Posted on September 14 at 7:37 p.m.

Yes- I was present at the meeting.
Yes- I have alerted USFS/ SB Flood Control / NRCS
that they are paying too much and getting too little protection.
The worst part is that the SB private landowners and the County will have to wait another 6 weeks for any soil stabilization to begin.
Specific numbers were shared with these entities about what savings and better protection was available.
I even extended an offer to donate all my time and efforts to conduct a side-by-side evaluation of their proposed treatment with the various other products they could get for their money.
I seriously doubt any change will come- but the authorities in charge will not even acknowledge they have looked at these other options.
Yeah-me too- I would like to have thought that collective intelligence would be able to be re-examined, especially in this highly exposed, potentially dangerous situation and in these tough budget times.

GB

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Posted on September 12 at 3:08 p.m.

Well-
The Gap Community meeting was interesting to hear the heroic efforts of the LOCAL county fire, Emergency Opps, Sherrif, during the fire that we all watched so closely. It was a memorable 4th of July wasnt it ?
I still cant believe that the County and NRCS is waiting another 60 days from now( why wait until November 10Th?)- since it has already been 60 days before they plan on doing any erosion control.
They took the "easy" and much more expensive Forest Service placebo of spraying green dye mulch and a 3 month soil stabilizer.
Several Erosion Control professionals suggested they could begin work next week- for 2/3 the cost of the Aerial application and have 90% of the private land treated by November 1st, using much better erosion protection than what the USFS is using. The County and NRCS should know better.
Tough to see the taxpayers dollars squandered by not using the best technology for a lesser cost.
Shame on the NRCS and Flood control for not orchestrating their own efforts. I know many ranchers and landowners who have done their own thing...
Best of luck to all..
Proactive, timeley Erosion prevention cost less than 1/10th the cost of sediment control and cleanup.
Seeing how USFS bigwigs has treated the county in this firethus far is a good indication that it is "every man" for himself.

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