Happy Valley Timber Sale 

 Appendix D: Vegetative Analysis 



2. Happy Valley (project area) Cover Types 



The Happy Valley project area comprises 481 acres (<1%) of the Kalispell Unit landscape. 

 Stand level inventory (SLI) data specific to the project area in Sections 29, 31 , and 32 T30N 

 R21 W is summarized below for cover types and age class distribution. Site review 

 observations and stand measurements were used to update, confirm or refine the SLI data. 



Table 2 displays current and appropriate cover types for the Happy Valley project area. 

 Current cover type on the project area is the same as the appropriate cover type. 



Table 2: Current and Appropriate Cover Types for the Happy Valley parcel ( Sections 29, 31 , & 

 32T30N,R21W) 



3. Happy Valley Stand History 



The Happy Valley parcel is composed of portions of Sections 29, 31 , and 32. The harvest 

 history on the parcel dates back to 1921 , which is as far back as the State has records. 

 Permits for forest products,' i.e. posts, poles, houselogs, ties, piling, cordwood, and Christmas 

 trees date from 1921 to the present. Over this time, significant quantities of these products 

 have been removed from the parcel. Sawlog salvage permits have also been issued from 

 1927 until the present for salvage of approximately 175 MBF. In 1924 and 1925 the first 

 major timber sale occurred on the parcel. Approximately 3181 MBF, the majority of which 

 was PP, was harvested from the parcel. Then in 1972, another timber sale removed 

 approximately 1 140 MBF of DF and WL. In 1997 the Flathead Forestry Project harvested 20 

 acres adjacent to Bowdish Road. In 2000 the Happy Valley Fuels Reduction project 

 harvested 25 acres adjacent to the Happy Valley subdivision 



4. Kalispell Unit (landscape level) Age Class Distribution 



The Kalispell Unit's Stand Level Inventory (SLI) 2001 version "kalsli" was used to summarize 

 the estimated age class distribution for current cover types. Table 3 displays this information. 



Table 3: Kalispell Unit Age Class Distribution by Current Cover Type 



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