Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 17

2. CHAPTER TWO - ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING THE 

PROPOSED ACTION 

2.1 INTRODUCTION 

 This chapter is the heart of the environmental impact statement, (40 CRF 1502.14). It contains 

detailed descriptions of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action including 

mitigating measures, management requirements, best management practices, and monitoring 

requirements, and a comparison of alternatives (Table 6 & 7) at the end of the chapter. This 

comparison table defines how each alternative relates to the evaluation criteria and needs 

discussed in Chapter One. Five alternatives for the Lemolo Watershed Project were considered 

in detail. This chapter also describes the process used to formulate alternatives and any 

alternatives eliminated from detailed study. 

2.2

• ding best management practices, 

mitigating measures, and management requirements. 

FORMULATION OF ALTERNATIVES 

 The Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) used the Purpose and Need along with the significant issues 

as the basis for alternative development. This resulted in a range of alternatives that meets the 

Purpose and Need and responds to significant issues. A no action alternative was developed as a 

baseline for estimating environmental effects. It was also developed to address members of the 

public who feel that any timber harvest on Federal land is still an unresolved conflict 

concerning alternative uses of the available resources. 

2.2.1 ALTERNATIVES ELIMINATED FROM DETAILED STUDY

 No alternatives were eliminated from detailed study. The original Alternative Three in the first 

DEIS for Lemolo Watershed Projects DEIS was dropped from detailed study. Alternative Three 

was revised after the first DEIS went out for public comment. These changes more accurately 

reflected the publics concern regarding recreational values in the Lemolo Watershed Projects 

Analysis area. 

2.2.2 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

 The IDT considered five alternatives including the proposed action. The description of the 

action alternatives follows the format below. 

• A narrative describing what the alternative addresses in relation to the significant issues. 

• A map displaying proposed activity areas. 

• An alternative summary table displaying specific harvest unit information. 

A narrative describing the proposed activities inclu
18 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

A monitoring plan in table form (Table 5) at the end of this section outlines monitoring 

.3

ther activities will still take place. These 

activities would include recreation management, routine road maintenance, and project 

.3.1 (NO ACTION) 

requirements for all action alternatives. 

2 ALTERNATIVE 1 (NO ACTION) 

This alternative serves as a benchmark, enabling the responsible official and IDT to compare the 

magnitude of effects of the action alternatives. It also addresses members of the public who feel 

that no timber harvest should take place on Federal land, no old growth should be harvested, 

and the recreational value around the Lemolo Lake Recreation Area should be preserved. No 

action will occur within the Lemolo Watershed Projects Analysis area. This alternative will not 

meet the need for action described in Chapter One. Although no actions would be implemented 

with this alternative, it is important to note that o

activities covered under other decision documents. 

2 ACTIVITIES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 1

TIMBER HARVEST AND ROAD WORK

No timber harvest, reforestation, slash treatment, or road construction, reconstruction, and 

decommissioning will occur under this alternative. There will be no probable sale quantity 

(PSQ) of timber for local and regional economies. There will be no early successional habitat 

created within the Lemolo watershed. There will be no improvement to hydrologic function 

related to the Forest Service road system. 

FUEL TREATMENT/FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION 

No fire hazard reduction will occur through harvest activities and natural fuel treatments. The 

Le lo mo watershed w l not b in to m from a hi il eg ove gh everity fire regime towards the historical s

moderate severity fire regime. 

PINE HEALTH AND STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT

Pine health will continue to decline within the Lemolo watershed. These declines would lead to 

increased mortality in mature and old growth pine, increasing the likely hood of a mountain 

pine beetle outbreak within mature Lodge pole pine stands, and increasing susceptibility of trees 

 insects and disease within stands not undergoing silvicultural treatment. Overstocked stands 

nagement would continue to decline in vigor. 

to

targeted for density ma

SITE PRODUCTIVITY

Site productivity will not be improved on 264 acres of plantations within the Lemolo watershed 

sub-soiling of old compacted temporary roads, landings, and skid trails. Losses to 

surface organic matter and poor water infiltration rates will continue on these sites. 

through 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 19

RECREATIONAL VALUE AND OLD GROWTH

Recreational value will not be reduced for some concerned publics, because there will be no 

timber harvest around the Lemolo Lake Recreation Area. Old growth habitat will not be 

harvested and converted to early successional habitat. Thirty one percent of the Lemolo 

watershed will remain as old growth habitat. 
20 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

2.4 ALTERNATIVE 2 

 The IDT used the Purpose and Need solely as the basis for development of this alternative. The 

Proposed Action meets the direction found in the 1990 Umpqua National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (LRMP) as amended, and follows the recommendations in the 

Diamond Lake and Lemolo Lake Watershed Analysis. The interdisciplinary team worked 

together in the field for one year to develop the Proposed Action. It must be noted, most of the 

members of the IDT were participants in the Diamond Lake / Lemolo Lake Watershed Analysis 

for this area. In doing so, the IDT had a clear idea of the recommendations that were made and 

how best to incorporate them into development of the proposed action. This alternative best 

meets the Purpose and Need because it: 

• Provides the most probable sale quantity to local economies. 

• Provides for the most early successional habitat within matrix lands within the Lemolo 

watershed. 

• Reduces fuel levels over the most acres within the Lemolo watershed. 

• Promotes pine health over the most acres within the Lemolo watershed. 

• Improves stand health and vigor through density management over the most acres 

within the Lemolo watershed. 

• Provides the most Knutson-Vandenberg (KV) funds for restoration activities, including 

site productivity improvement and road decommissioning. 

2.4.1 ACTIVITIES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 2 

TIMBER HARVEST AND ROAD WORK

 T les est 448 acres using shelterwood t ultural prescriptions 

(Picture 1 & Picture 2), commercially thin 892 acres (Picture 4, Picture 5), partial har

cres through individual tree selection, harvest 146 acres through small group selection (Picture 

3), selectively harvest 42 acres for posts and poles, and harvest 10 acres for house logs using 

seed tree silvicultural prescriptions. Timber harvest would produce approximately 27.7 million 

board feet. All timber harvest activities would meet current standards and guidelines for matrix 

lands. Artificial reforestation and/or natural regeneration will be used to establish new stands. 

More detail on silvicultural prescriptions can be found in the Silvicultural Prescription in 

Appendix I. Five sales are planned to be sold in 2004 and 2005 and operate for 2-3 years. 

Logging systems will be a combination of skyline, helicopter, loader, and mechanical. 

Construction of two permanent helicopter landings will occur. These sales will supply timber to 

local and regional economies on a cost efficient, sustainable basis and help meet the Probable 

Sale quantity for the Umpqua National forest in 2004 and 2005. No timber harvest will occur 

within inventoried road-less areas, riparian reserves, unsuitable soils, the OCRA, cultural sites 

or owl cores. 

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Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 21

Picture 1 – Shelterwood Prescription With Green-tree Retention Leave Group 

Picture 2 – Seed tree Prescription with Green-tree Retention Leave group in Background 
22 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

Picture 3 – Small Group harvest – 1 to 5 Acres in Size

 

Approximately 3.17 miles of new system road construction, 51.79 miles of road 

reconstruction/maintenance, 6.19 miles of road decommissioning inside potential sale area 

boundaries, 4.83 miles of road decommissioning outside potential sale area boundaries, 3.9 

miles of temporary road construction and subsequent obliteration, and 2 acres of helicopter 

landing construction will occur under this alternative. 

FUEL TREATMENT/FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION

Natural fuels and harvest activity fuels will be treated on 1,861acres (282 acres of natural fuels) 

within the Lemolo watershed through underburning and pile burning. Fuel levels will be 

reduced to less than 21 tons/acre over the 1,861 acres (Picture 5 & Error! Reference source 

not found.). This will begin to move the Lemolo watershed from a high severity fire regime

towards the historical moderate severity fire regime. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 23

Picture 4 – Stand before a commercial thin from below 

 

Picture 5 – Stand after thinning and controlled underburn 
24 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

PINE HEALTH AND STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT

 

 Pine health will be promoted on 1,703 acres within the Lemolo watershed through silvicultural 

prescriptions that reduce stand densities around individual pine trees; regenerate harvested areas 

with blister rust resistant white pine and sugar pine, and ponderosa pine; and harvest greater 

than 80 year old lodge pole pine stands that are highly susceptible to a mountain pine beetle 

outbreak. Stand health and vigor will be improved on 892 acres of mixed conifer stands within 

the Lemolo watershed through commercial thinning prescriptions that reduce existing stand 

densities (Picture 6). 

Picture 6 – Commercial thin leaving old growth remnants 

SITE PRODUCTIVITY 

 Site productivity will be improved on 264 acres of plantations within the Lemolo watershed 

through subsoiling of old temporary roads, landings, and skid trails. KV funding will finance 

192.4 acres of the 264 acres planned. 

RECREATIONAL VALUE AND OLD GROWTH

 Recreational value will be reduced for some concerned publics, through timber harvest on 941 

acres surrounding the Lemolo Lake Recreation Area. Three hundred acres of old growth habitat 

will be harvested and converted to early successional habitat. 
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LEMOLO WATERSHED PROJECTS EIS

Oregon Cascade Recreation Area

Mt Thielsen Wilderness

Matrix

Appendix C Roadless Areas

Existing Regeneration Harvest Units

40ft Contour Lines

Natural Fuels Unit

Proposed Harvest Units

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Thirsty Creek

6th Level Sub WA

Lake Creek

6th Level Sub WA

Table 1 – Alternative Two Unit Summary (Proposed Action) 
26 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

Unit 

Number 

Silviculture

RX 

Gross 

Acres 

Net Acres Cut Volume 

(mbf/ac) 

Unit Volume 

(mbf) 

Logging 

Method 

Fuels 

Treatment 

1 HTH 62 62 25 1550 HEL HP/YT 

2 HGR 41 5 50 250 HEL HP 

3 HTH/HGR 297 297 15 4455 HEL HP 

4 HTH 40 40 20 800 HEL HP 

5 HPR/HGR 51 43 15 650 HEL HP/WF 

6 HTH/HGR 49 49 20 980 SKY/LL UB 

7 HSH/HTH 18 16 40 641 SKY UB/WF/SP 

9 HSH 13 12 40 463 SKY UB/WF 

10 HTH/HGR 58 58 20 1160 SKY/LL UB 

11 HTH/HGR 82 82 15 1230 LL HP/GP 

12 HSH 16 14 40 544 LL GP/WF 

13 HTH/HGR 36 36 20 720 SKY/LL HP 

14 HSH/HTH 15 13 20 255 SKY UB/WF/SP 

15 HTH/HGR 10 10 15 150 MEC HP 

16 HGR 57 11 25 285 LL GP 

17 HGR 146 29 20 584 LL GP 

18 HGR 88 18 20 352 LL GP 

19 HCR 14 12 20 238 LL GP 

20 HGR 16 3 20 64 LL GP 

21 HGR 24 5 20 96 LL GP 

22 HGR 32 6 20 128 LL GP 

23 HGR 9 2 20 36 LL GP 

24 HSH 9 8 20 153 SKY UB/WF 

25 HTH/HGR 93 93 10 930 SKY/LL HP 

26 HTH/HGR 7 7 15 105 MEC HP/YUM(LPP)

27 HSH 37 31 35 1101 LL GP/WF 

28 HTH 21 21 10 210 MEC HP/YUM(LPP)

29 HTH/HGR 57 57 15 855 SKY/MEC HP 

30 HSH 18 15 55 842 SKY UB 

31 HTH 14 14 15 210 MEC HP 

32 HTH/HGR 41 41 15 615 HEL HP 

33 HSH 8 7 25 178 LL UB 

34 HTH 3 3 20 60 SKY UB 

35 HTH 5 5 10 50 MEC HP 

36 HSH 16 16 35 560 LL UB/SP 

37 HSH 14 14 35 490 SKY UB/SP 

38 HTH 12 12 20 240 SKY UB 

39 HTH 6 6 25 150 SKY UB 

40 HSH 22 19 45 842 SKY UB 

41 HSH 26 22 45 995 SKY UB 

42 HCR 14 12 7 83 MEC UB 

43 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

44 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

45 HCR 29 25 7 173 MEC UB 

46 HCR 9 8 7 54 MEC UB 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 27

Unit 

Number 

Silviculture

RX 

Gross 

Acres 

Net Acres Cut Volume 

(mbf/ac) 

Unit Volume 

(mbf) 

Logging 

Method 

Fuels 

Treatment 

47 HCR 15 13 7 89 MEC UB 

48 HCR 27 23 7 161 MEC UB 

49 HCR 19 16 7 113 MEC UB 

50 HCR 25 21 7 149 MEC UB 

51 HCR 20 17 7 119 MEC UB 

52 HCR 23 20 7 137 MEC UB 

53 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

54 HCR 22 19 7 131 MEC UB 

55 HCR 17 14 7 101 MEC UB 

56 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

57 HPR* 11 10 1 10 MEC HP 

58 HPR* 4 4 1 4 MEC HP 

59 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

60 HCR* 3 2 5 10 MEC HP/GP/UB 

61 HCR* 9 8 5 38 MEC HP/GP/UB 

62 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

63 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

64 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

67-A HTH/HGR 39 39 20 780 SKY/LL HP 

67-B HTH/HGR 23 23 20 460 SKY/LL HP 

68 HSH/HTH 10 9 50 450 SKY UB/SP/WF 

HL-77 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

HL-78 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

Total 1579 27735 

HPR* - Post & Pole harvest 

HSH – Shelterwood (8-12 

tpa) 

HCR – Seedtree (4-6 tpa) 

HTH –Thinning 

HCR* - House log harvest 

HGR – Small group harvest 

HPR – Partial harvest 

HCC – Helicopter landing 

 

 

UB – Underburning 

SP – Slash pull back 

HP – Handpile 

GP- Grapple pile 

YT – Yard tops 

WF – Whip fall 

YUM – Yard unutilized 

material 

HEL – Helicopter 

MEC – Mechanical Logging 

LL – Loader Logging 

SKY – Skyline Logging 

New System Road Construction 3.17 miles 

System Road Reconstruction / Maintenance 51.79 miles 

System Road Decommissioning 11.02 miles 

Note – The 15% leave Tree Retention Group for unit 36 and 37 will be located outside the unit 

boundary. The area that will be left is 6 acres and is located between unit 38 and 39. This stand 

better represents the largest and oldest trees for the area. 

 
28 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

2.4.2 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATING 

MEASURES

 The following best management practices, management requirements, and mitigating measures 

will be implemented in order to meet the Standards and Guidelines in the Umpqua National 

Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended. In most cases, they have been 

designed to reduce or eliminate potential environmental effects. General Water Quality Best 

Management Practices (USDA-FS 1988) are prescribed to protect beneficial uses and meet 

water quality objectives. A cross reference to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide is included 

with each best management practice (BMP). The BMPs are rated by their ability to implement 

and their effectiveness as defined by the 1988 Pacific Northwest Regional BMP Guide. The 

interdisciplinary team determined ratings. The possible ratings are as follows: 

ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT

• High - Almost certain the BMP can be implemented. 

