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Francis Marion FY 2003 Monitoring Report 2011 Monitoring and Evaluation Annual Report Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Sumter National Forest August 8, 2012 Table of Contents FOREST SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATION ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION ___________________________________________________ 4 RESULTS AND REPORT FINDINGS __________________________________________________________________________________ 4 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11 CHAPTER 2 MONITORING RESULTS AND FINDINGS ___________________________________________________________ 12 ISSUE 1. ECOSYSTEM CONDITION, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY _______________________________________ 12 Sub-Issue 1.1 – Biological Diversity _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 Sub-Issue 1.2 – Forest Health ___________________________________________________________________________________ 40 Sub-Issue 1.3 – Watershed Condition and Riparian Areas _____________________________________________________ 51 ISSUE 2. SUSTAINABLE MULTIPLE FOREST AND RANGE BENEFITS _______________________________________ 59 Sub-Issue 2.1 – Recreational Opportunities ____________________________________________________________________ 59 Sub-Issue 2.2 – Roadless Areas/Wilderness/Wild and Scenic Rivers __________________________________________ 62 Sub-Issue 2.3 – Heritage Resources _____________________________________________________________________________ 65 ISSUE 3. ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS ___________________________________________________________________________ 67 CHAPTER 3. FY 2012 ACTION PLAN AND STATUS _______________________ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. APPENDIX A - LIST OF PREPARERS __________________________________________________________ 76 APPENDIX B - AMENDMENTS TO FOREST PLAN ________________________________________________________________ 77 APPENDIX C - SUMMARY OF RESEARCH NEEDS ________________________________________________________________ 77 2 Forest Supervisor’s Certification I have evaluated the monitoring results and recommendations in this report. I have directed that the Action Plan developed to respond to these recommendations be implemented according to the time frames indicated, unless new information or changed resource conditions warrant otherwise. I have considered funding requirements in the budget necessary to implement these actions. With these completed changes, the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, Sumter National Forest (Forest Plan) is sufficient to guide management activities unless ongoing monitoring and evaluation identify further need for change. Any amendments or revisions to the Forest Plan will be made using the appropriate National Environmental Policy Act procedures. /s/ Paul L. Bradley _08/01/12_____ PAUL L. BRADLEY Date Forest Supervisor 3 Executive Summary of Monitoring and Evaluation Results and Report Findings The Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) provides guidance on how the Sumter National Forest will be managed. Monitoring is used to assess how well goals and objectives are being met, if standards and guidelines are being properly implemented, and whether environmental effects are occurring as predicted. A Summary of Key Results and Findings are listed below. Ecosystem Condition, Health and Sustainability Silvicultural prescriptions generally emphasize release of desirable oaks and hickories where possible. This is especially significant in stands that are regenerated. In the 4,492 acres of commercial thinning, 287 acres of precommercial thinning, and 490 acres of herbicide release treatments, oak species are favored for retention and other species are selected against. Loblolly pine removal harvest has already taken place on or gone through the environmental assessment process for 948 acres on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. The GIS database now shows 4,677 acres of stands typed as loblolly pine on the district. Two stands totaling 217 acres not previously typed as loblolly pine were re-typed as loblolly pine this last year. A number of stands no longer typed as loblolly pine still have a component of loblolly pine remaining. These stands along with stands typed as loblolly pine total an estimated 5,606 acres in the current district project to remove loblolly pine and restore native vegetation. GIS database currently shows 3,057 acres of shortleaf pine on the piedmont. This is an increase of 21 acres from the 3,036 acres reported in FY 2010. The objective of restoring shortleaf pine communities is unlikely to be fully achieved during the planning period because few areas with adequate soil conditions are being found. Shortleaf pine needs good soil depth (approx 8”+ topsoil) with well-drained to moderately well-drained soils. Past erosion has generally left such soils in very few places. The areas found thus far tend to be very small, isolated parts of certain ridges or flats (Objective 8.04). Early successional habitat, particularly woodland/savanna habitat, continues to be in short supply across all Districts of the Sumter National Forest. However, plans are underway for regeneration harvests in dense pine stands and establishment of woodlands and savanna habitat across all Districts. Technical Report Population Trends and Habitat Occurrence of Forest Birds on Southern National Forests, 1992-2004 (General Technical Report NRS-9) describes the mean observations per count for the following MIS: prairie warbler, Swainson’s warbler and field sparrow. Information for American woodcock comes from the Southern Forest Resource Assessment. Prairie warblers are declining across both the Southern Blue Ridge and Southern Piedmont physiographic areas. This species is an indicator of early successional habitat and in particular, 4 open woodlands. Similarly, field sparrows are indicators of grassy woodlands, and are frequently associated with early successional habitat. Swainson’s warbler is also declining in the Southern Blue Ridge physiographic area, and is closely tied to small gaps created in the forest canopy. However, breeding bird surveys have shown an increase of 8.2 percent for Swainson’s warblers on the Francis Marion and Sumter from 1992-2004. Breeding territories for Swainson’s warbler encompass forested areas with high stem densities with little ground cover (regeneration areas/gaps). Generally speaking, habitat on the Andrew Pickens District consists mostly of mature hardwoods, pines and mixed pine/hardwoods stands that are in the middle to late age categories (i.e., greater than 60 years old). Very little habitat is in an early successional stage across the AP, and only minimal activity is planned. The American woodcock has been declining throughout the mid-Atlantic area and is commonly associated with riparian areas. Declines are largely attributed to increased urbanization, habitat fragmentation and lack of forest disturbance. Beneficial disturbances would be those that create forest clearings and regenerate hardwood stands. Three mussel species have been surveyed in the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River watershed on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. No mussel species have been found in the Chauga River watershed. Four mussel species have been surveyed in the Broad River watershed on the Enoree Ranger District. Thirteen mussel species have been surveyed in the Savannah River watershed on the Long Cane Ranger District. Freshwater snails and crayfish individuals were identified incidentally during other surveys. Aquatic insect surveys indicated that the upper Chattooga River area had the highest taxa richness, diversity and ept index indicating the best water quality within the watershed. Carolina heelsplitter continues to be found at low populations on the forest. Population enhancement and riparian area improvement could improve the status of the species and habitat on the forest. Unfortunately, only 18.7% of the watersheds containing Carolina heelsplitter and 24% of the critical habitat occur on National Forest lands. A survey for freshwater mussels, including the federally endangered Carolina heelsplitter and sensitive brook floater, occurred within the following project areas on the Long Cane RD: Watson Hill Analysis Area, Upper Little River Analysis Area, Upper Long Cane Curltail Analysis Area, and Forks Analysis Area. No streams within the Forks Analysis Area or Upper Little River Analysis Area were identified as potential habitat for the Carolina heelsplitter. Within the Long Cane Subasin, which included the Watson and Upper Long Cane Curtail analysis areas, 4 streams were identified as potential Carolina heelsplitter habitat. Two streams were identified as potential Carolina heelsplitter habitat within the Watson Analysis Area: headwaters of Rocky Branch and its tributary, Edwards Branch. Within Upper Long Cane Curltail Analysis Area, 3 streams were identified as potential Carolina heelsplitter habitat: Johns Creek, Dry Creek, and Bagg Creek. Thirty fish species have been sampled from 17 streams on the Enoree Ranger District. Thirty eight fish species have been sampled from 14 streams on the Long Cane Ranger District. Twenty 5 seven streams have been inventoried across the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. Thirty two species have been captured across the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. The fish species diversity of the Management Indicator Community in the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River watershed has not changed in more than
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