Patriot Restoration Ops

This Agreement Funds the Partner to Do Timber Stand Improvement Work on Approximately 350 Acres and Harvest Timber on Approximately 100 Acres of the Black Hills National Forest. the Work Will Reduce Hazardous Fuels That Could Lead to More Intense Wildfire by Increasing Spacing in Understory Trees That If Not Thinned Could Increase the Intensity of Wildfire in Those Trees as Well as Increased Risk of Crown Fire in Overstory Trees. Increasing Tree Spacing Through This Work Also Increases Tree Growth Rates and Grows Healthier Tress for Future Timber Production. Utilizing the Partner Can Not Only Help the Forest Remove More Trees on Steeper Ground Which Will Reduce Densities of Trees in This Area for Forest Health to Reduce Prevalence of Insect and Disease in Timber Stands, But Also Produce Timber Volume to Sustain Local Timber Industry While Potentially Lowering Costs of Treatment. Expected Timber Volume Produced by This Effort Would Be 400-500 Cubic Feet (CCF) in Fiscal Year 2026. Work Is Directly Aligned With Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production, Secretarial Memo 1078-006, and Chief Schultzs Priorities for the Forest Service.