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Restoring and Maintaining the Health and Resilience of the Stanislaus National Forest. Master Stewardship Agreement with Tuolumne County. Forest Service. Tuolumne County. Population of 54,248 people 1,200 ft. to over 9,000 ft. elevation range 77% Publicly Managed Land
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Restoring and Maintaining the Health and Resilience of the Stanislaus National Forest Master Stewardship Agreement with Tuolumne County Forest Service
Tuolumne County • Population of 54,248 people • 1,200 ft. to over 9,000 ft. elevation range • 77% Publicly Managed Land • Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park • Headwaters of Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers
Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions (YSS) • Formed in 2010 • Highly diverse coalition of interests • Common goal of restoring and maintaining • healthy forests and watersheds • fire-safe communities • sustainable local economies • Science-based approach
Origins • “Increase Pace and Scale” • Decision by YSS in August 2017 • Signed by USFS and Tuolumne County in December 2018 • Entirety of Stanislaus National Forest within Tuolumne County’s boundary
Roles and Partnerships • USFS—Stanislaus National Forest • Tuolumne County • YSS • Tuolumne River Trust • Subcontractors
Forest and Watershed Resilience Supplemental Project Agreement (SPA) • SPAs • Treatments • Locations • Cost • Commercial Sale • 1,000 acres • Fuel Reduction Project • 318 acres of mechanical shredding
Upcoming Projects • County awarded $5 million from 2018 CCI • 6,745 acres of treatment: • Commercial/non-commercial thin—2,457 acres • Prescribed burn prep—3,788 acres • Reforestation—500 acres • LiDAR data acquisition
LiDAR Acquisition • Light Detection and Ranging • Tuolumne County and Stanislaus National Forest • 1,403,302 acres
Planning for the Future • Additional grant funds • USFS Large Landscape Environmental Assessment • Increase pace and scale • Utilize timber value for other treatments • Maintain our local infrastructure Forest Service