VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

THIS AGREEMENT IS TO RESTORE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE BOTH ECOLOGICALLY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE MAIN WORK CATEGORIES INCLUDE THE PARTNER PROVIDING A WILDFIRE HAZARD MITIGATION AND PRESCRIBED BURNING CREW TO ASSIST WITH PRESCRIBED FIRES THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE OF INCREASED COMPLEXITY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN FUELS AND TO PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES HAZARDOUS FUEL MITIGATION AND 1,000 ACS OF PRESCRIBED FIRE WORK PER YEAR; WORK TO ELIMINATE NON-NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES ON APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ACRES PER YEAR THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO INVADE AREAS DISTURBED DURING HURRICANE HELENE AND TO SUPPRESS SPONGY MOTH THAT HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON FOREST HEALTH; RESTORE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS SUCH AS ROADS, STREAM CROSSINGS, AND FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE NATIONAL FOREST OR WITHIN VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS; ACHIEVE FOREST MANAGEMENT WORK ON APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES PER YEAR THAT INCLUDING NON-COMMERCIAL FOREST TREATMENTS SUCH AS CROP TREE RELEASE, SITE PREP, TREE PLANTING, ETC; INCREASE NURSERY AND SEED ORCHARD FACILITY PRODUCTION THROUGH MAINTENANCE OR ESTABLISHMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE SEEDLINGS FOR REFORESTATION EFFORTS IN DISASTER AFFECTED AREAS; AND THROUGH URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY TO RESTORE LANDS CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL FOREST IN AND AROUND GATEWAY COMMUNITIES.