1. Vegetation Management Update
FY 2016 Accomplishments
and
Biodiversity, Fire, & Fuels Integrated Plan (BFFIP)

2. Vegetation Management Spending Over Time
FY 2016 Operational Budget
Vegetation Management Spending Over Time
One time reallocation of internal crews for
Carbon / Water Yield Study plot installation

3. FY 2016 Accomplishments
190 acres of fuelbreak / roadside /dam maintenance
25 acre Forest Resiliency / Carbon Storage /
Water Yield Study (new)
530 acres of broom removed / 210 acres mowed
(+ 20%)
150 miles of Early Detection/Rapid Response patrol
(+ 50%)
2 grazing trials: goats and sheep (new)
2 restoration projects: rare plant re-introductions (new)
50 vegetation-focused volunteer events:
(weeds, restoration, data collection, plant propagation)

4. 2016 Broom Status Long term maintenance (655 acres)
Initiated 2015 / 2016 (88 acres)
Proposed (86 acres)
Deferred Action (600 acres)

5. 2016 Biodiversity, Fire, & Fuels Integrated Plan (BFFIP)

6. WPHIP vs. BFFIP
Wildfire Prevention and Habitat Improvement Plan (2012)
Biodiversity, Fire, and Fuels
Integrated Plan (2016)
Leonard Charles & Associates
Panorama Environmental
$296,000
$50,000 to revise WPHIP
(draft plan + 7 background reports)
(from draft EIR budget))
Planning horizon: 15 years
Planning horizon: 5 years, then adapt
No-herbicide and herbicide approaches
No-herbicide approaches only
Project driven
Programmatic
Vague approach to Sudden Oak Death
Sudden Oak Death directly addressed
Vague discussion of ecosystem values
Better articulation of ecosystem values:
Fire resiliency
Carbon storage and retention
Water yield
Biodiversity

7. WPHIP vs. BFFIP WPHIP BFFIP Limited to 15% of watershed lands
Covers 100% of watershed lands
Possible SOD actions absent
Possible SOD actions identified
Fuels and habitat projects separate
Fuels and habitat projects integrated
Term “Fuelbreak” broadly applied
Term “Fuelbreak” reserved for defensible space / roadside corridors

8. BFFIP Plan Overview Annual Work Plan & Budget
Task Description
2017
2022
Cyclical Maintenance: Fuelbreaks, dams, roads
190 acres
300 acres
New Fuelbreak Construction -
15 acres
Bio-diversity & Fuels Integrated Projects: Prescribed burning 5
Bio-diversity & Fuels Integrated Projects: Mechanical
8 acres
260 acres
Early Detection / Rapid Response Weed Patrols
150 miles / 25 patches
260 miles / 100 patches
Broom Removal
533 acres
765 acres
Other Weed Removal
83 acres
158 acres
Threatened & Endangered Species Restoration
1 projects
6 projects
Wet Meadow Restoration
1 project
Estimated Cost
$ ,000
$ ,975,000
Target: A 200% increase in annual effort, to be sustained for at least 10 years
Increase will be phased in gradually over 5 years

9. BFFIP Operational Budget Projection
Acres of Broom
Spending

10. Five Year Targets 85% recommended fuelbreaks built and maintained
65% of broom under management
5% degraded forest treated to improve carbon / water function
Rate of weed spread slowed
Rate of grassland degradation slowed
12 prescribed burns implemented
1 wet meadow restoration started

11. Resilient Forest / Carbon Treatments Grazing
Adaptive Approach
The BFFIP establishes a framework for integrating new strategies, tools, and
techniques into the annual management program once data from field trials are analyzed.
Resilient Forest / Carbon Treatments Grazing
Field Trial Purpose: Identify forest treatments that optimize carbon balance, water yield, fire resiliency, and habitat values where SOD has degraded forest structure. Field Trial Purpose: Identify situations where livestock can improve weed management and habitat restoration efficiency

12. BFFIP Schedule Administrative draft currently under review
Public draft release: Summer 2016
Public workshops: Summer/Fall 2016
CEQA Kickoff Fall 2016: 8 – 12 months to complete