United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 200 Dulles Drive Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
August 30, 2019
Ms. Emlyn Smith Wildlife Biologist U.S. Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula Ranger District Bentley, LA 71407
Dear Ms. Smith:
Please reference your August 7, 2019, email and attachment, which transmits the North Gray Creek biological evaluation (BE) that assesses potential effects of proposed silvicultural activities in Compartments 89-93 on the Catahoula Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest in Grant Parish, Louisiana, to the threatened northern long-eared bat (NLEB; Myotis septentrionalis) and threatened Louisiana pearlshell (LPM; Margaritifera hembeli). The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has reviewed the information provided and offers the following comments in accordance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
As stated in the BE, the purpose to the proposed action is to implement specific resource management activities to move the habitat found within the project area toward the desired future conditions, in accordance with the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (RLRMP, USFS 1999), with emphasis on maximizing commodity outputs while meeting all minimum management requirements. The proposed action would restore offsite loblolly pine forest to native longleaf and shortleaf pine forest and commercially thin forest stands to enhance health and vigor of the residual forest; to improve species composition, structure, function, and resiliency to insects and disease; and to harvest forest commodity. The proposed action also includes treatments to remove noxious weeds and non-native invasive plants. If implemented, the proposed action would be accomplished within the next five to ten years.
The BE and “Table 3” of the BE provide a detailed description of the proposed action, summarized as follows:
1) Thinning approximately 1,523 acres of loblolly and slash pine stands,
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2) Converting approximately 694 acres of offsite loblolly pine to native longleaf and shortleaf pine through pine regeneration activities, as follows:
Clearcutting off-site species but leaving reserves of the existing shortleaf and longleaf pine within the regeneration stands; Preparing sites for planting through one or more of the following activities: herbicide application, burning, and mechanical chopping; Planting by hand longleaf and shortleaf pine seedlings; and Applying herbicides or prescribed burning to release the pine seedlings.
3) Applying herbicides (Triclopyr, Glyphosate & Imazapyr), mechanical removal, or prescribed burning on 2,158 acres of forested land to remove noxious weeds and non-native invasive plants.
The BE states that the proposed project area is not found in the habitat management area for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW, Picoides borealis) or the habitat management unit for the threatened Louisiana pinesnake (LPS, Pituophis ruthveni). Additionally, “Table 2” of the BE indicates that a RCW survey was conducted, which concluded that the RCW is not present in the proposed project area. “Table 2” also indicates that there is no suitable habitat for the LPS present in the proposed project area. Based on these reasons, potential impacts to these two species were not analyzed in the BE, and an ESA, Section 7 determination was not made by your agency.
Northern long-eared bat
According to the Final 4(d) rule and associated 2016 Biological Opinion (BO), incidental take is not prohibited unless it cuts or destroys known occupied maternity roost trees or any other trees within a 150-foot radius from the maternity roost tree during the pup season (June 1-July 31). The BE explains that there is a known maternity roost tree on the Catahoula Ranger District but the project location, approximately 7 miles from the maternity roost tree location, is outside of the 150-foot radius. In accordance with the final 4(d) rule and the 2016 BO, the planned project “may affect the NLEB but would not cause prohibited incidental take.”
The Service agrees that your proposed project meets the provisions of the final 4(d) rule and the Service’s NLEB Programmatic BO (USFWS 2016) and that incidental take of NLEB from implementation of your proposed project is not prohibited (if it does not occur within 0.25 miles of known hibernacula or a 150-foot radius of a known maternity roost tree). Because the actions in your proposed project are consistent with the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Kisatchie National Forest (USFS 1999) and have been evaluated in the programmatic BO, consultation with our office is not needed for this proposed project, unless new location data is found for NLEB hibernacula or maternity roost sites within the proposed project area.
Conservation Measures NLEB females do not exhibit annual site fidelity to maternity roost trees, and new breeders may be recruited into the area. Should these activities be conducted during the NLEB pup season, we recommend that your agency employs voluntary conservation efforts by conducting surveys of potentially affected suitable NLEB habitat within the proposed project area prior to project
2 implementation and during the same NLEB pup season (June 1 – July 31) that the project would occur to detect unknown, occupied maternity roost trees. If survey efforts find NLEB maternity roost sites, we request that a copy of the survey report with habitat and location data be provided to our office to assist us in better understanding the habitat use, distribution, and status of the NLEB in Louisiana. If an occupied, maternity roost tree is located within the proposed project area, follow conditions of the “Programmatic Biological Opinion on the Final 4(d) Rule for the Northern Long-Eared Bat and Activities Excepted from Take Prohibitions” (NLEB PBO; Service 2016). Page 5 of the NLEB PBO expresses that all activities that could cause incidental take of NLEB are prohibited within a 150-foot radius of known, occupied maternity roost trees. Thus, in accordance with the NLEB PBO, the proposed project must be conducted outside of a 150-foot radius of occupied, maternity roost trees.