• Moderate - Greater than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

• Low - Less than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

EFFECTIVENESS

• High - BMP is highly effective (>90%) based on one or more of the following types of 

documentation: 

 

a) Literature/Research applicable to area. 

b) Administrative Studies applicable to area. 

c) Experience - judgment of an expert by education and/or experience. 

d) Fact - obvious by reasoned (logical) response. 

• Moderate - Documentation shows that the BMP is effective less than 90% of the time 

but at least 75% of the time or logic indicates that the BMP is highly effective but there 

is little or no documentation to back it up. 

• Low - Effectiveness unknown or unverified and there is little or no documentation or 

applied logic is uncertain in this case or the BMP is estimated to be less than 75% 

effective. 

LOGGING SYSTEMS AND TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

• BMP (T-5, R-3) – Normal operating season will be from June 1 through October 31. 

Operations outside the normal operating season are permitted only when they can be 

conducted without resource damage. Contract provisions: AT17, BT6.31, BT6.65, BT8.21, 

BT9.3 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c,d) 

• eadow 

Protection BT6.61, Sanitation and Servicing BT6.34, Contract Modification BT8.3 

BMP (T-17, 21, 22; VM-2) – The following contract provisions will be required: M
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 29

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

•

ified system roads, restricted haul routes, 

improvements, yarding methods, rock sources. 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

• ll be protected if found during logging or road construction. Contract 

Provision: CT6.24# 

•

ges made by the sale administrator due to logging feasibility will be tracked 

through GIS. 

•

 grass or brush species to prevent establishment of 

trees and also serve as erosion control. 

•

felling will be required into designated loader paths. Contract Provision; CT6.42#, CT6.4 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate (c) 

• of genetic trees and other reserve trees will be required. Contract provision: 

CT2.301# 

• will be felled and 

•

signated paths spaced an average of 100 feet apart. 

Co 6.4

• ent will be cleaned prior to entering the 

BMP (T-4) - The following features will be designated on the Sale Area Map: all stream 

courses to be protected, unit boundaries, spec

 

Cultural resources wi

Prior to all operations and prior to unit boundary changes, the sale administrator and 

engineering representative will confer with the Heritage Program Manager. Any unit 

boundary chan

The helicopter pads associated with the permanent helicopter landings located on proposed 

system roads 6000-937 and 6000-921 will be rocked. The rest of the area associated with 

the landings will be seeded with native

BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) - A tracked loader machine with at least a 35 foot boom will be used 

for yarding operations in order to minimize soil displacement and compaction in units 11, 

12, 16 - 23, 27, 33, and 36 and portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, and 67 A & B. Equipment 

will be restricted to designated loader paths and temporary haul roads approved by the sale 

administrator. Designated loader paths should be spaced an average of 100 feet apart. 

Designated temporary haul roads should be located at least 400 feet apart. The tracks on 

the loader will operate in a straight line, thus reducing soil displacement. Directional 

Protection 

All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter 

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment and reforestation. 

BMP (T-9,11;VM-1) – A mechanized logging system will be used for felling and yarding 

operations in units 15, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35, 42 through 64. Equipment causing detrimental 

soil impacts will be restricted to de

ntract Provision CT6.42#, CT 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate (c) 

To avoid noxious weed introduction, heavy equipm

sale area. Contract Provision: CT6.343 (Option 2) 
30 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• BMP (T-12) - One end suspension and 75 foot lateral yarding will be required on skyline 

ya 41 and s 6, 10, 13, 25, 

29 and 67A & B to limit soil displacement. Contract Provision; CT6.42# 

 

• To avoid damage to leave trees due to bark slippage, operations will be restricted to July 15 

ctober 31 in units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 

38, 39, 67A & B and 68. Contract Provision; CT6.315# 

RECREATION

rded units 7, 9, 14, 24, 30, 34, 37 through 68 and portions of unit

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

through O

•

• No commercial vehicles over 20,000 lbs will be allowed on the 2612 road from the 

• ted from flying over the North Umpqua trail in Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 

and 32. Helicopter landings are located in areas where flight paths will avoid the trail. 

TRA

Units 2, 3, 5 and 32 will require a 200 foot no cut buffer along the North Umpqua Trail. 

junction of the 2610 to the 2614 roads and the 2614 road starting at the junction with the 

2610 to the 2612 roads. This will reduce the conflict with recreation use. 

• Recreation and forest users will be notified of all activities associated with logging 

operations through signing. The signs will be placed throughout the project area. 

Helicopters will be restric

NSPORTATION SYSTEM

• BMP (T-15,16;R-18,23;W-8) - Temporary roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 15, 16 through 

owing 

edbed 

 

• Excavated material will be pulled back and stabilized as close to the ground profile as 

possible. Slash depths will not exceed 6 inches. Stu back over 

80% of the road surface for erosion control purposes. Contract Provisions: CT5.1# (Option 

• Road use restrictions will conform to Umpqua National Forest direction. 

•

23, 25, 27-31, 33, 35, 36, 42 through 56, and 67A & B will be obliterated foll

logging use. They will be sub-soiled to 20 inches with an excavator to prepare a se

and allow for water drainage. 

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

• Temporary roads constructed in units 15, 26, 28, 29 and 31 will be left open to maintain 

short-term access to portions of the unit for post-sale treatments but will be obliterated 

when this work is complete. Contract Provision; CT6.621 

mps and slash will be placed 

1) 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (b, c, d) 

Road specifications and maintenance levels for construction and reconstruction will be 

prescribed in the road management objectives. 
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• BMP (R-18;W-8) – Roads 2610-222, 345, 347, 350, 634; 2614-454, 455, 456; 4792-200; 

6000-620, 621, 622, 631, 742, 743, 746, 750, 751, 920, 921, 930, 934, 936, 940, 950, 972 

and 973 will be closed with rocks, earth berms, or gates following logging use in order to 

 

•

971, 972 and 973. 

Specific measures include timing of construction, berms, and slope drains and insuring 

ot be 

required on roads located above 4500 feet in elevation. Contract Provision: BT6.6, CT6.6#, 

 

• P (R-1) – The location, design, and construction of temporary roads in units 6, 10, 11, 

12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 through 23, 25 through 29, 31, 33, 35, 36, 42 through 56, and 

67A 10- 7; 479 -201; , 952, and 960 

will be accomplished with minimal resource damage. Contract Provision: CT5.1# (Option 

• ther to prevent erosion and damage 

to roads. Contract Provision: CT5.12# 

OILS

reduce erosion and the need for road maintenance. CT5.43 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

BMP (R-2,4,5,8,9) – Erosion control will be required during construction of temporary 

roads in units 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 through 23, 25 through 29, 31, 33, 35, 

36, 42 through 56 and 67A & B; and system roads 2610-347; 4790-201; 6000- 921, 937, 

945, 951, 952, and 960. Erosion control will also be required during the reconstruction / 

maintenance of system roads 2610-100, 200, 222, 345, 346, 347, 350; 2614-430, 454, 455, 

456, 630, 634; 4700-700; 4790; 4792, 4792-000, 200; 6000, 620, 621, 630, 631, 700, 742, 

746, 750, 751, 920, 930, 934, 935, 936, 940, 945, 950, 960, 970, 

drainage structures are in place before each rainy season. Grass seeding will n

and Standard and Special Specifications for Construction are required. 

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

BM

 & B; and system roads 26 34 0 6000-921, 937, 945, 951

1) 

 Ability to Implement: high Effectiveness: High (c) 

BMP (R-20) – Traffic will be controlled during wet wea

• BMP – KV funds will be collected to decommission system roads 2610-100, 345 & 346; 

2614-450, 460, 470; 6000-745, 750, 753, 754 and 932. 

S

 

• d, displaced, puddled, and severely 

burned soil within an activity area will not exceed 20 percent. All roads and landings, 

 standard has not been met. The KV 

plan for this sale will be amended to fund such work. 

• BMP (T-6) - Lands identified as technically unsuitable for timber production will be 

entered in GIS. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

The combined total areas of detrimentally compacte

unless rehabilitated to acceptable conditions, are considered to be in detrimental condition 

and are included as part of this 20 percent. Post-operations monitoring will be required and 

additional rehabilitation will be performed when this
32 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• BMP (T-10) - Old landings, skid trails, and temporary roads will be re-used where deemed 

•

se trees within proposed harvest units. The District wildlife biologist will 

determine the number and location of trees to be felled. The remaining 130 linear feet will 

•

•

 the first year following ground disturbing activities for all 

pro urn and sla h pilin ented in 

ord cov stand d. In addition to the above, units 3 and 5 will 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (b, c) 

• BMP (T-10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19;R-2,3,5,6,7,8,9,20;VM-3,4) - The following contract 

 to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

practical by the timber sale administrator. This will reduce the cumulative amount of 

detrimentally compacted soil within the activity area. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

At least 250 linear feet of logs per acre will be left in harvest units 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 

30, 33, 36, 37, 40-56, 60, 61, and 68 for coarse woody debris recruitment. 120 linear feet 

will be made up of down logs greater than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) 

and 16 feet long in decay classes 1 and 2. This standard will be met by marking two green 

trees (live culls if available) per acre for leave and then felling the tree after slash 

treatment. In addition, four large diameter (>20” DBH) mountain hemlock/acre will be 

felled and left within the groups in order to approximate the high down wood levels 

associated with laminated root disease pockets in the mountain hemlock zone. This 

includes units 16-18, 20-23 and unit 19 which is prescribed as a seed tree harvest. These 

trees can be dispersed throughout the harvest area or clumped. KV funds will be collected 

to fell the

be made up of either down logs in decay class 3, snags, or live green culls greater than or 

equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 10 feet long in decay classes 1 through 6; or 

standing green trees of average stand diameter if the previously mentioned material is not 

available. 

Existing coarse woody debris already on the ground before harvest will be retained and 

protected to the greatest extent possible in all proposed harvest units. Existing coarse 

woody debris greater than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in 

decay classes 3 and 4 will be marked for leave by the presale crew in leave tree marked 

units. Contract Provision: CT2.35# 

BMP (F-1, 2, 3) - To meet acceptable levels of surface soil loss resulting from gravity, 

water, or wind on timber harvest units, no less than 65% effective ground cover in units 

with <30 percent slope and no less than 85% effective ground cover in units with >30 

percent slope must exist within

posed units. Low intensity b s s g specifications will be implem

er to meet effective ground er ar

have no lees than 85% effective ground cover outside of groups, but no more than 65% 

within groups in order to facilitate natural regeneration of ponderosa pine. Contract 

Provision: CT6.74 (Option 1) 

provisions dealing with soil erosion will be required: Erosion Prevention and Control 

BT6.6, Temporary Roads BT6.62, Landings BT6.63, Skid Trails and Fire lines BT6.64, 

Current Operating Areas BT6.65, Erosion Control Structure Maintenance BT6.66 

 Ability
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 33

• KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted skid roads and temporary haul 

roads, and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an excavator. 

WATERSHED

 (c) 

• BMP (T-7) – Riparian reserve widths, as described ry located 

in Appendix D, will be required for Class III and IV streams adjacent to units 1-7, 9-11, 14, 

te potential trees within the riparian 

reserve. Riparian reserves are required in order to maintain stream bank stability, effective 

shade, and standing trees for future large woody ma

• BM asures Plan 

(SP ct P ovision CT6.3

nt: High Effectiveness: high (c) 

 

WIL

• BMP (T-7,8) – Stream course protection BT6.5 and Special Felling Objectives CT6.41 will 

be required for units 1-7, 9-11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 40, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 

67A & B in order to protect stream bank stability, riparian trees, and riparian vegetation. 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high

 in the Riparian Area Summa

15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 40, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 67A & B. Riparian reserves widths 

will be based on the measurement of two old growth si

terial recruitment. 

 Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (a, c, d) 

P (W-4) – Oil and Hazardous substance spill prevention and Counterme

CC) will be required. Contra r : 41 

Ability to impleme

• BMP (F-2,3,4,5) – Riparian reserves adjacent to units 1-7, 9-11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 

26, 31, 32, 40, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 67A & B will be protected from prescribed fire. 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (a,c,d) 

DLIFE AND BOTANY

All existing snags greater than 15” DBH will be left in harvested areas, unless deemed a 

safety hazard by the sale administrator. Existing snags will be marked for leave by the 

presale crew within all leave tree marked harvest units. KV funds will be collected to 

create snags within sale areas thro

•

ugh either topping or inoculation treatment. All other 

harvest units will retain the standard 3 green trees per acre. These green trees are being left 

ill be retained within the proposed units at levels sufficient to support species of 

cavity nesting birds at 60 percent of potential population levels based on published 

l to be 2.13 hard snags per acre and 0.15 soft snags per acre greater than 

15 inches in diameter for the species living in forested habitats around the Lemolo 

ithin sale 

areas. 

for snag recruitment through natural mortality over the next three decades. As a minimum, 

snags w

guidelines and models. The Westside version of the Snag Recruitment Simulator has 

calculated this leve

Watershed Projects Analysis area. 

• KV funds will be collected to control or eradicate noxious weed populations w
34 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• KV funds will be collected to manage for the potential of future noxious weed populations 

le areas. 

•

• KV funds will be collected to install water guzzlers within sale areas. 

• denning habitat within sale areas. 

•

• – 56, 60 and 61 will be 

ups will be tracked through GIS. 

•

ween March 1 and July 15 will be required for units 

1-7, 9-12, 16, 17, 19, 27 – 29, 32, 35 – 41, 53, 57, 59, 63 and 68 to prevent disturbance 

uring the 

planned harvest year. CT6.25# 

• strictions between January 1 and August 31 will be required for units 1 through 

6 and 32 to prevent disturbance to bald eagle nesting, unless nesting is not confirmed 

within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to re-vegetate disturbed areas within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to construct wildlife road closures within sa

• KV funds will be collected to do forage enhancement within sale areas.

• KV funds will be collected to do riparian restoration within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do natural opening maintenance within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to create

• Scattered remnant old growth trees within commercial thinning harvest units 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 

11, 13, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39 and 67A & B will be retained for structural 

diversity, future snag recruitment, and future large woody material recruitment; and to 

protect the small diameter thinning stand from logging damage. 

District wildlife biologists will assist the presale crew in the location and marking of leave 

groups and snag recruitment trees. 

At least fifteen percent of the area associated with units 19, 42

retained in groups .5 acres or more in size. Ten and a half percent of the area associated 

with units 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20 – 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 57 – 59, 62 – 64, 

and 68 will be retained in groups 0.5 acres to 2.5 acres or more in size. The remaining four 

percent will be retained as dispersed trees. Larger groups 2.5 acres or greater in size are 

preferable. To the extent possible, groups and dispersed retention should include the 

largest, oldest live trees, decadent or leaning trees, and hard snags occurring in the unit. 

The boundary of leave groups will be designated with aluminum flashers stating that the 

area is a leave group. Leave gro

A seasonal restriction will be applied to units 1-7, 9-17, 24-34, 40, 51, 58, 59 and 67 A&B 

based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the northern spotted owl 

and bald eagle. Harvest restrictions bet

take, unless spotted owl nesting is not confirmed during the planned harvest year. Nesting 

confirmation will involve 3 complete visits to the core area, April 1 – June 1, d

Harvest re

during the planned harvest year. Inventory requirements may be changed based on 

requirements from USFWS. CT6.25# 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 35

• A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Cladonia norvegica and Ramaria 

•

rsely affect a 

known population of Tritomaria exsectiformis (Survey and Manage bryophyte). 

