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Sequoia Ecological Consulting,Inc. CaIVTP Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuel Reduction C-13 November 2025 excess ladder and ground fuels through a combination of treatment activities, including manual, mechanical, prescribed burning, prescribed herbivory, and herbicide spot-treatment. Resulting biomass would be pile burned, left to decompose naturally, or hauled off-site. PD-3.3.1: Ladder and Ground Fuel Removal Fire Trails and Roads Ladder and ground fuels along fire trails and roads would be managed at a distance of twice the flame length indicated by the prevailing fuel model for that area. This distance would ensure the effectiveness of fire trails and roads in slowing or stopping a fire's spread during Diablo wind conditions. Trailside and roadside fuel reduction areas would provide an anchor point from which fire suppression resources would engage wildfires. Treatment activities along fire trails and roads follow a combination of mowing and other similar mechanical means, hand crew trimming and thinning, prescribed grazing, prescribed burning, and spot herbicide treatment. The prescription would remove ladder fuels, remove or pile leaf litter and duff for pile burning, thin or remove dense brush, and trim low-hanging branches within 6 feet of the ground or a height deemed appropriate to reach site goals by a professional. Annual grass and herbaceous weeds would be mowed or grazed by cattle or goats to less than approximately 6 inches,or a height deemed appropriate to reduce fire risk and maintain habitat function by a professional. Off-Trail and Off-Road Beyond twice the flame length of trails/roadsides,excess ladder and ground fuel would be removed by hand crews, chippers, and mowing. PD-3.3.2:Dead, Dying, Diseased, and Downed Trees The second operation would remove all dead, dying, diseased, and downed vegetation, branches, and trees presenting a fuel hazard, as determined by a Registered Professional Forester(RPF). Biomass would be hauled off- site or chipped and scattered on-site dependent on size, health of tree, and access to the biomass. Downed trees would be removed or piled for winter burning. PD-3.3.3: Habitat-Specific Prescriptions Traditional fuel reduction methods adopt treatment activities that are typically determined by fuel type. Vegetation types for proposed treatment within the project footprint are a mosaic of blue and coastal oak woodland, coastal scrub, and annual grasslands. One other California Wildlife Habitat Relationship (CWHR) classification system vegetation type found on the project site is urban, which corresponds primarily to roads. Treatment strategies are a combination of treatment activities broadly described for each vegetation type. The treatment approach would generally follow these basic guidelines: