Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC

Project area is located on Palomar Mountain in the general area of Jeff Valley north of East Grade Road (S-6) and east of Conifer Road (private). The project area lies entirely on National Forest System lands within the administrative boundaries of the Palomar Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest in California. Cleveland National Forest is currently preparing the Jeff Valley South Stewardship IRSC which aims to restore forest health and reduce the risk of high severity wildfire across mixed conifer and California black oak forested stands within the project area. Goals will be accomplished through a series of silvicultural and fuels management activities designed to reduce mixed conifer stand density, remove conifer encroachment under mature California black oak, and manage ladder and surface fuels in the stands: The resultant contract will include Forest product removal on 60 acres with an estimated volume of 300 CCF of sawlogs (269 CCF incense cedar / 31 CCF white fir) and 70 CCF of fuelwood/biomass: - Logging of included timber - Hauling of included timber - Thinning of sub merch (< 5" dbh) trees - Pruning of retained conifer trees to 6' - Managing course wood debris in the stands - Piling by hand all activity slash and pre-existing surface fuels and covering with kraft paper. - Road Maintenance on ¼ mile of native surface road to facilitate hauling of included timber.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Planting, Pruning.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Roadway Construction.
Division 41 -	Material Processing and Handling Equipment.