WOLVES 



During implementation of this 

 project, contract provisions protect 

 any wolf den or rendezvous site that 

 may be discovered within the gross 

 sale area. 



BIG GAME 



The purchaser is authorized to enter 

 the project area with motorized 

 vehicles only for purposes related 

 to the performance of the contract . 

 Road use is restricted to 

 nonmotorized transportation beyond 

 any road closure for any other 

 purpose. Motorized vehicle entry 

 for purposes other than contract 

 performance, such as hunting or 

 transporting game animals, would be 

 considered in trespass and 

 prosecuted to the fullest extent of 

 the law {ARM 45-6-203) . 



SALVAGE CRITERIA 



No Standing dead or dying western 

 larch or ponderosa pine will be 

 harvested. 



Trees that meet one or more of the 

 following requirements will be 

 harvested: 



- dead and dying Douglas-fir that 

 have been attacked by the bark 

 beetle; 



- western white pine with a 

 combination of red blister rust 

 flagging in the lower two- thirds 

 of the crown, dead tops, and 

 poorly colored crowns (yellowing 

 needles) ,- 



- standing or down trees that have 

 been killed by insects or 

 diseases; and 



- damaged by wind (trees with broken 

 tops and/or the root system is 

 pulled out of the ground) . 



WILDLIFE TREES AND SNAG RETENTION 

 AND RECRUITMENT 



• DNRC would retain a minimum of 2 

 snags and two snag recruits over 

 21 inches dbh per acre. If snags 

 or recruits over 21 inches DBH are 



not present, the next largest size 

 shall be retained. 



• All ponderosa pine and western 

 larch snags will be retained. 



• In addition to these retention 

 requirements, all cull trees will 

 be left standing. Cull ponderosa 

 pine and western larch can be 

 counted toward meeting the snag 

 requirements, while other species 

 cannot . 



VISUALS - < 



• Damaged residual vegetation will 

 be slashed. 



• The size and number of landings 

 will be limited; the location will 

 be away from main roads when 

 possible. 



• Disturbed sites along road rights- 

 of-way will be grass seeded. 



• When possible, healthy trees not 

 big enough to be harvested will b e 

 retained. 



CULTURAL RESOURCES 



• Operations will be suspended if 

 cultural resources are discovered; 

 operations may only resume when 

 directed to do so by the Forest 

 Officer. 



• A DNRC archaeologist conducted a ^ 

 review of the project. 



SOILS 



> COMPACTION 



• Logging equipment will not 

 operate off forest roads unless 

 soil moisture is less than 20 

 percent at a depth of 6 inches, 

 soil is frozen to a depth of at 

 least 4 inches, or snow cover is 

 a minimum depth of 18 inches. 

 These conditions usually prevent 

 soil compaction, rutting, or 

 displacement . 



• Existing skid trails and 

 landings will be used when their 

 design is consistent with 



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