Pine Springs Ponderosa II
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Project ID: 5516
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2021
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: David Palmer
PM Agency: Bureau of Land Management
PM Office: Vernal
Lead: Bureau of Land Management
WRI Region: Northeastern
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Description:
Improve ponderosa pine stand by remove pinyon juniper encroachment. Hand cut and pile pinyon juniper and excess ponderosa saplings to reduce crown spacing and reduce risk of crown fire damage to Ponderosa pine stand.
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Location:
Pine Springs Canyon area on BLM managed lands
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Project Need
Need For Project:
Treatment will increase resiliency of the Ponderosa stand. It will also lessen impact of wildfire.
Objectives:
Thin conifers to pre-fire suppression condition, reduce trees/acre and crown spacing to improve individual tree vigor. Reduce crown fire risk.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Loss of ponderosa stand due to extreme fire behavior. Elevated risk of insect mortality.
Relation To Management Plan:
Project conforms to current NEPA and the Vernal Field Office RMP.
Fire / Fuels:
Reduce fuel load and ladder fuels. Reduce risk of crown fire.
Water Quality/Quantity:
Reduction of conifers should increase available water within the stand and may increase ephemeral water flow.
Compliance:
Project will comply with the GRD-VFO NEPA and RMP.
Methods:
Thin ponderosa stand. Hand fell and pile pinyon juniper and excess ponderosa saplings.
Monitoring:
Repeat photography and plots to determine trees per acre and species composition.
Partners:
UDWR, BLM Fuels, BLM Forestry.
Future Management:
Maintain healthy ponderosa pine stand
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
N/A
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $90,000.00 | $0.00 | $90,000.00 | $0.00 | $90,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Contractual Services | Contract to thin pinyon/juniper from ponderosa and Douglas fir stand and pile the cut material to be burned. | $90,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2021 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $175,000.00 | $0.00 | $175,000.00 | $0.00 | $175,000.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| BLM Fuels (Green River) | A090 | Mod 4 - $90k Mod 6 - $80k RF - $5k | $175,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Elk | R2 | |||||
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| Lewis's Woodpecker | N4 | |||||
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| Mule Deer | R1 | |||||
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Habitats
| Habitat | ||||
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| Not Listed | ||||
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Project Comments
| Comment | 08/29/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| This is just a reminder that completion reports are due August 31st. I have entered the expenses in the Through WRI/DWR column on the finance page. Please do not make any changes to numbers in the Through WRI/DWR column. Any "Through Other" or "In-kind" expenses will need to be entered by the PM or contributors. Be sure to click on the finalize button on the completion report when you have your completion report ready to be reviewed by WRI Admin. Don't forget to upload any pictures of the project you have of before, during and after completion. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 09/14/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Please enter any missing expenses on the Finance page, update final features and fill out the Completion Form ASAP. Completion reports were due August 31st. If you have any questions about this don't hesitate to contact me. Also, don't forget to upload before, during and after photos of the project. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 09/19/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Thank you. I have moved the project to completed. | |||
Completion
Start Date:
09/22/2020
End Date:
10/28/2021
FY Implemented:
2022
Final Methods:
3 Bs forestry crews hand cut (using chainsaws) pinyon and juniper trees in ponderosa and mixed conifer stands to reduce stand density and crown spacing. Slash from cut trees was piled in preparation for burning to reduce fuel load and fire hazard.
Project Narrative:
The work on this project was completed between 9/23/2022 and 10/28/2022.
Future Management:
Piles should be burned by BLM fire crew late fall 2022
Map Features
| ID | Feature Category | Action | Treatement/Type |
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| 10821 | Terrestrial Treatment Area | Forestry practices | Thinning (non-commercial) |
Project Map
