Canyons Subdivision Fuels Reduction Project - Canyons Subdivision Fuels Reduction Project

The Canyons Subdivision Fuels Reduction Project is a portion of the 5 linear mile Methodist Front Fuel Break Project. To achieve connectivity between mastication units on either side of the subdivision, this portion of the larger scale fuel break involves hand thinning on residential lots to extend defensible spaces and reduce fuel densities south of Hutchinson Ln. Seventeen of the twenty lots present within the Canyons Subdivision agreed to participate in the project and have trees marked for removal. As a result of working with each lot owner individually to find mutual agreement in treatment, variety exists in the level of thinning to occur on each parcel.

The majority of the work will include removals of pinon and juniper trees to increase crown spacing, removal of understory junipers along a linear cottonwood stand, and removal of existing down material that serve as jackpots of fuel. This work will include full tree removals by hand crews, chipping of slash material both generated by thinning and existing within the project area, and material too large for chipping will either be left onsite for firewood or removed depending on the desires of individual lot owners.

A mandatory project showcase will be held on October 5, 2021. We will meet at 11:00am at the intersection of Poncha Springs Ln. and Hutchinson Ln. in Poncha Springs, CO. CONTRACTOR must attend in order to submit a bid package.

The Canyons Subdivision Fuels Reduction Project includes 17 parcels along Hutchinson Ln. in Poncha Springs, Colorado. To access the project turn south onto Poncha Springs Ln. from US HWY 50. Travel 0.6 miles along Poncha Springs Ln. until reaching the intersection with Hutchinson Ln. All of the parcels included in the project are along Hutchinson Ln. The majority of the treatment will occur south of the Del Monte Ditch Road, with some occurring between the ditch and Hutchinson Ln.