Willow Draw Project

Added: Apr 20, 2017 2:49 pm Modified: Apr 24, 2017 3:14 pmTrack Changes The Willow Draw Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project Area is located on Forest Service land 3 to 5 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The Pagosa Ranger District is responsible for the Project. The proposed treatments under this contract involves mechanical thinning, mowing and shredding (mastication) of Rocky Mountain juniper, white fir, blue spruce, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, Gambel oak and associated shrubs.

Contractors are to provide all labor, supplies and equipment to mechanically mow and shred (or grind) designated vegetation with a rubber tired or tracked, vertical or horizontal shaft shredder or mulcher capable of working on slopes up to 30 percent and mulching trees or logs up to 12 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH).

The purpose of this mowing and shredding treatment is to thin and shred ponderosa pine stands and understory vegetation in order to improve overall stand health and to mitigate fire hazards by decreasing fuel continuity. The Project Area is within the Wildland Urban Interface. It is at high risk of high intensity crown fire potentially impacting adjacent residential areas 160.

The Project Area is located on the Pagosa Ranger District in Archuleta County northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The legal location of the Project Area is T. 35 N., R. 1 E., Section 7; T. 35 N., R. 1 W., Section 1, 2, 11 and 12; T. 36 N., 1 W., Sections 33 and 34. A Vicinity Map showing the general location of the Project Area and a Project Area Map showing the location of the Treatment Units are attached to this contract.

The location and boundaries of the Treatment Units are shown on the Project Area Map. There are 7 Treatment Units totaling 743 acres in the Project Area.

Pre- proposal Conference attendance is MANDATORY
Conference is scheduled for 04 March 2017 @ 10:00 am Mountain Time

Pagosa Ranger District Office
180 Pagosa Street
Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147

NOTE: The Pre-Proposal Conference is scheculed for May 4, 2017, NOT March 4, 2017 as shown in the updated (V2) Attachment.

 

Added: Apr 20, 2017 2:49 pm The Willow Draw Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project Area is located on Forest Service land 3 to 5 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The Pagosa Ranger District is responsible for the Project. The proposed treatments under this contract involves mechanical thinning, mowing and shredding (mastication) of Rocky Mountain juniper, white fir, blue spruce, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, Gambel oak and associated shrubs.

Contractors are to provide all labor, supplies and equipment to mechanically mow and shred (or grind) designated vegetation with a rubber tired or tracked, vertical or horizontal shaft shredder or mulcher capable of working on slopes up to 30 percent and mulching trees or logs up to 12 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH).

The purpose of this mowing and shredding treatment is to thin and shred ponderosa pine stands and understory vegetation in order to improve overall stand health and to mitigate fire hazards by decreasing fuel continuity. The Project Area is within the Wildland Urban Interface. It is at high risk of high intensity crown fire potentially impacting adjacent residential areas 160.

The Project Area is located on the Pagosa Ranger District in Archuleta County northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The legal location of the Project Area is T. 35 N., R. 1 E., Section 7; T. 35 N., R. 1 W., Section 1, 2, 11 and 12; T. 36 N., 1 W., Sections 33 and 34. A Vicinity Map showing the general location of the Project Area and a Project Area Map showing the location of the Treatment Units are attached to this contract.

The location and boundaries of the Treatment Units are shown on the Project Area Map. There are 7 Treatment Units totaling 743 acres in the Project Area.

Pre- proposal Conference attendance is MANDATORY
Conference is scheduled for 04 March 2017 @ 10:00 am Mountain Time

Pagosa Ranger District Office
180 Pagosa Street
Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147