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Home My WebLink AboutSummer 2017 Forestland Steward 51 1 I u d I n I�f i I / ! 1 v r I I yf 0 I / t pp„ x i �Y }y Mr' n I mif4`I,: d t , r i 1 ti p � ty Vit;- p n v .s Y W % W Pr/J/�rYl ✓ � � � �i �^� tl er 1�'.lG1chm e I Sun-imer 2017 2 0000 Employing Art & Science in the Forest What California's forests of the future will to determine density,ordering,planting and the look like and how they will operate as ecosystems like is a matter of great interest to scientists and Its important to remember that you,the policyinakers.But no group has more at stake in landowner,supply the vision and make the the future than private forestland owners. ultimate decisions.Your goals and objectives 0 ; Experts say the forests-around us are drive your regeneration project. 000, undergoing rapid transition to a state as yet But,the longer you wait to do the work,the Forestland undetermined,They caution against trying to more competing vegetation will establish,often Steward restore forests to conditions of the past, increasing the fire hazard.It can also make Instead,they urge landowners to think about future reforestation more expensive,require rolestkind 51mard if,ilguirl poject managing forward—recovering forest health and more intensive treatments and decrease planting ofthe(A Dept of Foreslryandi`ir( creating more resilient ecosystems, survival."File best time to plan replanting is now. Prolection IM,FIRE),PlacerCotinty Re"Oura,Unse�vdbon Oistrio,UC And,while the majestic pine forests of the For background,look to&rWlcad (aappj,jjiv(,Fxoemian,and US,D�A Sierra Nevada are in peril,experts also say forests 'Are've developed a robust library of information roraSovi(.c to provide in[miation in other parts of the state are experiencing higher about forests,forest management and other oji,five,gewardship of private foiesUands in Califorfli, tree mortality. forest-related topics during the past 20 years. CA Forest Stew ndship Progrant 'Mis unprecedented statewide event,most Speaking of change FG7 IBox944246a visible in the Sierra Nevada,has been attributed Sacramento,CA 914244to historical land managerrient practices, After 20 years of dedication to the interests of including fire suppression;and drought,climate California's private forestland owners,Forestland Editorial Coronfluee, Steward Founding Editor Laurie Litman is Oise NoNe,Macer RrD change and insect outbreaks,to name a few. retiring,Vie archive of user-friendly information Oviin Loskv,No,CA SAF Jason Ko,USPS In this issue she has compiled during two decades of research ,Saewan,CAI.FME We make the case for regenerating forests and writing is a storehouse of knowledge created Yana Uuhovk,WE after a disaster using the latest science and specificallyf"or her readers.We gratefully thnk a Editor Kate(ampbefl,NtitTree Media collaborating with a variety of experts(page 10). Laurie for her service. Governor There are professionals to help guide you Environmental writer,editor and EdinTind G.Brown J through the recovery process and help find cost- photographer Kate Campbell,who most recently Smetaryfor share funds to make it more affordable (page 5). served as an assistant editor for California Farm Natnrai Resources John Ulkt Beyond ren-ioving dead trees and reducing Bureau Federation's news weekly Ag Alert,will CAI.,FIRE Director fuel levels(page 4),there are decisions to,be take on editing duties for future issues of the Xen Ilinflofl made,starting with your vision for your forest, Forestland Steward. rorparraenrr poducedunder all the way through translating that vision into a yod Own U501 forest srmhe,lu acrardappre wirlifMmOommul U S decisions that define the species,spacing and ey Oppanmeol Ot 4yekoftwepoho"Mh: other recovery steps on your land. oip Me NWs ofro(v, AmWaOonqk, And the work doesn't end there.It's more Set,age og&Wbdqy� than the trees.In the 21"century,concerns from outside our forestlands include clirriate change, Rlonj 326 hlr�WhWen Oupldp%MOO shifting hydrologic patterns and the expectations 20250-9410or(0(202.4Z25964 of people seeking to enjoy thriving forestlands. rVoRemW Mt* rCrrtnrerreaurtrr That means changing regulations and public policy. But,you don't have to navigate these Hie nde,in umn�iled fin HOS wnvOolo me meantas gowd h i fermatifln and things alone.Given the scope of the disaster, ovinion,not gmmavmenprmuiptuon, nobody expects every forestland owner to be Oiuh a Rqj!