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7. Methods used by contractor 



8. Existing access 



Most private lands are well roaded. In those cases where roads are 

 constructed, substantial possibilities exist for increasing sedimentation. 



Preconmercial thinning, use of pesticides, and fertilizers is not a sig- 

 nificant problem bacause of limited use. 



Slash disposal is normally accomplished by burning, or, in some cases, 

 by making the debris available for firewood. 



C. State 



The primary harvest method on state lands is selection cutting and over- 

 story removal. Clearcutting is preferred in highly diseased stands or old 

 growth, even-aged stands (15-20 percent of harvesting). 



Because most state lands (about 70 percent) have been developed in the 



past, new road construction is generally limited to the remaining undeveloped 



areas. 



Pesticides and fertilizers have not been used extensively on state 

 forest lands and current plans do not call for expansion of this practice. 



D. Bureau of Land Management 



The Bureau of Land Management has recently defined operational practices 

 on BLM lands (BLM, 1975, pages 1-27 though 1-66). These practices include 

 protection, site preparation, seeding, planting, site and stand improve- 

 ment, intermiediate and final harvests, and the development of transportation 

 systems. Most of these practices are carried out by private parties, 

 usually on a contract basis, under BLM supervision. 



