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b. AF&PA members will develop and adopt, in each 

 state where they operate, appropriate targets for 

 managing the size of clearcuts. Where the average size 

 of clearcut harvest areas exceeds 120 acres, AF&PA 

 member companies will reduce the average size to no 

 more than 1 20 acres, except when necessary to 

 respond to forest health emergencies or other natural 

 catastrophes. 



c AF&PA members will adopt a "green up" require- 

 ment, under which past clearcut harvest areas must 

 have trees at least 3 years old or 5 feet high at the 

 desired level of stocking before adjacent areas can be 

 clearcut, or companies may adopt other, more com- 

 prehensive methods that provide age, habitat and 

 aesthetic diversity. 



OBJECTIVE 6. Manage company lands of ecologic 

 geologic, or historic significance in a manner that 

 accounts for their special qualities. 



Performance Measures: 



a. AF&PA members will identify special sites and 

 manage them in a manner appropriate to their 

 unique features. AF&PA members may involve 

 organizations with expertise in protecting special 

 places to suggest how these lands can best be managed 

 to maintain their unique character. 



OBJECTIVE 7. Contribute to biodiversity by 

 enhancing landscape diversity and providing an 

 array of habitats. 



Performance Measures: 



a. AF&PA members will increase their support for 

 research to improve the science and understanding of 

 landscape management, ecosystem flinctions, and the 

 conservation of biological diversity. 



b. AF&PA members will continually apply the 

 knowledge gained through research, science, technol- 

 ogy, and field experience for conserving biological 

 diversity. 



OBJECTIVE 8. Continue to improve forest utiliza- 

 tion to help ensure the most efficient use of forest 

 resources. 



Performance Measures: 



a. AF&PA members will employ appropriate 

 technology, processes, and practices to minimize waste 

 and ensure efficient utilization of trees harvested. 



OBJECTIVE 9. Continue the prudent use of forest 

 chemicals to improve forest health and growth 

 while protecting employees, neighbors, the public, 

 and sensitive areas, including streamcourses and 

 adjacent lands. 



Performance Measures: 



a. AF&PA members will meet or exceed all appU- ,^l|(h, 

 cable label requirements, laws, and regulations 

 concerning the use of fertilizers, herbicides, and other 

 forest chemicals needed to protect forest health and 

 increase growth. 





