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09/01/09 Public Review Draft Introduction Table of Contents List of Tables, Figures, Charts, and Maps .................................................................................... iii Brief Description of the Planning Area ........................................................................................ vi Subsection Forest Resource Management Planning (SFRMP) Introduction ......................................................................................................................... viii Goals for the Planning Effort .............................................................................................. viii Process .................................................................................................................................. ix Relationship of SFRMP to Other DNR Planning Efforts ...................................................... x Application of Statewide Guidelines .................................................................................. xiv Grouping of DNR Direction Documents by 3-Level Hierarchy ....................................... xviii Public Involvement .............................................................................................................. xx SFRMP Process Table ........................................................................................................ xxi Issue Identification ............................................................................................................. xxii Public Review .................................................................................................................... xxii Preliminary Issues ...................................................................................................................... xxiii Assessment Chapters 1. Land Use and Cover ..................................................................................................... 1.1 2. Land Ownership and Administration ........................................................................... 2.1 3. Forest Composition and Structure ................................................................................ 3.1 4. Timber Harvest............................................................................................................. 4.1 5. Ecological Information................................................................................................. 5.1 6. Stand Damage and Mortality ....................................................................................... 6.1 7. Wildlife Species Status and Trends.............................................................................. 7.1 Appendices A. Background on DNR Forest Inventory and Data Currency ......................................... A.3 B. Ecological Classification System ................................................................................ A.5 C. Glossary ....................................................................................................................... A.9 D. Acronyms ................................................................................................................... A.31 Note: A basic set of large format color maps showing subsection characteristics is available for viewing at DNR Bemidji Region Forestry Office: 6603 Bemidji Avenue North; Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 and the DNR Central Office (Forestry, 5th Floor). This report is available on the DNR Web site at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/subsection/aspenparklands/index.html Maps in this chapter depict information for an area within a “planning boundary.” This boundary is designed to closely approximate the subsection while capturing data summary and planning efficiencies by using survey or jurisdiction lines in some cases. Aspen Parklands SFRMP Assessment i 09/01/09 Public Review Draft Introduction Printed documents will be available for review at the Minnesota DNR Northwest Region Headquarters at 6603 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, Minnesota, and on compact disk by request to Pat Matuseski at (218) 308- 2381 or [email protected]. ii Aspen Parklands SFRMP Assessment 09/01/09 Public Review Draft Introduction Lists of Tables, Figures, Charts, and Maps Tables Table I Public Involvement and Process Timelines ......................................................................... xxi Table 1.1 Minnesota GAP Land Cover Classification System ........................................................ 1.4 Table 2.1 Aspen Parklands Subsection…Land Ownership by Subsections .................................... 2.2 Table 3.1 Cover Type Acres by Age-Class ...................................................................................... 3.3 Table 3.2 State Timberland Cover Type Acres and Percentages ................................................... 3.4 Table 3.3 Designated old-growth acres in the Aspen Parklands Subsection ............................... 3.16 Table 3.4 Historical Forest Composition Comparison ................................................................ 3.17 Table 4.1 Aspen Parklands Subsection- Acres of Timber Sold FY 2000-2009 ............................... 4.2 Table 5.1 Minnesota Listed Species – Animals ............................................................................... 5.8 Table 5.2 Minnesota Listed Species – Plants .................................................................................. 5.9 Table 5.3 Minnesota Listed Species –“NONs” Animals ............................................................... 5.11 Table 5.4 Minnesota Listed Species –“NONs” Plants ................................................................. 5.11 Table 5.5 Aspen Species in Greatest Conservation Need ............................................................. 5.12 Table 5.6 Aspen Parklands Subsection: MCBS Status.................................................................. 5.15 Table 6.1Acres Affected and Acres of Mortality by Species ........................................................... 6.4 Table 6.2 Native and Exotic Insects and Disease in the Aspen Parklands Subsection ................... 6.5 Table 6.3 Acres of aspen damage by symptom, ausal agents unknown. ....................................... 6.7 Table 7.1 Terrestrial, Vertebrate Species List ................................................................................ 7.3 Table 7.2 Mammal habitat relationships by Minnesota Gap Analysis Project land cover type ... 7.13 Table 7.3 Bird habitat relationships by Minnesota Gap Analysis Project land cover type .......... 7.15 Table 7.4 Amphibian and Reptile habitat relationships by Minnesota Gap Analysis Project land cover type ................................................................................................................................................ 7.23 Figures Figure I Grouping of DNR Direction documents by 3-Level Hierarchy ...................................... xviii Figure ii Public Involvement Opportunities ..................................................................................... xx Charts Chart i Aspen Parklands Subsection Land Ownership ................................................................... vii Chart 1.1Aspen Parklands Subsection GAP Cover Type Percentages .......................................... 1.4 Chart 2.1Aspen Parklands Subsection Land Administration .......................................................... 2.2 Chart 3.2.1 All Timberland Cover Types Age-Class Distribution .................................................. 3.6 Chart 3.2.2 Ash/Lowland Hardwoods Age-Class Distribution ....................................................... 3.7 Aspen Parklands SFRMP Assessment iii 09/01/09 Public Review Draft Introduction Chart 3.2.3 Aspen/balm of Gilead Age-Class Distribution ........................................................... 3.8 Chart 3.2.4 Lowland Black Spruce Age-Class Distribution ........................................................... 3.9 Chart 3.2.5 Jack Pine Age-Class Distribution .............................................................................. 3.10 Chart 3.2.6 Northern White Cedar Age-Class Distribution ......................................................... 3.11 Chart 3.2.7 Northern Hardwoods Age-Class Distribution ........................................................... 3.12 Chart 3.2.8 Oak Age-Class Distribution- ..................................................................................... 3.13 Chart 3.2.9 Tamarack Age-Class Distribution ............................................................................. 3.14 Chart 4.1 Acres of Timber Sold FY 2000-2009 .............................................................................. 4.2 Chart 4.2 Timber Volume by FY 2000-2009 ................................................................................... 4.3 Chart 4.3 Value of Timber by FY 2000-2009 .................................................................................. 4.4 Chart 4.4 Average Price of Timber by FY 1997-2006 .................................................................... 4.5 Chart 4.5 Average Volume Sold by Species 2000-2009 .................................................................. 4.6 Maps Map i Generalized Forest Cover Types .............................................................................................. v Map 1.2 GAP Land Cover Types .................................................................................................... 1.5 Map 2.1 Land Ownership ...............................................................................................................
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