�,toed NaNsslonal FoicMc r rating a forest ecosystem an expert.Regenei is complicated,technical and a long-term yow nee(K undertaking. Registered Professional Foresters(RPFs) _ - are jacks-of all trades,trained in many aspects of forest management.Your RPF knows a lot about the technical and practical aspects of rebuilding forest health,including site Prep,how ............. Forestland Stenvard Sunnner 2017 3 Aerial survey detects increased tree mortality Prolonged drought,overstocked forests and hi gher-tba n-ave rage tenlpffatl.lreS in California are responsible for escalating tree Mortality Oil ui forestland,experts say, Pest infestations continue to play a major role in tree loss on private and public lands.'That's the Conclusion of the 2016"California Forest Pest Conditions Report,"released in June. Researchers found about 62 million dead trees across 4.3 million acres in 2016,compared to 2015 when about 29 million dead trees were found over 2.8 million acres. Overall,the annual aerial survey conducted by the U.S. Forest Service found an estimated 102 million trees have died in the Sierra Nevada since 2010,when California's dry conditions began. More than 50 percent of the dead trees mapped in 2016 were on the Sequoia,Stanislaus and Sierra national forests. Statewide,5,762 fires consumed 147,373 acres ...... of forestland last year,killing millions of trees and leaving millions more weakened and SLIscep- tible to insects and diseases, the report said. Bark beetles continued to attack millions of drought-stricken trees,particularly in the central and southern Sierra Nevada range,as well as coastal areas and in parts Of Southern California. '111C Survey found mortality was most intense in low-elevation pine and mixed conifer forests Crew clears dead frees isf'R'11111nme(,,olmly,One q1,111V hareft"A hil free"101,1411it), along the southern Sierra Nevada range.But in ireas qfthe Sierra Nevada. Soffl,ce:Mi Wuk Area News 2016,extensive mortality also Was found much further north and at higher elevations, Ips beetle-related pinyon pine mortality Ibe aerial assessment included all national decreased from 238,000 to 30,000 acres due to a The Forest Pest forests and forested national parks,along with lack of viable hosts in areas with previous intense Database makes other federal,state,and private lands, Findings of mortality. searching for worsening pest infestations include: - Drought-related gray pine mortality,de- pests,hosts - Over 4 million acres with elevated levels of creased from 40,000 acres to 6,700 acres, tree mortality due to bark beetles or wood borers, - GOLIfter pine mortality caused by western and detections up from 2.5 million acres in 2015, and 820,000 pine beetle and 1ps decreased substantially from easierforland acres in 2014. 41,000 acres to 18,000,due primarily to lack of managers and - Fit,engraver beetle-related mortality viable hosts in many of these isolated stands, the public. increased to 2.65 million acres,up from 1.21 mil- Researchers noted that mortality of incense Information on lion acres in 2015and 460,000 acres in 2014, cedar,sugar pine and other conifer species - Western pine beetle-related damage to profoundly affected by the drought are likely how to access ponderosa pine tripled tree species mortality to underrepresented in the aerial survey results the database more than 2 million acres. because they're typically minor components of is online at. • tMountain pine beetle-related mortality in- mixed-conifer stands. taLtyrs„��avwvwy��la al creased dramatically—ftorn 600,000 acres to 10.9 'rhe annual California Forest Pest Conditions million acres. Report for 2016 is online at: teachl 01)Q9 y/ Acres with Jeffrey pine mortalityjuniped from 774,000 acres to almost 8,2 million acres. DOC UXfENT,S c15.- Q2�01, Areas were pest infestations improved include. Forestland Steward Sumnicr 2017 Salvage-logging study finds little long-term harry to forest plants „ r J V Forest It crew chips slash during reinovral cf'dead trees in Sierra Nafioiial Forest.Source:USPS regeneration Whether logged or unlogged,researchers bind "The three native shrub species that declined is a long-term there's not much difference in forest plant regen- in abundance with logging(prostrate ceanothus, eration after a wildfire. snowbrush ceanothus and greenleafrnanzanita) conunitinent Although vegetation regrowth after salvage have seeds triggered to germinate by heat or char logging has long been discussed by forest own- frorn fire,"said.Brie Knapp,a research ecologist requiring, ers and managers,U.S.Forest Service scientists with the Forest Service and study co-author. report there doesn't appear to be much