1. Front Range Roundtable Quarterly Meeting 11-14-14 Jill Alexander Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Douglas County Building Division

2.  Mastication is an efficient and cost-effective tool for hazardous fuels reduction in Douglas County.  Gambel oak understory with ponderosa pine overstory.  Contiguous Gambel oak.  Significant amount of material in 2” dbh to 8” dbh are a significant ladder fuel component targeted for removal.

6.  Visual quality.  Most projects in in high-use recreation areas or developed neighborhoods.  Fuel loads.  Project objectives.

8.  Favored Management Prescriptions include removal of wood 8” dbh to 10” dbh and select tree removal to keep surface fuel loads low and achieve desired crown separation.  Without a guaranteed outlet some owners will not remove wood increasing the surface fuel loading.  Prefer surface fuel loads increase from mastication in some areas to achieve ladder and aerial fuel reduction.

11.  included clearing, breaking up continuity of Gambel oak

12.  A lot of mastication takes place in and around housing developments. Visual quality in an important outcome.

15.  Very dense, mixed conifer stand with minimal oak on south facing slope and ridge top.  Hydro Ax was used for mulching, steep slopes.

18.  Edge of cut is the property line.

19. Prefer reduction in ladder and aerial fuels over surface fuels accumulation objectives.

20.  This project was completed in an interface neighborhood. Houses are surrounding the parcel.

21.  Re-sprout of oak is significant management consideration.  Maintenance schedule for mowing or re-treat needs to be accounted for.  Treatment for weeds.

22.  Questions?