Voluntary implementation of our conservation recommendations given above will meet your responsibilities as a federal agency under section 7(a)(1) of the ESA and allow a better understanding of the habitat use, distribution, and status of the NLEB in Louisiana. These conservation recommendations are also consistent with the voluntary conservation measures provided on pages 6-7 of NLEB PBO (2016) and provided for your reference on the last page of this document.
Louisiana pearlshell
Under the provisions of Section 7 of the ESA, your agency has determined that implementation of the proposed action is “not likely to adversely affect” the LPM because the proposed action incorporates all protective measures for the LPM that are specified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Revised Land and Resource Mgmt Plan for the Kisatchie National Forest (USFS 1999). Accordingly, we concur with your determination for the LPM.
The Service recommends that your agency contact our office for additional consultation if: 1) the scope or location of the proposed project is changed significantly, 2) new information reveals that the action may affect listed species or designated critical habitat; 3) the action is modified in a manner that may causes effects to listed species or designated critical habitat; or 4) a new species is listed or critical habitat designated. Additional consultation as a result of any of the above conditions or for changes not covered in this consultation should occur before changes are made and or finalized.
We appreciate the opportunity to consult on the proposed projects. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Monica Sikes (337/291-3118) of this office.
Sincerely,
Joseph A. Ranson Field Supervisor Louisiana Ecological Services Office
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cc: LDWF, Baton Rouge, LA
LITERATURE CITED
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2016. Programmatic Biological Opinion on Final 4(d) Rule for the Northern Long-Eared Bat and Activities Excepted from Take Prohibitions. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, MN. 103 pp.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS). 2019. North Gray Creek Biological Evaluation. Catahoula Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest, Bentley, LA.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS). 1999. Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Kisatchie National Forest. U.S. Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest, Pineville, LA.
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Attachment Northern Long-Eared Bat (NLEB) Conservation Measures to all Federal Agencies Per Section 7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act
Provided in the Programmatic Biological Opinion on Final 4(d) Rule for NLEB and Activities Excepted from Take Prohibitions dated January 5, 2016
1. Perform NLEB surveys according to the most recent Range-wide Indiana Bat/NLEB Summer Survey Guidelines.
2. Apply additional voluntary conservation measures, where appropriate, to reduce the impacts of activities on NLEBs. Conservation measures include:
a. Conduct tree removal activities outside of the NLEB pup season (June 1 to July 31) and/or the active season (April 1 to October 31). This will minimize impacts to pups at roosts not yet identified. b. Avoid clearing suitable spring staging and fall swarming habitat within a 5-mile radius of known or assumed NLEB hibernacula during the staging and swarming seasons (April 1 to May 15 and August 15 to November 14, respectively). c. Manage forests to ensure a continual supply of snags and other suitable maternity roost trees. d. Conduct prescribed burns outside of the pup season (June 1 to July 31) and/or the active season (April 1 to October 31). Avoid high-intensity burns (causing tree scorch higher than NLEB roosting heights) during the summer maternity season to minimize direct impacts to NLEB. e. Perform any bridge repair, retrofit, maintenance, and/or rehabilitation work outside of the NLEB active season (April 1 to October 31) in areas where NLEB are known to roost on bridges or where such use is likely. f. Do not use military smoke and obscurants within forested suitable NLEB habitat during the pup season (June 1 to July 31) and/or the active season (April 1 to October 31). g. Minimize use of herbicides and pesticides. If necessary, spot treatment is preferred over aerial application. h. Evaluate the use of outdoor lighting during the active season and seek to minimize light pollution by angling lights downward or via other light minimization measures. i. Participate in actions to manage and reduce the impacts of white-nose syndrome on NLEB. Actions needed to investigate and manage white-nose syndrome are described in a national plan the Service developed in coordination with other state and federal agencies (Service 2011). That plan can be found at
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2011. A National Plan for Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA. 18pp.
