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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 630 - HARVESTING › Section 629-630-0925 - Written Plans to Evaluate Harvesting on Features Identified in the Slopes Model

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
To evaluate timber harvesting on features identified by the
				slopes model, operators shall submit a written plan that describes how the
				operation is planned to be conducted in sufficient detail to allow the State
				Forester to evaluate and comment on the likelihood that the operation will
				comply with the Forest Practices Act or administrative rules. The written plan
				shall include at a minimum:
(1) A unit
			 map including, where applicable:
(a)
			 Locations of slopes model designated debris flow traversal areas;
(b) Locations of slopes model designated
			 sediment source areas and those selected as slope retention areas;
			 and
(c) Identification of
			 approximate yarding corridors relative to (1)(a) and (b).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0000 - Purpose, Goals, Classification and Riparian Management Goals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The definitions in OAR
				629-600-0100  apply to
				the Water Protection Rules, unless otherwise defined in the specific
				rules.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.715 & ORS
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0100 - Purpose and Goals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The leading use
			 on private forestland is the growing and harvesting of trees, consistent with
			 sound management of soil, air, water, fish and wildlife resources. There is a
			 unique concentration of public resource values in and near waters of the state
			 because these areas are critical for the overall maintenance of fish and
			 wildlife and for maintaining water quality. Consequently, the policies of the
			 Forest Practices Act, including encouraging economically efficient forest
			 practices, are best achieved by focusing protection measures in riparian
			 management areas, where the emphasis is on providing water quality and fish and
			 wildlife habitat.
(2) OAR
			 629-635-0000  through 629-660-0060  are known as the "water protection
			 rules."
(3) The purpose of the
			 water protection rules is to protect, maintain and, where appropriate, improve
			 the functions and values of streams, lakes, wetlands, and riparian management
			 areas. Active management is encouraged where appropriate to meet this purpose.
			 These functions and values include water quality, hydrologic functions, the
			 growing and harvesting of trees, and fish and wildlife resources.
(4) Plans for alternate practices may be used
			 to alter vegetation retention requirements in the water protection rules based
			 on local site conditions. The plans may include but are not limited to site
			 specific vegetation retention prescriptions as described in OAR 629-642-0700,
			 (for streams) and 629-645-0020  (for wetlands). Operators are encouraged to:
(a) Evaluate site specific conditions in
			 waters and riparian management areas; and
(b) Develop plans for alternate practices
			 that will:
(A) Maintain, enhance, or restore
			 riparian functions in streams, wetlands, and lakes; or
(B) Meet the purposes and goals of the water
			 protection rules while better meeting operational or other
			 objectives.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0110

