Transcript of Black Forest Together Forest Recovery Symposium Black Forest Area Overview Opening Remarks, Chris...
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- Black Forest Together Forest Recovery Symposium Black Forest
Area Overview Opening Remarks, Chris Bailey BFT Forest Recovery
Plan Chris Bailey and Tom Gustin CSU Extension Replanting How-to:
Mark Platten Break Wildfire Presentation: Scott MacDonald Forest
Recovery: A Conservation Approach Len Lankford
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- Forest Recovery Governing Principles Black Forest Area Serve
the needs of the Black Forest community Operate transparently
Uphold community values and respect private property rights
Consider, respect, and incorporate all viewpoints into decision
making processes Provide opportunities and information; let
landowners, operators, and the market do the rest
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- Symposium Participation Rules THE SYMPOSIUM SERIES WILL BE: An
organization of working groups that will develop solutions to
forest recovery challenges A TEAM of community and regional problem
solvers A forum for providing productive, respectful inputs that
inform recovery solutions THE SYMPOSIUM SERIES WILL NOT BE: A forum
for people with agendas that do not match symposium agenda A forum
characterized by negativity or close-minded viewpoints A Black
Forest business stimulus program
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- Black Forest Recovery Partners Black Forest Area Coordination
Status Colorado State Forest CSU Extension Office Coalition for the
Upper South Platte (CUSP) Weyerhaeuser, Inc. Colorado Governors
Task Force on Wildfire Insurance and Forest Health El Paso County
Commissioners Colorado State Senator Kent Lambert Colorado State
Representative Amy Stephens U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn U.S. Sen
Mark Udall U.S. Sen Michael Bennet Colorado Governor John
Hickenlooper
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- Organizational Strategy Initial Start-up RequirementsCost Hire
Forest Recovery Director$50-75,000 Administer Program & Upgrade
Website $25,000 Administer program initially through Black Forest
Together 501(C)(3) Existing board of directors, org structure,
website, volunteers Hire program director in early 2014 Finalize
plan, conduct initial 40-acre grant projects Transition to
independent entity w/in 1 year
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- Black Forest Recovery Goals Black Forest Area 1.Revitalize burn
arearemove dead trees when/where appropriate and replant trees,
shrubs, grasses 2.Mitigate and revitalize the 63,000-acre Black
Forest area to prevent future destructive fires and recreate
healthy forest Challenge Create a recovery process that will be a
model in the west; drive recovery and revitalization of the forest
by reducing costs and efforts associated with forest mitigation,
dead tree removal, and replanting Yearly Goal: drive recovery for
10% of Black Forest small acreage properties (5 acres or less)2,000
acres, total What does revitalized landscape mean to you?
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- Black Forest Area
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- Black Forest Fire Black Forest area: approximately 62,000 acres
Median Per Capita Income: $41,000 (city- data.com) Majority of
properties are 5 acres or less Total Black Forest Acreage (need
forested) 62,342 Total Acreage Destroyed 3,335 Total Acreage
Damaged or Destroyed 8,426 Total Properties Damaged or Destroyed
1,889 Total Acreage, Parcels with 5 Acres or Less 19,014 Total
Acreage, Parcels 5 Acres or Less Damaged/Destroyed 2,200 El Paso
County Data Plan Focus
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- A Forest Recovery and Fuel Reduction Model citizens,
government, and business working toward a common goal Coordinate
community, government, and market participation mechanisms to
overcome the barriers that have hamstrung recovery and prevention
efforts throughout the west Two Lines of Effort 1.Reduce forest
recovery and fuel reduction costs by maximizing supply chain
efficiency 2.Incentivize coordinated landowner participation to
create economies of scale, strengthen unity of effort, and harness
community commitment Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP)
operates a highly successful program with similar components. CUSP
leadership has been very helpful in developing this plan Emphasis
of the strategy is to maximize the value of funds spent to recover
the Black Forest and prevent future destructive wildfires
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- Overview of Forest Recovery Strategy Lines of Effort Black
Forest Area 1. Directly reduce forest recovery and fuel reduction
costs Analyze supply chain for cost reduction opportunities
Facilitate forestry operator cost reduction initiatives 2.
Incentivize coordinated landowner participation Build 40-acre
consolidation program Obtain grants/offsets for 40-acre
consolidations Aggressively promote, advertise, build awareness
Continue symposiums, recovery workshops Reduce effort required to
mitigate & replant Curbside slash pick-up/mastication
Categories are interdependent but economics will drive recovery
success. Goal: reduce landowner recovery costs to $1,000 per
acre
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- Potential Cost Reduction Initiatives 30-40% Cost Reduction
1.Locate processing equipment in BF Under Study Operate tub grinder
at central site in BF to serve contractors Reduce costs associated
with hauling & disposing of slash Existing public site does not
serve contractors 2.Establish log sorting yard to reduce
transportation costs for operators and increase supply reliability
for buyers Under Study Operate site on either public or private
property 3.Achieve economies of scale through landowner
consolidation - Go Forestry Operators members bid on blocks 4.
Coordinate & consolidate seed/seedling/tree planting program -
Go Each of these initiatives helps maximize the value of
contributions for recovery and fuel reduction projects.
