MANAGEMENT PLANS THE NATIONAL FOKESTS 39 



MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MEADOW VALLEY WORKING CIRCLE, 

 PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIF. 



Respectfully submitted. 



John S. Bveritt, 



Forest Assistant. 

 Approved October 10, 1922. 



D. N. Rogers, 



Forest Supervisor. 

 Approved March 3, 1923. 



Paul G. Redington, 



District Forester. 

 Approved, subject to the acting forester's letter of this date, March 30, 1923. 



E. E. Carter, 

 Acting Forester. 



SUMMARY 



LOCATION 



Northern Sierra region of California. Parts of Tps. 23, 24, and 25 N., Rs. 8 

 and 9 E., M. P. M. 



AREA 



Acres 



Government land 28, 803. 25 



Private land 9, 189. 91 



Total acreage . 37. 995. 16 



STAND 



Board feet 



Government 797. 627, 000 



Private 158, 519, 000 



Total stand 956, 146, 000 



Composition : Per cent 



Sugar pine , 21. 8 



Western yellow pine 26. 6 



Douglas fir 28. 4 



White fir 17. 



Incense cedar 6. 2 



ROTATION 



One hundred years ; cutting cycle, 50 years. 



PERCENTAGE OF STAND TO BE REMOVED DURING FIRST CUTTING CYCLE 



Per cent 



Government 80 



Private 95 



LIMITATION OF CUT 



Sixteen million board feet per year. 



FIRST CUTTING BUDGET, 1923-1933 



Board feet 



Government 92, 000, 000 



Private 68, 000, 000 



Total 160, 000, 000 



PREDICTED SECOND CUT 



Eight million to nine million board feet per year. 