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710, Other 527.630(3),
				  527.714, 526.016(4)
Stats. Implemented: 527.714, 527.715,
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0120 - Watershed Specific Practices for Water Quality Limited Watersheds and Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The objective of this rule is to describe
			 a process for determining whether additional watershed specific protection
			 rules are needed for watersheds that have been designated as water quality
			 limited or for watersheds containing threatened or endangered aquatic
			 species.
(2) The Board of Forestry
			 shall appoint an interdisciplinary task force, including representatives of
			 forest landowners within the watershed and appropriate state agencies, to
			 evaluate a watershed, if the board has determined based on evidence presented
			 to it that forest practices in a watershed are measurably limiting to water
			 quality achievement or species maintenance, and either:
(a) The watershed is designated by the
			 Environmental Quality Commission as water quality limited; or
(b) The watershed contains threatened or
			 endangered aquatic species identified on lists that are adopted by rule by the
			 State Fish and Wildlife Commission, or are federally listed under the
			 Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0200 - Water Classification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 purpose of this water classification system is to match the physical
			 characteristics and beneficial uses of a water body to a set of appropriate
			 protection measures.
(2) For the
			 purposes of applying appropriate protection measures, the State Forester shall
			 classify waters of the state as streams, wetlands, or lakes as described in
			 this rule.
(3) The State Forester
			 shall further classify streams according to their beneficial uses and size. The
			 department shall incorporate the Department of Fish and Wildlife findings
			 regarding fish use and perenniality into the department's reporting and
			 notification system consistent with sections (11) and (18) of this rule. The
			 department shall work with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish
			 procedures for incorporating such findings into the department's reporting and
			 notification system no later than December 31, 2023. The State Forester shall
			 classify domestic water use streams using information from the Water Resources
			 Department. For an operator to apply streamside protection, the State Forester
			 shall make this information publicly available in the department's reporting
			 and notification system.
(4) To
			 maintain a statewide data layer describing fish distribution and perenniality,
			 the State Forester shall provide Department of Fish and Wildlife information
			 regarding a water body's size and beneficial use.
(5) For purposes of protection, the State
			 Forester shall further classify streams into one of the following five
			 beneficial use categories, as defined in OAR 629-600-0100:
(a) Type F;
(b) Type SSBT;
(c) Type D;
(d) Type Np; or
(e) Type Ns.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0210 - Designation of Waters; Notice to Landowners; Reconsideration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The State
			 Forester shall maintain a map showing the classification of waters of the state
			 in each Department of Forestry unit office where notice of operations required
			 by ORS 527.670(6) may
			 be submitted. The map shall show streams, lakes and significant wetlands of
			 known classification within the geographic area of responsibility for that unit
			 office. For streams, the maps shall indicate the size class and, when known,
			 extent of fish use, extent of SSBT use, and domestic water use
			 classification.
(2) Once a water of
			 the state has been classified according to OAR 629-635-0200, the State Forester
			 shall not change the classification without written notice to the landowners
			 immediately adjoining the portion(s) of water to be reclassified. Notice to
			 landowners shall include the reason for the change of classification and
			 applicable rules.
(3) Any landowner
			 whose land immediately adjoins the water to be reclassified, any landowner who
			 has received a water right or was granted an easement affecting the water
			 classification, or any state resource agency may request reconsideration of
			 classifications of waters of the state by the State Forester. Such a request
			 shall be in writing and shall identify on a map the portion of the stream or
			 water of the state which should be reconsidered. The request shall present
			 evidence that the current classification is not consistent with OAR
			 629-635-0200"Water Classification."
(4) The State Forester shall have up to 14
			 days to provide a final decision on a request for reconsideration of water
			 classification. Until such a decision is provided, operators shall conduct any
			 operation based upon the most protective potential water
			 classification.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  527.710
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0220 - Geographic Regions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of assigning protection measures to waters of
				the state, seven geographic regions have been delineated for forested areas
				within the state. The boundaries and names of the geographic regions are
				displayed in Figure 1. Precise boundaries are found on maps at department field
				offices. Geographic regions are not "forest regions" established pursuant to
				ORS 527.640.
Figures referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  527.710
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  527.710,
				  527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0300 - Riparian Management Areas and Water Quality Protection Measures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Riparian
			 management area widths are designated to provide adequate areas along streams,
			 lakes, and significant wetlands to retain the physical components and maintain
			 the functions necessary to accomplish the purposes and to meet the protection
			 objectives and goals for water quality, fish, and wildlife set forth in OAR
			 629-635-0100.
(2) Specified
			 protection measures, such as for site preparation, yarding and stream channel
			 changes, are required for operations near waters of the state and within
			 riparian management areas to maintain water quality.
(3)
(a)
			 Operators shall apply the specified water quality protection measures and
			 protect riparian management areas along each side of streams and around other
			 waters of the state as described in OAR 629-635-0310  through
			 629-660-0060.
(b) Operators may
			 vary the width of the riparian management area above or below the average
			 specified width depending upon topography, operational requirements,
			 vegetation, fish and wildlife resources and water quality protection as long as
			 vegetation retention and protection standards are met. However, the average
			 width of the entire riparian management area within an operation must equal or
			 exceed the required width.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 635 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: PURPOSE, GOALS, CLASSIFICATION AND RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 629-635-0310 - Riparian Management Area Widths for Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
(a) The riparian management area widths for
			 streams are designated for each stream type as shown in Table 1.
(b) Except as indicated in section (2),
			 operators shall measure the riparian management area width as a slope distance
			 from the high water level of main channels.
(c) Notwithstanding the distances designated
			 in subsection(1)(a), where wetlands or side channels extend beyond the
			 designated riparian management area widths, operators shall expand the riparian
			 management area as necessary to entirely include any stream-associated wetland
			 or side channel plus at least 25 additional feet. This provision does not apply
			 to small Type N streams.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0000 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0100 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Tables referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.715 &
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0105 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.765, 527.674, 527.714 &
				  527.715
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0110 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Tables referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.674, 527.715 &
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0200 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Tables referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.674, 527.715 &
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0210 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710 Other Auth. 527.630(3), 527.714,
				  526.016(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.676(3)(d), 527.715,
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0300 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Table(s) referenced in this rule is not printed in the
				  OAR Compilation. Copies are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.710, ORS 527.765 & ORS
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0400 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.674, 527.710, 527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 640 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION RETENTION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-640-0500 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.710 & ORS
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0100

