Specifications include, but are not limited to: The successful corps will be familiar with Mill and Pack Creeks in the Moab and Spanish valley area and be able to provide equipment for projects throughout this area under the direction of a Project Manager with various project partners including private landowners, the Grand County Weed Department (GCWD), the Forestry Fire and State Lands (FFSL) Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service (USFS) staff. Work locations covering approximately 91 acres are under various land ownerships including private, Federal, County and City. General requirements include, but are not limited to: • Familiarity with site names and jurisdictional boundaries at project sites (this information will be included in specific project work plans before each work period). This is front country work, so individual scopes will be more complicated than backcountry settings. • Work with project manager and partner organizations to perform Russian Olive, tamarisk and other woody invasive clearing, thinning and follow-up in selected areas. • Work with project manager and partner organizations to conduct native planting projects. • Work with project manager and partner organizations to map and remove herbaceous weeds in riparian areas and in areas nearby to reduce the spread of these target species throughout the project area. • Provide shovels, mattocks, and other hand tools, as well as chainsaws, string trimmers and brush cutters, chippers and herbicide equipment and properly trained crews to implement the work as outlined in the SOW for the project. • Have a local presence in the Moab area to allow for rapid response to changing site conditions, project needs and equipment malfunctions including scheduling changes due to weather, land owner needs, and coordination with other contractors on project sites, or other shifts in project needs that arise. Equipment & Materials Provided: 1) Herbicide 2) Maps & Plans developed with land managers 3) Plant materials including seed 4) Brushcutters (3) When equipment is provided by the project, UCC provides adequate crew training to appropriately use equipment, and PPE to do so. Brush cutters are likely to be part of at least one work period. Equipment Needed: 1) Herbicide Application Equipment 2) Chainsaws/Fuel 3) Brushcutters/Fuel 4) Pruning saws/Loppers/Hatchets/Axes/Shovels/Other Hand Tools including shovels, rakes and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 5) Vehicles/Fuel 6) Chipper 7) Pump for planting projects and associated hoses and water storage 8) Electronics for gathering post-hitch reporting data 9) Food, Drinking Water, and other supplies 10) Camping Supplies
