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SB131: California or Bust?
DNRC/Local Government Efforts to Delineate a WUI Boundary for Montana February 2010
SB131: California or Bust? DNRC/Local Government Efforts to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SB131: California or Bust? DNRC/Local Government Efforts to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SB131: California or Bust? DNRC/Local Government Efforts to Delineate a WUI Boundary for Montana February 2010 SB131 & WUI Issue are Controversial Definitions and Statistics WUI Definition "Wildland-urban interface" means
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Definitions and Statistics
WUI Definition
"Wildland-urban interface" means the line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels.” 76-13-102 MCA
Who Owns the WUI?
Private (43%)
Federal (37%)
Tribal (10%)
State (9%)
Local Govt (<1%)
Investment in Fuels Reduction on in WUI
$18 million (2001-2010)
US Forest Service $$$ passed through DNRC
State and Private Lands Only
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Where is the WUI?
HFRA: Healthy Forest Restoration Act
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Comparison of County WUI Maps
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Comparison of County WUI Maps
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Comparison of County WUI Maps
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Comparison of County WUI Maps
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Different Methods Yield…
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…Different Results: Current SB131Montana WUI Map
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Next Steps
Collect Remaining CWPPs and WUI Layers
Work with Counties w/o CWPP or WUI to create WUI boundary
Complete State WUI Map & Post on Website
Annual Maintenance/Revisions
Focus on Implementation
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Bob Harrington DNRC Forestry Division Administrator rharrington@mt.gov