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Tables referenced is not included in rule text.
Click here for PDF copy of
				  tables
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.715 &
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0105

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  527.710,
				  527.630(3),
				  527.714  & 526.016(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  527.630(5),
				  527.674,
				  527.714,
				  527.715,
				  527.765,
				  527.710  & 527. 919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0110

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: 527.710, 527.630(3), 527.714 &
				  526.016(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  527.630(5),
				  527.674,
				  527.714,
				  527.715,
				  527.765,
				  527.710  & 527. 919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0200

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.765,
				  527.674,
				  527.714 &
				  527.715
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0400

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Table referenced is not included in rule text.
Click here for PDF copy of
				  table
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.674,
				  527.715 &
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0500

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710 Other Auth. 527.630(3),
				  527.714, 526.016(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.676(3)(d),
				  527.715,
				  527.765
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0700

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.674,
				  527.710,
				  527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 642 › Section 629-642-0800

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  527.674,
				  527.710,
				  527.765 &
				  919(9)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0100 - Western Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type F and Type SSBT Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention
			 prescription for Western Oregon Type F and Type SSBT streams, as shown in Table
			 1. The riparian management area distances described in Table 1 are listed for
			 each stream size category, as defined in OAR 629-635-0200. The operator shall
			 apply the vegetation retention requirements described in this rule. Small
			 forestland owners, as defined in OAR 629-600-0100, may follow the alternative
			 vegetation retention option described in OAR 629-643-0141.
[Insert Table 1. Western Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation
				Retention Riparian Management Area Distances]
(2) Within an operation, the operator shall
			 not combine or average together the vegetation retention requirements for
			 stream segments of streams that are in different size categories.
(3) The operator shall retain:
(a) All trees and vegetation within the
			 distances from the edge of the active channel or the channel migration zone, as
			 described in Table 1; and
(b) All
			 trees leaning over the channel.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0105 - Western Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type N Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention prescription
			 for Western Oregon Type N streams, as shown in Table 1. The riparian management
			 area distances described in Table 1 are listed for each stream size category,
			 as defined in OAR 629-635-0200. The operator shall apply the vegetation
			 retention requirements described in this rule. Small forestland owners, as
			 defined in OAR 629-600-0100, may follow the alternative vegetation retention
			 option described in OAR 629-643-0141.
Table 1. Western Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation
				Retention Riparian Management Area Distances
Stream Type
Large
Medium
Small
Upstream
						  distance
Type F or Type SSBT
110 feet
110 feet
100 feet
N/A
Type N
75 feet
75 feet
See Type Np
N/A
Type Np, into Type
						  SSBT
75 & 50
75 feet for 500 feet, then 50 feet for 650 feet.
						  RH Max = 1,150 feet
Type Np, into Type
						  F
75 feet
RH Max = 600 feet
Type D
75 feet
75 feet
75 or 20
						  feet1
See OAR 629-643-0150
1 20 feet outside of Type Np
				vegetation retention requirements
(2) The standard practice prescriptions and
			 riparian management widths apply to Type N streams, depending on whether the
			 stream classification is perennial (Np) or seasonal (Ns). The State Forester
			 shall classify a Type N stream as Np or Ns following the process described in
			 OAR 629-635-0200(18)(b) and (c).
(3) For large and medium Type N streams, the
			 operator shall:
(a) Retain all trees and
			 vegetation within 75 feet from the edge of the active channel or channel
			 migration zone.
(b) Retain all
			 trees leaning over the channel.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0120 - Eastern Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type F and Type SSBT Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention
			 prescription for Eastern Oregon Type F and Type SSBT streams, as shown in Table
			 2. The riparian management area distances described in Table 2 are listed for
			 each stream size category, as defined in OAR 629-635-0200. The operator shall
			 apply the vegetation retention requirements described in this rule. Small
			 forestland owners, as defined in OAR 629-600-0100, may follow the alternative
			 vegetation retention option described in OAR 629-643-0142.
[Table 2: Eastern Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation Retention
				Riparian Management Area Distances]
(2) Within an operation, the operator shall
			 not combine or average together the vegetation retention requirements for
			 stream segments of streams that are in different size categories.
