DNRC - Draft HCP Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy 

 All HCP Covered Lands 



Active den sites 



Suspend all motorized forest management activities within 1 km of active den 

 site through May 31. 



Road construction 



Avoid open road construction in riparian and avalanche chute areas. 



Cover 



Provide vegetative screening in riparian zones and wetland management 

 zones: maintain 25 ft. no-cut buffer in riparian zones. 



Firearms 



Restrict employees and contractors from carrying firearms while on duty. 



Additional Specific Measures to Apply Within Occupied Habitat Outside the Recovery Zones 



Road construction 



Avoid new road construction to extent practical: no target or cap on TRD. 



Cover 



Design cutting units so no point in unit >600 ft. from cover. 



Spring management 



Prohibit forest activities in spring habitat during spring but allow commercial, 

 salvage harvest and low-intensity forest management activities within 100 ft. 

 of open road. 



Grazing restrictions 



Provide USFWS opportunity to review grazing mitigation plan for weed 

 control and pro\'ide DNRC information on site specific bear use. 



Additional Specific Measures that Apply Inside Recovery Zones 



Habitat 

 considerations 



Assess impacts of new timber sale projects and develop site-specific 

 mitigations to avoid important bear habitat components. 



Cover 



Where practical, leave vegetation along open roads where clearcut and seed 

 tree harvesting occur. 



Road closures 



Examine road closures annually and make repairs within one year. 



Grazing restrictions 



Prohibit any new small livestock licenses; will not initiate establishment of 

 new grazing licenses. 



Post-denning 

 mitigations 



Prohibit mechanized forest activities at elevations above 6,300 ft, with 45 

 degree elevation between April 1 and May 31. 



Swan River State Forest - Swan Valley Grizzly Bear Conservation Agreement 



n/a 



description under the Plum Creek Timber Company sub-section. 



Additional Specific Measures that Apply within Stillwater Block - inside NCDE 



Timing of 

 management 



Operational activity restrictions for spring and fall seasons in areas which are 

 of particular importance to grizzly bears. 



Timber harvest 



Active management, followed by rest in secure zones (4 years of management, 

 8 years rest). 



Road density 



Static road transportation system and motorized access restrictions specifically 

 designed to promote seasonal-habitat security; no new permanent roads in 

 identified secure zones; seasonal restrictions on other land. 



Additional Specific Measures that Apply on Scattered Lands - inside NCDE 



Road density 



Reduce ORD for each timber sale project to extent possible. 



Timber harvest 



Active management, followed by rest (4 years of management, 8 years rest); 

 DNRC may interrupt rest for salvage harvest. 



Additional Specific Measures that Apply in CYE & Occupied Habitat Near the CYE 



Road density 



Inside RZ, expedite addressing ORD; where possible, implement closures. 



Timber harvest 



Inside & outside RZ, more restrictive short term exceptions to 8 year rest 

 period. 



Spring management 



Inside RZ, more restrictive management in spring period; may conduct 

 motorized low-intensity activities such as road maintenance, tree-planting. 



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