Areas disturbed by road construction, skidding and log decking would 

 be promptly seeded to grasses. Grass species would be selected 

 based upon their ability to rapidly establish on the sites, to limit 

 available areas for weed encroachment. 



Implementation of these weed management actions have been effective 

 on past harvest areas, preventing the introduction of new weeds and 

 the spread of existing patches. A short term decrease in existing 

 weed area is usually experienced. As weed control on existing 

 infestations reverts to the originally responsible party after the 

 sale, continued monitoring and control by those parties is needed 

 for long term control. 



If an action alternative is selected, then the state will file a 

 Weed Management Plan, outlining these control actions, with the 

 County Weed Board. 



Threatened, Endangered & Sensitive Species 



Threatened or endangered species for this area include Bald Eagles, 

 Peregrin Falcons, Wolves and Grizzly Bears. As noted in Chapter 

 III, there should be no effects to these species from the proposed 

 proj ect . 



Sensitive species for the Central Land Office include Flammulated 

 Owl, Boreal Owl, Blackbacked Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, 

 Northern Bog Lemming and Lynx. Of those, only Flammulated Owl and 

 Pileated Woodpecker will be discussed in this chapter. There should 

 be no affects to any of the other species listed. 



Flammulated Owl : 



Proposed harvest Units 1,2,7 & 8 include suitable habitat types and 

 the stand conditions described in the SFLMP as potentially favorable 

 for Flammulated Owl use. Habitat types observed in these units 

 include Psme/caru, Psme/cage, Psme/feid, Pipo/Agsp, Pipo/feid and 

 Psme/syal . (Listed from most common to least common.) Existing 

 stand conditions are irregular multi-aged stands, Ponderosa Pine and 

 Douglas-fir dominant in the overstories, with areas of younger 

 Douglas-fir and some Ponderosa Pine codominant or as understory. 

 Numerous snags and large down stems are present. Tree stocking is 

 more dense now than has probably occurred in the past . 



Alternative A would not treat any of these stands, leaving them 

 densely overstocked. Densely stocked stands are not beneficial to 

 Flammulated Owls. 



Alternatives B, C & D would all treat proposed Units 1 & 2 in the 

 same manner. Alternatives C & D would also treat Units 7 & 8. 

 Treatments in each of these stands would include the following 

 criterion . 



• Occasional leave trees with good form and vigor would be 



selected from the 12" dbh and larger size classes. Ponderosa 

 Pine would be favored, with Douglas- fir a second choice. 