(3) The operator shall retain:
(a) All trees and vegetation within the inner
			 zone, as described in Table 2, from the edge of the active channel or channel
			 migration zone;
(b) All trees
			 leaning over the channel; and
(c) A
			 minimum of 60 square feet of basal area per acre within the outer zone and:
(A) The outer zone distances for each stream
			 size, as described in Table 2, for the outer zone, as measured from the edge of
			 the inner zone. To meet the basal area target requirement, the operator shall
			 retain 27 trees from the largest diameter class per acre.
(B) The remainder of the trees shall consist
			 of trees greater than eight inches DBH.
(C) When present, retained species shall
			 consist of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, Western larch, hardwoods, and other
			 species that are considered fire-resilient.
(D) Retained trees shall be well distributed
			 within the outer zone, limited by existing site or stand condition
(E) Notwithstanding (A) through (D) above,
			 the distribution, species, and size of retained trees shall be left on site in
			 a way that promotes fire resiliency and overall stand health.
(F) The operator shall submit to the State
			 Forester a written plan that describes how the operator will meet these
			 requirements and the goals of the desired future condition.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0125 - Eastern Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type N Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose
			 of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention
			 prescription for Eastern Oregon Type N streams, as shown in Table 2. The
			 riparian management area distances described in Table 2 are listed for each
			 stream size category, as defined in OAR 629-635-0200. The operator shall apply
			 the vegetation retention requirements described in this rule. Small forestland
			 owners, as defined in OAR 629-600-0100, may follow the alternative vegetation
			 retention option described in OAR 629-643-0142.
[Table 2: Eastern Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation Retention
				Riparian Management Area Distances]
(2) The standard practice prescriptions and
			 riparian management widths apply to Type N streams, depending on whether the
			 stream classification is perennial (Np) or seasonal (Ns). The State Forester
			 shall determine the classification of a Type N stream as Np or Ns following the
			 process described in OAR 629-635-0200(18).
(a)
			 To apply the appropriate vegetation requirements as described in Table 2, a
			 small Type Np stream shall be classified as either terminal or
			 lateral.
(b) The State Forester
			 shall provide maps that show the stream class.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0130 - Standard Practice Requirements for Small Type N Streams

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For purposes of
			 determining the vegetation retention area and streamside retention requirements
			 for a small Type Np stream that flows into a Type F or Type SSBT stream, the
			 operator must, depending on the circumstance, retain trees based on distances
			 relative to:
(a) A verified end as described
			 in OAR 629-635-0200(18)(c);
(b) A
			 modeled end as described in OAR 629-635-0200(18)(b); or
(c) A location established pursuant to an
			 operational field survey according to (6) in this rule.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0135 - Standard Practice Vegetation Retention for Seeps and Springs, Side Channels, and Stream-Associated Wetlands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In Western Oregon, for seeps and springs
			 located within the distances described in Table 1, the operator:
(a) Shall retain all trees within 35 feet of
			 the seeps and springs. Shall extend the designated riparian management area
			 widths in Table 1, if necessary, to retain all trees beyond the seep or spring
			 up to a maximum of 35 feet. No additional tree retention area shall be required
			 if the 35 feet of tree retention already exists within the retention area
			 described in Table 1. The operator shall limit the length of additional tree
			 retention area along the stream to the seep and spring feature
			 length.
(b) Is encouraged to retain
			 trees that meet the wildlife leave trees requirements within harvest type 2 or
			 harvest type 3 units, pursuant to ORS
			 527.676, that are immediately
			 adjacent to seeps and springs, as described in OAR 629-655-0000.
[Table 1. Western Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation Retention
				Riparian Management Area Distances]
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0140 - Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Vegetation Retention Prescription Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 goals of the small forestland owner minimum option vegetation retention
			 requirements are to recognize the inherent differences in the needs and
			 requirements of these owners while meeting the overall objectives of the
			 Private Forest Accord Report, including but not limited to:
(a) Minimizing the conversion of timberlands
			 to other uses while recognizing conversion to other land uses may
			 occur;
(b) Minimizing the
			 conversion of timberlands through a system of incentives, education, and
			 regulatory stability for the small forestland owner; and
(c) Providing a landowner who may face
			 disproportionate economic impact from revised riparian vegetation retention
			 rules with an optional prescription while providing for equal environmental
			 outcomes and the potential for increased financial outcomes.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0141 - Western Oregon; Small Forestland Owner Minimum Management Option Prescription

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to provide the small forestland owner minimum option prescription
			 for vegetation retention in Western Oregon riparian areas, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Western Oregon Small Forestland Owner Minimum
				Option Vegetation Retention Riparian Management Area Distances
Stream Type
Large
Medium
Small
Upstream
						  distance
Type SSBT
100 feet
80 feet
60 feet
N/A
Type F
100 feet
70 feet
50 feet
N/A
Type N
70 feet
50 feet
See Type Np
Type Np, into Type
						  SSBT
35
RH Max = 1,150 feet
Type Np, into Type
						  F
35
RH Max = 600 feet
Type D
75 feet
75 feet
35 or 20
						  feet1
See OAR 629-643-0150
1 Upstream distance from either Type
				F or Type SSBT
2 20 feet outside of Type Np
				vegetation retention requirements
(2) The small forestland owner shall apply
			 the vegetation retention requirements to the riparian management areas of Type
			 F, Type SSBT, and Type N streams. All other requirements for the standard
			 practice prescription rules shall apply.
(3) The small forestland owner shall retain
			 all trees and vegetation within the distances shown in Table 3, measured from
			 the edge of the active channel or the channel migration zone, if a channel
			 migration zone is present.
(4) For
			 small Type Np streams flowing into a Type SSBT stream, the small forestland
			 owner shall retain all trees as follows:
(a)
			 All trees within 35 feet of the active channel, for a maximum distance of 1,150
			 feet upstream of the Type SSBT stream.
(b) The total distance of the tree retention
			 area in (a) above the confluence according to the process in OAR 629-643-
			 0143.
(c) Locations outside the
			 tree retention area retention requirements. The small forestland owner shall
			 apply an R-ELZ or ELZ as required in OAR 629-643-0143.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0142 - Eastern Oregon; Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Prescription