•

his involves leaving a 300 foot buffer 

ndary on the adjacent riparian area. Extreme care should be taken to make sure 

s in control and does not enter the 300 foot buffer. 

• Biological evaluations have been conducted for threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

 

FIRE

rubrievanescens (Survey and Manage fungi) location within units 11, 22 and 25. 

A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Buxbaumia aphylla location within 

units 28. 

• Extreme care should be taken on the south end of unit 75 to make sure that burn piles stay 

in control and that fire does not inundate the adjacent riparian area and adve

The western most portion of unit 74 will be dropped in order to protect a very rare unique 

form of Peltigera hydrothyria (Green Photomorph). T

bou

underburning stay

• Leave groups will be located around populations of Asarum wagneri within units 50, 53, 

63 and 64 in such a way that they cover the greatest densities of populations. 

species. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species will be protected if found during 

timber sale operations. Contract Provision: CT6.25# 

MANAGEMENT

•

rd reduction. Specifics may be found in Appendix E. 

eighing less than 

• to accomplish prescribed fire objectives in units 69, 70, 71, 73-

• All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter will be felled and 

• ithin units 69, 70, 71, and 74 will occur when conditions are such that 

dominant and codominant trees will survive the burn. Hand piling and burning within unit 

inant and codominant 

trees will survive the burn. 

• d –slope unit 

boundary. 

Logging slash will be disposed of to meet Umpqua N.F. fire hazard fuel residue 

management guidelines on all proposed units, if the post harvest fuels survey determines it 

is necessary for fuels haza

• If loader piling or hand piling is designated for the unit, piles will be located on temporary 

haul roads or designated loader roads where possible. A small loader w

45,000 lbs. with at least a 25 foot reach will be required for all loader slash piling. All logs 

or log chunks left after harvest that are greater than or equal to 6 inches in diameter (small 

end) will be excluded from slash piles and scattered evenly throughout harvested areas. 

KV funds will be collected 

A, 73-B, 74, 75, and 76. 

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment in harvested areas. 

Underburning w

73A, 73 B, 75 and 76 will occur when conditions are such that dom

Underburning in unit 69 will exclude Lake Creek riparian area, creating a mi
36 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• All non merchantable white fir will be whip felled in units 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 24, All non 

• Yarding of tops will be required in unit 1 to reduce fuel loading. 

•

decked for public firewood cutting in units 26 and 28. 

• and unnamed class III and IV stream on the east side of the unit. Fire will be 

allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, not killing 

• f the unit. 

Fire will be allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, 

yer. 

• class IV riparian area for unit 73-B. 

SILV

merchantable white fir and western hemlock will be whip felled in unit 68 and the north 

half of unit 27. 

Slash pull back will be required around Douglas-fir between 14 – 22 inches DBH in units 

7, 14 and 68 and around white pine and Englemann spruce in unit 36 and 37. 

• Small diameter (8-12 inch DBH) down lodge pole and white pine will be YUM yarded and 

Unit 70 has

riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consuming the duff layer. 

Unit 71 has an unnamed class IV stream on the west side and one in the middle o

not killing riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consuming the duff la

Hand piling and burning will occur within the

• The class IV riparian area on the west side of unit 74 will be buffered with a buffer at least 

300 feet. 

• A class IV riparian reserve exists inside unit 75 and will receive hand pile, swamper and 

jackpot burning. Fire activity within the riparian reserve will not consume large woody 

debris, kill riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consume the duff layer. 

• All burning will comply with federal, state, and local air quality regulations. 

ICULTURAL ACTIVITIES – POST HARVEST

• KV funds will be collected to pre-commercial thin overstocked existing plantations and 

natural stands within the sale area. 

• n methods, which include planting and natural regeneration, will be used to 

establish trees on harvested areas within five years. Species will be those that are common 

 on all planted seedlings. 

• KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted harvest units, skid roads and 

temporary haul roads, and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an 

excavator. The return of organic material to treated areas will be subject to material 

availability or prescribed amendments. 

• KV funds will be collected to prune 5 needle pine species for blister rust control within the 

sale areas. 

Reforestatio

to the area. Site specific information may be found in the prescription located in Appendix 

I. Mycorrhizal root dip gel will be used
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 37

• KV funds will be collected to perform animal damage control in 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 24, 27, 

30, 33, 36, 37, 40-56, 60, 61, and 68. 
38 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

2 TERNATIVE 3 

The IDT developed this alternative to address some public’s concern about timber harvest near 

Lemolo Lake and other areas within the project analysis area that have high recreational value 

to them, while still trying to meet Purpose and Need. Harvest units 1-5, 7, 9, 14-24, 26, 27, 30, 

32-41, 53-56, 68 and the east half of unit 25 below the 60 road and associated road construction 

and helico

.5 AL

pter landings were dropped from the Proposed Action to formulate this alternative, in 

order to address some public’s concern over recreational value. This alternative does not 

educe fire hazard, or improve stand health and vigor on Bunker Hill, 

facing Lemolo Lake. It partially meets the Purpose and Need because it does not propose 

ment. 

.5.1

promote pine health, r

activities on this major part of the Lemolo landscape that has high fuel loadings and high risk of 

fire, high density stands, and old growth ponderosa pine that are declining in health and vigor 

due to under story conifer encroach

2 ACTIVITIES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 3 

TIMBER HARVEST AND ROAD WORK

Timber sales will harvest 172 acres using shelterwood and seed tree silvicultural prescriptions, 

commercially thin 374 acres, harvest 38 acres through small group selection, selectively harvest 

42 acres for posts and poles, and harvest 10 acres for house logs using seed tree silvicultural 

prescriptions. These sales will supply timber to local and regional economies on a cost efficient, 

sustainable basis and help meet the probable sale quantity for the Umpqua National forest in 

2004 and 2005. Timber harvest would produce approximately 8.7 million board feet. All timber 

harvest activities would meet current standards and guidelines for matrix lands. Artificial 

reforestation and/or natural regeneration will be used to establish new stands.1

 Four sales are 

planned to be sold in 2004 and 2005 and operate for 2-3 years. Logging systems will be a 

combination of skyline, helicopter, loader, and mechanical. Construction of two permanent 

helicopter landings will occur. No timber harvest will occur within inventoried road less areas, 

riparian reserves, unsuitable soils, the OCRA, cultural sites, or owl cores. 

 Approximately 2.46 miles of new system road construction, 19.18 miles of road reconstruction / 

maintenance, 0.29 miles of road decommissioning inside potential sale area boundaries, 10.73 

miles of road decommissioning outside potential sale area boundaries, and 1.9 miles of 

temporary road construction and subsequent obliteration will occur under this alternative. 

FUEL TREATMENT/FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION 

 Natural fuels and harvest activity fuels will be treated on 939 acres (303 acres of natural fuels) 

within the Lemolo watershed through underburning and pile burning. Fuel levels will be 

reduced to less than 21 tons/acre over the 939 acres. This will begin to move the Lemolo 

watershed from a high severity fire regime towards the historical moderate severity fire regime. 

 

 

1

 More detail on silvicultural prescriptions can be found in the Silvicultural Prescription in Appendix I. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 39

PINE HEALTH AND STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT

Pine health will be promoted on 763 acres within the Lemolo watershed through silvicultural 

prescriptions that reduce stand densities around individual pine; regenerate harvested areas with 

blister rust resistant white pine and sugar pine, and ponderosa pine; and harvest greater than 80 

year old lodge pole pine stands that are highly susceptible to a mountain pine beetle outbreak. 

Stand health and vigor will be improved on 452 acres of mixed conifer stands within the 

Lemolo watershed through commercial thinning prescriptions that reduce existing stand 

densities. 

SITE PRODUCTIVITY

Site productivity will be improved on 264 acres of plantations within the Lemolo watershed 

through sub-soiling of old temporary roads, landings, and skid trails. KV funding will finance 

21 acres of the 264 acres planned. 

RECREATIONAL VALUE AND OLD GROWTH

Recreational value will not be reduced for some concerned publics, through timber harvest on -

0- acres surrounding the Lemolo Lake Recreation Area. Two acres of growth habitat will be 

harvested and converted to permanent openings in the form of roads. 
40 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

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Oregon Cascade Recreation Area

Mt Thielsen Wilderness

Matrix

Appendix C Roadless Areas

Existing Regeneration Harvest Units

40ft Contour Lines

Natural Fuels Units

Proposed Harvest Units 

Hiking Trails

N Road Decommissioning

Road Reconstruction

New Road Construction

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Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 41

Table 2 – Alternative Three Unit Summary 

UNIT SILV. GROSS NET CUT VOLUME UNIT VOL. LOGGING FUELS 

# RX ACRES ACRES (mbf/ac) (mbf) METHOD TREATMENT

6 HTH/HGR 49 49 20 980 SKY/LL UB 

10 HTH/HGR 58 58 20 1160 SKY/LL UB 

11 HTH/HGR 82 82 15 1230 LL HP/GP 

12 HSH 16 14 40 544 LL GP/WF 

13 HTH/HGR 36 36 20 720 SKY/LL HP 

25 HTH/HGR 33 33 10 330 SKY/LL HP 

28 HTH 21 21 10 210 MEC HP/YUM(LPP)

29 HTH/HGR 57 57 15 855 SKY/MEC HP 

31 HTH 14 14 15 210 MEC HP 

42 HCR 14 12 7 83 MEC UB 

43 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

44 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

45 HCR 29 25 7 173 MEC UB 

46 HCR 9 8 7 54 MEC UB

47 HCR 15 13 7 89 MEC UB 

49 HCR 19 16 7 113 MEC UB 

50 HCR 25 21 7 149 MEC UB 

51 HCR 20 17 7 119 MEC UB 

52 HCR 23 20 7 137 MEC UB 

57 HPR* 11 10 1 10 MEC HP 

58 HPR* 4 4 1 4 MEC HP 

59 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

60 HCR* 3 2 5 10 MEC HP/GP/UB 

61 HCR* 9 8 5 38 MEC HP/GP/UB 

62 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

63 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

64 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

67-A HTH/HGR 39 39 20 780 SKY/LL HP 

67-B HTH/HGR 23 23 20 460 SKY/LL HP 

Total 636 8,670 

HPR* - Post & Pole harvest 

HSH – Shelterwood (8-12 tpa) 

HCR –

HTH –Thinning 

HCR Ho

HGR – Sm

New System Construction 2.46 

miles 

System Road R

Maintenance 19.18 miles 

Syste Roa

miles 

UB – Underburning 

HP – Hand pile 

WF – Whip fall 

HEL – Helicopter 

MEC – Mechanical 

Logging 

LL – Loader Logging 

 Seed tree (4-6 tpa) GP- Grapple pile 

* - use log harvest 

all group harvest 

 Road 

YUM – Yard unutilized 

material 

SKY – Skyline 

Logging 

 econstruction / 

m d Decommissioning 11.02 
42 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

2 B .5.2 EST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATING 

MEASURES 

 The 

will s and Guidelines in the Umpqua National 

Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended. In most cases, they have been 

ent l envir nmental effects. General Water Quality Best 

Management Practices (USDA-FS 1988) are prescribed to protect beneficial uses and meet 

ate

with BMPs are rated by their ability to implement 

and their effectiveness as defined by the 1988 Pacific Northwest Regional BMP Guide. The 

nter

 ABI

following best management practices, management requirements, and mitigating measures 

be implemented in order to meet the Standard

designed to reduce or eliminate pot ia o

w r quality objectives. A cross reference to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide is included 

 each best management practice (BMP). The 

i disciplinary team determined ratings. The possible ratings are as follows: 

LITY TO IMPLEMENT

•

•

•

EFFE

High - Almost certain the BMP can be implemented. 

Moderate - Greater than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

Low - Less than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

CTIVENESS

High - BMP is highly effective (>90%) based on one or more of the following types of 

documentation: 

•

b) Administrative Studies applicable to area. 

Fact - obvious by reasoned (logical) response. 

 effective but there 

is little or no documentation to back it up. 

OG

 

a) Literature/Research applicable to area. 

c) Experience - judgment of an expert by education and/or experience. 

d)

• Moderate - Documentation shows that the BMP is effective less than 90% of the time 

but at least 75% of the time or logic indicates that the BMP is highly

• Low - Effectiveness unknown or unverified and there is little or no documentation or 

applied logic is uncertain in this case or the BMP is estimated to be less than 75% 

effective. 

L GING SYSTEMS AND TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

• BMP (T-5,R-3) – Normal operating season will be from June 1 through October 31. 

Operations outside the normal operating season are permitted only when they can be 

conducted without resource damage. Contract provisions: AT17, BT6.31, BT6.65, BT8.21, 

BT9.3 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c, d) 

• BMP (T-17, 21, 22; VM-2) – The following contract provisions will be required: Meadow 

Protection BT6.61, Sanitation and Servicing BT6.34, Contract Modification BT8.3 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 43

 

• BMP (T-4) - The following features will be designated on the Sale Area Map: all stream 

 be protected, unit boundaries, specified system roads, restricted haul routes, 

improvements, yarding methods, rock sources. 

 

• Cultural resources will be protected if found during logging or road construction. Contract 

• Prior to all operations and prior to unit boundary changes, the sale administrator and 

e will confer with the Heritage Program Manager. Any unit 

boundary changes made by the sale administrator due to logging feasibility will be tracked 

•

 operations in order to minimize soil displacement and compaction in units 11, 

12 and portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, and 67A & B. Equipment will be restricted to 

trator. 

Designated loader paths should be spaced an average of 100 feet apart. Designated 

tract Provision; CT6.42#, CT6.4 

•

CT2.301# 

d natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter will be felled and 

 57-64. Equipment causing detrimental soil 

impacts will be restricted to designated paths spaced an average of 100 feet apart. Contract 

•

• BM ion nd 75 foot late ed on portions 

of skyline yarded units 6, 10, 13, 25, 29, and 67A & B to limit soil displacement. Contract 

 

•

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

courses to

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

Provision: CT6.24# 

engineering representativ

through GIS. 

BMP (T-9,11;VM-1) - A tracked loader machine with at least a 35 foot boom will be used 

for yarding

designated loader paths and temporary haul roads approved by the sale adminis

temporary haul roads should be located at least 400 feet apart. The tracks on the loader 

will operate in a straight line, thus reducing soil displacement. Directional felling will be 

required into designated loader paths. Con

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

Protection of genetic trees and other reserve trees will be required. Contract provision: 

• All damage

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment and reforestation. 

• BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) – A mechanized logging system will be used for felling and yarding 

operations in units 28, 29, 31, 42-47 and 49-52,

Provision CT6.42#, CT6.4 

To avoid noxious weed introduction, heavy equipment will be cleaned prior to entering the 

sale area. Contract Provision: CT6.343 (Option 2) 

P (T-12) - One end suspens a ral yarding will be requir

Provision; CT6.42# 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

To avoid damage to leave trees due to bark slippage, operations will be restricted to July 15 

through October 31 in units To avoid damage to leave trees due to bark slippage, 
44 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

operations will be restricted to July 15 through October 31 in units 6, 10, 11, 13, 25, 28, 

29, 31 and 67A & B. Contract Provision; CT6.315# 

RECREATION

• No commercial vehicles over 20,000 lbs will be allowed on the 2612 road from the 

junction of the 2610 to the 2614 roads and the 2614 road starting at the junction with the 

•

e signs will be placed throughout the project area. 

RANSP

2610 to the 2612 roads. This will reduce the conflict with recreation use. 

Recreation and forest users will be notified of all activities associated with logging 

operations through signing. Th

T ORTATION SYSTEM

• BMP (T-15, 16; R-18, 23; W-8) - Temporary roads in units 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 28, 29, 

31, 42-47 and 49-52, and 67A & B will be obliterated following logging use. They will be 

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

•

tract Provision; CT6.621 

• Ex ground profile 

 

 

• l Forest direction. 

• BMP (R-18;W-8) – Roads 2610-222, 345, 347, 350, 634; 2614-454, 455, 456; 4792-200; 

, 972 

and 973 will be closed with rocks, earth berms, or gates following logging use in order to 

 

 

•

sub-soiled to 20 inches with an excavator to prepare a seedbed and allow for water 

drainage. 

Temporary roads constructed in units 28, 29 and 31 will be left open to maintain short-term 

access to portions of the unit for post-sale treatments but will be obliterated when this work 

is complete. Con

cavated material will be pulled back and stabilized as close to the original

as possible. Stumps and slash will be placed back over 75% of the road surface for erosion 

control purposes. Contract Provisions: CT5.1# (Option 1) 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (b, c, d) 

Road use restrictions will conform to Umpqua Nationa

• Road specifications and maintenance levels for construction and reconstruction will be 

prescribed in the road management objectives. 

6000-620, 621, 622, 631, 742, 743, 746, 750, 751, 920, 921, 930, 934, 936, 940, 950

reduce erosion and the need for road maintenance. CT5.43 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

BMP (R-2,4,5,8,9) – Erosion control will be required during construction of temporary 

roads in units 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 42-47 and 49-52, 67A & B; and system 

roads 2610-347; 4792-201; 6000-951, and 952. Erosion control will also be required 

during the Erosion control will also be required during the reconstruction / maintenance of 

system roads 2610-200, 222, 345, 346, 347, 350; 2614-430, 454, 455, 456; 4700-700; 

4790; 4792, 4792-000, 200; 6000, 620, 621, 630, 631, 700, 742, 746, 750, 751, 930, 934, 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 45

936, 940, 945, 950, 960, 970, 971, 972 and 973. Specific measures include timing of 

 Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

•

 Ability to Implement: high Effectiveness: High (c) 

• BMP (R-20) – Traffic will be controlled during wet weather to prevent erosion and damage 

•

OILS

construction, berms, and slope drains and insuring drainage structures are in place before 

each rainy season. Grass seeding will not be required on roads located above 4500 feet in 

elevation. Contract Provision: BT6.6, CT6.6#, and Standard and Special Specifications for 

Construction are required. 

BMP (R-1) – The location, design, and construction of temporary roads in units 6, 10, 11, 

12, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 42-47 and 49-52, 67A &; and system roads 2610-346, 347; 4792-

201; 6000-951, and 952 will be accomplished with minimal resource damage. Contract 

Provision: CT5.1# (Option 1) 

to roads. Contract Provision: CT5.12# 

BMP – KV funds will be collected to decommission system roads 2610-345 and 346; 

2614-450, 460, 470; 6000-745, 750, 753, 754 and 932. 

S

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

 combined total areas of detrimentally compacted, displaced, puddled, and severely 

operations monitoring will be required and 

additional rehabilitation will be performed when this standard has not been met. The KV 

pla

 eness: Moderate 

• At least 250 linear feet of logs per acre will be left in harvest units 12, 42-47, 52, 60 and 61 

for coarse woody debris recruitment. 120 linear feet will be made up of down logs greater 

 (live culls if available) per acre for 

leave and then felling the tree after slash treatment. KV funds will be collected to fell these 

tre uni . The istrict wildlife biologist will determine the 

number and location of trees to be felled. The remaining 130 linear feet will be made up of 

either down logs in decay class 3, snags, or live green culls greater than or equal to 20 

• BMP (T-6) - Lands identified as technically unsuitable for timber production will be 

entered in GIS. 

• The

burned soil within an activity area will not exceed 20 percent. All roads and landings, 

unless rehabilitated to acceptable conditions, are considered to be in detrimental condition 

and are included as part of this 20 percent. Postn for this sale will be amended to fund such work. 

• BMP (T-10) - Old landings, skid trails, and temporary roads will be re-used where deemed 

practical by the timber sale administrator. This will reduce the cumulative amount of 

detrimentally compacted soil within the activity area. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiv

than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in decay classes 1 and 

2. This standard will be met by marking two green trees

es within proposed harvest ts D
46 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

inches in diameter (small end) and 10 feet long in decay classes 1 through 6; or standing 

green trees of average stand diameter if the previously mentioned material is not available. 

• Ex on ground before harvest will be retained and 

ected to the greatest extent possible in all proposed harvest units. Existing coarse 

than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in 

y classes 3 and 4 will be marked for leave by the presale crew in leave tree marked 

• BMP (F-1, 2, 3) - To meet acceptable levels of surface soil loss resulting from gravity, 

slope and no less than 85% effective ground cover in units with >30 

percent slope must exist within the first year following ground disturbing activities for all 

implemented in 

order to meet effective ground cover standard. Contract Provision: CT6.74 (Option 1) 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (back) 

• BMP (T-10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19;R-2,3,5,6,7,8,9,20;VM-3,4) - The following contract 

ention and Control 

BT6.6, Temporary Roads BT6.62, Landings BT6.63, Skid Trails and Fire lines BT6.64, 

h (c) 

ntations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted skid roads and temporary haul roads, 

WA

isting coarse woody debris already the 

prot

woody debris greater 

deca

units. Contract Provision: CT2.35# 

water, or wind on timber harvest units, no less than 65% effective ground cover in units 

with <30 percent 

proposed units. Low intensity burns and slash piling specifications will be 

provisions dealing with soil erosion will be required: Erosion Prev

Current Operating Areas BT6.65, Erosion Control Structure Maintenance BT6.66

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Hig

• KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing pla

and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an excavator. 

TERSHED

BMP (T-7,8) - Stream course Protection BT6.5 and Special Falling Objectives CT6.41 will 

be required for units 6, 10, 11, 25, 31, 50, 51, and 67A & B in order to protect stream bank 

stability, riparian trees, and riparian vegetation. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

BMP (T-7) - Riparian reserve widths, as described in the Riparian Area Summary located 

in Appendix D, will be required for

 

•

 

•

 the Class III and IV streams adjacent to units 6, 10, 11, 

• BMP (W-4) - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Countermeasures Plan 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

25, 31, 50, 51, and 67A & B. The riparian reserve widths will be based on the 

measurement of two old growth site potential trees within the riparian reserve. Riparian 

reserves are required in order to maintain stream bank stability, effective shade, and 

standing trees for future large woody material recruitment. 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (a, c, d) 

(SPCC) will be required. Contract Provision: CT6.341 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 47

•

 

 

WIL TANY

BMP (F-2, 3, 4, 5) - Riparian Reserves adjacent to units 6, 10, 11, 25, 31, 50, 51, and 67A 

& B will be protected from prescribed fire. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (a, c, d) 

DLIFE AND BO

•

•

•

• s. 

• eemed a 

safety hazard by the sale administrator. Existing snags will be marked for leave by the 

des. As a minimum, 

o support species of 

t Simulator has 

acre greater than 

• Scattered remnant old growth trees within commercial thinning harvest units 6, 10, 11, 13, 

28, 29, 31 and 67A & B will be retained for structural diversity, future snag 

t, and future large woody material recruitment; and to protect the small diameter 

ning stand from logging damage. 

•

• KV funds will be collected to control or eradicate noxious weed populations within sale 

areas. 

KV funds will be collected to manage for the potential of future noxious weed populations 

within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to re-vegetate disturbed areas within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to construct wildlife road closures within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do forage enhancement within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to do riparian restoration within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do natural opening maintenance within sale area

• KV funds will be collected to install water guzzlers within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to create denning habitat within sale areas. 

All existing snags greater than 15” DBH will be left in harvested areas, unless d

presale crew within all leave tree marked harvest units. KV funds will be collected to 

create snags within sale areas through either topping or inoculation treatment. All other 

harvest units will retain the standard 3 green trees per acre. These green trees are being left 

for snag recruitment through natural mortality over the next three deca

snags will be retained within the proposed units at levels sufficient t

cavity nesting birds at 60 percent of potential population levels based on published 

guidelines and models. The Westside version of the Snag Recruitmen

calculated this level to be 2.13 hard snags per acre and 0.15 soft snags per 

15 inches in diameter for the species living in forested habitats around the Lemolo 

Watershed Projects Analysis area. 

25, 

recruitmen

thin

District wildlife biologists will assist the presale crew in the location and marking of leave 

groups and snag recruitment trees. 
48 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• At least fifteen percent of the area associated with units 42-47, 49-52, 60 and 61will be 

retained in groups 0.5 acres or more in size. Ten and a half percent of the area associated 

with units 12, 57-59 and 62-64, will be retained in groups 0.5 acres to 2.5 acres or more in 

size. The remaining four percent will be retained as dispersed trees. Larger groups 2.5 

acres or greater in size are preferable. To the extent possible, groups and dispersed 

retention should include the largest, oldest live trees, decadent or leaning trees, and hard 

e on the northern 

spotted owl. Harvest restrictions between March 1 and July 15 will be required for units 

 be changed based on requirements from USFWS. CT6.25# 

• trictions between January 1 and August 31 will be required for unit 6 to prevent 

disturbance to bald eagle nesting, unless nesting is not confirmed during the planned 

•

• n within 

ulation of Tritomaria exsectiformis (Survey and Manage bryophyte). 

•

foot buffer 

boundary on the adjacent riparian area. Extreme care should be taken to make sure 

wagneri within units 50, 63 

and 64 in such a way that they cover the greatest densities of populations. 

• for threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

species. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species will be protected if found during 

6.25# 

FIRE MANA

snags occurring in the unit. The boundary of leave groups will be designated with 

aluminum flashers stating that the area is a leave group. Leave groups will be tracked 

through GIS. 

• A seasonal restriction will be applied to units 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 28, 31, 51, 58, 59 and 

67A & B based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic

10-12, 19, 28, 29, 57, 59, and 63, and 64 to prevent disturbance take, unless spotted owl 

nesting is not confirmed during the planned harvest year. Nesting confirmation will involve 

3 complete visits to the core area, April 1 – June 1, during the planned harvest year. 

Inventory requirements may

Harvest res

harvest year. Inventory requirements may be changed based on requirements from 

USFWS. CT6.25# 

A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Cladonia norvegica and Ramaria 

rubrievanescens (Survey and Manage fungi) location within units 11 and 25. 

A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Buxbaumia aphylla locatio

units 28. 

• Extreme care should be taken on the south end of unit 75 to make sure that burn piles stay 

in control and that fire does not inundate the adjacent riparian area and adversely affect a 

known pop

The western most portion of unit 74 will be dropped in order to protect a very rare unique 

form of Peltigera hydrothyria (Green Photomorph). This involves leaving a 300 

underburning stays in control and does not enter the 300 foot buffer. 

• Leave groups will be located around populations of Asarum 

Biological evaluations have been conducted

timber sale operations. Contract Provision: CT

GEMENT
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 49

• Logging slash will be disposed of to meet Umpqua National Forest fire hazard guidelines 

on all proposed units, if the post harvest fuels survey determines it is necessary for fuels 

hazard reduction. Specifics may be found in Appendix E. 

• If loader piling or hand piling is designated for the unit, piles will be located on temporary 

• KV funds will be collected to accomplish prescribed fire objectives in units 24, 69, 70, 71, 

4 and 75. 

ed to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment in harvested areas. 

• Underburning within units 14, 24, 69, 70, 71, 74 and 75 will occur when conditions are 

such that dominant and codominant trees will survive the burn. Hand piling and burning 

within unit 73 and 76 will occur when conditions are such that dominant and codominant 

trees will survive the burn. 

• Underburning in unit 69 will exclude Lake Creek riparian area, creating a mid–slope unit 

boundary. 

• Unit 70 has and unnamed class III and IV stream on the east side of the unit. Fire will be 

allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, not killing 

riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consuming the duff layer. 

• Unit 71 has an unnamed class IV stream on the west side and one in the middle of the unit. 

Fire will be allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, 

not killing riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consuming the duff layer. 

• Hand piling and burning will occur within the class IV riparian area for unit 73-B. 

• The class IV riparian area on the west side of unit 74 will be buffered with a buffer at least 

300 feet. 

• A class IV riparian reserve exists inside unit 75 and will receive hand pile, swamper and 

jackpot burning. Fire activity within the riparian reserve will not consume large woody 

debris, kill riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consume the duff layer. 

• All burning will comply with federal, state, and local air quality regulations. 

• All non merchantable white fir will be whip felled in unit 12. 

• Small diameter (8-12 inch DBH) down lodge pole and white pine will be YUM yarded and 

decked for public firewood cutting in unit 28. 

haul roads or designated loader roads where possible. A small loader weighing less than 

45,000 lbs. with at least a 25 foot reach will be required for all loader slash piling. All logs 

or log chunks left after harvest that are greater than or equal to 9 inches in diameter (small 

end) will be excluded from slash piles and scattered evenly throughout harvested areas. 

73-A, and 76 and other funds will be used to accomplish prescribed fire objectives in units 

14, 73-B, 7

• All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter will be felled and 

buck
50 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES – POST HARVEST

• KV funds will be collected to pre-commercial thin overstocked existing plantations and 

•

•

ods will include sub-soiling of compacted harvest units, skid roads and 

temporary haul roads, and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an 

aterial to treated areas will be subject to material 

availability or prescribed amendments. 

• KV funds will be collected to prune 5 needle pine species for blister rust control within the 

•

natural stands within the sale area. 

Reforestation methods, which include planting and natural regeneration, will be used to 

establish trees on harvested areas within five years. Species will be those that are common 

to the area. Site specific information may be found in the prescription located in Appendix 

I. Mycorrhizal root dip jell will be used on all planted seedlings. 

KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Meth

excavator. The return of organic m

sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to perform animal damage control in 12, 42-47, 49-52, 60 and 

61. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 51

2.6 AL

 developed this alternative to address some public’s concern about timber harvest of old 

he project analysis area, while still trying to meet Purpose and Need. 

Harvest units 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14-24, 26, 27, 30, 32-34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 68 and associated road 

emolo Lake. It partially meets the Purpose and Need because it 

does not propose silvicultural activities on this major part of the Lemolo landscape that has old 

health and vigor due to under story conifer 

encroachment. 

