• To reduce effects from burning 

 operations : 



- Dozer, excavator, 'landing, and 

 roadwork debris will be piled 

 clean of dirt and duff to allow 

 the piles to burn hotter and 

 with less smoke. 



- Burning will be done in the 

 spring or fall when ventilation 

 is good and surrounding fuels 

 are wet . 



- Due to high relative humidity 

 during spring and fall, the 

 Forest Officer may require 

 that piles be covered. 

 Covered piles are drier, 

 ignite easier, burn hotter, 

 and extinguish sooner. This 

 will reduce dispersed 

 unentrained smoke. 



Large woody debris will be 

 left in the harvest units, 

 reducing the number of piles 

 to burn. 



SENSITIVE PLANTS 



Appropriate protection measures will •■ 

 be taken to ensure sensitive plant 

 populations will not be disturbed. 

 Riparian areas near proposed harvest 

 units will be protected by marking 

 SMZs and isolated wetlands. No 

 harvesting is planned in SMZs, 

 wetlands, or near springs on 

 localized features. If sensitive 

 plant populations are found, the 

 appropriate habitat area would be 

 excluded from the harvest units, 



NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT 



To further limit the possibilities 

 of spreading weeds, the following - • 

 mitigation measures will be 

 implemented: 



• All tracked and wheeled equipment 

 are required to be clean of 

 noxious weeds prior to beginning 

 project operations. The contract 



■ administrator will inspect 

 equipment periodically during 

 project implementation. 



• Disturbed roadside sites will be 

 promptly seeded for revegetation. 

 Roads used and closed as part of 

 this proposal would be reshaped 

 and seeded. 



• Roads affected by this project may 

 require surface blading to remove 

 weeds before the seed- set stage. 



• Weeds along roads that access the 

 timber sale area may control weeds 

 by applying herbicides, as 

 designated by the forest officer. 



HERBICIDES 



To reduce risks to aquatic and 

 terrestrial resources, the following 

 would be required: 



• Licensed applicators will apply 

 all herbicides in accordance with 

 laws, rules, and regulations of 

 the State of Montana and Lake 

 County Weed District. 



• All applications will adhere to 

 BMPs and the herliicide's specific 

 label guidelines. 



• Herbicide applications will not be 

 general, but site specific to 

 areas along roads where noxious 

 weeds grow. 



• Herbicides will not be applied to 

 areas where relief may contribute 

 runoff directly into surface 

 water. All no-spray areas will be 

 designated on the ground before 

 applications begin. 



• Herbicides will be applied on 

 calm, rainless days to limit drift 

 and the possibility of the 

 herbicide moving off the road 

 prisms. 



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