Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan
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Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan Revised Plan April 2010 Oregon Department of Forestry Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan January 2001 Plan Structure Classes and Habitat Conservation Plan references revised April 2010 Oregon Department of Forestry FINAL PLAN “STEWARDSHIP IN FORESTRY” List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used ATV All-terrain vehicle NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service BAT Best Available Technology NWOA Northwest Oregon Area BLM Bureau of Land Management OAR Oregon Administrative Rules BMP Best Management Practices ODA Oregon Dept. of Agriculture BOFL Board of Forestry Lands ODF Oregon Dept. of Forestry BPA Bonneville Power Administration ODFW Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife CEQ Council on Environmental Quality OFS Older forest structure (forest stand CMAI Culmination of Mean Annual type) Increment OHV Off-highway vehicles CMZ Channel migration zone ONHP Oregon Natural Heritage Program CRS Cultural, Recreation, and Scenic ORS Oregon Revised Statutes Inventory System OSCUR State forest inventory system CSC Closed single canopy (forest stand PM Particulate matter type) PSD Prevention of Significant CSFL Common School Forest Lands Deterioration CSRI Coastal Salmon Restoration REG Regeneration (forest stand type) Initiative RMA Riparian management area CWA Clean Water Act ROS Recreation Opportunity Spectrum DBH Diameter breast height RV Recreational vehicle DEQ Oregon Department of SBM Structure-based management Environmental Quality SCORP Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor DFC Desired future condition Recreation Plan DOGAMI Oregon Department of Geology SDI Stand Density Index and Mineral Industries SE Stem exclusion (stand DSL Oregon Division of State Lands development process) or State EPA Environmental Protection Agency endangered species ESA Endangered Species Act SHPO State Historic Preservation Office FC Federal candidate species SI Stand initiation (stand FE Federal endangered species development process) FMP Forest management plan SIP State Implementation Plan FPA Forest Practices Act SSC State sensitive species, critical FPFO Forestry Program for Oregon status FT Federal threatened species SSV State sensitive species, vulnerable GIS Geographic Information System status HCP Habitat conservation plan ST State threatened species IHA Interior habitat area T&E Threatened and endangered IMPLAN Impact Analysis for Planning TMDL Total maximum daily load IP Implementation plan TPA Trees per acre IPM Integrated Pest Management TSP Total suspended particulate ISR Independent scientific review UDS Understory (forest stand type) ITP Incidental take permit UR Understory reinitiation (stand LWD Large woody debris development process) LYR Layered (forest stand type) USC United States Code MBF Thousand board feet USDA U.S. Dept. of Agriculture MMBF Million board feet USDI U.S. Dept. of the Interior NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality USFS U.S. Forest Service Standards USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NEPA National Environmental Policy WRC Oregon Water Resources Act Commission NFMA National Forest Management Act Table of Contents Front Material List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used ............................................... inside front cover Abstract .............................................................................................................................. i Preface............................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ iv Executive Summary .................................................................................. S-1 Map Section Oregon Department of Forestry Western Oregon Districts Astoria District Forest Grove District Tillamook District Clackamas-Marion District West Oregon District Western Lane District Oregon Ecoregions Chapter 1. Purpose, History, and Planning Purpose and Scope ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Location and Terminology ............................................................................................. 1-2 History ........................................................................................................................... 1-5 Management Planning for State Forests ...................................................................... 1-14 Chapter 2. Understanding the Forest: Planning and Resources The Northwest Oregon State Forests Planning Process ................................................. 2-3 Resource Descriptions ................................................................................................. 2-11 Agriculture and Grazing .......................................................................................... 2-12 Air Quality .............................................................................................................. 2-13 Biodiversity and Disturbance History ..................................................................... 2-16 Cultural Resources .................................................................................................. 2-24 Energy and Mineral Resources ............................................................................... 2-26 Fish and Wildlife ..................................................................................................... 2-28 Forest Health ........................................................................................................... 2-38 Geology and Soils ................................................................................................... 2-45 Land Base and Access ............................................................................................. 2-51 Plants ....................................................................................................................... 2-60 Recreation ............................................................................................................... 2-63 Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan FINAL PLAN April 2010 1 Chapter 2. Understanding the Forest: Planning and Resources (cont.) Scenic Resources ..................................................................................................... 2-71 Social and Economic Resources ............................................................................. 2-73 Special Forest Products ........................................................................................... 2-77 Timber ..................................................................................................................... 2-79 Water Resources ..................................................................................................... 2-83 Chapter 3. Guiding Principles, Vision, and Goals The Guiding Principles .................................................................................................. 3-2 The Forest Vision ........................................................................................................... 3-9 Resource Management Goals ...................................................................................... 3-12 Working Hypotheses .................................................................................................... 3-18 Chapter 4. Resource Management Concepts and Strategies Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4-3 Basic Concepts for Integrated Forest Management ....................................................... 4-5 Basic Concepts for Landscape Management ............................................................ 4-7 Basic Concepts for Aquatic and Riparian Conservation ......................................... 4-31 Basic Concepts for Forest Health ............................................................................ 4-42 Integrated Forest Management Strategies .................................................................... 4-45 Landscape Management Strategies ......................................................................... 4-47 Aquatic and Riparian Strategies .............................................................................. 4-59 Forest Health Strategies .......................................................................................... 4-77 Strategies for Species of Concern ................................................................................ 4-81 Strategies for Specific Resources ................................................................................ 4-85 Agricultural and Grazing Resources ....................................................................... 4-86 Air Quality .............................................................................................................. 4-88 Cultural Resources .................................................................................................. 4-90 Energy and Minerals ............................................................................................... 4-94 Land Base and Access ............................................................................................. 4-96 Plants ....................................................................................................................... 4-99 Recreation ............................................................................................................