2.6.1

TIMBER HARVEST AND ROAD WORK

TERNATIVE 4 

The IDT

growth stands within t

construction were dropped from the Proposed Action to formulate this alternative, in order to 

address some public’s concern over old growth values. This alternative does not promote pine 

health on Bunker Hill, facing L

growth ponderosa pine that are declining in

ACTIVITIES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 4 

Timber sales will harvest 254 acres using shelterwood and seed tree silvicultural prescriptions, 

commercially thin 553 acres, harvest 44 acres through small group selection, selectively harvest 

42 acres for posts and poles, and harvest 10 acres for house logs using seed tree silvicultural 

prescriptions. These sales will supply timber to local and regional economies on a cost efficient, 

sustainable basis and help meet the probable sale quantity for the Umpqua National forest in 

2004 and 2005. Timber harvest would produce approximately 12.7 million board feet. All 

timber harvest activities would meet current standards and guidelines for matrix lands. Artificial 

reforestation and/or natural regeneration will be used to establish new stands. More detail on 

silvicultural prescriptions can be found in the Silvicultural Prescription in Appendix I. Four 

sales are planned to be sold in 2004 and 2005 and operate for 2-3 years. Logging systems will 

be a combination of skyline, helicopter, loader, and mechanical. Construction of two permanent 

helicopter landings will occur. No timber harvest will occur within inventoried road less areas, 

riparian reserves, unsuitable soils, the OCRA, cultural sites, or owl cores. 

Approximately 2.97 miles of new system road construction, 23.84 miles of road 

reconstruction/maintenance, 1.99 miles of road decommissioning inside potential sale area 

boundaries, 9.43 miles of road decommissioning outside potential sale area boundaries, 2.5 

miles of temporary road construction and subsequent obliteration, and 2 acres of helicopter 

landing construction will occur under this alternative. 

FUEL TREATMENT/FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION 

Natural fuels and harvest activity fuels will be treated on 1,208 acres (303 acres of natural fuels) 

within the Lemolo watershed through underburning and pile burning. Fuel levels will be 

reduced to less than 21 tons/acre over the 1,208 acres. This will begin to move the Lemolo 

watershed from a high severity fire regime towards the historical moderate severity fire regime. 

PINE HEALTH AND STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT

Pine health will be promoted on 1032 acres within the Lemolo watershed through silvicultural 

prescriptions that reduce stand densities around individual pine; regenerate harvested areas with 

blister rust resistant white pine and sugar pine, and ponderosa pine; and harvest greater than 80 
52 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

year old lodge pole pine stands that are highly susceptible to a mountain pine beetle outbreak. 

Stand health and vigor will be improved on 553 acres of mixed conifer stands within the 

Lemolo watershed through commercial thinning prescriptions that reduce existing stand 

densities. 

 

SITE PRODUCTIVITY 

Site productivity will be improved on 264 acres of plantations within the Lemolo watershed 

through subsoiling of old temporary roads, landings, and skid trails. KV funding will finance 25 

acres of the 264 acres planned. 

RECREATIONAL VALUE AND OLD GROWTH

Recreational value will be reduced for some concerned publics, through timber harvest on 267 

acres surrounding the Lemolo Lake Recreation Area. Three acres of old growth habitat will be 

harvested and converted to permanent openings in the form of roads and a helicopter landing. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 53

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Oregon Cascade Recreation Area

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Matrix

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54 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

Tab ur Unit Sum

T SILV. GROSS VOLUME UN FUELS 

le 3 – Alternative Fo mary 

UNI NET CUT IT VOL. LOGGING 

# RX ACRES ACRES (mbf/ac) (mbf) METHOD TREATMENT

1 HTH 62 62 25 1550 HEL HP/YT 

4 HTH 40 40 20 800 HEL HP 

6 HTH/HGR 49 49 20 980 SKY/LL UB 

10 HTH/HGR 58 58 20 1160 SKY/LL UB 

11 HTH/HGR 82 82 15 1230 LL HP/GP 

12 HSH 16 14 40 544 LL GP/WF 

13 HTH/HGR 36 36 20 720 SKY/LL HP 

25 HTH/HGR 93 93 10 930 SKY/LL HP 

28 HTH 21 21 10 210 MEC HP/YUM(LPP)

29 HTH/HGR 57 57 15 855 SKY/MEC HP 

31 HTH 14 14 15 210 MEC HP 

35 HTH 5 5 10 50 MEC HP 

38 HTH 12 12 20 240 SKY UB 

39 HTH 6 6 25 150 SKY UB 

42 HCR 14 12 7 83 MEC UB 

43 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

44 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

45 HCR 29 25 7 173 MEC UB 

46 HCR 9 8 7 54 MEC UB 

47 HCR 15 13 7 89 MEC UB 

48 HCR 27 23 7 161 MEC UB 

49 HCR 19 16 7 113 MEC UB 

50 HCR 25 21 7 149 MEC UB 

51 HCR 20 17 7 119 MEC UB 

52 HCR 23 20 7 137 MEC UB 

53 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

54 HCR 22 19 7 131 MEC UB

55 HCR 17 14 7 101 MEC UB 

56 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

57 HPR* 11 10 1 10 MEC HP 

58 HPR* 4 4 1 4 MEC HP 

59 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

60 HCR* 3 2 5 10 MEC HP/GP/UB 

61 HCR* 9 8 5 38 MEC HP/GP/UB 

62 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

63 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

64 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

67-A HTH/HGR 39 39 20 780 SKY/LL HP 

67-B HTH/HGR 23 23 20 460 SKY/LL HP 

HL-77 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

HL-78 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

Total 905 12,697 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 55

HPR* - Po &

HSH – Shelter

tpa) 

HCR – Seed tree (4-6 tpa) 

HTH –

HCR* - House log harvest 

HGR – Sm

HCC – Hel

 

GP- Grapple pile 

YT – Yard tops 

YUM – Yard unutilized 

LL – Loader Logging 

SKY – Skyline Logging 

st Pole harvest 

wood (8-12 

UB – Underburning 

HP – Hand pile 

HEL – Helicopter 

MEC – Mechanical Logging 

Thinning WF – Whip fall 

all group harvest 

icopter landing 

material 

 

New System Road Construction 2.97 miles 

System iles 

System Road Decommissioning 11.02 miles 

 Road Reconstruction / Maintenance 23.84 m

.6.2 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATING 

EASU

will 

Fore amended. In most cases, they have been 

ent l envir nmental effects. General Water Quality Best 

1988) are prescribed to protect beneficial uses and meet 

ate

ith

and their effectiveness as defined by the 1988 Pacific Northwest Regional BMP Guide. The 

nter

 ABI

2

M RES 

The following best management practices, management requirements, and mitigating measures 

be implemented in order to meet the Standards and Guidelines in the Umpqua National 

st Land and Resource Management Plan, as 

designed to reduce or eliminate pot ia o

Management Practices (USDA-FS 

w r quality objectives. A cross reference to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide is included 

w each best management practice (BMP). The BMPs are rated by their ability to implement 

i disciplinary team determined ratings. The possible ratings are as follows: 

LITY TO IMPLEMENT

• High - Almost certain the BMP can be implemented. 

EFF

• Moderate - Greater than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

• Low - Less than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

ECTIVENESS

• High - BMP is highly effective (>90%) based on one or more of the following types of 

documentation: 

a) Literature/Research applicable to area. 

b) Administrative Studies applicable to area. 

c) Experience - judgment of an expert by education and/or experience. 

d) Fact - obvious by reasoned (logical) response. 

 

• Moderate - Documentation shows that the BMP is effective less than 90% of the time 

but at least 75% of the time or logic indicates that the BMP is highly effective but there 

is little or no documentation to back it up. 
56 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• Low - Effectiveness unknown or unverified and there is little or no documentation or 

OG

applied logic is uncertain in this case or the BMP is estimated to be less than 75% 

effective. 

L GING SYSTEMS AND TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

BMP (T-5, R-3) – Normal operating season will be from June 1 through October 31. 

Operations outside the nor

•

mal operating season are permitted only when they can be 

conducted without resource damage. Contract provisions: AT17, BT6.31, BT6.65, BT8.21, 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c, d) 

•

BT6.34, Contract Modification BT8.3 

s, rock sources. 

 to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

tracked 

• n proposed 

system roads 6000-937 nd 6000-921 will be rocked. The rest of the area associated with 

ed with native grass or brush species to prevent establishment of 

•

 portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, and 67 A & B. Equipment will be restricted to 

trator. 

nated 

 to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

• Protection of genetic trees and other reserve trees will be required. Contract provision: 

CT2.301# 

BT9.3 

BMP (T-17, 21, 22; VM-2) – The following contract provisions will be required: Meadow 

Protection BT6.61, Sanitation and Servicing 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

• BMP (T-4) - The following features will be designated on the Sale Area Map: all stream 

courses to be protected, unit boundaries, specified system roads, restricted haul routes, 

improvements, yarding method

 Ability

• Cultural resources will be protected if found during logging or road construction. Contract 

Provision: CT6.24# 

• Prior to all operations and prior to unit boundary changes, the sale administrator and 

engineering representative will confer with the Heritage Program Manager. Any unit 

boundary changes made by the sale administrator due to logging feasibility will be 

through GIS. 

The helicopter pads associated with the permanent helicopter landings located o

a

the landings will be seed

trees and also serve as erosion control. 

BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) - A tracked loader machine with at least a 35 foot boom will be used 

for yarding operations in order to minimize soil displacement and compaction in units 11, 

and 12 and

designated loader paths and temporary haul roads approved by the sale adminis

Designated loader paths should be spaced an average of 100 feet apart. Desig

temporary haul roads should be located at least 400 feet apart. The tracks on the loader will 

operate in a straight line, thus reducing soil displacement. Directional felling will be 

required into designated loader paths. Contract Provision; CT6.42#, CT6.4 

Ability
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 57

•

 treatment and reforestation. 

vision CT6.42#, CT6.4 

• To avoid noxious weed introduction, heavy pm tering the 

sale area. Contract Provision: CT6.343 (Option 2) 

• BMP (T-12) - One end suspension and 75 foot lateral yarding will be required on skyline 

•

October 31 in units 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 38, 39, and 67A & B. 

Contract Provision; CT6.315# 

EC

All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter will be felled and 

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash

• BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) – A mechanized logging system will be used for felling and yarding 

operations in units 28, 29, 31, 35, 42 through 64. Equipment causing detrimental soil 

impacts will be restricted to designated paths spaced an average of 100 feet apart. Contract 

Pro

 equi ent will be cleaned prior to en

yarded units 38 and 39 and portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, 29 and 67A & B to limit soil 

displacement. Contract Provision; CT6.42# 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

To avoid damage to leave trees due to bark slippage, operations will be restricted to July 15 

through 

R REATION

No commercial vehicles over 20,000 lbs will be allowed on the 2612 road from the 

junction of the 2610 to the 2614 roads and the 2614 road starting at the junction with the 

2610 to the 2612 roads. This will reduce the conflict with recreation use. 

Recreation and forest users will be notified of all activities associated with logging 

operations through signing. The signs will be placed throughout the project area. 

Helicopter

•

•

• s will be restricted from flying over the North Umpqua trail in Units 1 & 4. 

Helicopter landings are located in areas where flight paths will avoid the trail. 

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

•

prepare a seedbed and allow for water 

drainage. 

 Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

• ary roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 

35, 42 through 56, and 67A & B will be obliterated following logging use. They will be 

BMP (T-15,16;R-18,23;W-8) - Temporary roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 

35, 42 through 56, and 67A & B will be obliterated following logging use. They will be 

sub-soiled to 20 inches with an excavator to 

BMP (T-15,16;R-18,23;W-8) - Tempor

sub-soiled to 20 inches with an excavator to prepare a seedbed and allow for water 

drainage. 
58 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• Temporary roads constructed in units 28, 29 and 31 will be left open to maintain short-term 

access to portions of the unit for post-sale treatments but will be obliterated when this work 

• Excavated material will be pulled back and stabilized as close to the ground profile as 

possible. Slash depths will not exceed 6 inches. Stu ced back over 

80% of the road surface for erosion control purposes. Contract Provisions: CT5.1# (Option 

 

•

• Road specifications and maintenance levels for construction and reconstruction will be 

• 614-454, 455, 456; 4792-200; 6000-

920, 921, 934, 940, 950, 972 and 973 will be closed with rocks, earth berms, or gates 

ance. 

CT5.43 

 

•

. Contract 

Provision: BT6.6, CT6.6#, and Standard and Special Specifications for Construction are 

 

• and construction of temporary roads in units 6, 10 

 

• BMP (R-20) – Traffic will be controlled during wet weather to prevent erosion and damage 

to roads. Contract Provision: CT5.12# 

is complete. Contract Provision; CT6.621 

mps and slash will be pla

1) 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (b, c, d) 

Road use restrictions will conform to Umpqua National Forest direction. 

prescribed in the road management objectives. 

BMP (R-18;W-8) – Roads 2610-345, 347, 350, 634; 2

following logging use in order to reduce erosion and the need for road mainten

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

BMP (R-2,4,5,8,9) – Erosion control will be required during construction of temporary 

roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 42 through 56, and 67A & B; and 

system roads 2610-347; 4790-201; 6000- 921, 937, 951, 952, and 960. Erosion control will 

also be required during the reconstruction / maintenance of system roads 2610-100, 345, 

346, 347, 350; 2614-430, 445, 454, 455, 456; 4792-000, 200; 6000, 920, 934, 940, 950, 

960, 970, 971, 972 and 973. Specific measures include timing of construction, berms, and 

slope drains and insuring drainage structures are in place before each rainy season. Grass 

seeding will not be required on roads located above 4500 feet in elevation

required. 

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

BMP (R-1) – The location, design,

through 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 42 through 56, and 67A & B; and system roads 2610-347; 

4790-201; 6000-921, 937, 951, 952, and 960 will be accomplished with minimal resource 

damage. Contract Provision: CT5.1# (Option 1) 

Ability to Implement: high Effectiveness: High (c) 

• BMP – KV funds will be collected to decommission system roads 2610-100, 345, 346; 

2614-450, 460, 470; 6000-745, 750, 753, 754 and 932. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 59

 

SOILS

• BMP (T-6) - Lands identified as technically uns uction will be 

entered in GIS. 

 

• The combined total areas of detrimentally compacted, displaced, puddled, and severely 

il within an activity area will not exceed 20 percent. All roads and landings, 

unless rehabilitated to acceptable conditions, are considered to be in detrimental condition 

• BM d tr ls, and empora where deemed 

practical by the timber sale administrator. This will reduce the cumulative amount of 

 

•

de up of down logs greater than 

or ter mall e ) and s 1 and 2. 