impact. Logging occurred more than a year alter year' The finding results from more than a de- the fire,which would have coincided with the cade of studying plant regeneration in the wake seedling stage of the new shrubs,making them oversight. of California's 2002 Crone fire,which burned vulnerable to surface disturbances,lie said, through the agency's Blacks Mountain hxperi- "It's possible the effect on shrubs alight have mental Forest.The event allowed scientists to been avoided if logging had been done soon after conduct large-scale research on regrowth after the fire,prior to seeds germinating,"Knapp said. burned trees were salvaged. Nearly a decade after being logged,research- "Ihey found new vegetation in forested areas ers say vegetation in forested areas severely severely burned by the fire and later logged burned by the 2002 Cone Fire is relatively similar were relatively similar in their recovery to areas to areas untouched by logging equipment. burned,but untouched by logging equipment. "Longer-term research is finding that under- The findings shed light on haw vegetation story vegetation might not be as substantially im- responds to severe wildfire and whether distur- pacted by post-fire logging as originally feared," bances from salvage logging in the aftermath of said Martin Ritchie,Forest Service research wildfire affect regrowth. forester and study co-author,"especially when Salvage logging refers to the practice of Naar- care is taken to minimize soil impacts." vesting fire-killed trees("salvage") to extract eco- Reseachers suggest these findings may help norni'c value from them before the wood decays. settle debates about pros and cons of post-fire The study notes a modest difference between managernent and allow them to turn to topics logged and unlogged areas for some shrubs that such as snag habitat and woody fuel levels that researchers attribute to tinging of logging. are clearly impacted by salvage harvest, Forest experts suggest the differences ob- The.study,"Response of understory vegetation served within the shrub communities could stem to salvage logging following a high-severity wild- from the plants'reproduction cycle and tinning of fire,' is online at k w, f� le ci_rs/pis y/irrolti c stir ns/ the lagging operations. iki-srG�ltiaiwr '(p,i-� lin rl�lrl) ,i ira,(_. i,'orres land Sty ward Summer 201.7 5 Plan ahead to tap prograrn funding and Resourc�es and support next year's forest health projects contacts 2017 CFIP Users Private forestland owners are encouraged to for updates on funding status. Guide "keep their conservation-planning hats on as I' an ahea iritic fr�rliire,era.��car-^T ld they continue to address tree inortality on their 1`(!S0IWCVJflgI1 land.'There are several state and federal grant Mile federal Emergency Forest Restoration do 11/n loadsl("I"ITY programs that may help private landowners with Program helps owners of non-industrial private C'FJI1%?bluer's%20 reforestation efforts. forests restore forest health damaged during (hiWe%202017pc�f' For example,the California Forest Improve- natural disasters, EFRP does this by authorizing Contact your local meat Program provides funds to forest landown- payments to owners of private forests to restore MRCS office ers for management plans,professional services, disaster damaged lands. hup:11qJfices.sc.egoi,,. site preparation,tree planting,thinning,pruning, Local U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm usthqOvIloccefor/ land conservation,and fish and wildlife habitat Services Agency offices implement EFRP for all app?stafcca improvement. disasters,with the exceptions of drought and California Two major cost-share insect infestations. In the case Coorative Forest Apply year round programs serve California of drought or an insect infes- pe Management Plan California Natural Re- forestland owners: tation,the national FSA office (good for CFJP or sC ources Conservation Service CFIP(California Forest authorizes EFRP iniplernenta- EQIP)hItI?:11caUhv. public affairs director Anita tion. Brown said,"We encourage Improvement Program) A recent webinar for private forestland owners to and EQIP(Environmental Forest Stewardship program take a year-around approach iiality Improvement managers outlines how the to conservation planning andprogram works. Find it online Fbrcs[,Mcma� Program) ;enwnt work with advisors and funding at: hu)s://v%v%A,,[Sa.Usda, 0705[2_Si.,S,pe-Y* --I- S� I I C agencies well in advance of starting projects' a's S M C :.F2EQ.