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- Incentivize Coordinated Landowner Participation BF Landowners
coordinate to achieve lower costs on menu of tree removal
optionsservice-based cost levels Available: Feb-March 40-acre
consolidations achieve economies of scale for operatorsdrive 15-30%
reduction in costs Avoid equipment load/unload requirements
Administer program through BFT website Landowners sign up on
website contractors bid Facilitates landowner coordination,
consolidation of properties Integrate government/corporate grants
& equipment into program to directly offset costs Pursue 2-3
large block grants/pilot projects (40-acre min) CUSP assist,
county-FEMA, State Grant 1 Mile Consolidation Example: 5-Acre
Properties 40-acre consolidations are key to recovery modelbasis
for direct cost reductions and grant/offset applications
Contiguous/adjacent properties not a requirement
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- What about Replanting? Data points: A healthy forest will have
approximately 40 trees per acre It will take 60 to 80 trees planted
to achieve 40 trees Cost per seedling is approximately $1 when
bought in bulk 8000+ acres destroyed x 80 seedlings x 1$ =
$640,000! Not realisticyet. Waldo Canyon planted 6000 trees last
year Mitigating factors: Manpower, cost, experience, weather, water
What about grass seed? Black Forest Together Goal: 10,000 trees in
2014 How ?
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- Black Forest and Replanting Several avenues of attack
culminating in 1-3 community events 1.Identify need/demand for
trees and seed Sign up on BFT Website in Feb-Apr 2.Get the
trees/seedlings 60/40 split 60% from Donor Program 40% from
Donations/Fundraising CS Conservation Program 2. Educate the masses
how to plant / transplant Colorado State Extension and Colorado
State Forest 3.Black Forest and the Big Dig Days Dates TBD Early
May coinciding with tree delivery Volunteers USAFA cadet wing,
local churches, us!... All-day events throughout Black Forest Meet
at TBD location and enjoy sponsor provided food and drink
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- Additional Initiatives Long term replantig efforts: State BF
Seedling Program Determine feasibility of curbside slash pick-up
program, similar to program in Rockrimmon area of Colorado Springs
under study.
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- Back-up Slides
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- How can you help? 1.Identify risks in the plan and
corresponding mitigation measures 2.Highlight requirements for
additional information and assist with organizational expertise
3.Assist us in obtaining funding for start- up of the organization
4.Commit to partnering with us and supporting our initiatives
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- Cost Worksheet Achieving Tree Removal and Mitigation Cost
Reductions Yearly Totals: 2,000 Acres Current Average Cost Per
Acre*$3500$7.0M - Direct Cost Reduction Initiatives- $700$1.4M -
40-Acre Consolidation Economies of Scale- $800$1.6M - 40-Acre
Grants/Subsidization- $1000$2.0M Per-Acre Landowner Cost
Goal$1,000$2.0M * Costs per acre vary depending on level/type of
service $3M/ 43% 57% Cost reductions maximize value of
landowner/grant investments.
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- Homeowner/ Landowner Tree/Slash Removal Processing Market
Transportation Considerations for Reducing Forest Recovery Costs
Homeowner/ Landowner Tree/Seed Acquisition Prep/Planting
Transportation Follow-on Care Mitigation & Tree
RemovalReplanting
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- TASK: Develop partnerships to build economies of scale Cost
Factors Labor Equipment Transportation Operating Location Risks
Regulation Market dissolution Unknown factors Homeowner/ Landowner
Tree/Slash Removal Processing Market Sawmill/Processing Mill
Chipper/Tub Grinder, etc. Transportation Power Plant Biomass Forest
Products Labor-Intensive vs. Mechanized Considerations for Reducing
Forest Recovery Costs
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- Potential Ponderosa Pine Markets * Black Forest Slash/Mulch
operates a volunteer slash processing program in conjunction with
El Paso County and a contractor who operates a tub grinder at a
county-owned site. Timber Processing*Slash Processing Dimensional
LumberLandscape Mulch OSB/Plywood, etc.Erosion Control Peeled
Poles/LogsStove Pellets Shavings/Stove Pellets Find/develop vendors
to market products and alleviate timber and slash loads
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- Black Forest Together Dec 7 th Forest Recovery Symposium Black
Forest Area Overview Opening Remarks, Chris Bailey Hat Trick
Project and Hayman Fire Before-and-After, Chuck Dennis Update on
MVEA Hazard Tree Removal Project Dr. Judy von Ahlefeldt Report on
Forest Recovery Plan: Tree Removal/Mitigation Components Chris
Bailey Potential Forest Recovery Grants Mark Platten, CSU Extension
Break 10 Min Panel Discussion plus Q&A : How We Will Reduce
Replanting Costs for Landowners: Tom Gustin and Panelists
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- Stakeholderswe need you! Black Forest Area Citizen: Private
Landowners, Land Managers, Homeowner Association Representatives
Commercial Contractors: Arborists/Tree & Debris Removal, Forest
Products, Builders, other... Insurance Companies: State Insurance
Agency, United Policyholders Government/Legislators: County, State,
Federal Agencies. State Congressional Members