Pine Mountain Lake Fuel Reduction Project

Pine Mountain Lake Fuel Reduction Project

This project will use a variety of methods to reduce fuel loading and remove ladder fuels on a highly dense, approximately 640-acre WUI area east of Pine Mountain Lake. Phase I: Manual or mechanical tree felling of dead/hazard trees with a felling crew with chain saw or tracked style feller buncher, to establish a safe work environment. Brush, ladder fuels, and suppressed trees will be targeted for removal with a goal of retaining diverse species, and stand structure. Ideal spacing in the treated landscape will be variable and dependent on vegetation density. Generally, 10–40-foot crown spacing. The primary treatment method for this will be mastication using tracked style excavators or skid-steer. Phase II: Hand crews utilizing chainsaws, and pole pruners will prune trees ½ the height of the crown or 8-10 feet, whichever is less. This treatment will target areas either too steep, rocky, or sensitive for mechanical treatment. Slash will either be broadcast chipped or lopped and scattered. Phase III: Slash treatment (if required) will be done with tracked or rubber-tired mastication. Areas where machinery is unable to access or is excluded from, slash disposal will be done by hand using lop and scatter. Phase IV: Herbivory will be used to browse the regenerating vegetation.

Tuolumne

Southern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Other (Fuel Reduction)

Fuels Reduction

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire