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Burlington Northern uses harvest methods other than clearcutting in 

 nearly all situations in Montana. In their Rocky Mountain District (which 

 includes Idaho and portioivof Washington), 150,000 acres have had harvest 

 activities during the last ten years; 137,800 acres by various partial 

 cutting methods and 12,200 acres clearcut (Merryman, 1975). 



Burlington Northern lands are classified in one of seven major classes 

 according to their available resources, topography, soil, location and 

 environmental constraints. Land use classes are listed in Appendix B. 



3. St. Regis 



St. Regis Paper Company harvests about 35-45 MMBF annually from its 



200,000 acres of forest land in Montana. Operations are guided by direction 



established in their 1969 Forest Management Plan. This plan is in effect 



through 1979 after which it will be revised to reflect existing conditions 



and available information on timber management. 



Silvicultural practices used by St. Regis are based on species and site 

 or productivity class as well as management objectives. Both even-aged 

 and all -aged silvicultural systems are used. Silvicultural policy for 

 St. Regis' timberlands is included as Appendix C. 



B. Small Private 



Generally, the small private forestland owner practices the least intensive 

 forestry management in Montana (EQC, 1976). Management objectives are 

 variable and silvicultural practices cover a wide range. Harvesting methods 

 range from selective cutting to clearcutting. 



Inspections of silvicultural practices on private lands indicated some of 



