64 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 401 Unit Acres: 20 Alternatives: 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

198_72, 

198_73 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 653 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 2-127 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

20 

0 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / Two reconditioned NFS Roads (6417 and 6422) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Watershed/Fisheries 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class I, Channel Type MM1. 

Stream 2 is Class II, Channel Type HC3. 

Stream 3 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest in the RMA, which is defined as the 

greatest of the flood plain, riparian vegetation or soils, riparian associated wetland fens, or 120 

feet. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 2: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the stream or to the top of the V-notch, whichever is greater. Implement BMPs 

12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 3: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

IDT recommended dropping this unit from alternatives 2 and 3 because it was a wildlife corridor 

between two existing clearcuts. Large amount of high Volstrata would be harvested in this unit. 

17 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 3 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 

5.0) and 20 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) are within the unit. 

Concern not addressed. Clearcut harvest would remove wildlife corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Karst, Wetlands

 

66 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 402 Unit Acres: 24 Alternatives: 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

298_129, 

298_130 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 659 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-36 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

19 

3 

2 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One new NFS Road (46030) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Streams 1, 2, and 4 are Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 3 is Class IV, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 5 is Class II, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 6 is Class III, Channel Type HC2. 

Streams 1, 2, 3, and 4: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and 

top felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a. 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 5: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the stream or to the top of the V-notch, whichever is greater. Implement BMPs 

12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 6: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Access road would cross a Class II stream. 

Install a log stringer bridge. Designate location of stream crossing and minimize stream channel 

disturbance from road construction/storage (BMPs 14.14, 14.17). 

Wetlands

Concern: 

Response:

Forested wetland exists in the unit. 

Suitable for cable harvest with partial suspension, too wet for shovel. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Unit is potential wildlife travel corridor. Large amount of high Volstrata would be harvested in 

this unit. 1 acre of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60) and 19 acres of high value marten habitat 

(HSI >0.89) are within the unit. 

Concern not addressed. Clearcut harvest would reduce wildlife travel corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Soils, Karst

 

68 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 403 Unit Acres: 29 Alternatives: 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

298_129, 

130, 131 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 857 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-137 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

26 

3 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One new NFS Road (46030) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Streams 1 and 5 are Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 2 is Class III, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 4 is Class IV, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 3 is Class II, Channel Type HC2. 

Streams 1, 4, and 5: Split yard away from class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and 

top felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 2: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 3: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the stream or to the top of the V-notch, whichever is greater. Implement BMPs 

12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Access road would cross a Class II stream. 

Install a log stringer bridge. Designate location of stream crossing and minimize stream channel 

disturbance from road construction/storage (BMPs 14.14, 14.17). 

Wetlands 

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Forested wetland exists in the unit 

Suitable for cable harvest with partial suspension, too wet for shovel. 

Road crosses wetlands. 

Follow BMPs when constructing road in wetland (examples include, minimizing road width and 

deep placement of culverts). 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Large amount of high Volstrata would be harvested in this unit. 6 acres of high value deer habitat 

(HSI >0.60) and 26 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) are within the unit. 

Harvest would not isolate habitat and corridors would not be removed. 

No resource concerns for: Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Soils, Karst

 

70 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 404 Unit Acres: 28 Alternatives: 2, 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

598_136, 

598_137 

Land Use 

Designation: 

Timber 

Production 

Net Timber 

Volume: 

472 MBF Alt 2 & 3 

770 MBF Alt 4 & 5 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-38 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

23 

4 

1 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Alts 2 and 3 Uneven-aged management, 50% BA retention, Single Tree Selection. 

Alts 4 and 5 Even-aged management. 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One new NFS Road (46030) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 2 is Class III, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 3 is Class I, Channel Type MC2. 

Stream 4 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 1 and 4: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and 

top felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a 

result of timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 2: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

the V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 3: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the channel, or to the top of the side-slope break, whichever is greater. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Streams 2 and 3: In Alts 4 and 5 the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge 

for a distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that 

cannot be felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wetlands

Concern: 

Response: 

Forested wetland exists in the unit. 

Suitable for cable harvest with partial suspension, too wet for shovel. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Unit includes portion of a corridor between two existing managed stands. High and medium 

Volstrata are within the unit. 21 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 4 acres of 

medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0-5.0) and 23 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI 

>0.89) are within the unit. 

Partial harvest with 50% BA retention would mitigate impacts to old-growth, help retain 

marten and deer habitat, and maintain corridor in Alternatives 2 and 3. Clearcut harvest 

systems would remove corridors in Alternatives 4 and 5. 