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to provide the small forestland owner minimum option prescription
			 for vegetation retention in Eastern Oregon riparian areas, as shown in Table 4.
Table 4: Eastern Oregon Small Forestland Owner Minimum
				Option Vegetation Retention Riparian Management Area Distances
Stream Type
Large
Medium
Small
Upstream
						  distance1
Inner
Outer
						  2
Inner
Outer
						  2
Inner
Outer
						  2
Type F or Type SSBT
30
70
30
50
30
30
N/A
Type N
30
45
30
30
-
-
Type Np, Terminal
-
-
-
-
20
20
RH Max = 500 feet
Type Np, Lateral
-
-
-
-
20
N/A
250 feet
Type D
30
30
20
See OAR 629-643-0150
1 Upstream distance from either Type
				F or Type SSBT
2 Outer Zone shall retain 60 square
				feet of basal area per acre; apply OAR 629-643-0120
3 OAR 629-643-0143  describes all
				Type Np riparian vegetation requirements
(2) The small forestland owner shall apply
			 the vegetation retention requirements to the riparian management areas of
			 Eastern Oregon Type F, Type SSBT, and Type N streams.
(3) All other requirements for the standard
			 practice prescription rules shall apply.
(4) Both the small forestland owner minimum
			 option and the standard practice prescriptions and riparian management widths
			 apply to Type N streams depending on whether the stream classification is
			 perennial (Np) or seasonal (Ns). The State Forester shall determine the
			 classification of a Type N stream as Np or Ns following the process described
			 in OAR 629-635-0200(18).
(a) To apply the
			 appropriate vegetation requirements as described in Tables 2 and 4, a small
			 Type Np stream shall be classified as either terminal or lateral.
(b) The State Forester shall provide these
			 maps that show the stream classification that identify the small Type Np
			 streams.
Table 2: Eastern Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation
				Retention Riparian Management Area Distances
Stream Type
Large
Medium
Small
Upstream
						  distance1
Inner
Outer
						  2
Inner
Outer
						  2
Inner
Outer
						  2
Type F or Type SSBT
30
70
30
70
30
45
-
Type N
30
45
30
45
-
-
-
Type Np,
						  Terminal
30
30
RH Max = 500 feet
Type Np,
						  Lateral
30
N/A
RH Max = 250 feet
Type D
30
-
30
-
30 or 20
						  feet3
-
See OAR 629-643-0150
1 Upstream distance from either Type
				F or Type SSBT
2 Outer Zone shall retain 60 square
				feet of basal area per acre; apply OAR 629-643-0120
3 20 feet outside of Type Np
				vegetation retention requirements
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0143 - Small Forestland Owners Small Type N Streams Vegetation Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The small
			 forestland owner shall follow this rule for small Type N streams in addition to
			 the rules described in OAR 629-643-0130. The small forestland owner shall apply
			 the tree retention requirements according to OAR 629-643-0141  for Western
			 Oregon and OAR 629-643-0142  for Eastern Oregon.
(a) If an area of inquiry extends beyond the
			 small forestland owner ownership boundary and there is not a flow feature in
			 the last 100 feet before reaching the small forestland owner's ownership
			 boundary, the small forestland owner shall extend the tree retention area to
			 the shorter of:
(A) The RH Max; or
(B) The furthest upstream flow feature within
			 the ownership boundary.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0145 - Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Prescription for Seeps and Springs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The following
			 prescriptions apply to seeps and springs located in Western Oregon:
(a) For seeps and springs located within the
			 riparian management areas described in Table 3, the small forestland owner
			 shall retain all trees within 15 feet of the seeps and springs. If the 15-foot
			 retention for seeps and springs already exists within the riparian management
			 area described in Table 3, the small forestland owner shall not be required to
			 retain additional trees. The length along the stream of additional tree
			 retention area shall be limited to the seep and spring feature
			 length.
(b) The small forestland
			 owner may retain trees that meet the wildlife leave trees requirements within
			 harvest type 2 or harvest type 3 units, pursuant to ORS
			 527.676, that are immediately
			 adjacent to seeps and springs as described in OAR 629-655-0000.
Table 3: Western Oregon Small Forestland Owner Minimum
				Option Vegetation Retention Riparian Management Area Distances
Stream Type
Large
Medium
Small
Upstream
						  distance
Type SSBT
100 feet
80 feet
60 feet
N/A
Type F
100 feet
70 feet
50 feet
N/A
Type N
70 feet
50 feet
See Type Np
Type Np, into Type
						  SSBT
35
RH Max = 1,150 feet
Type Np, into Type
						  F
35
RH Max = 600 feet
Type D
75 feet
75 feet
35 or 20
						  feet1
See OAR 629-643-0150
1 Upstream distance from either Type
				F or Type SSBT
2 20 feet outside of Type Np
				vegetation retention requirements
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0150 - Type D Vegetation Retention Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For classified small Type D stream
			 segments that extend beyond the tree retention areas described in the Small
			 Type Np requirements in OAR 629-643-0130  and OAR 629-643-0143, the operator
			 shall retain in both Western Oregon and Eastern Oregon:
(a) All understory vegetation within 10 feet
			 of the active channel.
(b) All
			 trees within 20 feet of the edge the active channel.
(c) All trees leaning over the
			 channel.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0200 - Placing Large Wood Key Pieces in Type F or Type SSBT Streams to Improve Fish Habitat

