HomeMy WebLinkAbout070621_cabs01JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S BRIEFING AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator
DATE: July 6, 2021
RE: Jefferson County Sustainable Forestry Program Presentation
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners supported the creation
of a sustainable forestry program on certain county properties. The program has been
underway for some time and it's time that the Commissioners be briefed on the results of the
program to date.
ANALYSIS: Malloree Weinheimer, principal with Chickadee Forestry, will make a Power Point
presentation (attached) to the Board and will entertain questions from the Board.
FISCAL IMPACT: This request has no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve scheduling the
presentation.
REVIEWED BY:
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Mark McCa ey, Interim Coun dministrator Date/
Overview
2019 Feasibility Study
• Focused on environmental (forest inventory), economic (financially viable),
and community (dispersed parcels, how to manage for community benefits)
2020 Pilot Project
Forest health improvement and ecological restoration
• Selective thinning in high -risk forests for forest restoration
Forest management policy
• Set up a framework to do this responsibly, select advisors
Economic stability and community development
• Self sustaining forestry program with direct community benefits
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Forest Management & Policy Deliverables
• Develop a management and policy framework to restore
and maintain health of Jefferson County forest lands,
modeled after Kitsap County and other successful
examples of protecting ecological habitat.
• Create the JCFMP Advisory Board which will assist with
development of the forest management policies and
program.
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Key Advisors
Arno Bergstrom, Forester, Kitsap County Forest Stewardship
Created Kitsap County's forest stewardship program and has run it for 5 years successfully
Dr. Catharine Copass, Ecologist, Olympic National Park Service
Specializing in plant community classification and mapping, landscape change detection and vegetation change on the Olympic Peninsula.
Mike Cronin, retired Forester, DNR and Cronin Forestry
Experienced forester in Jefferson County, informed the feasibility study and provides continued expertise on forest management
Owen French, Natural Resource Specialist, WA Dept of Ecology
Restoration specialist working with North Olympic Salmon Coalition and the Washington Conservation Corps, based in Jefferson County
Ross Goodwin, Forest Practices, Washington DNR
Oversees forest practices and ensures compliance to DNR Forest Practices Rules in the region, 10+ years with DNR
Ian Hanna, Consultant, Altruist Partners, formerly Forest Stewardship Council
International experience in sustainable forestry and community economic development, based in Jefferson County
Al Latham, Jefferson County Conservation District Supervisor
Served as manager/technician at the Jefferson Co. Conservation District for 20 years and currently serves on the Conservation District Board of Supervisors, based in Jefferson
County
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Coordinator, Jefferson County Environmental Health
Manages natural resources and the Conservation Futures program for Jefferson County
Denise Pranger, retired Director, Northwest Natural Resources Group
Specializing in forest certification and forest carbon sequestration, based in Jefferson County
MattTyler, Director, Jefferson County Parks and Recreation CHICKADEE
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Forest Restoration Deliverables
• Thinning harvest and restoration plans will be approved
through advisory board and County staff.
• Variable Density Thinning at Chimacum Park and Beausite
Lake in Fall 2020
• Harvests projected to generate an estimated $1k/acre
revenue return for Jefferson County, dependent on variables.
• Contractor will oversee permitting, thinning harvest design,
harvest operations, restoration, and monitoring of project
post -implementation.
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Considerations pr
Pulp $27/ton
Each truck a -$648 loss to the county
Projected project cost $44k
Possible products
• Mulch (cost $50/hr)
• Poles free - oysters, fruit trees
• Firewood
• Biochar
High fire risk - options for management
Ecological forest mgmt prescription
Additional mulching
Additional product removal
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Restoration
• Planting 800+ trees with volunteers (donated from Kitsap County)
• Monitoring summer 2021
• Weed management
• Credit and work for local high school students
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Harvest Financials
Deliverable: Harvest projected to produce average of
$1k/acre based on Kitsap County financials
Revenue
Three main products: Cedar, Fir saw logs, pulp
Fir: $100/ton for saw logs to Manke
Cedar: —$150/ton for saw logs to Alta
Pulp: $27-30/ton for pulp to PT Paper
Costs
Harvest, Trucking, Road building (access)
Lessons?
Pulp:Saw log ratio has biggest impact on return
Haul also is expensive
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Harvest Financials
Site
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Volume per
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JC Total Revenue
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Chimacum Park
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$ 86,026.49
$ 2,263.86
Beausite
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$ 28,374.05
$ 283.74
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$ 13,933.81
$ 995.27
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144
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$ (42,557.80)
$ (11182.16)
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$ 590.18
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$ 7,138.52
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$ 43,401.00
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Harvest Financials
Difference in values of product
CHIMACUM PARK HARVEST
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SILENT ALDER HARVEST
■ JC Revenue ■ Harvest ■ Haul
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Financial Stability & Community Deliverables
• Seek additional funding including grants and
partnerships to elevate mutual goals for landscape
scale restoration.
• Program will prioritize using local contractors and
low impact practices whenever possible.
• Examples of direct community impacts and financial
investments:
• Working with local schools wood shops to use
wood to build park benches, etc
• Utilizing small local mills in harvests
• Sourcing locally grown native plants for
restoration
• Working with local market including crafts
people including maritime and woodworking
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Jefferson County Land Data
1800
Acres of land owned by
Jefferson County
300
Parcels of land, most under
10 acres each
80%
Covered in forest
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Forestry for the Co
Partnerships are key.
Opportunities:
Local milling/wood sales
Classes
Wood grading
CRTC, SNW, Heartwood
Biochar
Mulch
Firewood
Special forest products
Community partnerships
Land acquisition
Green burial
Heartwood biomass
Local carbon market
Goals: Jobs created, revenue kept it
Thank You
Massive thank you to --
Jefferson BoCC & staff
Mark McCauley
Forestry advisors
JC Parks & Rec Advisory board
North Hills Logging
E Jeff Fire
Jeff Co Public Works
PT Leader
Matt King
Ryan Temple
Nhatt Nichols
Cody Wayland
Cory Smith
And all the volunteers, community partners,
& public for the support.
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