WL-53 - < 2.5 mi. per sq. mile of Moves towards With proposed road closures, Open road density the post-activity open road density will be 3.6 mi per sq. mile see Appendix 8 – “Further Analysis” WL-54 Hiding areas must be Hiding will exist over – present over at least 30% of Meets approximately 33% of the National Forest land in each Watersheds. implementation unit. Meets in retained and untreated areas. Six acre or larger stand Approximately 31% of the capable of hiding 90% of a Meets project area remains standing adult deer at 200 untreated in patches >6 feet. acres Six acres or larger stand Untreated areas (> 6 acres with an average height of 6 Meets patches) have not been feet and has not been treated in over 15 years. thinned in 15 years Regenerating understory Residual clumps of ½ acre and retention in or larger stands within units will be retained units with advanced to provide screening in regeneration and at least Meets stands. Untreated areas 12 greater than 7 dbh per within project area will acre remaining after continue to provide cover. harvest. Clumps should be located away from roads. WL-55 Hiding will be Residual untreated stands are – dispersed throughout the Meets retained throughout the project implementation unit. area. WL-56 - Travel corridors will be Untreated stands were provided by linking stands (to Meets designated to provide assist in meeting hiding cover connectivity throughout the needs). project area. WL-57 Hiding are assumed Untreated stand exceed canopy – to provide suitable thermal Meets cover and tree heights to provide cover conditions on summer thermal cover. range. WL-58 If possible, a narrow Bearwallow Firewood Area was – of trees should be left along N/A designated the roads. roads to reduce view distances. Green trees were left where they existed. WL-59 Approximately 10% of There are no black-bark pine – treated black bark pine stands N/A stands in the project area. will be in clumps that will provide visual screening throughout the area.
WL-53 - < 2.5 mi. per sq. mile of Open road density Moves towards With proposed road closures, the post-activity open road density will be 3.6 mi per sq. mile – see Appendix 8 “Further Analysis” WL-54 – Hiding areas must be present over at least 30% of National Forest land in each implementation unit. Six acre or larger stand capable of hiding 90% of a standing adult deer at 200 feet. Six acres or larger stand with an average height of 6 feet and has not been thinned in 15 years Residual clumps of ½ acre or larger stands within units with advanced regeneration and at least 12 greater than 7 dbh per acre remaining after harvest. Clumps should be located away from roads. Meets Meets Meets Meets Hiding will exist over approximately 33% of the Watersheds. Meets in retained and untreated areas. Approximately 31% of the project area remains untreated in patches >6 acres Untreated areas (> 6 acres patches) have not been treated in over 15 years. Regenerating understory and retention in units will be retained to provide screening in stands. Untreated areas within project area will continue to provide cover. WL-55 – Hiding will be dispersed throughout the implementation unit. Meets Residual untreated stands are retained throughout the project area. WL-56 - Travel corridors will be provided by linking stands (to assist in meeting hiding cover needs). Meets Untreated stands were designated to provide connectivity throughout the project area. WL-57 – Hiding are assumed to provide suitable thermal cover conditions on summer range. Meets Untreated stand exceed canopy cover and tree heights to provide thermal cover. WL-58 – If possible, a narrow of trees should be left along roads to reduce view distances. N/A Bearwallow Firewood Area was designated the roads. Green trees were left where they existed. WL-59 – Approximately 10% of treated black bark pine stands will be in clumps that will provide visual screening throughout the area. N/A There are no black-bark pine stands in the project area.
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