest of the project had not been seeded and we would not allow them to proceed until the seeding was done. Once the site was aerially seeded in early October they were allowed to move ahead. By this time they had decided to move 4 machines to other projects and did the rest of the acres with only 2 machines. Overall, the quality of work was consistently good but they did have a hard time grasping the "leave tree" concept and following the contract specifications as written. A secondary aerial seeding of sagebrush occurred on 419 acres on 2/15/2014 following completion of the mastication.
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Future Management
This area will be managed as sagebrush habitat in the long term. Follow up treatments will occur periodically to remove juniper regrowth in order to maintain the project objectives of minimizing crown fire potential and maintaining a healthy, diverse, perennial understroy. Grazing management will occur in the short term to ensure the success of the treatment but long term changes in grazing management are not necessary.
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