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South Canyon Hatch Mountain
Region: Southern
ID: 5949
Project Status: Completed
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2023
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Final Methods
The Hatch Mountain project was broken into two treatment categories. A cut and pile contract was completed by 3B's Forestry on 11/10/22. The second treatment type was a lop and scatter and was completed by Cutting Edge Forestry on 11/15/22.
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Project Narrative
The Hatch Mountain project was completed to remove the accumulation of fire intolerant vegetation, and dense forest canopies that have developed, thus creating forests favoring crown fires rather than low intensity surface fires that historically occurred, Reduce risk to insect, and disease by reducing stand densities and improving forest health. These objectives were reached by issuing a contract to 3B's Forestry to cut and pile vegetation in order to reduce dense forest canopies. 3B's Forestry completed this project using chainsaws and 30 personnel starting October 24, 2022. Canopies were reduced by cutting dense vegitation with defect and disease and piled to be burned in the future. All work was completed timely ending November 10, 2022. 241 acres were cut and piled. A second objective of the project was to improve health, composition, and diversity of shrubs, grasses, and forbs; reduce pinyon pine and juniper density by 90%; Maintain adequate habitat components to meet needs of greater sage grouse in nesting, brood rearing, and winter habitats; Maintain/create large, unfragmented blocks of sage brush habitat with a variety of seral stages to meet seasonal needs of sage grouse. The second objective was completed by issuing a lop and scatter contract to Cutting Edge Forestry. Work was started November 1, 2022 and finished November 15, 2022 using a combination of chainsaws, loppers and 35 personnel. 1698 acres were completed by Cutting Edge Forestry. Minor acreage reductions were made in order to leave additional wildlife habitat islands.
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Future Management
Piles created are planned to be burned in FY 24 after the vegetation in the piles have cured. These piles will be burned by BLM personnel. Project area will be monitored for vegetative trend, cover and wildlife use for the next 3 years. Maintenance of the project could be completed in the future with lop and scatter, prescribed fire, or other mechanical treatments.
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Steven Barker
Submitted Time
12/15/2022 10:50:43
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