The Huntington Basin Stewardship Project, (IRSC)

The Huntington Basin Stewardship Project is located on the High Sierra Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest, within the Huntington Lake Recreation Area and as indicated on the Contract Area Map. Project objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

•Improve Forest Health in the Huckleberry Recreation Residence Tract by removing existing down trees cut as the result of tree mortality within the lot area. In the common area, fall dead trees and remove those trees in addition to existing down trees. Gather limbs and tops and remove to disposal site in the basin.

•Improve Forest Health in the Dowville Recreation Residence Tract by removing existing down trees cut as the result of tree mortality within the tract area. Gather limbs and tops and remove to disposal site in the basin.

•Improve Forest Health in the Cedar Crest Resort area by falling dead trees and removing those trees in addition to existing down trees. Gather limbs and tops and remove to disposal site in the basin.

•Utilize Timber and other products to provide wood resource to forest product industry.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: mechanical fuel reduction, snag and down wood management, removal of fuels, and timber or other product removal.