prescribed burned to reduce the existing fuel loads and prepare the seedbed for natural 

 regeneration. 



Hazard Reduction: Unit will be prescribed burned. Lopping of tops prior to yarding will be 

 required on the west side of the main draw to provide adequate fuel loadings for prescribed 

 bum. Additional slashing of sub-merchantable grand fir alpine fir, Douglas-fir and 

 lodgepole pine may be done to provide more fine fuels. Purchaser will pile slash at landings 

 and State crew will bum. 



Site Preparation: Unit will be prescribed burned. Unit will be assessed after logging to 

 determine appropriate slash loading. Slashing of seedlings and sapling grand fir, alpine fir 

 and Douglas-fir will occur to provide fine fuels to carry the prescribed fire. 



Regeneration: Plant partial acres of unit with western larch and white pine and rely on 

 natural regeneration in others. Exact locations will be determined after logging and 

 prescribed bum. 



Anticipated Future Treatments: 2003-2006 log, 2006 prescribe bum, 2007 plant, 2004-2008 

 Monitor area for weeds. 2007-2010 Monitor success of natural regeneration. 



Marking Guides: Using blue paint, mark unit boundary with 3 horizontal stripes interspersed 

 with an occasional 7 to identify unit number. Using blue paint, mark trees to leave with a single 

 horizontal stripe at breast height. The paint stripe shall completely encircle the tree so that (at a 

 minimum) paint marks will be seen from the uphill and downhill sides of the tree. Paint marks 

 are to be placed on the stump as well. 



Current trees per acre: 130 Target trees per acre after marking: 10-30 



Leave tree selection guidelines: 



1. Healthy trees free of insects or disease with pointed full crowns and minor defects. 



Spacing of leave trees should be between 40 and 50 feet apart. 



2. Species preference: Western larch and Douglas-fir. 



3. Standing snags greater than 16". 



4. Standing cull- only if fi-ee of insects and disease. 



5. All trees within 50 feet of stream. 



Cut tree selection guidelines: 



1 . Unhealthy trees- trees infected with bark beetles or mistletoe. 



2. Trees with major defects- crooks, forks, sweep. 



3. Lodgepole pine, grand fir, alpine fir. 



Cruising Guides: 



