Smoke Management Mitigation Techniques by Cindy Glick (PDF)
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<strong>Smoke</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong><br />
<strong>Techniques</strong>
Biomass removal<br />
Products: post/poles, hogg fuel, dowel wood, shavings, small saw<br />
timber, chips, pellets, bio bricks, artificial logs, bio fuels, cellulostic<br />
ethanol, char, essential oils, firewood, possible carbon credits
Utilization includes the use of the<br />
whole tree
Removal of biomass is a cost due to<br />
piece size
Biomass can be removed through force account<br />
work, timber sales, stewardship contracts and<br />
agreements, service contracts and permits- it<br />
creates jobs!
To work at a Landscape Scale,<br />
consider Mechanized <strong>Techniques</strong><br />
*Usually Timber Sales or<br />
Stewardship<br />
Contracts/Agreements<br />
•Costs about $400/ac<br />
•Machine piles are more cost<br />
effective to utilize than hand piles<br />
•Requires NEPA analysis for<br />
ground disturbance<br />
Cut-to-length harvestor
Bigger logs help pay for the<br />
removal of the smaller logs
Other systems- Feller-Buncher,<br />
Stroke Delimber, Grapple Skidder
X<br />
X<br />
PLOT A - Before
X<br />
X<br />
PLOT A - After
Biomass Piles
Biomass Sort
Forwarding Biomass
X<br />
X<br />
PLOT A – Post Forward
Non-saw for chip market
Machine Piled
Tub Grinder creates Hogg Fuel
Loading biomass into chip vans
Landing after Hogg Fuel Removed
Other equipment:<br />
Cargo loaders and<br />
Slashbundler
Small Mechanized Methods: Hand<br />
cut, ASV Deck, Firewood Removal
Small Mechanized Costs<br />
$800/ac+- More<br />
expensive than larger<br />
mechanized treatments,<br />
but the smaller equipment<br />
is lighter on the land<br />
Uses firewood removal as<br />
a management tool, ie<br />
fuels are mitigated, soil<br />
impacts are minimized<br />
Use of agreements<br />
increases flexibility
Hand Piles/Roadside Firewood<br />
Removal
Treatment Benefits<br />
Present Value per acre<br />
High Risk Moderate Risk<br />
Fire fighting costs avoided $481 $231<br />
Fatalities avoided $ 10 $ 5<br />
Facility losses avoided $150 $ 72<br />
Timber losses avoided $772 $371<br />
Regeneration and rehabilitation costs avoided $120 $ 58<br />
Community value of fire risk reduction $ 63 $ 63<br />
Regional economic benefits $386 $386<br />
Total Benefits $1,982+ $1,186+<br />
Treatment costs<br />
Operational costs ($374) ($374)<br />
Forest Service contract preparation costs ($206) ($206)<br />
Total Costs ($580) ($580)<br />
Positive Net Benefits from Fuel Removals $1,402+ $606+<br />
Mason, L., B. Lippke, K. Zobrist, T. Bloxton, K. Ceder, J. Comnick, J. McCarter, H. Rogers. 2006. Investments in Fuel Removals to Avoid Forest Fires<br />
Result in Substantial Benefit. Journal of Forestry 104(1):27-31.
How to develop or improve a<br />
biomass utilization program<br />
Develop and deliver a<br />
sustainable supply so<br />
industry can invest in<br />
processing<br />
infrastructure<br />
Use partnerships and<br />
collaborations to<br />
secure public trust in<br />
the work
TheCOPWRR project:<br />
Central Oregon<br />
Partnerships for<br />
Wildfire Risk<br />
Reduction<br />
Phil Chang<br />
Program Administrator<br />
Central OR Intergovernmental Council<br />
541-548-9534 or pchang@coic.org
Biomass Database
Warm Springs FPI 75 mi Supply Landscape,<br />
Levelized Supply Schedule
COPWRR Provides Assistance<br />
with Woody Bug Grants
Opportunities for the Future
Economic Stimulus:<br />
More HF work, facility reconstruction, and wood to energy grants
Photo Credits<br />
Jim Anderson<br />
Phil Chang<br />
Chad Davis<br />
John Hutmacher<br />
Jinny Pitman
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