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Monroe Mountain Aspen Ecosystems Restoration Project Phase 2
Region: Southern
ID: 3959
Project Status: Completed
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2021
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Final Methods
During this phase 2,193 acre of Seral Aspen/Mixed Conifer was treated by prescribed fire. Prescribed fire was implemented utilizing both USFS and interagency resources. Ignitions were completed by both hand ignition, aerial PSD and aerial helitorch methods. Post prescribed fire we seeded via helicopter ~868 acres of the high intensity prescribed fire areas. During this phase 790 acres of Stable and Seral Aspen was treated by mechanical thinning. Mechanical thinning and piling was completed via contract services thru the state contracting along with skid steers and USFS force account operators. Some hand thinning also occurred in portions with stable aspen. Mx thinning on private property thru the Joint Chiefs funding also occurred as part of this projects. Polygons were not uploaded due to privacy concerns with land owners. 177 acres were completed through joint chiefs funding and NRCS. Timber crews continued with lay out and marking of future Mx treatment areas. Fisheries biologist continued with required Boreal Toad Monitoring. (See Monroe Aspen Phase II aquatics monitoring report in the images/documents section)
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Project Narrative
The prescribed fire portion along with the seeding was accomplished during the last week of May 2017 and the during the first week of November 2018. Seeding of the prescribed fire areas also occurred during the first week of November.2018. Mechanical treatments occurred during the summers of 2017 and 2018. Work began mid July 2017 and concluded September of 2018. Timber sale/mx preparation along with required boreal toad monitoring also occurred during both summers of 2017 and 2018. BYU Aspen monitoring is continuing as well in both the Mechanical and prescribed fire areas.
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Future Management
Aspen monitoring is continuing thru BYU. Browse thresholds are being monitored and management responses are being discussed for areas that the thresholds are being reached. Working with UDWR and the Monroe Working group to determine best course of action. Some slash fencing in mechanically treated areas may be implemented in the future along with some net wire wildlife fences to hinder ungulate brows pressure. Electric fencing is also being discussed to keep livestock off treated mechanical thinned areas. This will allow continued pasture rotation and only resting treated areas of the pasture. Also some antlerless hunts have been occurring within the treated areas to disperse wildlife pressures. District also completed some aspen root ripping and sagebrush harrowing in and around mechanical treated areas in hopes to improve aspen response along with increase other browse species to lesson impacts to browse on aspen..
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Kelly Cornwall
Submitted Time
09/14/2021 11:25:31
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