Removal of wood detritus in tract areas?

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 05:29:21 GMT

With the limitations on burning and increase in trees dying, our tract has accumulated an abundance of woody detritus. Have any tracts initiated any alternative programs, such as bringing in chippers, to help in getting rid of all this potential fire material? Any ideas?

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Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:25:31 GMT

I'll offer a couple of suggestions. For larger size material, you can obtain a fire wood cutting permit for $20 from the USFS which allows you to cut up to 4 cords of firewood from down or dead trees in your local tract area. For smaller material, chipping is generally a good solution. Your association can simply organize a work party and rent a chipper, or you may be able to obtain assistance from nearby organizations. The local fire district near my tract, in partnership with the Firewise organization owns a chipper and will chip for free as long as the cabin owners are willing to collect and stack limbs in locations the chipper can access (along the tract road in our case). Also, I recommend you contact the California Fire Safe Councils organization to see if there is assistance available in your area for chipping.

https://cafiresafecouncil.org/

Doug Gann
NFH Immediate Past President

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:46:47 GMT

Talk to your District Ranger. We were able to get a Forest Service crew into our tract this summer with a chipper. Our owners aided in the effort by clearing their individual lots and piling the debris near the road. The Forest Service did the same thing about ten years ago under a different District Ranger.