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Control of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in Coastal California Workshop Coastal Training Program Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve University of California - Approx 1000 acres UC Berkeley Wildfire Mitigation Program Case Study: Control of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in Coastal California Tom Klatt, Manager Office of Emergency Preparedness University of California, Berkeley Claremont Canyon - values at risk Mid 1970’s 25 years of growth…. 2001 Hills Emergency Forum � Regional Planning and coordination � Shared vision for the canyon � MOU with UC in 2003: � Share best practices � Planning partnership � Collaborate � Joint stewardship � Funding support � Support one another UCB Wildfire Mitigation Program 1

Control of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in Coastal California Workshop Coastal Training Program Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve . . . grove sits atop saddle opposite well- maintained EBMUD property. Photo date 2001 . . Brontosaurus Feller - Buncher . . . removed > 3000 Hand feller trees, greatly reduced fire risk, will foster growth of young redwood/bay saplings, opened SF Bay vista. Rubber-tire Skidder Grapple fed Chipper Phase 4 project - above Claremont Ave. Before - resprouted eucalyptus to road edge Before After - with landscape timbers After Eucalyptus Resprouts Claremont Canyon after felling Phase 4 (no treatment) Before Resprout 8 weeks old - 24” height After (stump was treated) UCB Wildfire Mitigation Program 2

Control of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in Coastal California Workshop Coastal Training Program Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Initial Treatment ….. Recycling Logs and Chips on Project Site: Garlon (triclopyr) and Stalker (imazapyr) 1 2 Where’s the stump? Goal: 100% retention of biomass 3 4 Vista turnout Wood Chips used to Landscaping Timbers (note scorchmark from arson…) create paths through site... Wood chips suppress rapid re-growth,dissipate runoff energy, trap sediment... “Chain-Gang” stabilizes logs Cost Accounting - Eucalyptus Removal Abandoned Vehicle Retrieval - UCB Wildfire Mitigation Program 3

Control of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in Coastal California Workshop Coastal Training Program Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve QUESTIONS? Tom Klatt 510-642-1258 tklatt@berkeley.edu UCB Wildfire Mitigation Program 4