Prescribed Treatment: Seed Tree/ Shelterwood 



Harvest method: Cable logging unit. Harvest method will consist of individual tree 

 selection. Logging will use newly constructed logging roads. Forest Officer will approve 

 landing locations prior to harvest. The seed tree/shelterwood treatment will focus on 

 removing the overstory that is diseased, suppressed, and less vigorous to provide more 

 growing space for seedlings and saplings. 



Hazard Reduction: Unit will be prescribed burned. Assessment for fuel loadings required to 

 successfully bum unit will be accomplished after logging. Slashing of sub-merchantable 

 grand fir alpine fir, Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine may be done to provide adequate 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 on other acres. 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. 2008- first year survival survey. 2007-2010 Monitor success of 

 natural regeneration. 



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

 with an occasional 8 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: 190 Target trees per acre after marking: 15-30 



Marking will focus on removing overstory so that approximately 15 to 30 of the best overstory 

 trees are left per acre. The east-facing slope in the unit contains mostly Douglas-fir that is 

 healthy and more open grown than the north-facing slope. Leave more trees per acre on the east 

 -facing slope, but maintain at least 25 to 40 foot spacing between leave trees. 



The north-facing slope contains more western larch, grand fir and scattered lodgepole. The 

 timber on the north facing is more diseased and decadent. Timber marking should leave only 

 those trees that are healthy and capable of producing seed. Spacing on the north-facing slope 

 will be 40 to 50 feet +. 