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In conjunction
			 with a forest operation, placement of large wood key pieces in a Type F or Type
			 SSBT stream to improve fish habitat is subject to the regulations in the Oregon
			 Forest Practices Act and the forest practice rules.
(2) The goal of placing large wood key pieces
			 is to deliver wood that is relatively stable but can reconfigure to a limited
			 degree and work with the natural stream flow to restore and maintain habitat
			 for aquatic species. When placing large wood key pieces in conjunction with an
			 operation, the operator shall design and implement the project to:
(a) Rely on the size of wood for stability
			 and exclude the use of any type of artificial anchoring;
(b) Emulate large wood delivery
			 configurations that occur from natural riparian processes over time;
(c) Restore and maintain natural aquatic
			 habitat over time rather than rely on constructed habitat structures;
			 and
(d) Meet the standards
			 established in "Guide to Placement of Wood, Boulders and Gravel for Habitat
			 Restoration," developed by the Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Department
			 of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of State Lands, and Oregon Watershed
			 Enhancement Board, January 2010
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0300 - Alternative Vegetation Retention Prescriptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Alternative prescriptions are intended to
			 apply to situations where the existing streamside stand is too sparse or
			 contains too few live trees to maintain fish, wildlife, and water quality
			 resources over time. Future desired streamside stand conditions are achieved
			 through immediate manipulation of vegetation, including reforesting the
			 riparian management area with conifer.
(2) Section (3) and (4) of this rule are
			 alternative vegetation retention prescriptions described for the geographic
			 areas in Figure 1, that the operator may apply if the basal area in the
			 riparian management area is no more than one-half of the standard target
			 indicated in either Table 5 or Table 6, as may be applicable, and conditions
			 described in the alternative prescription are applicable.
[Figure 1. Geographic Areas, OAR 629-643-0300]
[Table 5. Alternative Prescription Basal Area Table for Type
				F/SSBT Streams]
[Table 6. Alternative Prescription Basal Area Table for Type D
				and Type N Streams]
(3)
			 Alternative vegetation retention prescription 1 (catastrophic events). This
			 alternative prescription applies to streamside stands that have been damaged by
			 wildfire or by catastrophic windthrow, or by insect or disease mortality. Such
			 mortality must occur at the stand level and may not include normal endemic
			 mortality. This alternative prescription is intended to provide adequate stream
			 shade, woody debris, and bank stability for the future while creating
			 conditions in the streamside area that will result in quick establishment of a
			 new and healthy stand. The operator shall:
(a)
			 Retain trees that have fallen in the stream. The operator may only harvest
			 portions of these trees that are outside the high-water levels and do not
			 contribute to the ability of the downed tree to withstand movement during high
			 flows.
(b) Retain all live and dead
			 trees within 20 feet of the high-water level of large and medium streams and 10
			 feet of the high-water level of small streams.
(c) For Type F and Type SSBT streams, retain
			 live trees, dying or recently dead trees, and downed logs sufficient to satisfy
			 the active management target shown in Table 5.
(d) For Type D and N streams, retain live
			 trees, dying or recently dead trees, or downed logs sufficient to satisfy the
			 standard target shown in Table 6.
(e) Retain live conifers first to meet the
			 target. If live conifers are too few to satisfy the target, the operator shall
			 meet the target as much as possible by including windthrown trees within the
			 channel and dying or recently dead trees.
(f) For purposes of this prescription, the
			 basal area of a windthrown tree in the channel or a retained dying or recently
			 dead tree contributes two times its basal area toward meeting the
			 target.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0400 - Site Specific Vegetation Retention Prescriptions for Streams and Riparian Management Areas