-_ Contact a FAS In fiscal year 2017,she said California NRCS restoraLiondsidgx is investing more than$14 million to address tree (Forestry Assistance die-off and catastrophic wildfire.In 2016,the Specialist) final investment was nearly$13 million and in 2015 the total was$11.3 million. do For comparison the states MRCS invested$8 ForestAdvisorl,isi,pdf million to$10 million in the previous five years. V, Federal funding,however,has not yet been final- ized for NRCS grants for next year. Funding has been available through the NRCS Neighbors working Enviroental Quality Incentives Program.Note together oil larger nm that an approved MRCS Forest Management Plan projects also are for tree mortality does not include tree removal eligible for funding on lands within 100 feet of homes. assistance,if the Information about the EQIP prograrn is online projects benefit at: ii/c . ......... L,-- I to 0;Y/ cij-W_�J ,' - 0 ( the watershed as a lld� HCs- .pi1.44061Q.6. Landowners with dead trees oil non-inclus- whole.Contact local trial, private conifer lands in Amador,Calaveras, RCDs or MRCS El Dorado,Fresno,Kern,Lake,Los Angeles, representatives to Madera,Mariposa,Nevada, I-Ilacer,Riverside,San join local landowner Bernardino,San Diego,Tulare and TUOIL111111C projects. ,counties may be eligible for future financial as- Blue Canyoiifi-oai Dinkey Road, near Shawr.Lake. sistance. Dead treesspread across the canyon on private and program managers advise landowners to USTS land.Source:Calybrnia Society qfAnierican familiarize themselves with programs and watch Foresters Foresdand Stt!ward 6 Suninicr-201 i t Forests of the Future ` Rethinking a rapidly ch i After nearly a decade of°low precipitation and "Whole tracts of land have been damaged; severe drought,massive var"ildfrr-es,pest attacks acid ch- Marsolais said, "We're experiencing one eaf'tlxe t4 ( mate change,California's forests are in crisis,forestry most ecologically significant events in the past currently experts sway the major ecological disruptionticdisruptionern lirrnch cels of years.The causes are complicated, ' takfn place in the states woodlands means the will but it represents an opportunity ort`unit to learn and r �l Y l t f y look and operate differrently into the next century. shame how we want forests to look:down the road Phis consensus was presented by researchers and and into the future.' r f h scientists during a day-long synaposicrrn in Sacramen- Of the nearly 33 million acres of forest in to.'D he event,sponsored by federal and state natural California,about40percent are owned by resources agencies,reviewed lessons learned frons families,Native American tribes,or companies. extreme drought and ongoing tree mortality in the Industrial timber companies own about 5 million .r Sierra Nevada. acres,but about 9 million acres are in the hands "IVIanaging forests going forward won't be about of individuals.Nearly 90 percent of these hold- restoring them, said Cynthia West of the US• forest ings include less than 50 acres of forestland,with y; Service Office of Sustainability and Climate."It will be private ownership interspersing public lands. about recovery and transition of the natural environ- During the symposium,forestry experts and ment into new ecological systems" researchers repeatedly rioted the role private The scientific event in'July was attended by more forestland owners play in addressing the current than 200 scientists and forest management experts,as tree mortality crisis and the role they will play well as representatives of state agencies,environmen- in developing the forests of the future.What's tal groups and the public,A focus of discussions was needed,they said,is private and public land how past events are informing forestry management owners working in collaboration to build a path practices in California going forward. forward to forest health. "We need to talk about the impacts of these U.S.forest Service ecologist Marc Meyer said changes and find solutions for ecosystems that are among the reasons for the current tree mortality shifting and we will all have to lean in to rethink how crisis is a"loss of forest system integrity due to we manage our forests;'West said. increased stand density,loss of species diversity, California forestland owners will be coping with hotter droughts and exploding bark beetle popu- continued and hotter droughts,greater pressure on lations."'t-l'e also noted the detrimental effects of water resources needed for forests,but also managing past logging practices and fire exclusion. for downstream agriculture and urban environments, But,researchers stressed that