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Josephine County Forestry

Explore Josephine County Forestry's objectives for fiscal year 2016-17, including timber management, sustainable harvest, community outreach, and inventory analysis. Learn about the timber sale program, grants, and forestry resources comparison. Make a difference in sustainable forest management!

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Josephine County Forestry

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  1. Josephine County Forestry Fiscal Year 2016/17 Budget Presentation

  2. MAP OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY FORESTRY LANDS 30,000 ACRES

  3. Josephine County Forestry ObjectivesFiscal Year 2016-17 • Timber Management • New Inventory • Maximize Growth • Reforestation • Sustainable Harvest • Grants Work • Community Outreach

  4. Inventory Analysis &Management Plan • Inventory Update 2,500 plots on 10% of land • All stands within tracts given “Veg Types” • Long-term Inventory Maintenance

  5. Next Steps • Get FPS (Inventory Program)Training • Work with contractor to grow stands with model to predict yearly growth • Develop harvest/management plan based on fact based expected growth (85%) • Continue to perform inventory cruises on lands: Goal of 2,800 acres per year (Increase confidence in inventory) • Adjust harvest/management plan as facts show what the yearly predicted growth is

  6. 2016 Timber Sale Program Timber sold in competitive bid through a public auction 2016 Stands: Hayes Hill T.S. 436 mbf $149,278 Mungers Flat T.S. 1,446 mbf $484,790 Walker Complex T.S. 1,200 mbf $274,995 Upper Hog T.S. 920 mbf $315,555 Waterbrook T.S. 702 mbf $148,052 Bear Gulch T.S. 800 mbf $155,820 Colby T.S. 740 mbf $276,418 Rock Cr. Hardwood T.S. 100 mbf $14,314 TOTALS 6,344 mbf $1,819,222 Parks Wolf Cr. Park T.S. 305 mbf $75,990

  7. GRANTS • Title III Grant • Firewise Communities • Residential Hazardous Fuels Reduction • Title II Grant • Youth Tree Plant Materials • FEMA

  8. Community Outreach • Youth Tree Plant (Approx. 750 kids, 4,000 Seedlings) • Provide Source of Firewood • Interagency Cooperation (Extension Service, ODF and BLM) • Over the Counter Advice

  9. FORESTRY RESOURCES

  10. RESOURCES COMPARISON

  11. MATERIALS AND SERVICES REQUIREMENTS

  12. PERSONNEL SERVICES NOTE: A) 0.20 FTE ADMIN. SECRETARY IS FOR PARKS DEPT & .80 FORESTRY B) THE SHARE OF 2 FIELD CREW MEMBERS WITH ODF FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION WILL NO LONGER COME BACK TO COUNTY FOR 6 MONTHS C) REDUCTION OF 1 FTE FORESTRY PROJECT SPECIALIST 1 AND WILL USE CONTRACTUAL TEMPORARY LABOR FOR PROJECTS IN 16-17

  13. BUDGET SUMMARY NOTE: FORESTRY & FORESTY RESERVE WILL ENSURE REVENUE TO GENERAL FUND ANNUALLY OF $250,000

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