These activities would be accomplished during appropriate conditions following harvest. 



Stands 36 - 2c and 2d would be thinned primarily to increase residual tree vigor and 

 reduce the occurrence of dwarf mistletoe. An attempt would be made to simulate the 

 effects of a moderate severity wildfire event. This type of moderate severity wildfire 

 would be similar to that described for stands in section 14 and in stands 36-1, 2a, and 2b 

 however, it would bum closer to the ground, and kill trees through basal and root collar 

 scalding. An estimated 30 - 40 square feet of basal area per acre would be left on 

 average. Leave trees would primarily be Douglas-fir with occasional western larch and 

 would occur somewhat uniformly. Leave trees would be those that generally display the 

 healthiest growth characteristics. This treatment would not be intended to promote 

 natural regeneration. 



The harvest treatment proposed for stand 36-3 would consist of a clear-cut with 

 reserves. This treatment would remove essentially all the lodgepole pine trees and leave 

 all healthy Douglas-fir and western larch trees. This treatment would be intended to 

 simulate the effects of a high severity, stand replacement wildfire event. This type of 

 high severity stand replacement wildfire event would kill all but a few scattered trees 

 with the highest fire resistance. Adjacent un-harvested areas would represent the effects 

 of the varying intensity common to most wildfire events. 



Provisions would be made for the following activities after harvest of this stand: 



* Site preparation; consisting of broadcast burning and / or excavator piling and 

 burning slash. 



* Planting the treated stand with western larch seedlings. 



These activities would be accomplished during appropriate conditions following harvest. 



See figures A-2, pages I and 2 for locations of the stands previously described. 



In addition to harvesting, site preparation and planting, herbicide would be applied by a 

 licensed professional according to labeled directions to most roads in the project area and 

 many in the project area vicinity to help control the spread of noxious weeds (See figure 

 A- 3, Proposed Herbicide Application Map). 



Cumulative Effects 



Plum Creek Timber Company manages most of the adjacent lands within one mile of the 

 project area. These lands have been intensively managed, mostly through selective forms 

 of harvesting. Some of the adjacent lands also support limited livestock grazing. Other 

 adjacent lands are managed by other state and federal agencies. These lands in general, 

 are heavily forested and have had little to no timber harvesting. It is anticipated these 

 activities would continue into the foreseeable future. 



