10_Small Fuels Treatment Photo Series.pdf

This document is an Attachment (10) detailing a Small Fuels Treatment Photo Series for the BCLH Stewardship IRSC Phase 3 project in the Willamette National Forest's Detroit Ranger District. The document provides photographic evidence of post-treatment fuel loadings with detailed quantitative measurements across three diameter classes: 0.25" to 3.0" (4.5 tons per acre), 3.1" to 9.0" (6.8 tons per acre), and 9.1" to 20" (13.2 tons per acre).

The images demonstrate fuel reduction treatments where minimum forest standards have been met, with residual down wood greater than 16" in diameter retained on-site. Each photo includes a triangular marker and accompanying data table showing the tons per acre for different wood diameter ranges. The documentation indicates that while smaller diameter fuels have been effectively reduced, some images show fuel loading in the 9.1" to 20" class exceeding minimum standards, which is noted in the accompanying text. This photo series serves as a visual guide for assessing adequate levels of fuels treatments in forest management.