Th arking two green tr er acre for 

iologist will determine the number 

and location of trees to be felled. The rema ing 13 de up of either 

dow gs, r live green culls greater than or equal to 20 inches in 

diameter (small end) and 10 feet long in decay classes 1 through 6; or standing green trees 

• Existing coarse woody debris already on the ground before harvest will be retained and 

protected to the greatest extent possible in all proposed harvest units. Existing coarse 

woody debris greater than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in 

 will e marked for leave by the presale crew in leave tree marked 

ion: C 2.35# 

• 2, 3) - To meet acceptable levels of surface soil loss resulting from gravity, 

water, or wind on timber harvest units, no less than 65% effective ground cover in units 

t exist within the first year following ground disturbing activities for all 

proposed units. Low intensity burns and slash piling specifications will be implemented in 

Option 1) 

uitable for timber prod

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

burned so

and are included as part of this 20 percent. Post-operations monitoring will be required and 

additional rehabilitation will be performed when this standard has not been met. The KV 

plan for this sale will be amended to fund such work. 

P (T-10) - Old landings, ski ai t ry roads will be re-used

detrimentally compacted soil within the activity area. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

At least 250 linear feet of logs per acre will be left in harvest units 12, 42-56, 60 and 61 for 

coarse woody debris recruitment. 120 linear feet will be ma

equal to 20 inches in diame (s nd 16 feet long in decay classe

is standard will be met by m ees (live culls if available) p

leave and then felling the tree after slash treatment. These trees can be dispersed 

throughout the harvest area or clumped. KV funds will be collected to fell these trees 

within proposed harvest units. The District wildlife b

in 0 linear feet will be ma

n logs in decay class 3, sna o

of average stand diameter if the previously mentioned material is not available. 

decay classes 3 and 

units. Contract Prov

4 b

is T

BMP (F-1, 

with <30 percent slope and no less than 85% effective ground cover in units with >30 

percent slope mus

order to meet effective ground cover standard. Contract Provision: CT6.74 (

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (back) 
60 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• BMP (T-10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19;R-2,3,5,6,7,8,9,20;VM-3,4) - The following contract 

ention and Control 

BT6.6, Temporary Roads BT6.62, Landings BT6.63, Skid Trails and Fire lines BT6.64, 

h (c) 

ntations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted skid roads and temporary haul roads, 

WA

provisions dealing with soil erosion will be required: Erosion Prev

Current Operating Areas BT6.65, Erosion Control Structure Maintenance BT6.66

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Hig

• KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing pla

and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an excavator. 

TERSHED

BMP (T-7,8) – Stream course protection BT6.5 and Special Felling Objectives CT6.41 will 

be required for units 1, 4, 6, 10, 25, 31, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 67A & B in order to protect 

stream bank stability, riparian trees, and riparian vegetation. 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (c) 

BMP (T-7) – Riparian reserve widths, as described in the Riparian Area Summary located 

in Appendix D, will be required fo

•

•

r Class III and IV streams adjacent to units 1, 4, 6, 10, 

25, 31, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 67A & B. Riparian reserves widths will be based on the 

• substance spill prevention and Countermeasures Plan 

•

 Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (a, c, d) 

WIL

measurement of two old growth site potential trees within the riparian reserve. Riparian 

reserves are required in order to maintain stream bank stability, effective shade, and 

standing trees for future large woody material recruitment. 

 Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (a, c, d) 

BMP (W-4) – Oil and Hazardous

(SPCC) will be required. Contract Provision: CT6.341 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (c) 

BMP (F-2, 3, 4, 5) – Riparian reserves adjacent to 1, 4, 6, 10, 25, 31, 50, 51, 54, 55 and 

67A & B will be protected from prescribed fire. 

DLIFE AND BOTANY

KV funds will be collected to control or eradicate noxious weed populations within sale 

areas. 

KV funds will be collected to manage for 

•

• the potential of future noxious weed populations 

within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to re-vegetate disturbed areas within sale areas. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 61

•

• KV funds will be collected to do forage enhancement within sale areas. 

•

• KV funds will be collected to install water guzzlers within sale areas. 

•

• All existing snags greater than 15” DBH will be left in harvested areas, unless deemed a 

n trees are being left 

for snag recruitment through natural mortality over the next three decades. As a minimum, 

on published 

guidelines and models. The Westside version of the Snag Recruitment Simulator has 

• old growth trees within commercial thinning harvest units 1, 4, 6, 10, 

•

he 

 of leave groups will be designated with aluminum flashers stating 

• A seasonal restriction will be applied to units 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 51, 58, 

nd Wildlife Service on the 

northern spotted owl and bald eagle. Harvest restrictions between March 1 and July 15 will 

 not confirmed during the planned harvest 

year. Nesting confirmation will involve 3 complete visits to the core area, April 1 – June 1, 

KV funds will be collected to construct wildlife road closures within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do riparian restoration within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to do natural opening maintenance within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to create denning habitat within sale areas. 

safety hazard by the sale administrator. Existing snags will be marked for leave by the 

presale crew within all leave tree marked harvest units. KV funds will be collected to 

create snags within sale areas through either topping or inoculation treatment. All other 

harvest units will retain the standard 3 green trees per acre. These gree

snags will be retained within the proposed units at levels sufficient to support species of 

cavity nesting birds at 60 percent of potential population levels based 

calculated this level to be 2.13 hard snags per acre and 0.15 soft snags per acre greater than 

15 inches in diameter for the species living in forested habitats around the Lemolo 

Watershed Projects Analysis area. 

Scattered remnant

11, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 38, 39 and 67A & B will be retained for structural diversity, 

future snag recruitment, and future large woody material recruitment; and to protect the 

small diameter thinning stand from logging damage. 

• District wildlife biologists will assist the presale crew in the location and marking of leave 

groups and snag recruitment trees. 

At least fifteen percent of the area associated with units 42 – 56, 60 and 61 will be retained 

in groups .5 acres or more in size. Ten and a half percent of the area associated with units 

12, 57 – 59, 62 – 64, will be retained in groups .5 acres to 2.5 acres or more in size. T

remaining four percent will be retained as dispersed trees. Larger groups 2.5 acres or 

greater in size are preferable. To the extent possible, groups and dispersed retention should 

include the largest, oldest live trees, decadent or leaning trees, and hard snags occurring in 

the unit. The boundary

that the area is a leave group. Leave groups will be tracked through GIS. 

59 and 67 A&B based on consultation with the U.S. Fish a

be required for units 1, 4, 6, 10-12, 28, 29, 35, 38, 39, 53, 57, 59, 63, and 64 to prevent 

disturbance take, unless spotted owl nesting is

during the planned harvest year. CT6.25# 
62 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• Harvest restrictions between January 1 and August 31 will be required for units 1, 4 and 6 

• A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Cladonia norvegica and Ramaria 

• A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Buxbaumia aphylla location within 

• that burn piles stay 

in control and that fire does not inundate the adjacent riparian area and adversely affect a 

• e unique 

form of Peltigera hydrothyria (Green Photomorph). This involves leaving a 300 foot buffer 

ake sure 

underburning stays in control and does not enter the 300 foot buffer. 

• ps will be located around populations of Asarum wagneri within units 50, 53, 

63 and 64 in such a way that they cover the greatest densities of populations. 

•

nd during 

to prevent disturbance to bald eagle nesting, unless nesting is not confirmed during the 

planned harvest year. Inventory requirements may be changed based on requirements from 

USFWS. CT6.25# 

rubrievanescens (Survey and Manage fungi) location within units 11 and 25. 

units 28. 

Extreme care should be taken on the south end of unit 75 to make sure

known population of Tritomaria exsectiformis (Survey and Manage bryophyte). 

The western most portion of unit 74 will be dropped in order to protect a very rar

boundary on the adjacent riparian area. Extreme care should be taken to m

Leave grou

Biological evaluations have been conducted for threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

species. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species will be protected if fou

timber sale operations. Contract Provision: CT6.25# 

FIRE MANAGEMENT

• Logging slash will be disposed of to meet Umpqua National Forest fire hazard guidelines 

on all proposed units, if the post harvest fuels survey determines it is necessary for fuels 

hazard reduction. Specifics may be found in Appendix E. 

inches in diameter (small 

•

2 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment in harvested areas. 

• Small diameter (8-12 inch DBH) down lodge pole and white pine will be YUM yarded and 

decked for public firewood cutting in unit 28. 

• If loader piling or hand piling is designated for the unit, piles will be located on temporary 

haul roads or designated loader roads where possible. A small loader weighing less than 

45,000 lbs. with at least a 25 foot reach will be required for all loader slash piling. All logs 

or log chunks left after harvest that are greater than or equal to 6 

end) will be excluded from slash piles and scattered evenly throughout harvested areas. 

KV funds will be collected to accomplish prescribed fire objectives in units 69, 70, 71 and 

76 and other funds will be used to accomplish prescribed fire objectives in units 14, 24, 

73A, 73B, 74 and 75. 

• All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diameter will be felled and 

bucked to 1

• All non merchantable white fir will be whip felled in unit 12. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 63

• Yarding of tops will be required in unit 1 to reduce fuel loading. 

•

•

• IV stream on the east side of the unit. Fire will be 

allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, not killing 

ing the duff layer. 

• IV stream on the west side and one in the middle of the unit. 

 will be allowed to back into the riparian areas, if not consuming large woody debris, 

•

•

•

•

SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES – POST HARVEST

Underburning within units 14, 24, 69, 70, 71, and 74 will occur when conditions are such 

that dominant and codominant trees will survive the burn. Hand piling and burning within 

unit 73A, 73B, 75 and 76 will occur when conditions are such that dominant and 

codominant trees will survive the burn. 

Underburning in unit 69 will exclude Lake Creek riparian area, creating a mid –slope unit 

boundary. 

Unit 70 has and unnamed class III and

riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consum

Unit 71 has an unnamed class 

Fire

not killing riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consuming the duff layer. 

Hand piling and burning will occur within the class IV riparian area for unit 73B. 

The class IV riparian area on the west side of unit 74 will be buffered with a buffer at least 

300 feet. 

A class IV riparian reserve exists inside unit 75 and will receive hand pile, swamper and 

jackpot burning. Fire activity within the riparian reserve will not consume large woody 

debris, kill riparian vegetation providing shade, and not consume the duff layer. 

All burning will comply with federal, state, and local air quality regulations. 

•

• nd natural regeneration, will be used to 

establish trees harvested areas within five years. Species will be those that are common 

I. Mycorrhizal root dip jell will be used on all planted seedlings. 

•

excavator. The return of organic material to treated areas will be subject to material 

•

KV funds will be collected to pre-commercial thin overstocked existing plantations and 

natural stands within the sale area. 

Reforestation methods, which include planting a

on

to the area. Site specific information may be found in the prescription located in Appendix 

KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted harvest units, skid roads and 

temporary haul roads, and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an

availability or prescribed amendments. 

KV funds will be collected to prune 5 needle pine species for blister rust control within the 

sale areas. 
64 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• KV funds will be collected to perform animal damage control in 12, 42-56, 60 and 61. 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 65

2.7 ALTERNATIVE 5 

The IDT developed this alternative to address some public’s concern about timber harvest of old 

growth stands and stands with high recreational value within the project analysis area, while 

still trying to meet Purpose and Need. Compromise on these two public issues was emphasized 

in the development of this alternative. Compromise of the recreational value issue was met by

dropping the most controversial units in this alternative. Compromise of the old growth issue 

was met by dropping the highest quality old growth stands within this alternative. Harvest units 

2, 5, 9, 14, 15, 18-24, 26, 27, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 48, 53-56 and associated road construction 

were dropped from the Proposed Action to formulate this alternative. This alternative fully

meets the Purpose and Need because it proposes needed activities across the Lemolo 

Watershed, including the Bunker Hill area. 

2.7.1 ACTIVITIES UNDER ALTERNATIVE 5

TIMBER HARVEST ROAD WORK

 

Timber sales will harvest 245 acres using shelterwood and seed tree silvicultural prescriptions, 

commercially thin 835 acres, harvest 99 acres through small group selection, selectively harvest 

42 acres for posts and poles, and harvest 10 acres for house logs using seed tree silvicultural 

prescriptions. These sales will supply timber to local and regional economies on a cost efficient, 

sustainable basis and help meet the probable sale quantity for the Umpqua National forest in 

2004 and 2005. Timber harvest would produce approximately 20.55 million board feet. All 

timber harvest activities would meet current standards and guidelines for matrix lands. Artificial 

reforestation and/or natural regeneration will be used to establish new stands. More detail on 

silvicultural prescriptions can be found in the Silvicultural Prescription in Appendix I. Five 

sales are planned to be sold in 2004 and 2005 and operate for 2-3 years. Logging systems will 

be a combination of skyline, helicopter, loader, and mechanical. Construction of two permanent 

helicopter landings will occur. No timber harvest will occur within inventoried road less areas, 

riparian reserves, unsuitable soils, the OCRA, cultural sites, or owl cores. 

Approximately 2.95 miles of new system road construction, 37.95 miles of road 

reconstruction/maintenance, 1.59 miles of road decommissioning inside potential sale area 

boundaries, 9.43 miles of road decommissioning outside potential sale area boundaries, 3.0 

miles of temporary road construction and subsequent obliteration, and 2 acres of helicopter 

landing construction will occur under this alternative. 

FUEL TREATMENT/FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION 

Natural fuels and harvest activity fuels will be treated on 1,536 acres (303 acres of natural fuels) 

within the Lemolo watershed through underburning and pile burning. Fuel levels will be 

reduced to less than 21 tons/acre over the 1,536 acres. This will begin to move the Lemolo 

watershed from a high severity fire regime towards the historical moderate severity fire regime. 

PINE HEALTH AND STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT

 

Pine health will be promoted on 1360 acres within the Lemolo watershed through silvicultural 

prescriptions that reduce stand densities around individual pine; regenerate harvested areas with

blister rust resistant white pine and sugar pine, and ponderosa pine; and harvest greater than 80 
66 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

year old lodge pole pine stands that are highly susceptible to a mountain pine beetle outbreak. 

Stand health and vig d conifer stands within the 

Lemolo watershed through commercial thinning prescriptions that reduce existing stand 

ensi

SITE CTIV

or will be improved on 835 acres of mixe

d ties. 

PRODU ITY

 Site productivity be improved on 264 acres of plantations within the Lemolo watershed 

thr ling old tem ry roads, landings, and skid trails. KV funding will finance 21 

acr 3 ac planned

RE L V UE AND GROWT

will 

ough subsoi of pora

es of the 24 res . 

