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Monroe Mountain Aspen Ecosystems Restoration Project Phase 5
Region: Southern
ID: 5198
Project Status: Completed
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2023
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Final Methods
USFS: 2,011 acres broadcast prescribed fire, 1,467 acres of contract hand thinning via UDWR contract along with intermixed prescribed fire and jackpot burning, 454 acres thin and pile via 5 year UDWR contract using feller bunchers skidders and log loaders forestry type equipment, some wildlife slash fencing was also made utilizing cut slash along perimeter that were conducive to have this installed. 360 acres of thin and pile via USFS force account skid steers. Pile burning of of associated activity piles via USFS firefighters. ~2,500 acres of UDWR contract aerial seeding occurred focusing on high intensity burn areas. Private: 222 acres of thin and pile contract with UFFSL.
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Project Narrative
During this phase of the project. mechanical thinning land occurred adjacent to and on private land. Some of these mechanical treatments were utilized to provide control lines for the prescribed fire portion of this phase of the project near Deep Lake and Duck Lake areas. Prescribed fire of high complexity was implemented around the Long Flat private land subdivision. Both aerial and hand ignition techniques were utilized to implement the prescribed fire. Multiple agencies such as BLM, UFFSL, UDWR, local fire department resources and other National Forests from Idaho and Utah assisted in the implementation of this prescribed fire. Seeding of high elevation grass mix also occurred within high intensity burn areas to allow for increased forage and quicker under story recovery that will reduce impacts to aspen from overbrowse.
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Future Management
Future prescribed fire is planned to continue to build off of this phase of completed prescribed fire. This will continue to build a bigger footprint to aid in aspen regeneration success long with provide reduced risk to community of Long Flat during future planned phases of prescribed fire that are planned long the west face of Monroe Mountain. Aspen and toad monitoring will continue to be implemented over the course of the project. BYU is currently taking the lead on the aspen monitoring efforts. Toad monitoring will be completed by force account USFS and UDWR fisheries staff.
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Kelly Cornwall
Submitted Time
08/24/2022 19:50:16
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