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Implementation Guidelines for 



Sustainable Forestry on AF&PA Members' Forests 



OBJECTIVE 1. Broaden the practice of siutainable 

 forestry by employing an array of scientifically, 

 environmentally, and economically sound practices 

 in the growth, harvest, and use of forests. 



Performance Measures: 



a. Each AF&PA member company will define its 

 own policies, programs, and plans to implement and 

 achieve the AF&PA Sustainable Forestry Principles 

 and Guidehnes. 



b. AF&PA members will, individually, through 

 cooperative efforts, or through AF&PA, provide 

 funding for forest research to improve the health, 

 productivity, and management of all forests. 



OBJECTIVE 2. Promptly reforest harvested areas 

 to ensure long-term forest productivity and 

 conservation of forest resources. 



Performance Measures: 



^, a. AF&PA members will reforest after final harvest 

 by planting or direct seeding within two years, or by 

 planned natural regeneration methods within five 

 years. 



AF&PA members will promote state-level 

 reporting of the overall rate of reforestation success. 



OBJECTIVE 3. Protect the water quality in streams, 

 lakes, and other waterbodies by establishing 

 riparian protection measures based on soil type, 

 terrain, vegetation, and other applicable factors, 

 and by using EPA-approved Best Management 

 Practices in all forest management operations. 



Performance Measures: 



a. AF&PA members will meet or exceed all estab- 

 lished Best Management Practices (BMPs) approved 

 by EPA, all applicable state water quality laws and 

 regulations, and the requirements of the Clean Water 

 Act for forestland. 



b. AF&PA members will establish and implement 

 riparian protection measures for all perennial streams 

 and lakes and involve a panel of experts at the state 

 level to help identify goals and objectives for riparian 

 protection. 



c. AF&PA members will, individually, through 

 cooperative efforts, or through AF&PA, provide 

 funding for water quality research. 



objective 4. Enhance the quality of wildlife 

 habitat by developing and implementing measures 

 that promote habitat diversity and the conserva- 

 tion of plant and animal populations found in 

 forest communities. 



Performance Measures: 



a. Each AF&PA member company will define its 

 own policies, programs, and plans to promote habitat 

 diversity. 



b. AF&PA members will, individually, through 

 cooperative efforts or through AF&PA, provide 

 funding for wildlife research. 



objective 5. Minimize the visual Impact by 

 designing harvests to blend into the terrain, by 

 restricting clearcut size and/or by using harvest 

 methods, age classes, and judicious placement of 

 harvest units to promote diversity in forest cover. 



Performance Measures: 



a. Each AF&PA member will define its own poli- 

 cies, programs, and plans to minimize the impact of 

 harvesting on visual quality. 



