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Thornburg/Shokouh Fuels Reduction Project

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The Thornburg/Shokouh Fuels Reduction Project is a hazardous fuel mitigation effort located in Markleeville, Alpine County, California, covering an 80-acre treatment area across two private parcels: the Thornburg property at 79 Sawmill Road and the Shokouh property at 235 Pinion Road. The project aims to reduce wildfire risk by decreasing the continuity of native sagebrush and fire-damaged conifers ranging from 4 to 14 inches DBH. The primary objective is to lower potential flame lengths to less than 2 to 4 feet in surface fuels, ensuring the resulting stand does not contribute to initiating or sustaining a crown fire. The scope of work includes the mechanical mastication of 70 percent of on-site sagebrush, while retaining 30 percent in a discontinuous mosaic for habitat. Debris in masticated zones will be off-hauled or chip-mulched to maintain soil moisture and fire resilience. Conifer management involves the lop and scatter of dead and dying trees, the decking or removal of 4 to 14 inch DBH conifers, and limbing remaining trees to a minimum height of 10 feet. Specific retention requirements include maintaining at least two conifer snags per acre that are 16 inches DBH and over 20 feet tall, and leaving all riparian species on the Shokouh property unaltered. The project is administered by Alpine County and is compliant with the Alpine County General Plan and Community Wildfire Prevention Plan. It has been granted a CEQA Categorical Exemption under Class 4 for Minor Alterations to Land. Additionally, the project is eligible under the Lahontan Timber Waiver Category 2 and utilizes chipper equipment exempt from California Air Resources Board permitting for forestry work. Sam Booth, the Community Development Director, serves as the primary point of contact.

General Info

Wildfire risk reduction via fuel mitigation on 80 acres in Alpine County, California.

Agency

California → Alpine County

NAICS

113310 - LoggingView NAICS

Place of Performance

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Documents

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Thornburg/Shokouh Fuels Reduction Project CEQA Environmental Review Report

PDF•environmental-review-report

Thornburg/Shokouh Fuels Reduction Project Notice of Exemption

PDF•notice-of-exemption

Thornburg & Shokouh Project Map v5

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Thornburg/Shokouh Fuels Reduction Project Notice of Exemption

PDF•notice-of-exemption

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PostedDec 15

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Alpine County

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / Agency

California → Alpine County

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Sam BoothCommunity Development Director

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The project is located within the community of Markleeville, California. The project area is comprised of an 80 acre treatment area consisting of two private landowner parcels, each ~ 40 acres in Markleevillage of eastern Alpine County. The Thornburg property is located at 79 Sawmill Road, and the Shokouh property is located at 235 Pinion Road. The project areas are dominated by native sagebrush habitat of California Wildlife Habitat Relationship (CWHR) size class varies, and fire damaged conifers that range from 4-14 DBH. The proposed project will reduce the continuity of sagebrush and hazard trees in an effort to reduce hazardous fuel loading and arrangement such that the flame length, intensity, rate of spread, and duration of potential wildfire is reduced. The proposed project will 1) Utilize mechanical mastication to reduce the extent of sagebrush on site, targeting 70% of the sage for mastication, 2) leave remaining sagebrush in a discontinuous, mosaic fashion 30% for habitat which will not contribute to horizontal or vertical fuels, 3) off-haul and/or chip/mulch debris in the masticated zones to retain soil moisture and aid in fire resilience. lop and scatter of nominal dead and dying conifers through hand operations with assistance from machinery, and 4) deck/remove hand felled or mechanical logging of 4 to 14 DBH conifers present within the project area and limb remaining trees to a minimum height of 10 feet as measured from the lowest live green limb to the top of the surface fuels. Any riparian species on the Shokouh property will be retained and left unaltered. Conifer Snags 16+ DBH and over 20 feet tall shall be retained at a minimum rate of 2 per acre where they exist in the preharvest stand provided they do not pose a safety risk during and following operations. The desired, post treatment stand conditions will not contribute to initiating or sustaining a crown fire and will have projected flame lengths of less than 2-4 feet in the surface fuels, with increased resilience to wildfire. The resulting stand would appear well thinned with the primary carrier of the fire being leaves and/or grasses. The proposed action will effectively reduce hazardous fuels within the project area.