Fuels Reduction and Wildlife Habitat Restoration in a Late Successional Reserve Klamath National Forest, Goosenest Ranger District.

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Fuels Reduction and Wildlife Habitat Restoration in a Late Successional Reserve Klamath National Forest, Goosenest Ranger District

Background ► Goosenest LSR Project conception early 1990s ► Habitat for listed species declining rapidly ► Conflicts with Critical Habitat Rx ► Collaboration with local FWS biologists

Project objectives ► Reduce fuel ladder and ground fuels ► Increase growth of large trees ► Develop large limb structure and long crowns ► Variable density stocking ► Decrease relative amount of white fir ► Reduce density related mortality ► Develop and maintain habitat

Can’t meet all objectives in each stand

Before Rx After Rx

Take advantage of opportunities Annosis pockets

Examples of implementation issues 1) Implementing prescriptions in northern spotted owl habitat acres 2) Helicopter logging slash creation-450 acres

Implementation Northern Spotted Owl Habitat ► Inherent conflicts in fuels reduction, forest health and wildlife habitat retention ► Collaboration between FWS, fuels specialists, wildlife biologists, silviculturists, and environmental groups

Dry Forest vs Owl Habitat ► Conflicting resource objectives  Reducing stand density for tree vigor and growth  Maintaining owl habitat structure

Short term vs long term ► Difficult to apply Rx meeting all objectives ► Units with conflict averaged 100 acres ► Variability in Rx essential

Bald Eagle/NSO Habitat Helicopter Units  Before logging-high levels of coarse woody debris

Snags above Klamath NF Standard and Guidelines

OSHA Guidelines ► OSHA requires snag removal before helicopter logging to protect employees from snags

Dead legacy trees in eagle nest stand

Planned prescribed fir nightmare Helicopter slash-post logging

Helicopter generated slash

Post Treatment of NE LSR Helicopter Logging Slash. Pre Treatment of NE LSR Helicopter Logging Slash. Photo Point 5 Photo Point 5 Pre treatment slash Post piling

Before logging, after and post piling Before After logging After piling

Nest core area-hand treatment only 38 acres Pre Post

Goshawk Habitat Unit 261 acres

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