Sierra Streams Institute

Award Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Implement Forest Management Practices Incorporating Fuel Load Reduction Methods and Strategies to Mitigate the Likelihood of Indirect Direct Impacts of Catastrophic Fire on Land Parcels Within the Yuba River Watershed.activities to Be Performed: Activities to Be Performed in Reducing the Fuel Bearing Load for This Award Are by the Use of Hand Piling, Manual Thinning of the Landscape, Mastication, Mechanical Piling and the Application of Herbicides. There Is Also Planned Educational Outreach for Evacuation Preparedness and an Update to Community Fire Protection Plans.expected Deliverables Outcomes: Expected Deliverables and Outcomes Are That the Reduction on Fuel Loads in the Yuba Watershed Will Cover About 323.9 Acres of Completed Fuels Treatment, With a Target of Reaching 70% Fuels Load Reduction. Educate About 500 Members of the Community on Being Fire Wise of the Surroundings. Intended Beneficiaries: the Intended Beneficiaries of This Award Are the Over 15,000 Residents in the Communities Surrounding the Yuba Watershed Along With Recreation Users, Private and Public Landowners Downstream.subrecipient Activities: Subrecipient Activities Include Hiring Local Contractors to Implement Tasks and Collaborate With the Recipient on Completion of the Objectives of This Award.