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BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION USDA - FOREST SERVICE, KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST CATAHOULA RANGER DISTRICT
North Gray Creek
I. INTRODUCTION
This report documents the findings of the Biological Evaluation (BE) for the proposed silvicultural activities in Compartments 89-93 on the Catahoula Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest. It also serves to provide the decision maker with information and determinations of the effects of proposed actions on proposed, endangered, threatened and sensitive (PETS) species and habitats so that the best decisions can be made regarding these species and the proposal. PETS species are species whose viability is most likely to be put at risk from management actions. Through the BE process the proposed management activities were reviewed and their potential effects on PETS species disclosed.
Evaluation methods included internal expertise on species' habitat requirements, field surveys, Forest Service inventory and occurrence records, Final Environmental Impact Statement/Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Kisatchie National Forest, the recovery plans for the the red- cockaded woodpecker (RCW) and Louisiana pearlshell mussel (LPM) and the draft recovery plan and candidate conservation agreement (CCA) for the Louisisana pine snake (LPS).
This biological evaluation was prepared in accordance with Forest Service Handbook 2609.23R and regulations set forth in Section 7 (a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act. A botanical evaluation was done separately to address impacts on sensitive and conservation plants.
PURPOSE AND NEED:
Differences between current and desired conditions have been identified within the project area. In order to move the project area toward the desired conditions, specific resource management actions were identified and developed. The purpose of this project is to implement the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (RLRMP), and emphasize high levels of commodity outputs while meeting all minimum management requirements.
This project is needed to:
Emphasize high levels of commodity outputs. Based on current stand exam data, the project would restore approximately 595 acres of offsite loblolly pine sites to longleaf and shortleaf pine. Commercially thinning 1,563 acres to enhance health and vigor of the residual stand, improve species composition, structure, function and resilency to insects and disease. Site preparing, planting, releasing all 595 acres in the longleaf and shortleaf pine ecosystems. An additional 2,158 acres will be treated with herbicide or machinery to remove undesirable vegetation including noxious weeds and non-native invasive plant species.
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The project area within compartments 89-93 is outside the RCW habitat management area (HMA). The entire project area is within the watershed of the LPM.
PROJECT LOCATION: Figure 1: Vicinity Map of the USFS, Kisatchie National Forest, Catahoula Ranger District’s North Gray Creek Project located in Grant Parish, LA. The project area is located in south Grant parish, south of Bentley, Louisiana in Township 6 North and Range 1-2 West. Figure 1
II. AFFECTED AREA
A. General Information The proposed project is located within compartments 89-93 of the Catahoula Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest and includes approximately 2,200 acres. The area is generally located approximately 15 miles north of Alexandria Louisiana, in south central Grant Parish.
B. Specific Information The Catahoula Ranger District has proposed silvicultural activities in compartments 89-93 that include, timber harvesting (thinning, clearcut and clearcut with reserves), site preparation (mechanical, chemical and/or fire), planting of longleaf and shortleaf, seedling release with herbicide/fire and handtools.
III. CONSULTATION HISTORY
The Final Environmental Impact Statement, Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, Kisatchie National Forest, which this project implements, was concurred upon by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was informally consulted during the preparation of this document and will be consulted for concurrence on effects to all the threatened, endangered, candidate and proposed species before the decision is signed.
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IV. PROPOSED ACTIONS
Proposed Action The Forest Service is proposing silvicultural activities in compartments 89-93 that include, timber harvesting (thinning, clearcut and clearcut with reserves), site preparation (mechanical, chemical and/or fire), planting of longleaf and shortleaf, seedling release with herbicide/fire and handtools, herbicide treatment and control of non-native/invasive plant species on the Kisatchie National Forest, Catahoula Ranger District in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
The proposed action includes: (Table 3) 1) Thinning approximately 1,523 acres of loblolly and slash pine stands. 2) The project would regenerate approximately 694 acres of offsite loblolly pine sites to longleaf pine and shortleaf pine. Clearcutting and clearcutting with reserves, the existing shortleaf and longleaf will be left within the regeneration stands. 3) Preparing approximately 694 acres for tree planting using herbicides & handtools, burning, or mechanically chopping and hand planting to longleaf or shortleaf pine. 7) Releasing of 694 acres of pine seedlings and removing undesirable vegetation including noxious weeds and non-native plant species on 2,158 forested acres by herbicides (Triclopyr, Glyphosate & Imazapyr) & handtools, or prescribed burning. All of the proposed actions, if approved, will occur within the next 5-10 years.