while forests experts said. In the process,they will need to contend are transforming in response to major ecologi- with profound changes to forests and rangelands, cal disturbances,they will continue to exist in including species extinctions. the future.But,how they will look and operate With about a third of the state covered in forests, as landscapes will depend on how they adapt to experts noted the rapid ecosystem changes taking change and how they are managed. place will require"snore than a village to address the "Forests ol`the future will have to adapt to problems."They say managing a landscape change a warmer,drier climate,"said I-Ielge Eng,CAI. of this magnitude will require statewide effort.and FIRE deputy director for resoerr°ce management. involve a high degree of collaboration among stake- "We are revisiting management practices to holders. better predict future changes,and perhaps we In some cases the current tree mortality crisis in should be looking at more robust management California is tearing apart the fabric of forest con-1- strategies,in the sense of hedging Our bets" munities that have been strained by heat waves,mega He suggested that to achieve"resilience' in fires,pest infestations and now major storm damage, forests,land owners nay need to rethink what said Jeff Marsolais,U.S. Forest Service forest super-vi- resilience ineans:treatment strategies,fusels sor for the Lake Tahoe Basin fvlanageinent Unit. reduction,thinning"And,lie added,`°•There's a Forestland Ste^war<i.... Swiarner 2017 7 place for selling logs to pay for this work. targeted treatments,such as prescribed fire and Forests and "There's not enough funding available to rnake mechanical thinning. an appreciable difference at the landscape level" As tree mortality moves north along the Sierra families at risk he said."We need more funding." Nevada range,she said the Most Urgent research The Sierra Nevada Conservancys Bob King- needs to focus on better understanding of which 11.3 million man said in the future"we need to increase tree density and spatial arrangements ts foster people live in the pace and scale of response" to ecological greater forest resilience to drought and fire. wildland-urban changes to forest landscapes. He said his agency Prescribed burning continues to be seen as a interface areas, is focused on collaborations that pull stakehold- valuable silvicuftural too]to increase resilience, about double the ers together to take action to more cohesively experts said,but when to use it and how to con- combined popu- 0 Los As tiles,address forest health threats. trol it needs farther understanding. Los Angeles,San In a rapidly changing environment,experts "Fire is one of the main tools of forest man los the need for more research.Ihey said agement,"said Kim Carr of the National Forest Francisco and adapting current forest management practices Foundation."We need to streamline regulations San Jose. to climate change will require better science and for private,working forests to do this work and new tools to help identify areas of potential op- find a way to synchronize efforts with public land m California has portunity for addressing forest threats. managers'" the nation's larg- Becky Estes,USPS Central Sierra ecologist, 'The problem,Carr said,is that"Our landscape est population said helping forest managers Understand how to is changing faster than our institutions.We need -within or adja- best support particular vegetation types based on to learn how to be nimble." cent to wildland ecological conditions will also help guide post- Power point presentations from the event are areas. fire and die-off recovery efforts. online at.Li tjL j---.//%Y16LW_C.h.h_-na te h u b S.0 C(1,U s d.a`gay/ Planned Adaptation also will help over the !c.Ilu2_atLLI I f o r_1 1 a-C, 1 n®r taLAY-. •During the long-term to proinote improved forest structure, L3yrfl past five years, J?q�ill.M function and composition through application of California has seen an average of 94,000 more q, acres burn yearly in large wildfires ... ....... than was typical in the 1970s. "I'l A 4 Wildfire season isnow an aver- ',M ......