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Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry 1 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry Forest Management Plan for State Forests 2021-2031 Reviewed and Approved By: ________________________ ________________________ Date: ________________________________ 2 OUR MISSION: To promote and apply management for the sustainable use and protection of Ohio’s private and public forest lands. OUR VISION: The Ohio Division of Forestry envisions healthy, diverse forests valued for the life- sustaining benefits they provide now and forever. 3 Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................5 Ownership, Legal Status, and Rights.....................................................................................................5 Description.........................................................................................................................................6 Land Use History .............................................................................................................................6 Natural Disturbance Regimes...........................................................................................................8 Description of the Landscape ...........................................................................................................9 Climate...........................................................................................................................................9 Description of Forest-associated Resources and their Management ................................................. 10 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species ................................................................................ 10 Timber Resources...................................................................................................................... 12 Non-Timber Resources .............................................................................................................. 13 Wildlife Resources..................................................................................................................... 13 Soil and Water Resources .......................................................................................................... 15 Special Management Areas........................................................................................................ 16 Management Objectives ................................................................................................................... 17 Land Management (Real Estate, Timber, Minerals) ............................................................................. 18 Real Estate.................................................................................................................................... 18 Timber Inventory and Silvicultural Prescriptions.............................................................................. 18 Timber Harvesting......................................................................................................................... 20 Minerals ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Research ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Forest Heath and Invasive Species.................................................................................................. 23 Mapping ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Fire Management ............................................................................................................................. 24 History ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Fire Suppression Objectives ........................................................................................................... 25 Prescribed Fire .............................................................................................................................. 25 Fire Prevention ............................................................................................................................. 26 Fire Program Training .................................................................................................................... 26 Recreation Management................................................................................................................... 27 Forest Operations Management ........................................................................................................ 30 4 Roads ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Merchandising .............................................................................................................................. 31 Sawmill Operation at Zaleski State Forest ....................................................................................... 32 Property Boundary ........................................................................................................................ 32 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Evaluation of Social Impacts .............................................................................................................. 33 Consultation with Statewide Comprehensive Plans. ........................................................................ 33 Stakeholder Consultation Process .................................................................................................. 33 Forest Advisory Council ................................................................................................................. 33 Economic Impact .......................................................................................................................... 34 Cultural and Historic Areas ............................................................................................................ 34 Outreach and Demonstration ........................................................................................................ 34 Annual Work Plans ........................................................................................................................... 35 Periodic Revision .............................................................................................................................. 35 Training Required to Implement the Plan ........................................................................................... 35 Publicly Available .............................................................................................................................. 36 Appendix A: Shawnee Wilderness Plan............................................................................................... 37 Appendix B: Shawnee Backcountry Management Plan ........................................................................ 47 5 Introduction In 2010, the ODNR-Division of Forestry (DOF) achieved certification to the standards and principles of the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.1 These forest management certification standards are third-party, globally recognized, independent environmental standards of good forest stewardship. DOF-managed state forests remain the only dual-certified forest lands in Ohio. State forest planning efforts in years have aimed to conform to the certification standards above as well as the statewide comprehensive forest resource assessment of all forests in Ohio, titled the Ohio Forest Action Plan.2 The statewide Ohio Forest Action Plan was recently updated in 2020. The DOF state forest management plan relies heavily on the Ohio Forest Action Plan and the intent of the state forest plan is to apply the statewide plan recommendations to state forest management. This management plan serves as an umbrella document. As an umbrella document, this plan will describe an integrated management strategy by referencing state laws, policies, and procedural documents.3 Ownership, Legal Status, and Rights State forests are owned by the state of Ohio. These lands are managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) – Division of Forestry (DOF). The director of natural resources has authority to formulate and institute all the policies and programs of ODNR4, including the DOF. Furthermore, the chief of the DOF has authority over the administration, use, visitation, and protection of the state forests.5 Ohio Revised Code, section 1503 is the foundation for the organization of the DOF and the management of state forests. As the time of this writing, there are 24 state forests totaling 200,358 acres. Acreages change over time with land acquisitions or divestitures. In general terms, the state has rights to the surface of all state forests. Sub-surface rights are owned by third parties on approximately 25% of the state forests. Third parties also own use-rights to the surface through a variety of easements, licenses,
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