V. PETS Species Considered and Evaluated
A checklist for all the endangered, threatened, proposed and candidate animal species known to occur on the forest is attached at the end of this document – Table 2. The endangered and threatened species list is from the USFWS and dated April 2018. Species acknowledged as those of greatest concern in the project area based on field surveys, habitat availability, literature and KNF records are addressed in detail within this document. (see Table 1 below)
Table 1 Designation Name Habitat Catahoula RD Occurrence
T Northern long-eared bat Interior old growth forests Scattered across entire district, most records from the (Myotis septentrionalis) northern part of the district.
T Louisiana pearlshell mussel Clear, spring fed permanent Decreasing population on Forest Service land and (Margaritifera hembeli) streams. unknown status on private land. Only within the Rigolette watershed on the Catahoula RD
The project area is not within the RCW habitat management area (HMA) or the LPS habitat management unit (HMU).
The majority of known locations of the long eared bat are under bridges, roost trees and maternity roosts on the northern third of the district. Habitat is suitable and individuals have been identified across the entire district.
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All the streams within the project area are home to the Louisiana pearlshell mussel. Most of the mussel population is on private land in Grant parish, but headwaters and tributaries for the creeks are on USFS property.
VI. EFFECTS OF PROPOSED ACTIONS ON EACH SPECIES EVALUATED
Northern Long -Eared Bat
The northern long -eared bat (NLEB) is generally associated with old-growth forests composed of trees 100 years old or older. It relies on intact interior forest habitat, with low edge-to-interior ratios. Relevant late-successional forest features include a high percentage of old trees, uneven forest structure (resulting in multilayered vertical structure), single and multiple tree-fall gaps, standing snags, and woody debris. These late successional forest characteristics may be favored for several reasons, including the large number of partially dead or decaying trees that the species uses for breeding, summer day roosting, and foraging. ( USFWS 2011)
Although no specific survey was done for the NLEB in the project area, habitat is suitable and individuals have been identified across the entire district. The proposed project area is within the NLEB range and the white-nose syndrome zone, there are no known hibernacula or maternity roosts within the project area. Although the Catahoula District has a known maternity roost tree, the location is approximately 10 miles fom the northern edge of the project area. Therefore, in accordance with the final 4 (d) rule and the 2016 BO, incidental take of NLEB from this proposed action is NOT prohibited.
Louisiana Pearlshell Mussel
The Louisiana pearlshell mussel occurs in two sub-populations on opposite sides of the Red River, one in Rapides and the other in Grant parish. The mussels require shallow sandy bottomed creeks with occasional scoured gravel beds. Streams must be perennial with uninterrupted flow.
The entire project area within the watershed for the Louisiana pearlshell mussel will require extra attention to layout and should be coordinated with the district biologist. The stands to be treated with clearcuts or clearcuts with reserves that are within the watershed and adjacent to a creek are of the greatest concern.(Fig 2) In many cases the stream channels were not given adequate protection at the time of planting the pine plantations. Therefore, it is at this time that protective measures will need to be implemented. Slope and topography will determine the SMZ and not the existing vegetation type. With these protective measures we will follow the guidelines of the KNF Forest Plan.
FW-854 Manage habitat for the Louisiana pearlshell mussel by complying with conservation measures addressed in the Louisiana Pearlshell Recovery Plan.
FW-855 Protect the Louisiana pearlshell mussel habitat by reducing the delivery of sediment into the stream channel.
The greatest threat to the Louisiana pearlshell mussel would be intensive management within streamside zones or riparian areas. There should be limited direct impacts to individuals since few trees are to be
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VII. DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS
Northern long-eared bat
The proposed actions as currently planned are in accordance with the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Revised Land and Resource Mgmt Plan for the Kisatchie National Forest. According to the Final 4(d) rule and associated 2016 Biological Opinion (BO), incidental take is not prohibited unless it cuts or destroys known occupied maternity roost trees or any other trees within a 150-foot radius from the maternity roost tree during the pup season (June 1-July 31). Although, there is a known maternity roost tree, the project location is approximately 7 miles from the maternity roost tree location, therefore well outside of the 150-foot radius. In accordance with the final 4(d) rule and the 2016 BO, the planned project “may affect the NLEB but would not cause prohibited incidental take.”
