Description
The Bend Park and Recreation District is seeking proposals for a forest health and fuels reduction project in the Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area. The project aims to improve forest resiliency, reduce wildfire risk, and restore ecological balance by thinning overstocked tree stands, removing encroaching western juniper, and implementing fuels reduction through strategic cutting, piling, and burning of slash across approximately 15 acres.
• The project will involve tree thinning, juniper removal, and fuels reduction.
• The project is expected to begin in fall/winter 2026 and have a second phase in fall/winter 2027.
• The District is seeking a contractor with experience in forest health and fuels reduction projects.
• The contractor will be required to provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, and other facilities and services necessary to execute the work.
• The contractor will be required to comply with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.