No resource concerns for: Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Soils, Karst 

 

72 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 405 Unit Acres: 25 Alternatives: 2, 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

598_136, 

598_137 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 

410 MBF Alt 2 & 3 

820 MBF Alt 4 & 5 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-39 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

25 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Alts 2 and 3 Two-aged management, 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves 

Alts 4 and 5 Even-aged management 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One new NFS Road (46030) and one temporary road 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 2 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 2: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and top felled 

trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of timber 

harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Stream 1: In Alts 2 and 3 some retention would be left along the stream buffer to protect against 

windthrow. In Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge for a 

distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that cannot be 

felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wetlands

Concern: 

Response:

Forested wetland exists in the unit. 

Suitable for cable harvest with partial suspension, too wet for shovel. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

This unit linked with unit 404 is a wildlife corridor between two previously harvested units. High 

Volstrata would be harvested in this unit. Less than one acre of high value deer habitat (HSI 

>0.60), 25 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0-5.0) and 25 acres of high value marten 

habitat (HSI >0.89) would be harvested within this unit. 

Partial harvest with 50% area retention would mitigate impacts to old-growth habitat, retain 

marten and deer habitat, and retain the corridor. Clearcut harvest would remove the corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Karst, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation

 

74 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 409 Unit Acres: 46 Alternatives: 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

298_130, 

131, 132 

Land Use 

Designation: 

Timber 

Production 

Net Timber 

Volume: 

663 MBF Alt 3 

1,325 MBF Alts 4 & 5 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 

6-40 & 

7-121 

Volume Strata 

Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

40 

6 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Alt 3 Two-aged management - 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves 

Alt 4 and 5 Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Shovel / One temporary road and one new NFS Road (46030) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 2 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 3 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

Streams 1 and 3: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined 

as the V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. In Alt 3 some retention would be 

left along the stream buffer to protect against windthrow. 

Stream 2: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and top felled 

trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of timber 

harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

In Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge for a distance of 50 

horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that cannot be felled away 

from the buffer will be retained. 

Access road would cross a Class II stream. 

Install a log stringer bridge. Designate location of stream crossing and minimize stream channel 

disturbance from road construction/storage (BMPs 14.14, 14.17). 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Wildlife corridor between two previously harvested units. High and medium Volstrata occur 

within this unit. 27 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0-5.0) and 40 acres of high value 

marten habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within this unit. 

Travel corridor would be mitigated by 50% area retention in Alternative 3. Clearcut harvest in 

Alternatives 4 and 5 would remove travel corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Wetlands, Karst, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation

 

76 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 410 Unit Acres: 45 Alternatives: 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

298_130, 

131, 132 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 996 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 

6-41 & 

7-122 

Volume Strata 

Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

29 

15 

1 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One temporary road and one new NFS Road (46030) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the V-notch. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Stream 1: In Alts 3, 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge for a 

distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that cannot be 

felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Access road would cross a Class II stream. 

Install a log stringer bridge. Designate location of stream crossing and minimize stream channel 

disturbance from road construction/storage (BMPs 14.14, 14.17). 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

High amount of animal use was reported. Field crews noted red squirrel, black bear, deer, redbreasted sapsucker, and many neo-tropical migrant birds. Large amount of high and medium 

Volstrata in unit. 2 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 21 acres of medium value deer 

habitat (HSI 4.0-5.0) along with 29 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within 

the unit. 

Clearcut harvest would not isolate habitat or eliminate corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Wetlands, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Karst

 

78 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 412 Unit Acres: 99 Alternatives: 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

298_132, 

133, 134 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 3,048 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 7-123 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

93 

6 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One temporary road and one new NFS Road (46035) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class IV, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream reach 2 is Class II, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 3 is Rowan Creek, and is Class II, Channel Type MC2. 

Stream reach 4 is Class II, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream reach 5 is Class IV, Channel Type HC2. 

Stream 6 is Class III, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 7 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

Streams 1 and 5: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and top 

felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 2, 3, and 4: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is 

defined as within 100 feet of the stream or to the top of the V-notch, whichever is greater. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 6 and 7: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined 

as the V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Streams 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7: In Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the 

edge for a distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that 

cannot be felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Black bear, red squirrel, deer, red-breasted sapsucker use and game trails were reported by field 

personnel. Brown Creepers were present and vocalizations were heard within the unit. Large 

amount of high Volstrata in unit. 50 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 26 acres of 

medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0-5.0) along with 93 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI 

>0.89) occur within the unit. 

Clearcut harvest would not isolate habitat and area is not an isolated corridor. 

Vegetation/Timber

Concern: 

Response: 

Even-aged opening size is close to 100 acres. 

