Description
The National Park Service intends to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified cooperative agreement for the Santa Cruz Island Eucalyptus Removal project. The project aims to remove invasive eucalyptus trees from priority groves on Santa Cruz Island and provide logistical support for invasive eucalyptus cutting, piling, and burning. The project will be conducted in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Key aspects of the project include:
• Removing eucalyptus trees to reduce hazardous fuels and restore ecological and hydrologic processes
• Providing logistical support for invasive eucalyptus cutting, piling, and burning
• Conducting work in the months of March and October to avoid fire season and bird breeding season
• Coordinating logistical support activities with the TNC Plant Ecologist for the California Islands Project