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 <br />SequoiaEcologicalConsulƟng,Inc. <br />AugusƟnBernalCommunityParkFuelReducƟonProject <br />InformaƟonforRequestforBids <br />March2026 <br />3 <br /> <br />100to150feetfrommanufacturedstructures,vegetaƟontreatmentswillbeimplementedwithlower <br />intensity.FuelreducƟonwillfocusprimarilyonremovalofinvasiveplants,noxiousweeds,ĮreͲhazardous <br />vegetaƟon,anddeadanddyingvegetaƟon,aswellaslimbingupoftreesperthespeciĮcaƟons. <br />MechanicalTreatment <br />Mechanicaltreatmentswillincludemowing,chipping,andbroadcasƟngtargetvegetaƟonaboveground <br />surface,withparƟcularcaretominimizegrounddisturbance.Avarietyofequipment,includingbutnot <br />limitedtomowers,masƟcators,andtrackchippers,willbeused,asappropriate.Duetothepresenceof <br />AlamedawhipsnakecriƟcalhabitat,mechanicaltreatmentacƟviƟeswillbelimitedtoareasofexisƟng <br />disturbance,suchasthetrailheadparkinglotandĮretrails.Error!Referencesourcenotfound.provides <br />asummaryoftreatmenttypesandmethods,brokendownbytreatmentarea.Amapoftreatmentareas, <br />theirnames,andacreagesisprovidedinFigure3. <br />NomechanicalequipmentwilloperateoīexisƟngroadsandtrails,exceptindisturbedgrassyareasofthe <br />trailheadparkinglot.Mechanicaltreatmentswillbelimitedtotrailheadareamowingandbroadcast <br />chippingfromexisƟngroads.MechanicaltreatmentswillavoidstateorfederallyjurisdicƟonalwatersand <br />riparianhabitatbyaminimumof50feet. <br />ManualTreatment <br />GroundcrewswillusehandtoolsandhandͲoperatedpowertools,includingbutnotlimitedtochainsaws, <br />handsaws,polesaws,stringtrimmers,McLeods,Pulaskis,weedpullers,brushcuƩers,andloppers. <br />Manualtreatmentswillcut,clear,and/orprunetrees,herbaceousvegetaƟon,andwoodyshrubsto <br />increasespacebetweentrees.Manualtreatmentswillbeusedtotreatdead,dying,anddiseasedtrees. <br />ManualacƟviƟeswillcutorchopstandinganddownedvegetaƟonusingchainsawsandothermethods. <br />SmallͲdiametertrees(6inchesorlessindiameteratbreastheight[DBH]),downedwoodydebris,and <br />woodyshrubswillbestrategicallyloppedandscaƩered,piledfor laterburning,orchippedtoincreasetree <br />spacingandreduceĮrefuelloads.NaƟveunderstoryvegetaƟon,brush,andshrubsunderthedriplinesof <br />treeswillbecutandscaƩered,leavingrootsystems intactforresprouƟng.Error!Referencesourcenot <br />found.providesdetailsonvegetaƟoncuƫngandremovalorinͲplacestoragemethodsbytreatmentarea. <br />Manualtreatmentswillbetheprimarymethodoftreatmentthroughouttheprojectsite.Herbicidesmay <br />beusedinconjuncƟonwithmanualtreatmentstopreventthespreadandresprouƟngofinvasiveplant <br />specieswithinthetreatmentareas,alongroads,andinotherhighͲtraĸcareas.Manualtreatment <br />acƟviƟeswillavoidriparianhabitatbyaminimumof50feetandstateorfederallyjurisdicƟonalwatersby <br />aminimumof50feetfromtheordinaryhighwatermark. <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2116ABC8-4A4A-8B43-82A0-6C965050EDC5