1. Stewardship Contracting on the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District USDA Forest Service Medicine Bow – Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland

3. Battle Stewardship Sierra Madre Community Information Contains over 100 summer cabins scattered throughout patented mineral in holdings. Contains over 100 summer cabins scattered throughout patented mineral in holdings. New subdivisions underway throughout the area. New subdivisions underway throughout the area. Completely surrounded by National Forest System Lands. Completely surrounded by National Forest System Lands. Areas around homes not conducive for standard commercial timber sales. Areas around homes not conducive for standard commercial timber sales.

6. PURPOSE AND NEED Need for a reduction in forest fuels in the Battle wildland-urban interface areas to reduce exiting wildfire hazard to area private land and structures that are adjacent to National Forest lands. Need for a reduction in forest fuels in the Battle wildland-urban interface areas to reduce exiting wildfire hazard to area private land and structures that are adjacent to National Forest lands. To maintain and promote disturbance dependent plant communities. To maintain and promote disturbance dependent plant communities. To improve area forest health and resiliency. To improve area forest health and resiliency.

7. Reduce Fuels in Wildland-Urban Interface

8. Maintain and Promote Disturbance Dependent Species

9. Improve Forest Health and Resiliency

10. Treatments Broadcast Burning – Non Forested: 1,758 acres Broadcast Burning – Non Forested: 1,758 acres Understory Removal: 44 acres Understory Removal: 44 acres Fir Removal: 177 acres Fir Removal: 177 acres Aspen Enhancement: 492 acres Aspen Enhancement: 492 acres Christmas Tree Area: 919 acres Christmas Tree Area: 919 acres Spruce Beetle Treatments: 1,110 acres Spruce Beetle Treatments: 1,110 acres Sanitation Salvage: 44 acres Sanitation Salvage: 44 acres

12. Contracting Issues Integrated Resource Service Contract is a new item for most COs/CORs and there is a degree of discomfort. Integrated Resource Service Contract is a new item for most COs/CORs and there is a degree of discomfort. Competition or No Competition Competition or No Competition Administration – interface between timber sale administration, contracting and accounting. Administration – interface between timber sale administration, contracting and accounting. Dealing with product accountability. Dealing with product accountability.

13. Recommendations Product and Operational Flexibility Product and Operational Flexibility Large geographic areas Large geographic areas Design projects to fit existing infrastructure Design projects to fit existing infrastructure Creativity Creativity

14. Recommendations View stewardship authorities as a new way of getting work done…not a different name for the same old thing View stewardship authorities as a new way of getting work done…not a different name for the same old thing Consider non-traditional groups for service contracts or agreements (TNC, landowners, conservation districts, community economic development groups, etc) Consider non-traditional groups for service contracts or agreements (TNC, landowners, conservation districts, community economic development groups, etc) Consider risk or lack thereof Consider risk or lack thereof

15. Perceptions Stewardship projects DO require Environmental Analysis (NEPA) Stewardship projects DO require Environmental Analysis (NEPA) Stewardship projects DO NOT replace the competitive timber sale program Stewardship projects DO NOT replace the competitive timber sale program Stewardship IS a great new way to partner with businesses, local governments, and other organizations! Stewardship IS a great new way to partner with businesses, local governments, and other organizations!

16. My vision for the future of the Forest Service is a reliance on partnerships... Dale Robertson – Former Chief, U.S. Forest Service