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West Government Creek Fire Rehabilitation
Region: Central
ID: 3893
Project Status: Completed
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2017
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Final Methods
Flew seed on 2,028 acres of the West Government creek fire in early November of 2016, using a helicopter. Seed consisted of some native perennial grasses and forbs. Contractor started the one-way chaining treatment on December 12th using an Ely chain. Dribblers were used on the cats to plant bitterbrush and fourwing saltbrush. The BLM drill seeded about 681 acres of flatter terrain in November of 2016 using rangeland drills. A secondary shrub seed mix was flown on 2,028 acres of the fire in mid January of 2017.
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Project Narrative
Project got a late start due to contractor's work load and equipment break downs. Some of the chaining took place when there was over 1 foot of snow on the site. As a result, soil disturbance was not adequate in some areas. In addition, some areas were not chained due to inability of contractors to cross gullies and work on steeper slopes. Approximately 2,000 acres of chaining were flagged, but only 1,325 ares actually got chained. A lot of dribbler seed was sent back and did not get put out via the dribblers on the bulldozers. Not sure how much dribbler seed actually got planted with the dribblers. Shrub seed was planted with ATV via flex planters and an ATV mini drill in March of 2016. An area of about 34 acres was planted north of the Log canyon road on Forest Service property.
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Future Management
The project treated both BLM and USFS managed lands. The burned areas will be rested from grazing for at least 2 years.
Submitted By
Robert Edgel
Submitted Time
11/01/2017 18:25:48
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