VEGETATION 



CUMULATIVE EFFECTS 



• Cumulative I^ffech ofA'o-. Iclion 



. Ilternntive .1 and. lotion . Ilternative B 

 on Sensitive Planttt 



Management actions on Stillwater 

 Unit are being initiated with 

 mitigation measures to prevent 

 the spread of weeds more than in 

 the past; the spread of weeds 

 from these actions should be 

 reduced from past levels. In 

 contrast, the amount of 

 dispersed recreation on 

 Stillwater State Forest has 

 increase substantially, which 

 also increases the chances of 

 weed introduction. The Forest 

 Weed Management Program provides 

 a way to monitor the overall 

 weed population, identify major 

 problem areas, and treat those 



areas to control weed 

 populations. These control 

 treatments could prevent future 

 outbreaks of exotic species in 

 sensitive plant habitat. 

 Projects to harvest timber that 

 have been initiated on 

 Stillwater Unit will analyze the 

 potential effects to water yield 

 and include mitigation measures 

 to reduce the increases to water 

 yield that might affect 

 sensitive plant habitat. 



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Example of ^0- to -99 -year -old stand 



that would be entered with proposed 



harvest. Notice the ingrowth of 



shade- tolerant species underneath 



the lodgepole pine overstory. 



An example of a mixed-conifer 



stand proposed for 



harvesting. 



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Dog/Meadow Timber Sale Project Draft EA 



