Park City Fuels Mitigation: Before

1. Diversity

There are a couple species shown here at varying heights and spacing.
What needs to be improved is the continuity between clusters, as well as a break between the ground and canopy.
2. Happy Trails

Who doesn't love a nice trail?
- Here we have overgrowth on both sides, which means what could be a lovely multipurpose trail/fuel break, is only single purpose.
- If a wildfire were to come through here, it would easily pass over the line due to continuing tall fuels.
3. Utah Jungles

Unlike most jungles, Utah's landscapes are typically very dry (especially during fire season: March - November).
Having no fuel breaks on topography like this is concerning.
4. Stand Density

Continued troubles afoot as we branch out into dense stands with wiry branches and fuel loading ("jackpots" where fuels/vegetation is piled against continuing fuels).

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After

1. Field of Lollipops

Setting up chipping operations after cleaning up excess fuels in this area.
2. Gambel Oak

is A-Ok. tall gambel oak like this has, historically, caused deadly problems with fire intensity and rate of spread.
- When it's given space, not only is it safer for residents in this area but it's better for the oak as well.
3. Fuel Break

Fuel Break on hilltop.
Space created between desired species.
Understory mitigated.
4. Burn Piles

Fuels were chosen to be disposed of by client via pile burning.
- The piles are created by crews during field work, piled neatly as shown, and left to cure. Once they are ready - our crew comes back to burn, monitor, and rehab the area.

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1. Diversity

2. Happy Trails