- I,I","' !, age of 75 days j S", di longer in the Si- e rra Nevada than "Y 0, in the 1970s, About 20 million ....../ acres of forest- land in the state w, with high wild- fire threat would benefit from fuels reduction. (SO Urcc.Tree -cc Mortality Task Foi Itecom mendat ions, April 2017) RIFY 0611 Forc'�[Iand Steward Summer 2017 Unprecedented tree die-off will continue Why do some trees die in a drought and oth- for the same glass of water. In wet climate condi- ers dont?And how can we predict where trees tions,that competition goes largely unnoticed. are most likely to die in future droughts? But when its dry,few are able to quench their Scientists from the University of California, thirst,setting the stage for mass mortality. Vuick Notes Davis,examined these questions in a study pub- "Our analysis found out how much drought lisped in the journal"Ecology Letters." a tree can take,"said UC Davis researcher Derek Trees in the Using climate data and aerial tree mortality Young,"If forest managers want to get the biggest surveys conducted by the U.S.Forest Service dur- bang for their buck in reducing forest VL11ner- driest, densest ing(bur years(2012-2015)of extreme drought in ability to drought,this study suggests they should stands are most California,they found that when a drought hits a focus on the densest stands in the driest areas. vulnerable to region,trees growing in areas that are already dry And when we reestablish forests burned by dying during are most susceptible, severe wildfire in these areas,we should plant at extreme I'he research also showed that the effects of lower densities from the beginning." drought. drought on forests can take years to surface,sug- Young said tree mortality can take several Besting that such effects may linger even after the years to respond to drought.Such a delayed drought has ended. response is often observed in studies of drought Effects of The study said trees in the driest and densest stress,and said,"The existence of this delayed extreme drought forests are the most at risk of dying in an extreme response hints that we are likely to observe high on forests can drought,In California,that makes crowded (tree) mortality well into 2017 and beyond,espe- take years to stands of trees in the Southern Sierra Nevada the cially in Southern California." most vulnerable in concept Find theull eport ine surface. Experts aidthe is simple:Trees in conlAtoij t1j,I I I�Oe.,1271 1/.f ull - dense forests are like multiple straws competing High tree mortality rates are likely to continue as drought effects linger. 'Dwe die-off Sierra National Forest,2016 U.S. FtPrest Se?-Aice Rviorl 5 acrial i1nage, Foresdand Steward SUni nMer'2017 9 Landowners cope with tree mortality crisis Spotting s,1or 4�ff w. tree attacks e� •Identify the species of insect attacking a tree. •Identify the . tree species- . some trees only F'allnru hkg salvage logging,Dale aMitchell's property is littered with log decks.F71rvio crrrartesyF:oaate Milchett have a fewspe- Nearly 20 years ago,Dale Mitchell and his wife The Mitchells are not alone. Dead and dying Cies that attack JLdie bought about 70 acres of forestland dear trees,mostly pine species,are now concentrated them. Shaver Lake in Fresno County, in six counties across 760,000 acres in the south- It was zoned for timber production(T PZ)and ern Sierra Nevada,Statewide there are more Determine had a dense stand of ponderosa pine (60 percent), than 200,000 non-industrial private forestland the location of incense cellar(25 percent)and Scattered rugal" owners,inany coping with unusual tree die-off. insect attack on pixie,with some live oaks, Mitchell said. And,like the Mitchells,many are turning to the stem. 'f he site had not been managed for over 70 RF'Fs for help. years and the couple found an impenetrable "Our TMP is the basis for Lis applying fora emote: C?2 lame understory of man'fanita—Lill to 15 feet high in California Forest Improvement Program grant ,dines, engraver some places. to cover the costs of dead-tree removal," Mitch- beetles attack The Mitchells were moving ahead with their ell explained.(see page 5) near the tap, rehabilitation efforts when,in 2013,they noticed The CFI'p grant,helps,lie said,but there's still red turpentine patches of dying ponderosa pixies. no place to take the dead trees. beetles attack "We contacted a registered Professional For- Now lie's awaiting fall and higher air humid the bottom of ester,who guided our recovery efforts,"he said. ity to safely begin mastication,piling and burn- the trunk, oth- They got a'1'pniber Harvest Exemption from ing slash to complete his CFIP contract, ers attack the CAL,FIRE and spent about$30,000 to contract He added CF1P grants do not allow wood middle of the with a Licensed Timber Operator to clear the products created under the state's contracts to stem. dead-standing timber. be sold for profit by the landowner. They'd just finished removing the initial "St'),our short-term strategy