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unstable watershed or riparian conditions, or previous 



degradation of sites. Adequacy of these protection zones will be 



evaluated (see research section) and modified as appropriate. 



Table 1. Site management guidelines for the Coeur d'Alene 

 salamander on National Forest lands. 



Site type 



Protection zone requirements 



Timing 

 restrictions 



Seep 



Stream or 

 waterfall 



30 m (100 ft) buffer around 

 site, maintain canopy cover 

 of 60%, leave understory 

 vegetation, no heavy 

 equipment in buffer, fell 

 logs away from salamander 

 site and remove with 

 winchlines and cables, no 

 burning in buffer, no 

 pesticide or herbicide 

 application. 



No roads in buffer, roads 

 above sites located at least 

 100 m (328 ft) from site, 

 leave talus at base of road 

 cuts. 



same as seep except no 

 logging to occur in buffer 



Logging units 

 containing 

 salamander sites 

 harvested in 

 November-March if 

 possible, or in 

 July or August. 

 Prescribed burns 

 or chemical 

 applications in 

 areas surrounding 

 salamander sites 

 scheduled in July 

 or August. 



same as seep 



Watershed management 



Watershed guidelines on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest 

 (review draft, Idaho Panhandle National Forests 1992) and the 

 Kootenai National Forest (S. R. Johnson, pers. comm.) include 

 recommendations for limiting increases in peak (spring) flows to 

 0-20% depending on channel stability using the following 

 guidelines: 



Harvest: Avoid concentration of harvest activities in 

 headwater subdrainages. 



