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United States Department of Agriculture Monitoring and Forest Service Evaluation Report Pacific Mt. Hood National Forest Northwest Region Land and Resources Management Plan 2007 FY 2006 Salmon River, Mt. Hood National Forest Monitoring Report Fiscal Year 2006 Mt. Hood National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan August 2007 This document is available online at www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood Table of Contents Summary....................................................................................................................................................S-1 Progress Towards Sustainability on the Mt. Hood National Forest .............................................S-1 An Overview of Current Resource Conditions.............................................................................S-3 Key Management Issues.............................................................................................................S-16 Chapter 1 - Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 Chapter 2 - Accomplishments/Results/Recommendations........................................................................ 2-1 Fire Management.......................................................................................................................... 2-1 Air Quality.................................................................................................................................... 2-5 Range Management ...................................................................................................................... 2-8 Noxious Weeds........................................................................................................................... 2-11 Heritage Resources..................................................................................................................... 2-17 Geology ...................................................................................................................................... 2-21 Minerals...................................................................................................................................... 2-22 Fisheries Program....................................................................................................................... 2-23 Water Resources......................................................................................................................... 2-30 Transportation/Roads ................................................................................................................. 2-40 Wildlife....................................................................................................................................... 2-43 Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive (TES) Plants ................................................................. 2-51 Soil Resources ............................................................................................................................ 2-55 Recreation................................................................................................................................... 2-57 Forest Resources and Timber Supply......................................................................................... 2-61 Chapter 3 - Financial Review .................................................................................................................... 3-1 Chapter 4 - Forest Plan Amendments/Interpretation Process Amendments.............................................. 4-1 Chapter 5 - Ongoing Planning Actions...................................................................................................... 5-1 Northwest Forest Plan .................................................................................................................. 5-1 Other Community Engagement.................................................................................................... 5-9 Appendix A - List of Preparers................................................................................................................. A-1 Appendix B – Draft Criteria and Indicators ..............................................................................................B-1 Principle 1 – Social Well-Being ...................................................................................................B-1 Principle 2 – Ecological Integrity.................................................................................................B-2 Principle 3 – Economic Well-Being.............................................................................................B-3 Figures Figure 2-1. Growth, Mortality and Harvest, Mt. Hood National Forest.................................................. 2-62 Figure 2-2. Acres Treated by Harvest Method ........................................................................................ 2-68 Figure 2-3. Reforestation Accomplishments ........................................................................................... 2-70 Figure 2-4. Stand Improvement Activities .............................................................................................. 2-70 Figure 2-5. Timber Sold and Harvested .................................................................................................. 2-74 Figure 3-1. Mt. Hood National Forest Budget Trends............................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-2. Mt. Hood National Forest FTE/Position Usage...................................................................... 3-3 i Tables Table S-1. Summary Comparison Chart (by Fiscal Year).......................................................................S-19 Table 2-1. Fire Causes and Acres FY 2002-2006...................................................................................... 2-2 Table 2-2. Summary of Wildfires - Acres Burned by Size Class FY 2002-2006...................................... 2-3 Table 2-3. Prescribed Burning – FY 2006................................................................................................. 2-6 Table 2-4. Acres of Noxious Weed Treatment in FY 2006..................................................................... 2-12 Table 2-5. Approved Projects at Timberline Lodge ................................................................................ 2-17 Table 2-6. FY 2006 Aquatic Inventory Program..................................................................................... 2-24 Table 2-7. FY 2006 Broad Scale Monitoring Programs Listed by Fourth Field Watershed Which Track Long-Term Trends of Aquatic Species and Their Habitats on the Mt. Hood National Forest...................................................................................................... 2-26 Table 2-8. Fish Populations of Concern on the Mt. Hood National Forest ............................................. 2-27 Table 2-9. Water Year (WY) 2006 Eagle Creek Monthly Water Quality Parameter Averages.............. 2-34 Table 2-10. Water Year (WY) 2006 Clackamas River (Carter Bridge) Monthly Water Quality Parameter Averages.............................................................................................................. 2-35 Table 2-11. Road Maintenance Budget ................................................................................................... 2-41 Table 2-12. Species Observed from Mt. Hood Forest Remote Camera Transects.................................. 2-47 Table 2-13. Measured Detrimental Impacts by Silvicultural Treatment and Logging System ............... 2-55 Table 2-14. General Overall Comparisons of Detrimental Soil Damage Using Data From Monitored Units Over Two Time Periods........................................................................... 2-56 Table 2-15. Mt. Hood Wilderness Visits from May 15 through October 15, 2006................................. 2-58 Table 2-16. Mark O. Hatfield and Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Area Visits From May 15 Through October 15, 2006................................................................................................... 2-58 Table 2-17. Mt. Hood National Forest Campground Use in FY 2006 by Number of Campers, Number of Sites Occupied, and Percent Occupancy ........................................................... 2-59 Table 2-18. Mt. Hood National Forest Ski Area Visits in Winter FY 2005-2006................................... 2-60 Table 2-19. Mortality Class for Mt. Hood National Forest and Adjacent Lands .................................... 2-63 Table 2-20. Mortality Class for Mt. Hood National Forest Lands .......................................................... 2-63 Table 2-21. Percent of Acres Harvested by Management Area Category............................................... 2-72 Table 2-22. Acres Harvested by Forest Plan Management Area in FY 1996-2006 ................................ 2-73 Table 2-23. Mt. Hood National Forest Special Forest Products Sold and Harvested in FY 2006 .......... 2-75 Table 3-1. Budget Levels Predicted/Actual (Partial List) ......................................................................... 3-2 Table 5-1. Fifth Field Watersheds Containing Mt. Hood National Forest Lands and the Applicable Watershed Analysis................................................................................................ 5-3 Maps Map 2-1. Tree Mortality Map FY 2001-2006 ........................................................................................