is,continue to Identify the 200,000 board-feet of dead trees,when it became clear dead timber and try to find a disposal pattern o f gal- obvious the rest of the stand was infested,too. method,while protecting the fairest from fire leries under Within a couple of week's,tire),lost 95 percent and reopening the laird to active silvicultuae" bark, which of their ponderosa pines—about 1,500 mature 'Ihe couplers Iong-terms strategy,he said,is is individual trees, Since then,the loss of overstory shade has laid out in their' 'imber Management Flan with to each bark caused many incense cedars to clic. C;Wi FIRE. beetle species Because decades cif timber harvest restrictions Mitchell has this advice for forestland owners led to mill closures in the Central Sierra,he said facing tree die-off:"If you hiven't already done source:til:i t ry-t tmrt treede presP aaartc there's now only one mill in the area. It's located so,get professional guidance to restore your 2.5 hours away at'Ferra Bella,in Tulare County. property,Otherwise,it's hard to know where.to "Salvage timber isn't worth much,"he said. start to clean Lip this iness" "The cost of hauling it that distance doesn't make financial sense." horesda nd Steward l(:1 Su ni mer 2017 Need to replant? It pays to plan ahead Now is the time to order,landowners landowners will be Handy Links start planning refer- need to identify spe- eligible for cost-share estation of your land, cies,seed zone,eleva- refinburserrient only af- (alilornli forest seed zones: It takes more than a tion,quantities and ter they've paid tor the year In advance for date needed. seedlings and planted for s i /fles 179250. tree-groan ung nurseries 'llic seed bank at according to specifica- to produce seedlings CAL FIRE'S L.A Moran tions. Guide to R�esforestation and and supply them when Reforestation Center In most cases,land- Obtaining Seedlings:i7iii :// needed, in Davis provides seed- owners can order Seed- Landowners wish- zone specific seeds to lings directly through ing to start as reforesLa- private nurseries under private nurseries that tion project should contract. then work with the Free PDF booldet contact a private Be aware many seed CAL FIRE seed bank. Recovering from:Wildfire: nursery who will grow zones dont have seed The seed cost is usu- A Guide for California's bare-root and con- available.Check avail- ally passed on to the Forest Landowners tainer seedlings to SLIP- ability before going landowner in the cost port special projects, into a contract with of their seedlings. k including reforesta- funding agencies and a jj�Jt jnNcv=8380 Lion and a variety of nurseries. resource protection Be prepared to pay activities, a deposit to the nurs- To place a seedling ery.Under contract, r / ,/, ,fir, ,r / / l J/ // ,,,,l///////�/�r�� //� �ti rr, /o �,/ /i, �1r r r )I r/�/ / �,.: /.r. „/r�C.�� ,//,l,.J //D�G//,..//r r(%/ r,�r/Y/err/i,ci+/or//�// C o r/ � r �,, / / /Orf/� 1/ // /�/0��///�/�/ / � i�r/ / y , , // : , /, , / // /i��i � iii �//�/ m / ///��/� /I /// /r/i / i/r/ii �,:, � "`ICP f i�� / % /// ,/�/// !i ri/i is� r gin , r � � iiia/�% / �/ �,,// ,/, //ilii(/oo�/% � .r Cti, ,✓ �r 1 / / Yorestlarid Steward Sd:tim1mer 2017, 91 Calendar October 24-27 California Invasive Plant Council Symposiumos11Y �/i ir/i/// ,io d// ,/oi �i/// %/,////%/�//i/�,✓i//,//,///�,/�//��,i////i/�l/,///�//%/%%//%, r/%/1�/ , / , Location:Riviera Hotel,Palm Springs i InformYtioY:ht'11?/ — m 1 .9,9-1-5Y •Mats is the first Cal-IPC C;� 173.jos Mote. y } be heldin the desert.California Department of Pesticide Regulation continuing education wf credits offered.October 25-26 California Nevada Hawaii Forest Fire Council Fall Workshop Location:Red Trol Hotel 1,83( Hilltop i / Redding, s latrtr: Ac,l 3a,6cfm0/t2,a al tb 7a 9ral c �r1m awsl �rrt lJl(R4 IMAM plYIY.IU2YaWNDWAIYUfm mr„t & 1@RYA @UIW Information hA m 3 , �„ 0„ , rrrranb ,;, mY� mlYb I+UUGL How can Forestland Steward newsYeI1eN1serve you.? _ Comments/Suggestions: November 3 Forest landowners of California Annual Meeting Location:Granzella°s inn,391 6th St,Williams, CA 95987 I Contact:Deid're.Bryant,Executive Director Add me to the mailing;list/Change my address: {� (8.77)326-37711, Nam Note:Members who want to attend the meeting should RSVP at least one week prior to the Organization ISI meeting. Address � November 15-16 �I City,zip California Forest pest Council Annual Meeting phone Location:UC Davis Campus,Student , email �C Community Center Multipurpose Room, Davis,CA 95616 Ll To save on printing costs and paper,we encourage you to Information:littp:/lcwafoa•estpestcoatiacil.org