Georgetown Marshall Road Fuels Reduction Project

El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (EDCFSC) and the El Dorado Resource Conservation District (RCD) are teaming up for a project called the Georgetown Marshall Road Fuels Reduction Project. This project is a fuels reduction project that will help to reduce fire risk and conserve our natural resources.

Below you will find information about the project and resources for landowners.

Downloads

Georgetown Marshall Road Fuels Reduction - Agreement

Georgetown Marshall Road - Right Of Entry

Georgetown Marshall Road - Treatments and FAQ Download

Map Downloads

Marshal Road Treatment Area Map - Click for PDF Download

 

Fuel Reduction Treatments

  • Chips will be less than 4” deep in the area treated.

  • Black, live oaks, and broadleaf trees greater than 6” will be left, and limbed to a height of 12’.

  • Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, & other conifers less the 12” DBH, will be cut & chipped to create spacing between the remaining trees at 18’-25’. Trees greater than 12” diameter will be limbed to a height of 12’.

  • Stump height less than 6” will be left.

  • In solid brush fields, 10% will be left for wildlife benefit.

  • Desirable trees are the tallest height, fullest crown, which are free of damage due to insects, disease & have at least a 40% live crown.

  • Treatment extends up to 40’ from the edge of the roadway, into your property.

  • If additional work can be funded by the grant, the RCD will reach out to the landowner to determine interest in additional clearing beyond the roadside thinning

Frequently Asked Questions

What Happens to the cut material (small trees, limbs, and brush)?

Chipping or mastication will leave the material on-site in a mulch form. The mulch is good for limiting regrowth, cycling nutrients back to the soil, trapping moisture in the soil, and limiting fire spread. Cut wood too large for chipping or mastication will be left on site to be removed by the property owner.

What if my neighbors don’t want to participate? Will my property still be included?

Involvement by less than 100% of the property owners of a road segment or area will not exclude an area, but if the purpose of the grant can’t be met with the remaining, adjustments may be necessary.

I have a few bushes along the road I want to keep, and I have a special tree that is less than 8 inches dbh (dbh = diameter at breast height) that I also don’t want to be removed. How do I ensure it isn’t cut so I can still participate?

The RCD project staff will designate (by flagging) the treatment areas in the next few months. Some limited adjustments may be made for property owners who want to be more selective about vegetation removal and they will be provided flagging by the CLFSC to use to identify the specific requests for select trees or shrubs not to be removed. It is important to remember that the prescription is designed to reduce fire activity and provide lasting benefits to you and your neighbors, and significant deviation from the project vegetation treatment (see above) could nullify the intended benefits of the work and exclude your property from participation. Landowners will be notified if a property would be removed from consideration due to an abundance of exclusions or exceptions to treatment