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USDA Forest Service
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Presentation to the Nevada Biomass WorkshopNovember 2, 2006
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Wildlife
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Kyle Canyon
GatewayDevelopment
Canyon
Where Will The Biomass Come From?
A National Forest Perspective
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Spring Mountains NRA HazardousFuels Reduction Project
Overview
Approximately 2,500 acres
Reduce long-term wildland fire
risks
Remove fuels within 300
feetaround communities, private
lands and Forest Service
facilities
Treatments will take place onNational Forest System lands
Nevada Fire Safe Council is
concurrently working to reduce
fuels on private lands
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Project Location:
Kyle Canyon
Lee Canyon
Deer Creek
Mt. Springs
Torino Ranch
Trout Canyon
Cold Creek
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Activity Acres
Prune Trees 2330
Thinning Trees 1729
Thinning Shrubs 2234
Removal by Ground-based
Machine
482
Removal by Cable 714
Removal by Skyline 260
Removal by Helicopter 255
Masticate 501
Chip on Site 73
Remove by Hand 606
Handpile and Burn 1649
Planned Treatments
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Material Utilization
Spring Mountains NRA Potential Biomass
Availability for current project- 64,250 tons
Echo SubdivisionEcho Subdivision
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When and How Long
Will The Project Occur?
Environmental Analysis will be completed by early
spring 2007
Begin implementation fall of 2007 and complete within
3-5 years
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Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act Funding
Funding for planning and implementation.
Proposed legislation to amend SNPLMATen-year fuel reduction plan
for Spring Mts. and
Lake Tahoe
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Humboldt-Toiyabe Potential
Biomass Projects
Carson andBridgeportRanger Districts
Ely RangerDistrict
Spring Mountains NRA
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Humboldt-Toiyabe Current Projects
Carson Ranger DistrictNorth Washoe Stewardship Resale
5432 ccf stewardship timber
sale in WUIJeffrey pine
Biomass component consistsof removing non- saw down to4 dbh,
tops and limbs
Whites Creek FuelwoodCommercial Fuelwood Sale
Long Valley Aspen
Conifer removal from Aspenstands
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Humboldt-Toiyabe Current Projects
Bridgeport Ranger District Mill Canyon fuels reduction
project
Treats Jeffrey pine and true fir
Proposed treatments:mechanical 800 acres;prescribed fire 2,900
acres
Decision expected in calendar
year 2006
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Humboldt-Toiyabe Current Projects
Ely Ranger District
Deadhorse fuels reduction 200 acres of mechanicalpinyon removal;
ready to implement.
Lowry fuels reduction Proposing 4500 acres ofprescribed fire and
mechanical in pinyon/juniper. NEPA
Analysis in progress. Project in WUI.
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Issues to Bringing Biomass to Market
Road Access
Proximity to market
Variability of product
Transportation Costs
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Questions?Questions?