During layout ensure harvest unit does not exceed 100 acres. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Karst, Wetlands, Scenery, Heritage

 

80 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 414 Unit Acres: 72 Alternatives: 4 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

598_136, 

598_137 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 1,174 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-42 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

72 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Two-aged management, 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves, 49 acres and 

uneven-aged management, 50% area retention, group selection, 23 acres 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / Two temporary roads and one new NFS Road (46031) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Streams 1 and 4 are Class II Channel Type HC3, and Class II Channel Type HC5. 

Streams 2 and 3 are Class III Channel Type HC3, and Class III Channel Type HC5. 

Streams 5, 6, and 7 are Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Streams 1 and 4: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined 

as within 100 feet of the stream or to the top of the V-notch, whichever is greater. 

Streams 2 and 3: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined 

as the V-notch. 

Streams 5, 6, and 7: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and 

top felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. 

All Streams : Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Some retention will be left along the stream buffer to provide additional windthrow protection. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Unit is a wildlife travel corridor between high and low elevations. Large amount of high Volstrata 

in unit. 51 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 10 acres of medium value deer habitat 

(HSI 4.0-5.0) along with 69 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within the unit. 

50% area retention would mitigate harvest and help retain corridor and some old-growth 

characteristics as well as marten and deer habitat. Clearcut harvest would not isolate habitat and 

area is not an isolated corridor. 

Recreation/Scenery 

Concern: 

Response: 

Lower portion of unit (31 acres) located within Forest Plan Recreational River Land Use 

Designation. 

Measures taken to minimize the potential effects on scenery from timber harvest for this 

project were limited to the design of Units 414 and 415 within the Kadake Creek 

Recreational River corridor using a harvest method of 50 percent basal area retention. 

No resource concerns for: Heritage, Vegetation, Karst, Wetlands, Soils

 

82 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 415 Unit Acres: 27 Alternatives: 2, 4 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

598_95, 

598_94 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 405 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-43 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

24 

0 

3

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Two-aged management, 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable and Shovel / One temporary road, one existing NFS Road (6415), and 

one reconditioned NFS Road (46091) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class I, Channel Type MC2 for the lower section and Class II, Channel Type MC2 for 

the upper section. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the channel, or to the top of the side-slope break, whichever is greater. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Some retention will be left along the stream buffer to provide additional windthrow protection. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Unit is wildlife travel corridor between high and low elevations. Large amount of high Volstrata 

in unit. 25 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60) and 25 acres marten value habitat (HSI 

>0.89) values occur within the unit. 

Retention of 50% area would mitigate harvest by retaining some old-growth characteristics, 

maintaining travel corridor and retaining marten and deer habitat. 

Recreation/Scenery 

Concern: 

Response: 

Lower portion of unit (18 acres) located within Forest Plan Recreational River land use 

designation. 

Measures taken to minimize the potential effects on scenery from timber harvest for this project 

were limited to the design of Units 414 and 415 within the Kadake Creek Recreational River 

corridor using a harvest method of 50 percent area retention. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Karst, Wetlands, Heritage, Vegetation

 

84 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 416 Unit Acres: 44 Alternatives: 2, 3, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

598_95, 

598_94 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 1,409 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 6-44 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

43 

1 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One temporary road and one reconditioned NFS Road (46091) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class II, Channel Type MC2. 

Stream 2 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 3 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the channel, or to the top of the side-slope break, whichever is greater. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 2 and 3: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and top 

felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

Unit has high Volstrata. 13 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 23 acres of medium 

value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 5.0) along with 25 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) 

occur within the unit. 

Clearcut harvest would not isolate habitat and area is not an isolated corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation, Karst, Wetlands

 

86 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 417 Unit Acres: 24 Alternatives: 2, 3, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

198_70, 

198_71 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 

387 MBF Alt 3 

774 MBF Alt 2 & 5 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 7-124 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

24 

0 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Alts 2 and 5 Even-aged management, clearcut 

Alt 3 Two-aged management, 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One reconditioned NFS Road (46094) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC3 

Streams 2, 3, and 4 are Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 2, 3, and 4: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and 

top felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

High amount of animal use was reported. High Volstrata exists within the unit. Area is wildlife 

travel corridor between high and low elevations. 3 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 

15 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 5.0) along with 24 acres of high value marten 

habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within the unit. 

50% area retention in Alternative 3 would mitigate the harvest of old-growth habitat by retaining 

corridor function and retaining some old-growth characteristics. Even-aged prescriptions in 

Alternatives 2 and 5 would remove the travel corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Wetlands, Karst, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation

 

88 • Appendix B Kuiu Timber Sale FEIS 

Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 418 Unit Acres: 45 Alternatives: 2, 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

198_70, 

198_71 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 

344 MBF Alt 2 

687 MBF Alts 4, 5 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 7-125 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

17 

14 

14 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Alt 2 Two-aged management, 50% area retention, clearcut with reserves 

Alts 4 and 5 Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Shovel / One temporary road and one existing NFS Road (6402) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class II, Channel Type MC2. 

