TFS Projects

Recent Projects:

2009

	Black Hills Tree Appraisal. Using methodology described in the Guide for Plant Appraisal 9th Edition ponderosa pine trees cleared during a powerline corridor tree removal were appraised to determine values. The powerline corridor was first measured to determine legal boundaries of the easement. The stumps and trees that were cleared, and had been growing outside of the easement, were appraised to determine values.
	Bighorn County Firewise Coordinator (ongoing). Collaboration with local government, local fire authorities, and state and federal government under the direction of the Bighorn County Fire Warden. Coordination of public education efforts aimed at mitigating against the threat of catastrophic fire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Development of the 2009 Bighorn County CWPP Addendum addressing hazardous fuels conditions in riparian areas county-wide.
	Silviculture and Fire and Fuels Specialist, East Deerlodge Valley Environmental Impact Statement (EDLV EIS). Specialist Report development (ongoing). Development of specialist reports meeting the standards set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 40 CFR §1500-1508.

2008

Project Manager, Park County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) (Completed). Collaborated with local government, local fire authorities, and state and federal government, to develop a comprehensive plan for the protection of life, property, and critical infrastructure from catastrophic fire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The final document provides a platform to initiate fuels treatments designed to mitigate against wildfire destroying life, structures and essential infrastructure.

Cow Creek Aspen Enhancement Project (Completed). Bureau of Land Management, Cody FO. All conifers including Douglas fir, limber pine, and Rocky Mountain juniper were were cut and "jackstrawed" in and around aspen clones. BLM personnel will return with a prescribed fire to eliminate more conifers and stimulate regeneration of aspen.

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2007

Leavitt Landowner Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment (private) (completed). Timber sale preparation and administration on adverse slopes in the Battle Creek drainage, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming. ArcMAP GIS software used to identify topographic conditions acceptable for the use of a cable yarding sytem to harvest timber. Trimble GeoExplorer GPS used to traverse harvest units.

Town of Greybull Street Tree Inventory (completed). ArcGIS and i-Tree software used to inventory tree and planting spaces on Town property. A Trimble GeoExplorer with Pocket PC used for data collection in field. A management plan and complete GIS database provided to Town.

Black Mountain Layout II (completed). Pre-sale timber marking, cruise design, timber cruise, volume determination, road layout, property boundary determination, GPS traversing and unit boundary marking.

2006

Project Manager: Blucher Creek Timber Stand Improvement. Pre-commercial thinning of 70 acres of lodgepole pine in the South Pass area of the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming.

Project Manager, Black Mountain Layout I. Forest reconnaissance of all BLM administered forest lands in the Black Mountain area (west slope of the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming). Forest health assessments, harvest unit layout, pre-sale timber marking, cruise design, timber cruise, volume determination, road layout, property boundary determination, GPS traversing and unit boundary marking. Approximately three million board feet (mmbf) of sawtimber prepared for sale (forest management occurred in response to a severe infestation of Douglas fir and spruce bark beetle). Timber was later purchased and harvested by a local mill.

Project Manager, Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site. Historic Apple Orchard tree planting. Site investigation of existing environmental conditions for the proper installation of 25 apple trees, including planting, staking, and mulching. To avoid destruction of cultural resources, soil disturbance activities occurred in cooperation with an archaeologist from the State Historic Preservation Office. Furnished labor, equipment, supplies, and materials.

2005

Fuels Specialist, Burner Environmental Assessment. Environmental analysis of 17,801 acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands. Worked cooperatively with and under the direction of the Forest Service to prepare environmental documents meeting the standards set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 40 CFR §1500-1508.

Silviculturist, Burner Environmental Assessment, Silviculturists’ Report. Developed forest management alternatives aimed at improving forest health in project area located in the Bearlodge Mountains north of Sundance, Wyoming. ArcGIS, MS Access, and Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) software used to analyze forest inventory data and make comparisons of management scenarios.

Project Manager, North Fork Bear Gulch Timber Sale (private): Timber sale preparation and administration. 700 thousand board feet (mbf) sawtimber prepared for sale and harvested.

Project Manager, Hudson Falls Pipeline Biological Evaluation. Analysis area consists of a one-mile water pipeline corridor through USFS and BLM administered lands ending on private property. Identified all listed, proposed, and sensitive species known or expected in the analysis area and those species the project could potentially affect; analyzed cumulative effects resulting from the planned project in relationship to existing conditions and other related projects; made recommendations for removing, avoiding, or compensating for any adverse effects; maintained project file in accordance with NEPA guidelines.

Project Manager, Flitner Ranch Landowner Forest Stewardship Plan development. Plan includes forest management recommendations for the 1,100 forested acres within the ownership.

2004

Project Manager South Fork Bear Gulch Timber Sale (private): Timber sale preparation and administration. 1.2 million board feet (mmbf) sawtimber prepared for sale and harvested.

Project Manager, Scab Creek Timber Sale Preparation and Cruise. Marked and cruised 29 acres of Douglas fir sawtimber on the west slope of the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, Pinedale BLM Field Office.

Project Manager, Big Horn County Mountain Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Collaborated with local government, local fire authorities, and state and federal government, to develop a comprehensive plan for the protection of life, property, and critical infrastructure from catastrophic fire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) within the 220,000 acre project area. Facilitated local discussions, identified key community treatment priorities, collected scientific forest and fuels data, collected structure ignitabilty data, and provided recommendations for reducing the hazard of destructive wildfire to homes and essential infrastructure. The final document provides a platform to initiate fuels treatments designed to mitigate against wildfire destroying life, structures and essential infrastructure.

Project Manager, Bartlett Creek Timber Sale Preparation and Cruise. Marked and cruised 155 acres of primarily Douglas fir sawtimber on the southern end of Commissary Ridge in southwest Wyoming, Kemmerer BLM Field Office.

Project Manager, Kaycee Community Forest Assessment. Tasks included: an assessment of the public trees, an assessment of the current municipal program in place for the management of the community forest, and recommendations for strategies aimed at maintaining and improving the Community Forest Program.

Project Manager, Sheridan Community Forest Assessment. Tasks included: an assessment of the public trees, an assessment of the current municipal program in place for the management of the community forest, and recommendations for strategies aimed at maintaining and improving the Community Forest Program.

Project Manager, Leavitt Timber Sale (private) (ongoing): Timber sale preparation and administration. Approximately two million board feet (mmbf) of sawtimber prepared (one mmbf harvested in 2006).

Project Manager, Greybull Library and Museum Xeriscape Project. surveying the site; increasing the amount of shade to the existing buildings, railroad car museum, and picnic areas; planting healthy trees; pruning, removing and/or replacing overgrown, unhealthy, and/or potentially hazardous existing trees; reducing the current amount of grass/weeds, thereby cutting down on maintenance and water usage; developing a educational, botanic garden using native, and low water use shrubs; improving the quality of the soil with the addition of organic matter and an improved irrigation system.