Louisiana Pearlshell Mussel
The proposed actions as currently planned are in accordance with the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Revised Land and Resource Mgmt Plan for the the Kisatchie National Forest. The proposed action with protective measures in place is not likely to adversely affect the Louisiana pearlshell mussel.
Concurrence from USDI Fish and Wildlife Service is required before the implementation of this project.
VIII. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS, MITIGATION MEASURES AND RECOMENDATIONS
1. Ensure compliance with the Endangered Species Act. 2. Follow management direction for the LPM as outlined in the Kisatchie Plan FEIS and agreed upon with the USFWS.
IX. CONSULTATION WITH OTHERS AND REFERENCES
Catahoula Ranger District Compartment Prescriptions and stand data, RCW survey and location records.
Hamel, Paul B. 1992 Land managers guide to the birds of the South. The Nature Conservancy, Southeastern Region, Chapel Hill, NC. 437 pages
Johnson, Paul and Brown, Kenneth, Field Notes From a Survey of Margaritifera hembeli on USFS Property, Catahoula Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest .
Kisatchie National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan 1999 as amended.
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Naturserve, The Nature Conservancy, 1999, Natural Heritage Conservation Databases. Accessed by USDA FS under Grant No. 97-CC2-230
Stewart, J.H. 1992. Status review Louisiana pearlshell, Margaritifera hembeli , USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS
Shively, Stephen 2016. Survey for the Louisiana pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli) in Grant Parish, LA. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Guidelines for Preparation of Biological Assessments and Evaluations for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Sept. 1989
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Recovery plan for the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis): second revision. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Atlanta, GA. 296pp
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2013. Candidate conservation agreement for the Lousiana pine snake between USFWS, USFS, NRCS, USDOD, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries and Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, 1989 Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Management in the Coastal Plain/Piedmont.
USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, 1995 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Management of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and its Habitat on National Forests in the Southern Region.
USDA Forest Service, Wildlife Habitat Management Handbook (FSH 2609.2 Chapter 420).
USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, 1989. Louisiana Pearlshell Mussel Recovery Plan.
Wilson, Lawrence A. 1995. Land manager’s guide to the amphibians and reptiles of the South. The Nature Conservancy, Southeastern Region, Chapel Hill, NC 360 pages.
X. SIGNATURE
/S/ Emlyn B. Smith 6 August 2019 Emlyn B. Smith / District Biologist Date
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Table 2 Kisatchie National Forest Proposed, Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive Species Compiled from the Regional Foresters April 2018 list.
Occurrence Evaluation Group Scientific Name Common Name Status Code Amphibian Plethodon kisatchie Louisiana slimy salamander Sensitive 6 Bird Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's sparrow Sensitive 5 Bird Picoides borealis Red-cockaded woodpecker Endangered 3 Crustacean Faxonella beyeri Sabine fencing crayfish Sensitive 1 Crustacean Faxonella creaseri Ouachita fencing crayfish Sensitive 1 Crustacean Orconectes blacki Calcasieu painted crayfish Sensitive 1 Crustacean Orconectes hathawayi Teche painted crayfish Sensitive 1 Crustacean Orconectes maletae Kisatchie painted crayfish Sensitive 1 Fish Ammocrypta clara Western sand darter Sensitive 1 Fish Cycleptus elongatus Blue sucker Sensitive 1 Fish Notropis hubbsi Bluehead shiner Sensitive 1 Fish Notropis sabinae Sabine shiner Sensitive 2 Insect Leuctra szczytkoi Schoolhouse Springs leuctran stonefly Sensitive 2 Mammal Myotis septentrionalis Northern long eared bat Threatened 6 Mollusk Margaritifera hembeli Louisiana pearlshell Threatened 5 Mollusk Lampsilis satura Sandbank pocketbook Sensitive 1 Mollusk Obovaria jacksoniana Southern hickorynut Sensitive 1 Mollusk Pleurobema riddellii Louisiana pigtoe Sensitive 1 Mollusk Potamilus amphiachaenus Texas heelsplitter Sensitive 1 Mollusk Strophitus subvexus Southern creekmussel Sensitive 1 Reptile Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni Louisiana pinesnake Threatened 2
Occurrence evaluation codes:
1= Project located out of known species range. 2= Lack of suitable habitat for species in project area. 3= Habitat present, species was searched for during field survey, but none found. 4= Species occurs in project area, but outside of activity area. 5= Field survey located species in activity area. 6= Species not seen during field survey, but possibly occurs in activity area based on habitat observed or field survey not conducted when species is recognizable.
