Abies lasiocarpalOplopanax Horridum h.t. 



Species 



Pyrola secunda (one-sided wintergreen) 

 Smilacina stellata (starry Solomon-plume) 

 Streptopus amplexifolius (clasping-leaved 

 twisted stalk) 



Thalictrum occidentale (western meadowrue) 

 Tiaretia trifoliata (trefoil foamflower) 

 Trillium ovatum (white trillium) 

 Veratrum viride (green false hellebore) 

 Viola canadensis (Canada Violet) 

 Viola orbiculata (round-leaved violet) 



Management Information 



[In addition to the Information given below, 

 the following information is summarized by 

 species In Appendices 2 -8:] 1 ) forage palatabil- 

 ity (cattle, sheep, and horses); 2) wetland status; 

 3) energy value; 4) protein value; 5) thermal or 

 feeding cover values (elk, mule deer, whitetail 

 deer, upland game birds, waterfowl, small non- 

 game birds, and small mammals); 6) food value 

 or degree of use (elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, 

 antelope, upland game birds, waterfowl, small 

 non-game birds, and small mammals); 7) po- 

 tential biomass production; 8) erosion control 

 potential; 9) short-term revegetation potential; 

 and 10) long-term revegetation potential. 



Livestock — Grazing potential is very low. 



Timber — Timber productivity is moderate to 

 high, but sites require careful attention and 

 caution for intensive timber management. High 

 water tables during most of the season may 

 preclude the use of heavy equipment. Heavy 

 equipment operation should be restricted to 

 those times of year when soils are frozen and 

 snow covered. 



Proper riparian management needs to be 

 seriously considered for the Abies lasiocarpal 

 Oplopanax horridum (subalpine fir/devil ' s club) 

 habitat type. Shallow rooted species, fine tex- 

 tured soils, and high water tables contribute to 

 a high degree of instability, especially follow- 

 ing logging of adjacent stands. Logging only 

 one side of a stream, sometimes effective in 

 reducing blowdown, does not seem to substan- 

 tially increase the ability of the Streamside 

 Management Zone to remain intact. Heavy par- 



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