Stream 2 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 3 is Class IV, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 4 is Class III, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 1: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as 

within 100 feet of the channel, or to the top of the side-slope break, whichever is greater. 

Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 2 and 3: Split yard away from Class IV streams whenever possible. Buck, limb, and top 

felled trees clear of streamcourses. Remove any slash deposited in streamcourse as a result of 

timber harvest activities. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Stream 4: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Streams 1 and 4: Alt 2 Some retention will be left along the stream buffer to provide additional 

windthrow protection. In Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge 

for a distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that 

cannot be felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

High amount of animal use was reported. High, medium and low Volstrata exists within the unit. 

Wildlife corridor exists between high and low elevations. 17 acres of high value deer habitat (HSI 

>0.60), 11 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 5.0) along with 17 acres of high value 

marten habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within the unit. 

50% area retention in Alternative 2 would mitigate the harvest by retaining function of the travel 

corridor. Additionally, it would reduce the impacts to high volume old-growth by retaining some 

of the characteristics. Deer and marten habitat values would be retained. 

Clearcut harvest in Alternatives 4 and 5 would remove the travel corridor. 

No resource concerns for: Scenery, Heritage, Soils, Vegetation, Karst, Wetlands

 

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Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 503 Unit Acres: 95 Alternatives: 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

198_102, 

103, 104 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 2,637 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 2-128 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

65 

30 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / One temporary road, recondition and extend NFS Road (6427) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream reach 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

Stream reach 2 is Class II, Channel Type HC6. 

Stream 3 is Dean Creek and is Class II, Channel Type HC3. 

Stream 4 is Dean Creek and is Class III, Channel Type HC3. 

Stream 5 is Class III, Channel Type HC5. 

Streams 1, 4, and 5: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is 

defined as the top of the V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Streams 2 and 3: No timber harvest within 100 feet of stream, or within the v-notch (side slope 

breaks). Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Streams 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the 

edge for a distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that 

cannot be felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

High animal use. High use of the game trails as a wildlife travel corridor exists between high and 

low elevations. Large amount of high and medium Volstrata would be harvested in this unit. 5 

acres of high value deer habitat (HSI >0.60), 67 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 

5.0) along with 63 acres of high value marten habitat (HSI >0.89) within unit. 

Concerns not addressed. Harvest would eliminate travel corridors between low and high 

elevations in this unit. 

Vegetation/Timber

Concern: 

Response: 

Even-aged opening size is close to 100 acres. 

During layout ensure harvest unit does not exceed 100 acres. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Wetlands, Karst, Scenery, Heritage 

 

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Kuiu Timber Sale Unit Card 

Unit Number: 504 Unit Acres: 25 Alternatives: 4, 5 

1999 Aerial 

Photo: 

198_102, 

198_103 

Land Use 

Designation: Timber Production Net Timber Volume: 483 MBF 

TM-Compartment 

and Stand: 2-129 Volume Strata Acres: 

High 

Medium 

Low

14 

11 

0 

Existing Stand Condition: Old-growth 

Silvicultural Prescription: Even-aged management, clearcut 

Logging Method/ Transportation: Cable / Recondition one NFS Road (6427) 

Resource Concerns & Responses 

Fish Habitat/Watershed 

Concern: 

Response: 

Concern: 

Response: 

Stream 1 is Class III, Channel Type HC6. 

Stream 2 is Class III, Channel Type HC5. 

Stream 3 is Class III, Channel Type HC2. 

All Streams: No programmed commercial timber harvest within the RMA, which is defined as the 

V-notch. Implement BMPs 12.6, 12.6a, 13.9, and 13.16. 

Location makes this stand susceptible to windthrow. 

Streams 1 and 2: In Alts 4 and 5, the riparian buffer will be protected by feathering the edge for a 

distance of 50 horizontal feet where trees less than 16 inches DBH and those trees that cannot be 

felled away from the buffer will be retained. 

Wildlife/Biological Diversity 

Concern: 

Response: 

High animal use. High use of the game trails as a wildlife travel corridor between high and low 

elevation exists within this unit. Large amount of high and medium Volstrata would be harvested 

in this unit. 11 acres of medium value deer habitat (HSI 4.0 to 5.0) and 13 acres of high value 

marten habitat (HSI >0.89) occur within the unit. 

Clearcut harvest would remove travel corridors between low and high elevations with the harvest 

of this unit. 

No resource concerns for: Soils, Wetlands, Karst, Scenery, Heritage, Vegetation

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