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Table 3 Existing Basal Area NEW Resto Std Compart Std Std ration Type/Condi >35 LL SL Lob ment # # Treatment Type Acres tion Class Years Pine Pine Pine Hardwood Total 1st 89 4 Thinning 26 31-11 Y - - 120.3 - 120.3 Free Thinning 5 Conversion 107 31-10 Y 8 28 40 44 120 Free 7 Thinning 17 31-12 N - - 70 20 90 LL & 8 CC SL 10 13-11 Y - - 100 10 110 LL & 9 CC SL 17 31-10 Y - 5 50 45 100 LL & 10 CC SL 18 31-10 Y - - 56.7 33.8 90.5 Free 11 Thinning 38 31-11 Y - - 113.3 6.7 120 Free 12 28 Thinning 14 13-10 Y - 20 16.7 33.3 70 LL & 15 CC w/ Res SL 32 30-10 Y 20 20 10 - 50 Free 15 27 Thinning 24 16 CC LL 32 22-12 Y - - 76 6 82 Free 16 22 Thinning 15 Free 16 25 Thinning 8 Free 90 2 Thinning 96 31-12 Y 7 24 30 - 61 Free 2 17 Thinning 19 Free 2 24 Thinning 34 2 26 CC w/ Res LL 28 2 23 CC w/ Res LL 34 2 25 CC w/ Res LL 37 2 15 CC w/ Res LL 38 Free 3 Thinning 32 31-11 Y - 6.7 86.7 6.7 100 4 CC w/ Res LL 83 31-12 Y - 3.3 56.7 - 60 Free 4 19 Thinning 89 Free 5 Thinning 143 22-12 Y 100 100 1st 6 Thinning 28 31-11 Y - 40 100 - 140 1st 13 Thinning 36 31-11 Y - - 140 20 160 Free 19 Thinning 89 31-12 Y - 4 84 12 100 91 2 CC SL 25 31-12 Y - - 110 - 110 Free 6 Thinning 44 31-10 Y - - 90 - 90 8 CC w/ Res SL 25 31-10 Y - 10 90 10 110 9 CC SL 31 31-11 Y - - 130 - 130
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1st 16 Thinning 33 31-11 Y - - 55 - 55 29 CC w/ Res SL 24 31-12 Y - 15 100 - 115 1st 30 Thinning 40 31-11 Y - - 140 - 140 1st 31 Thinning 39 21-11 Y 110 - - - 110 Free 32 Thinning 100 31-12 Y - 3.3 76.7 3.3 83.3 32 40 CC w/ Res 27 Free 34 Thinning 12 31-12 Y - - 56.7 10 66.7 37 CC LL 11 31-11 - - 86.7 50 136.7 Free 39 Thinning 9 31-12 Y - - 145 5.5 150.5 92 1 CC SL 26 31-10 Y - - 73.3 - 73.3 Free Thinning 3 Conversion SL 77 31-10 Y - 66.7 26.7 26.7 120 Free 5 Thinning 9 31-12 Y - 10 100 - 110 Free 6 Thinning 29 13-11 Y - 6.7 53.3 33.3 93.3 8 CC SL 22 13-11 Y 61 13 64 9 CC SL 14 31-10 Y - - 66.7 20 86.7 Free 13 Thinning 8 13-11 Y 76 15 91 15 CC w/ Res SL 40 31-10 Y 84 84 Free 15 23 Thinning 10 Free 19 Thinning 63 31-11 Y 93 93 Free 93 4 Thinning 155 31-12 Y - 13.3 86.7 33.3 133.3 4 19 CC w/ Res SL 34 Free 18 Thinning 80 31-11 Y - - 120 10 130 24 CC w/ Res SL 26 31-13 - 10 90 10 110 26 CC w/ Res SL 40 31-12 Y - 26.7 53.3 6.6 86.7 31 CC w/ Res SL 20 32-10 Y - 20 25 40 85
Total Treat ed Acres 2217
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Figure 2. LPM watershed, bed locations and treatment areas.
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