get the e-version of Forestland Steward.Check here for an email copy instead of a hard copy. Fill out this box and send it to CAI,FIRE,Forestry Assistance,P.O..Box 944246,Sacramento,CA 94244-2460. Fax-(916)653-8957;entail:Stewart.McMorrow@fire.ca.gov. fire.ca.gov. For addresschanges,send this box or contact Stewart McMorrow...be sure to reference,Forestland Steward '. Coming ScO011! �I newsletter. Reforestation workshops are 011010 aaairmsm NUNN MEETS WON iomM =0111 avnnama N,mamrrr ia,mms WINES willy,u 0MVIam 11020A vo,,ir,mau imr05"A wrarr0 i=U10 frNAWR WA, being;plaYnaed for bark beetle mortality areas,C;mataact.Stewart i^�:1N�1i1o1�rtrto11w3"for details:R S��'tGewr.art. a• m ° ,� a a w � , w 1'o�,estaand Steward CAL FIRE&Placer County RCD PRESORTED Forest Stewardship Program STANDARD C/o RO.Box 162644 U.S.POSTAGE Sacramento,CA 95816 PAID CPS MflI":01 k l ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED (& mix J, SEP 2 12017 P.PI'aur 'FSC M . r ho 10 OP..ble sour . FSC'C003287 OW)VI11E,(;ALIF(X1.fllA 1368 0 917**"*********'***AUTO**SCH 5-DIGIT 95965 BUTTE CO. BD, OF SUPERVISORS 25 COUNTY CENTER DR STE 200 OROVILLE CA 915965-3365 What can be done with excess forest waste? Disposing of woody material after hazardous fuels reduc- Here are some steps to start preparing for removal: tion projects,pre-ccnlinercial thinning,forest restoration -}insure logs are bucked(cut) to commercial sizes,Check with activities,or post-fire or bark beetle salvage can be chal- a local RPF or LTO for the most desirable lengths. longing.An important first step for landowners to solve the -Deck(stack)logs by size and species,such as all incense ce- problem is talking with a Registered Professional Forester dar logs over 10 feet stacked by small-end diameter,all cedar- (RPF)and a Licensed Timber Operator(1,7170) to create a less than 10 feet by st-riall-end diameter. plan for material disposal and restoration. -Ensure log decks are accessible without having to build new Depending oil available markets,disposal options can have a major impact on how projects are designed and roads, implemented,particularly if the goal is to recover some -Deck logs close to a paved road,if possible,to allow easier commercial value to help defray removal costs.An RPF will retrieval during the wet season, also know what financial assistance programs may exist to In addition to checking traditional markets like sawmills, help landowners pay for planning and other activities. landowners should consider contacting nearby wood storage There are tinies—after a fire Or pest outbreak like the cur- sites or biomass power plants,especially if tile plant has a new rent bark-beetle infestation in tile southern Sierra Nevada— "BioRAM"or"BioMA17"contract. when landowners need to play an active role in finding CA].FIRE provides a list of biomass storage sites and markets for wood and slash removed from their property. BioRAM bioenergy plants on the Tree Mortality Task Force If markets are over-supplied or unavailable,landowners website:littp_-,/Lbit—.Iy/`2etii—Ol�R�x And:-MILpIlitly d B should first focus on processing as much wood as possible Meanwhile,the current surge of leftover woody bion pass on-site.1hat could entail grinding or chipping slash for has drawn the attention of businesses and policy makers in the mulch to help protect exposed soils from erosion or redLICC state and across U.S. borders.Products such as biochar,cross- highly flammable invasive weeds or grass from growing. laminated timber,activated carbon (from biochar),target- Another option is to contact a firewood business to See if scale mulch and soil amendment products may be suitable for they might be interested in buying woody material. domestic markets and exporting. Lastly,a lanclowner and neighbors might need rough- Blue-stain lumber for a variety of uses is being considered sawn,green lumber.A pot-table mill can be brought On-site. and invested in. Exploring these options helps prepare for Local Fire Safe Councils may have programs to assist with long-term management due to climate change,wildfires,and these activities or equipment can be rented in some areas. insect/disease outbreaks,Look for discussion of new disposal Even without knowing intended buyers,tile value and and product options for woody material in Coululg 1"'orestland probability of moving excess woody material off-site is in- stelvard issues. creased by following a few traditional logging practices, -Angie Lott(,s,Bioinass Pi-ograin Director he Watershed Research an'7r air Center 97