status and trends of timber related activities in the nisqually basin: fish protection & buffers
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Status and Trends of Timber Related Activities in the Nisqually
BasinFish Protection: Buffers
Actual and Forecasted Price Trend 2004-2017, and Trends in Volume Extracted by County and by Nisqually Basin
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Washington State DNR’s Economic and Revenue Forecasts, November, 2014
Actual and Forecasted Price Trend 2004-2017, and Trends in Volume Extracted by County and by Nisqually Basin
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Lewis County MBF
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Pierce County MBF
Lewis County MBF
Actual and Forecasted Price Trend 2004-2017, and Trends in Volume Extracted by County and by Nisqually Basin
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Pierce County MBF
Lewis County MBF
Thurston County MBF
Actual and Forecasted Price Trend 2004-2017, and Trends in Volume Extracted by County and by Nisqually Basin
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Pierce County MBF
Lewis County MBF
Thurston County MBF
Proposed Nisqually Basin MBF
• Spatial distribution Proposed 2007-2014– Harvest Units– Roads Constructed– Water Crossings
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All Activities 2007-2014
Fish Protection: Standard RulesWetland Area Determines Size of Buffer
F Stream Site Class and Stream Width Category Determines Size of Buffer
Np Size of Buffer = 50 feet (for some x distance
• Spatial distribution By Region, All Years– Wetlands– F Buffers– Np Buffers
Lowland Water Buffers, 2007-2014
Fish BearingNon-Fish Bearing
Mashel-Ohop Water Buffers
• Non-Fish Bearing
Fish BearingNon-Fish Bearing
DNR HCP Buffers
Glacial Water Buffers
Non-Fish Bearing
DNR HCP Buffers
Fish Bearing
All Water Buffers 2007-2014
Generally, Good Compliance
CMER Studies to determine Rule Effectiveness
20 Acre Exempt RMZ
Lowland 20 Acre Exempt RMZs
Mashel-Ohop 20 Acre Exempt RMZs
Glacial 20 Acre Exempt RMZs
20 Acre Parcel Exempt
Reduced Buffer Size
More Complicated to Review
• *(3) The rules provide for the conversion and/or treatment of riparian forests which may be understocked, overstocked or uncharacteristically hardwood dominated while maintaining minimum acceptable levels of function on a landscape scale. The diversity of riparian forests across the landscapes is addressed by tailoring riparian prescriptions to the site productivity and tree community at any site
To be approved an alternate plan must provide protection for public resources at least equal in overall effectiveness to the protection provided by the Forest Practices Act and Rules.
Alternate Plans
Overstock Hardwood Conversion
Fixed Width Buffer
Lowland Alternate Plans
Fixed Width BuffersHardwood Conversion
Fixed Width Buffers
Hardwood Conversion
Overstock
OverstockHardwood Conversion
Alternate Plans
Fixed Width Buffers
Hardwood Conversion
Overstock
More Complicated
Reduced Buffers
Identifying other Features in the FieldVegetated Western Washington
• CMZs• Perennial Initiation Point
• Off-Channel Habitat• Unstable Slopes• Np Sensitive Features
– Headwall Seeps– Sideslope Seeps– Np Intersections– Headwater Springs– Alluvial Fans
Conclusion
• Trend Toward More Timber Harvest• FPAs are Generally in Compliance• Always Room For Improvement
– Exempt Parcels and Alternate Plans: Shade and Stand Requirements are met
– Identifying and Mapping Sensitive Areas for buffering– CMER Participation to assure Rule Effectiveness– Site Specific Adaptive Management