CREATIONA AL OLD H

 

 Recreational value will be reduced for some ncerned pub throu harves 595 

acres surrounding the Lemo ake Recre n Area. On ndred a irty one s of 

growth habitat will be harvested and conv d to early ssional tat and pe ent 

op fo f roads helicopter ings. 

 co lics, gh timber t on 

lo L atio e hu nd th acre

erte succe habi rman

enings in the rm o and land
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 67

Figure 4 – Alternative Five Map 

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646 660

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600

601

602

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Kelsay Valley

Trialhead

Bradley Cr

Warrior Cr

Tr# 1412

Tr# 1412

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N Umpqua River

742

746 724

730

720

630

631

Kelsay Valley

Campground

745

Lake

Charline

Calumut

Lake

Lake

Linda

630

670

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460

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990

994

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60

345

347

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950

951

952 890

3401

Poole Cr

590

981

980 570

571

411 410 400

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Lake

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Hill

CG

999

902

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270

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265

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260

561

560

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250

296

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100 Pit

Lake

700

4790

HWY 138

2610

710

Thielsen Cr

4792

4793

Sheep Cr

060

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E Lemolo Kelsay Valley

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60

710

Connie

Lake

Inlet 

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454

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4792

102

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 Look Out

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LV-GP

LEMOLO WATERSHED PROJECTS EIS

Oregon Cascade Recreation Area

Mt Thielsen Wilderness

Matrix

Appendix C Roadless Areas

Existing Regeneration Harvest Units

40ft Contour Lines

Natural Fuels Unit

Proposed Harvest Units 

Hiking Trails

#Y Helicopter Landing Locations

N Road Decommissioning

Road Reconstruction

New Road Construction

System Roads

Streams

Lakes

Section Lines

Lemolo Planning Area Boundary

Lemolo Sixth Level Sub WA Boundaries

735

67B

67A

937

945

952 951

NF-73A

NF-73B

0.8 0 0.8 1.6 Miles

N

ALTERNATIVE 5

1

2

3

201

33

Lemolo Reservoir

6th Level Sub WA

Kelsay / Calamut

Rock Pit

Bradley Creek

6th Level Sub WA

North Umpqua Headwaters

6th Level Sub WA 

Thirsty Creek 

6th Level Sub WA Lake Creek 

6th Level Sub WA
68 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

Table 4 – Alternative Five Unit Summary 

UNIT SILV. GROSS NET CUT VOLUME UNIT VOL. LOGGING FUELS 

# RX ACRES ACRES (mbf/ac) (mbf) METHOD TREATMENT

1 HTH 62 62 25 1550 HEL HP/YT 

3 HTH/HGR 297 297 15 4455 HEL HP 

4 HTH 40 40 20 800 HEL HP 

6 H HT /HGR 49 49 20 980 SKY/LL UB 

7 HSH/HTH 18 16 40 641 SKY UB/WF/SP 

10 HTH/HGR 58 58 20 1160 SKY/LL UB 

11 HTH/HGR 82 82 15 1230 LL HP/GP 

12 HSH 16 14 40 544 LL GP/WF 

13 HTH/HGR 36 36 20 720 SKY/LL HP 

16 HGR 57 11 25 285 LL GP 

17 HGR 146 29 20 584 LL GP 

25 H 93 93 10 930 SKY/LL HP TH/HGR

28 HTH 21 21 10 210 MEC HP/YUM(LPP)

29 HTH/HGR 57 57 15 855 SKY/MEC HP 

31 HTH 14 14 15 210 MEC HP 

33 HSH 8 7 25 178 LL UB 

35 HTH 5 5 10 50 MEC HP 

38 HTH 12 12 20 240 SKY UB 

39 HTH 6 6 25 150 SKY UB 

40 HSH 22 19 45 842 SKY UB 

41 HSH 26 22 45 995 SKY UB 

42 HCR 14 12 7 83 MEC UB 

43 HCR 13 11 7 77 MEC UB 

44 HCR 18 15 7 107 MEC UB 

45 HCR 29 25 7 173 MEC UB 

46 HCR 9 8 7 54 MEC UB 

47 HCR 15 13 7 89 MEC UB 

49 HCR 19 16 7 113 MEC UB 

50 HCR 25 21 7 149 MEC UB 

51 HCR 20 17 7 119 MEC UB 

52 HCR 23 20 7 137 MEC UB 

57 HPR* 11 10 1 10 MEC HP 

58 HPR* 4 4 1 4 MEC HP 

59 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

60 HCR* 3 2 5 10 MEC HP/GP/UB 

61 HCR* 9 8 5 38 MEC HP/GP/UB 

62 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

63 HPR* 7 6 1 6 MEC HP 

64 HPR* 9 8 1 8 MEC HP 

67-A HTH/HGR 39 39 20 780 SKY/LL HP 

67-B HTH/HGR 23 23 20 460 SKY/LL HP 

68 HSH/HTH 10 9 50 450 SKY UB/SP/WF 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 69

UNIT SILV. GROSS NET CUT VOLUME UNIT VOL. LOGGING FUELS 

# RX ACRES ACRES (mbf/ac) (mbf) METHOD TREATMENT

HL-77 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

HL-78 HCC 1 1 30 30 LL GP 

Total 1233 20550 

HPR Po

HSH – Shelterwood (8-12 

tpa) 

HCR – See

HTH –Thin

HCR - Ho

HGR – Sm

HPR – Par

HCC – Hel

 

 

SP – Slash pull back MEC – Mechanical Logging 

* - st & Pole harvest UB – Underburning HEL – Helicopter 

d tree (4-6 tpa) 

ning 

HP – Hand pile 

GP- Grapple pile 

YT – Yard tops 

LL – Loader Logging 

SKY – Skyline Logging 

* use log harvest 

all group harvest 

tial harvest 

icopter landing 

WF – Whip fall 

YUM – Yard unutilized 

material 

 

New System Road Construction 3.17 miles 

System Ro

System Ro

ad Reconstruction / Maintenance 51.79 miles 

ad Decommissioning 11.02 miles 

2.7.2 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATING 

EA

 The anagement requirements, and mitigating measures 

will be implemented in order to meet the Standards and Guidelines in the Umpqua National 

d Resource Management Plan, as amended. In most cases, they have been 

designed to reduce or eliminate potential environmental effects. General Water Quality Best 

an uses and meet 

water quality objectives. A cross reference to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide is included 

ith

nd 

inter

BI

M SURES 

following best management practices, m

Forest Land an

M agement Practices (USDA-FS 1988) are prescribed to protect beneficial 

w each best management practice (BMP). The BMPs are rated by their ability to implement 

a their effectiveness as defined by the 1988 Pacific Northwest Regional BMP Guide. The 

disciplinary team determined ratings. The possible ratings are as follows: 

A LITY TO IMPLEMENT

• High - Almost certain the BMP can be implemented. 

• Moderate - Greater than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

• Low - Less than 75% certainty the BMP can be implemented as planned. 

EFFECTIVENESS

• High - BMP is highly effective (>90%) based on one or more of the following types of 

documentation: 

a) Literature/Research applicable to area. 
70 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

b) Administrative Studies applicable to area. 

c) Experience - judgment of an expert by education and/or experience. 

d) Fact - obvious by reasoned (logical) response. 

• Moderate - Documentation shows that the BMP is effective less than 90% of the time 

 there 

is little or no documentation to back it up. 

e. 

OG

but at least 75% of the time or logic indicates that the BMP is highly effective but

• Low - Effectiveness unknown or unverified and there is little or no documentation or 

applied logic is uncertain in this case or the BMP is estimated to be less than 75% 

effectiv

L GING SYSTEMS AND TIMBER SALE REQUIREMENTS

• BMP (T-5, R-3) – Normal operating season will be from June 1 through October 31. 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c, d) 

• BMP (T-17, 21, 22; VM-2) – The following contract provisions will be required: Meadow 

on BT8.3 

• BMP (T-4) - The following features will be designated on the Sale Area Map: all stream 

 nt: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

• Cultural resources will be protected if foun during logging or road construction. Contract 

Provision: CT6.24# 

•

•

lso serve as erosion control. 

e used 

for yarding operations in order to minimize soil displacement and compaction in units 11, 

administrator. Designated loader paths should be spaced an average of 100 feet apart. 

Operations outside the normal operating season are permitted only when they can be 

conducted without resource damage. Contract provisions: AT17, BT6.31, BT6.65, BT8.21, 

BT9.3 

Protection BT6.61, Sanitation and Servicing BT6.34, Contract Modificati

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

courses to be protected, unit boundaries, specified system roads, restricted haul routes, 

improvements, yarding methods, rock sources. 

Ability to Impleme

d 

Prior to all operations and prior to unit boundary changes, the sale administrator and 

engineering representative will confer with the Heritage Program Manager. Any unit 

boundary changes made by the sale administrator due to logging feasibility will be tracked 

through GIS. 

The helicopter pads associated with the permanent helicopter landings located on proposed 

system roads 6000-937 and 6000-921 will be rocked. The rest of the area associated with 

the landings will be seeded with native grass or brush species to prevent establishment of 

trees and a

• BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) - A tracked loader machine with at least a 35 foot boom will b

12, 16, 17 & 33 and portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, and 67A & B. Equipment will be 

restricted to designated loader paths and temporary haul roads approved by the sale 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 71

Designated temporary haul roads should be located at least 400 feet apart. The tracks on 

the loader will operate in a straight line, thus reducing soil displacement. Directional 

felling will be required into designated loader paths. Contract Provision; CT6.42#, CT6.4 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

• reserve trees will be required. Contract provision: 

CT2.301# 

• eter will be felled and 

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment and reforestation. 

• BMP (T-9, 11; VM-1) – A mechanized logging system will be used for felling and yarding 

estricted to designated paths spaced an average of 100 feet apart. Contract 

Provision CT6.42#, CT6.4 

• To avoid noxious weed introduction, heavy equipment will be cleaned prior to entering the 

•

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

•

25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 38, 39, 67A & B 

and 68. Contract Provision; CT6.315# 

EC

Protection of genetic trees and other 

All damaged natural tree regeneration less than 7 inches in diam

operations in units 28, 29, 31, 35, 42-47 and 49-64. Equipment causing detrimental soil 

impacts will be r

sale area. Contract Provision: CT6.343 (Option 2) 

BMP (T-12) - One end suspension and 75 foot lateral yarding will be required on skyline 

yarded units 7, 38, 39, 40 and 41 and portions of units 6, 10, 13, 25, 29 and 67A & B to 

limit soil displacement. Contract Provision; CT6.42# 

To avoid damage to leave trees due to bark slippage, operations will be restricted to July 15 

through October 31 in units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 

R REATION

Unit 3 will require a 200 foot no cut buffer along the North Umpqua Trail. 

No commercial vehicles over 20,000 lbs will be allowed on the 2612 road from the 

junction of the 2610 to the 2614 roads and the 2614 road starting at the junction with the 

2610 to the 2612 roads. This will reduce the conflict with recreation use. 

Recreation and forest users will be notified of all activities associated with logging 

operations through signing. The signs will be placed throughout the project area. 

Helicopters will be restricted from flying over the North Umpqua trail in Units 1, 3 and 4. 

Helicopter landings are located in areas where flight paths will avoid the trail. 

•

•

•

•

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
72 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 16, 17, 25, 33, 

35, 42-47, 49-52, and 67A & B will be obliterated following logging use. They will be 

 

• , 33, 

35, 42-47, 49-52, and 67A & B will be obliterated following logging use. They will be 

sub an cavato to prepare a seedbed and allow for water 

drainage. 

•

• Ex led ack and stabi und profile as 

possible. Slash depths will not exceed 6 inches. Stumps and slash will be placed back over 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (b, c, d) 

• Road use restrictions will conform to Umpqua National Forest direction. 

•

BM 0-22 , 345, 47, 35 456; 4792-200; 

6000-742, 746, 920, 921, 930, 934, 936, 940, 950 will be closed with rocks, earth berms, 

 

•

49-52, and 67A &; and system 

roa 0- 9 1, 937 95 will also be 

required during the reconstruction / maintenance of system roads 2610-200, 222, 345, 346, 

in place before each rainy season. 

Gr red roads ocated ation. Contract 

Provision: BT6.6, CT6.6#, and Standard and Special Specifications for Construction are 

required. 

 ctiveness: Moderate 

BMP (T-15,16;R-18,23;W-8) - Temporary

sub-soiled to 20 inches with an excavator to prepare a seedbed and allow for water 

drainage. 

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effectiveness: Moderate 

BMP (T-15,16;R-18,23;W-8) - Temporary roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 16, 17, 25

-soiled to 20 inches with ex r

Temporary roads constructed in units 28, 29 and 31 will be left open to maintain short-term 

access to portions of the unit for post-sale treatments but will be obliterated when this work 

is complete. Contract Provision; CT6.621 

cavated material will be pul b lized as close to the gro

80% of the road surface for erosion control purposes. Contract Provisions: CT5.1# (Option 

1) 

Road specifications and maintenance levels for construction and reconstruction will be 

prescribed in the road management objectives. 

• P (R-18;W-8) – Roads 261 2 3 0, 634; 2614-454, 455, 

or gates following logging use in order to reduce erosion and the need for road 

maintenance. CT5.43 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

BMP (R-2,4,5,8,9) – Erosion control will be required during construction of temporary 

roads in units 6, 10 through 13, 16, 17, 25, 33, 35, 42-47, 

ds 2610-347; 4790-201; 600 2 , 951, 2, and 960. Erosion control 

347, 350; 2614-430, 454, 455, 456; 4700-700; 4792-000, 200; 6000-700, 742, 746, 920, 

930, 934, 936, 940, 950 and 960. Specific measures include timing of construction, berms, 

and slope drains and insuring drainage structures are 

ass seeding will not be requi on l above 4500 feet in elev

Ability to Implement: Moderate Effe
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 73

• BMP (R-1) – The location, design, and construct units 6, 10 

through 13, 16, 17, 25, 33, 35, 42-47, 49-52, and 67A & B; and system roads 2610-347; 

, 937, 951, 952, and 960 will be accomplished with minimal resource 

age. Contract Provision: CT5.1# (Option 1) 

 lity to Implement: high Effectiveness: High (c) 

Provision: CT5.12# 

00, 345; 2614-

450, 460, 470; 6000-745, 750, 753, 754 and 932. 

SOILS

ion of temporary roads in 

4790-201; 6000-921

dam

Abi

• BMP (R-20) – Traffic will be controlled during wet weather to prevent erosion and damage 

to roads. Contract 

• BMP – KV funds will be collected to decommission system roads 2610-1

• BMP (T-6) - Lands identified as technically unsuitable for timber production will be 

ddled, and severely 

burned soil within an activity area will not exceed 20 percent. All roads and landings, 

etrimental condition 

and are included as part of this 20 percent. Post-operations monitoring will be required and 

•

 

•

 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in 

includes units 16 and 17. These trees 

 be felled. The remaining 130 linear feet will be made 

entered in GIS. 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (d) 

• The combined total areas of detrimentally compacted, displaced, pu

unless rehabilitated to acceptable conditions, are considered to be in d

additional rehabilitation will be performed when this standard has not been met. The KV 

plan for this sale will be amended to fund such work. 

BMP (T-10) - Old landings, skid trails, and temporary roads will be re-used where deemed 

practical by the timber sale administrator. This will reduce the cumulative amount of 

detrimentally compacted soil within the activity area. 

Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: Moderate 

At least 250 linear feet of logs per acre will be left in harvest units 7, 12, 33, 40-47, 49-56, 

60, 61, and 68 for coarse woody debris recruitment. 120 linear feet will be made up of 

down logs greater than or equal to

decay classes 1 and 2. This standard will be met by marking two green trees (live culls if 

available) per acre for leave and then felling the tree after slash treatment. In addition, four 

large diameter (>20” DBH) mountain hemlock/acre will be felled and left within the 

groups in order to approximate the high down wood levels associated with laminated root 

disease pockets in the mountain hemlock zone. This 

can be dispersed throughout the harvest area or clumped. KV funds will be collected to 

fell these trees within proposed harvest units. The District wildlife biologist will determine 

the number and location of trees to

up of either down logs in decay class 3, snags, or live green culls greater than or equal to 

20 inches in diameter (small end) and 10 feet long in decay classes 1 through 6; or standing 

green trees of average stand diameter if the previously mentioned material is not available. 
74 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

•

ill be marked for leave by the presale crew in leave tree marked 

units. Contract Provision: CT2.35# 

•

 1) 

•

with soil erosion will be required: Erosion Prevention and Control 

BT6.6, Temporary Roads BT6.62, Landings BT6.63, Skid Trails and Fire lines BT6.64, 

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (c) 

• will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted skid roads and temporary haul 

WA

Existing coarse woody debris already on the ground before harvest will be retained and 

protected to the greatest extent possible in all proposed harvest units. Existing coarse 

woody debris greater than or equal to 20 inches in diameter (small end) and 16 feet long in 

decay classes 3 and 4 w

BMP (F-1, 2, 3) - To meet acceptable levels of surface soil loss resulting from gravity, 

water, or wind on timber harvest units, no less than 65% effective ground cover in units 

with <30 percent slope and no less than 85% effective ground cover in units with >30 

percent slope must exist within the first year following ground disturbing activities for all 

proposed units. Low intensity burns and slash piling specifications will be implemented in 

order to meet effective ground cover standard. Contract Provision: CT6.74 (Option

 Ability to Implement: High Effectiveness: High (back) 

BMP (T-10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19;R-2,3,5,6,7,8,9,20;VM-3,4) - The following contract 

provisions dealing 

Current Operating Areas BT6.65, Erosion Control Structure Maintenance BT6.66 

KV funds

roads, and bringing organic material back onto sub-soiled areas with an excavator. 

TERSHED

• BMP (T-7,8) – Stream course protection BT6.5 and Special Felling Objectives CT6.41 will 

be required for units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 25, 31, 40, 50, 51 and 67A & B in order to protect 

stream bank stability, riparian trees, and riparian vegetation. 

eserves widths will be based on the 

measurement of two old growth site potential trees within the riparian reserve. Riparian 

rves are required in order to maintain stream bank stability, effective shade, and 

ding trees for future large woody material recruitment. 

Ability to i plement: High Effectiveness: high (a,c,d) 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (c) 

• BMP (T-7) – Riparian reserve widths, as described in the Riparian Area Summary located 

in Appendix D, will be required for Class III and IV streams adjacent to units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 

10, 11, 25, 31, 40, 50, 51 and 67A & B. Riparian r

rese

stan

m

• BMP (W-4) – Oil and Hazardous substance spill prevention and Countermeasures Plan 

(SPCC) will be required. Contract Provision: CT6.341 

Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (c) 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 75

• BMP (F-2,3,4,5) – Riparian reserves adjacent to units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 25, 31, 40, 50, 

51 and 67A & B will be protected from prescribed fire. 

WILD

 Ability to implement: High Effectiveness: high (aced) 

LIFE AND BOTANY

• d populations 

•

•

•

• to install water guzzlers within sale areas. 

• All existing snags greater than 15” DBH will be left in harvested areas, unless deemed a 

reen trees per acre. These green trees are being left 

for snag recruitment through natural mortality over the next three decades. As a minimum, 

ing birds at 60 percent of potential population levels based on published 

guidelines and models. The Westside version of the Snag Recruitment Simulator has 

habitats around the Lemolo 

Watershed Projects Analysis area. 

• Scattered remnant old growth trees within commercial thinning harvest units 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 

ag recruitment, and future large woody material recruitment; and to protect the 

small diameter thinning stand from logging damage. 

• crew in the location and marking of leave 

groups and snag recruitment trees. 

• KV funds will be collected to control or eradicate noxious weed populations within sale 

areas. 

KV funds will be collected to manage for the potential of future noxious wee

within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to re-vegetate disturbed areas within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to construct wildlife road closures within sale areas. 

• KV funds will be collected to do forage enhancement within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do riparian restoration within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected to do natural opening maintenance within sale areas. 

KV funds will be collected 

• KV funds will be collected to create denning habitat within sale areas. 

safety hazard by the sale administrator. Existing snags will be marked for leave by the 

presale crew within all leave tree marked harvest units. KV funds will be collected to 

create snags within sale areas through either topping or inoculation treatment. All other 

harvest units will retain the standard 3 g

snags will be retained within the proposed units at levels sufficient to support species of 

cavity nest

calculated this level to be 2.13 hard snags per acre and 0.15 soft snags per acre greater than 

15 inches in diameter for the species living in forested 

11, 13, 25, 28, 29, 31, 35, 38, 39 and 67A & B will be retained for structural diversity, 

future sn

District wildlife biologists will assist the presale 
76 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• At least fifteen percent of the area associated with units 42-47, 49–52, 60 and 61 will be 

, 57–59, 62– 64, and 68 will be retained in groups 0.5 

acres to 2.5 acres or more in size. The remaining four percent will be retained as dispersed 

group. Leave groups will 

be tracked through GIS. 

•

r units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 28 – 29, 35 

– 41, 57, 59, and 63, 64 and 68 to prevent disturbance take, unless spotted owl nesting is 

sits to the core area, April 1 – June 1, during the planned harvest year. 

urbance to bald eagle nesting, unless nesting is not confirmed during the 

planned harvest year. Inventory requirements may be changed based on requirements from 

USFWS. CT6.25# 

• A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Cladonia norvegica and Ramaria 

rubrievanescens (Survey and Manage fungi) location within units 11 and 25. 

• A 100 foot radius buffer zone is required around each Buxbaumia aphylla location within 

units 28. 

• Extreme care should be taken on the south end of unit 75 to make sure that burn piles stay 

in control and that fire does not inundate the adjacent riparian area and adversely affect a 

known population of Tritomaria exsectiformis (Survey and Manage bryophyte). 

• The western most portion of unit 74 will be dropped in order to protect a very rare unique 

form of Peltigera hydrothyria (Green Photomorph). This involves leaving a 300 foot buffer 

boundary on the adjacent riparian area. Extreme care should be taken to make sure 

underburning stays in control and does not enter the 300 foot buffer. 

• Leave groups will be located around populations of Asarum wagneri within units 50, 63 

and 64 in such a way that they cover the greatest densities of populations. 

• Biological evaluations have been conducted for threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

species. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species will be protected if found during 

timber sale operations. Contract Provision: CT6.25# 

 

FIRE MANAGEMENT

retained in groups .5 acres or more in size. Ten and a half percent of the area associated 

with units 7, 12, 16, 17, 33, 40, 41

trees. Larger groups 2.5 acres or greater in size are preferable. To the extent possible, 

groups and dispersed retention should include the largest, oldest live trees, decadent or 

leaning trees, and hard snags occurring in the unit. The boundary of leave groups will be 

designated with aluminum flashers stating that the area is a leave 

A seasonal restriction will be applied to units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 25, 28, 

29, 31, 33, 40, 51, 58, 59, and 67 A & B based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service on the northern spotted owl and bald eagle. Harvest restrictions between 

March 1 and July 15 will be required fo

not confirmed during the planned harvest year. Nesting confirmation will involve 3 

complete vi

• Harvest restrictions between January 1 and August 31 will be required for units 1, 3, 4 and 

6 to prevent dist
Chap o ter Tw Alternatives Including the Proposed Action 77

 

• Unit 71 n unnam class IV stream ddle of the unit. 

Fire will be allowed to back into the ripari ris, 

ing the duff lay

•

• class IV riparian area on the west side of unit 74 will be buffered with a buffer at least 

300 feet. 

• A class IV riparian reserve exists inside unit 75 and will receive hand pile, swamper and 

jackpot burning. Fire activity parian reserve will not consum

debris, riparian veget ro ing shade ot consume the duff lay

• ed class III and IV stream will be 

 not consuming large woody debris, not killing 

• ly w d regulations. 

• Logging slash will be disposed of to meet Umpqua N.F. fire hazard fuel residue 

management guidelines on all proposed units, if the post harvest fuels survey determines it 

is necessary for fuels hazard reduction. Specifics may be found in Appendix E. 

• If loader piling or hand piling is designated for the unit, piles will on porary 

all loader weighing less than 

logs 

log left harvest that r (small 

 throughout harvested areas. 

• fu ll b llec to a lish prescribed fire objectives 71, 

73A, 73B, 74, 75, and 76. 

• All dam ed nat tree e tion l 7 inches in diam

bucked to 12 foot lengths to facilitate slash treatment in harvested areas. 

• are such 

within 

73A, 73 B, 75 and 76 will occur when conditions are such that dom

• derb in e La ek riparian area, mi unit 

boundary. 

• All non merchantable white fir will be whip fe in units 7 and 12. A n-m

white fir and western hem ock will be whip felled in unit 68. 

• Yarding of tops will be required in unit 1 to reduce fuel loading. 

has a ed on the west side and one in the m

an areas, if not consum

ade, and not consum

i

ing large woody deb

not killing riparian vegetation providing sh er. 

Hand piling and burning will occur within the class IV riparian area for unit 73-B. 

The 

 within the ri

ation p

ith fe

e large woody

er. 

Fire 

 kill vid

and not consum

eral, state, and local air quality

, and n

 on the east side of the unit. 

ing the duff lay

Unit 70 has and unnam

allowed to back into the riparian areas, if

riparian vegetation providing shade, 

All burning will com

er. 

p

be located 

in units 

tem

ete

69, 70, 

haul roads or designated loader roads 

45,000 lbs. with at least a 25 foot reach will be required for all loader slash piling. All 

or 

end) will be excluded from

KV

where 

are greater than or equal to 6 inches in diam

ccomp

possible. A sm

chunks 

nds wi

after 

e co

 slash piles and scattered evenly

ted 

ag

inant and codom

inant trees will survive the burn. 

urning

ural

unit 69

 reg

inant trees will survive the burn. Hand piling and burning 

will

nera

xclude

ess than

 and 74 will occur when 

ke Cre

eter will be felled and 

conditions 

creating a

Underburning within units 14, 24, 69, 70, 71,

that dom

unit 

codom

Un

inant and 

d–slope 

lled ll no erchantable 

l
78 Alternatives Including the Proposed Action Chapter Two 

• Slash pull back will be required around Douglas-fir between 14 – 22 inches DBH in units 7 

and 68. 

• Sm down lodge pole and white pine will be YUM yarded and 

decked for public firewood cutting in units 28. 

ILVICU – POST HARVEST

all diameter (8-12 inch DBH) 

S LTURAL ACTIVITIES 

• KV funds will be collected to pre-commercial thin overstocked existing plantations and 

natural stands within the sale area. 

• Reforestation m and natural regeneration, will be used to 

establish trees on ears. Species will be those that are common 

to the area. Site specific information may be found in the prescription located in Appendix 

I. My

KV funds will be collected to improve site productivity in existing plantations within sale 

areas. Methods will include sub-soiling of compacted harvest units, skid roads and 

tem material back onto sub-soiled areas with an 

excavator. The return of organic material to treated areas will be subject to material 

av ility or prescribed amendments. 

• KV funds will be collected to prune 5 needle pine species for blister rust control within the 

sale areas. 

• KV to perform animal damage control in 7, 12, 33, 40-47, 49-52, 

60, 61, and 68. 

ethods, which include planting 

harvested areas within five y

corrhizal root dip jell will be used on all planted seedlings. 

porary haul roads, and bringing organic 

•

ailab

funds will be collected 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the 

Table 5 – Monitoring Plan

MONITORING ITEM 

HOW IS IT  MONITORED? 

POSITION RESPONSIBLE 

THRESHOLD OF VARIABILITY 

Sale Preparation Unit Prescriptions Unit Acreage Compliance with LRMP, as amended. Best Management Practi(BMP ement Requirem nts, and Mitigating Measures M es, and T & E Species 

C fieldEA. 

rsed

EA estim . LRMP compliance checklists Compare contract package to the Found in unit or sale area during sale la marking, or cr g 

sPresale tech, sale planner Interdisciplinary team resource specialists 

t pres diffe

+/- 20% difference EA does not meet LRMP standards and guidelines 

ny deviation fr EA or B 

checklist with impacts expected 

ces 

), Manag

e

Cultural Resources, Survey and 

anage speci

ompare presale work to 

Compare total trave

ate

 acres to 

EA and BMP checklist 

yout, uisin

Presale tech, sale planner, 

ilviculturist 

Presale tech, sale planner, Presale tech, sale planner, resource specialists 

Any unifrom EA 

cription rent 

A om MPAny found in or adjacent to units 

Sale Adm nistration Best Management Pract(BMP), Management Requirem nts, and Mitigati g Measures Cultural Resources, Survey and Manage species, and T & E Species 

Comp plementation to contract package, BMP checklist, and EAFound in sale unit 

Sale administrator, sale planner, resource specialist, road inspector Sale administrator, resource specialist 

Does not meet LRMP standards and guidelines or EA objectives Any found in or adjacent to units with impacts expected 

i

ices 

e n

are im 
HOW IS IT 

 MONITORED? 

POSITION RESPONSIBLE 

THRESHOLD OF VARIABILITY 

MONITORING ITEM Post Sale Best Management Practices (BMP), ManagementRequirements, and MitigatingMeasures Items in the 1990 LRMPMonitoring Plan Applicable tothe Project 

Compare implementation to BMP checklist and EA See Chapter V of LRMP 

Fuels forester/tech, engineering forester/tech, reforestation/tse forester/tech, silviculturist, resource specialists See Chapter V of LRMP 

Does not meet LRMP or PFP standards and guidelines or EA objectives See Chapter V of LRMP 
Chapter Two Alternatives Including the 

Table 6 – Alternative Comparison Table 

ISSUES 

& 

CONCERNS 

OLD 

GROWTH FIRE HAZARD RECREATIONAL VALUES PINE HEALTH STAND 

Bunker 

Hill Lemolo 

Watershed 

Bunker Hill Lemolo 

Watershed 

Bunker 

Hill 

ALTERNATIVE 

1.) Acres 

Harvested 

(percent of old 

growth 

harvested 

within 

watershed) 

1.) Acres of FM-8 

2.) Rate of spread (feet 

per minute) 

3.) Flame length height 

(feet) 

1.) Acres where 

MA reduce fuel 

level to < 21 

tons /acres 

Prescribed 

natural fuels 

acres included 

in total 

1.) Acres harvested within 

areas identified as high 

recreational value through 

public comment 

1.) Acres treated to 

promote pine health 

1.) Acres 

treated to 

promote pine 

health 

1.) Acres 

of HTH 

1 

(No action) 

-0-(0%) 

1) –0- 

2) 8.1 3) 4.9 

-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 

2 

(Proposed Action) 

300 (.4%) 

1) 488 

2) 2.2 3) 1.8 

1,861 941 488 1,703 374 

3 2 (.008%) 

1) –0- 

2) 8.1 3) 4.9 

939 -0- -0- 763 -0- 

4 

3 (.008%) 

1) 102 

2) 6.7 3) 4.0 

1,208 267 102 1,032 102 

5 

131 (.2%) 

1) 399 

2) 2.1 3) 2.1 

1,536 595 399 1,360 384