Park City Fuels Mitigation: Before
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1. Diversity
There are a couple species shown here at varying heights and spacing.
What needs to be improved is the continuity between clusters, as well as a break between the ground and canopy.
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2. Happy Trails
Who doesn't love a nice trail?
- Here we have overgrowth on both sides, which means what could be a lovely multipurpose trail/fuel break, is only single purpose.
- If a wildfire were to come through here, it would easily pass over the line due to continuing tall fuels.
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3. Utah Jungles
Unlike most jungles, Utah's landscapes are typically very dry (especially during fire season: March - November).
Having no fuel breaks on topography like this is concerning.
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4. Stand Density
Continued troubles afoot as we branch out into dense stands with wiry branches and fuel loading ("jackpots" where fuels/vegetation is piled against continuing fuels).
After
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1. Field of Lollipops
Setting up chipping operations after cleaning up excess fuels in this area.
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2. Gambel Oak
is A-Ok. tall gambel oak like this has, historically, caused deadly problems with fire intensity and rate of spread.
- When it's given space, not only is it safer for residents in this area but it's better for the oak as well.
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3. Fuel Break
Fuel Break on hilltop.
Space created between desired species.
Understory mitigated.
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4. Burn Piles
Fuels were chosen to be disposed of by client via pile burning.
- The piles are created by crews during field work, piled neatly as shown, and left to cure. Once they are ready - our crew comes back to burn, monitor, and rehab the area.
