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m (25 feet) or more on smaller intermittent or ephemeral 

 33333streans (Class IIIB) . 



The maximum protection approach (Belt et al. 1992, p. 24) 

 would be best for designing buffer strips at salamander sites. 

 This approach involves calculating the optimum buffer strip 

 characteristics necessary to satisfy each goal of the stream 

 protection zone: elimination of sediment and nutrient flow, 

 maintaining moderate water temperatvires , sustaining aquatic 

 invertebrate commvmities, and conserving groundwater storage. 

 The buffer strip with characteristics which would accomplish all 

 goals is then chosen for the site. Geology, slope, aspect, type 

 of logging and extent of previous logging and reading upstream of 

 the site all influence the size of buffer strip required to 

 accomplish these objectives. In absence of data on the 

 relationships between these factors, a minimvm protection zone of 

 30 m (100 ft) (Newbold et al. 1980) will be maintained around all 

 Coeur d'Alene salamander sites (Table 1) . At least 60% canopy 

 cover will be retained in the protection zone over seep sites 

 (Table 1) . If 60% canopy cover or less is currently present at a 

 seep then no trees may be removed. Stream and waterfall sites 

 will be protected with a 30-m (100 ft) no-activity buffer on all 

 sides (including both sides of the stream) . No slash or 

 prescribed burning will occur in the protection zone, and any 

 trees removed from the seep protection zone will be felled away 

 from the site and vmderstory vegetation will be retained. This 

 protection zone shall be increased where necessary due to 



