TABLE 3-6 - Listed Sensitive Species for the NWLO showing the status of these species 

 in relation to this project. 



1. Fisher 



The fisher is a medium-sized mammal belonging to the weasel family that uses 

 mature and late-successional habitats, particularly for resting and natal dens. 

 Fishers are generalist predators and use a variety of habitat types, but are 

 disproportionately found in stands with dense canopies. In the Rocky Mountains, 

 fishers appear to prefer late-successional coniferous forests for resting sites and 

 tend to use areas within 150 feet of water more than their availability on the 

 landscape (Jones 1991). Such areas typically contain large live trees, snags, and 

 logs, which are used for resting and denning sites and dense canopy cover, which 

 is important for snow intercept (Jones 1991). Forest-management considerations 

 for fisher involve providing for resting and denning habitats near riparian areas 

 while maintaining travel corridors. Modeling the above conditions using SLI data 

 generated an estimate of fisher resting and denning habitat (Heinemeyer and 

 Jones 1994). 



The proposed project area ranges from 4,100 to 4,900 feet in elevation, with one 

 intermittent stream. No appreciable fisher denning habitat was identified within 



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