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A primary
			 purpose of these site-specific vegetation retention prescriptions in Table 7
			 and described for the geographic areas in Figure 1, is to identify
			 opportunities and allow incentives for restoring or enhancing riparian
			 management areas or streams. Another purpose of site-specific vegetation
			 retention prescriptions is to allow for changes to the vegetation retention
			 requirements in this rule division. The changes must provide for the functions
			 and values of streams and their riparian management areas as described in the
			 vegetation retention goals for streams while affording a better opportunity to
			 meet other objectives.
Figure 1. Geographic Areas, OAR 629-643-0400
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Table 7. Site Specific Basal Area Targets
Geographic
						  Areas
SQUARE FEET OF BASAL AREA PER 1000
						  FEET OF STREAM EACH SIDE
LARGE TYPE
						  F
MEDIUM TYPE
						  F
SMALL TYPE F
RMA = 110
						  feet
RMA = 110
						  feet
RMA = 100 feet
Coast Range, S. Coast
253
253
230
Interior & W. Cascades
297
297
270
Siskiyou
242
242
220
RMA = 30 feet
RMA = 30 feet
RMA = 30 feet
Eastern Cascade & Blue
						  Mountain
51
51
51
(2) The
			 operator may develop site specific vegetation retention prescriptions for
			 streams and their riparian management areas to achieve the vegetation retention
			 goals described in OAR 629-643-0000  if:
(a)
			 The potential of the streamside stand to achieve conditions similar to mature
			 forest stands in a timely manner is questionable;
(b) In-stream conditions are impaired due to
			 inadequate large wood or other factors; or
(c) The site-specific prescription would
			 result in less environmental damage than the standard practice.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 643 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: VEGETATION ALONG STREAMS › Section 629-643-0500 - Reforestation Within Stream Riparian Management Areas

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Harvested portions of riparian management areas along streams
				are subject to the same reforestation requirements that apply to adjacent areas
				that are outside of the riparian management areas. A number of factors make
				reforestation more difficult in riparian management areas. To succeed with the
				required reforestation, landowners should anticipate and plan for factors
				including but not limited to brush control measures, animal damage problems,
				and tree species that are suitable for wetter sites.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  527.710, section 2(1), chapter
				  33, Oregon Laws 2022
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  527.715,
				  527.765, Section 2(2), Chapter
				  33, Oregon Laws 2022
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 645 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PROTECTION MEASURE FOR SIGNIFICANT WETLANDS › Section 629-645-0000 - Riparian Management Areas and Protection Measures for Significant Wetlands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
(a) The purpose of these rules is to protect
			 the functions and values of significant wetlands, including wetlands larger
			 than eight acres, estuaries, bogs and important springs in eastern Oregon on
			 forestlands.
(b) Significant
			 wetlands on forestlands provide a wide range of functions and values, including
			 those related to water quality, hydrologic function, fish and other aquatic
			 organisms, and wildlife.
(c)
			 Estuaries are unique systems because they form transitions between terrestrial,
			 marine, and freshwater environments. Because of this link, estuarine systems
			 are among the most biologically productive in the world. Estuaries support many
			 resident species. Estuaries also provide food, spawning area, and shelter for
			 numerous other species at critical points in their life cycles. Removal of
			 shoreline trees reduces the overall productivity of the estuary by reducing
			 leaf and litter fall, thus depriving the estuary of substrate, and by removing
			 feeding and resting habitat for birds and small mammals.
(d) Bog communities are a result of specific
			 hydrologic, soil, and nutrient conditions. Bogs are usually saturated, low in
			 nutrients, and highly acidic. Changes in runoff, sediment loading, and nutrient
			 loading can alter the plant community composition. The peat soils have evolved
			 over time. Compaction damages plant communities and may encourage the invasion
			 of exotic species. Harvesting may disrupt shade tolerant vegetation, alter
			 plant community characteristics, and hasten succession. Compaction, saturated
			 conditions, and poor nutrient status make reforestation difficult.
(e) In arid parts of eastern Oregon, springs
			 provide a critical source of water. These important springs have established
			 wetland vegetation, flow year round in most years, and are used by a
			 concentration of diverse animal species. By reason of sparse occurrence,
			 important springs have a major influence on the distribution and abundance of
			 upland species. Important springs shall be identified by the State Forester.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 645 - WATER PROTECTION RULES: RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PROTECTION MEASURE FOR SIGNIFICANT WETLANDS › Section 629-645-0010 - Live Tree Retention for Significant Wetlands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In significant wetlands and their
			 riparian management areas, operators shall retain approximately 50 percent of
			 the original live trees, by species, in each of the following diameter classes
			 (DBH):
(a) 6 to 10 inches;
(b) 11 to 20 inches;
(c) 21 to 30 inches; and
(d) larger than 30 inches.