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Markagunt Aspen Restoration Phase 1
Region: Southern
ID: 5176
Project Status: Current
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2024
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Final Methods
Hand Crews - Lop and Scatter (187.11 ac) and Lop and Pile (101.43 ac) conifer trees less than 5 inches dbh. Mechanical Crew - Cut and pile (283.34 ac) conifer from 5 to 18 inches dbh using shears and hot saws.
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Project Narrative
Phase 1 of the Markagunt Aspen Restoration Project was designed to regenerate about 350 acres of aspen forest on the Markagunt Plateau by mechanically removing and piling conifer 5 to 18 inches dbh and lopping and scattering or lopping and piling conifer less than 5 inches dbh using hand crews. Hand crews ended up treating a total of 288.54 acres while the mechanical crew cut and piled just over 283 acres.
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Future Management
Because of funding shortages additional funding will be needed to finish the project. Future needs to complete the project will include pile and broadcast burning to remove fuels and stimulate aspen suckering. Fire lines will need to be constructed in some areas to reduce the risk of fire spreading to heavy fuel loads.
Submitted By
Charles Chamberlain
Submitted Time
12/07/2023 14:44:35
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