councils, is used to minimize negative cumulative impacts across the landscape. The FME should design culverts and take other steps to ensure fish passage in order to maintain or enhance the biodiversity of the stream, although it is understood that there may be some situations where free upstream and downstream passage is not possible. 6.5.5. In consultation with Guidance: Appropriate appropriate expertise, the expertise may include FME implements written hydrologists, geologists, and Riparian Management Zone state/national forest agencies. (RMZ) buffer management guidelines that are adequate The focus of this Indicator is on for preventing stream and water quality environmental impact, and protection, and also involves include protecting and riparian management zones restoring quality, and stream management zones. hydrologic conditions in See Indicator 6.3.2 for rivers and stream corridors, requirements addressing plant wetlands, vernal pools, and wildlife habitat values seeps and springs, lake and adjacent to water bodies. pond shorelines, and other hydrologically sensitive RMZ buffer width may vary areas. The guidelines include depending on the width of vegetative buffer widths and stream or river, seasonal water protection measures that flow, sensitivity of soils, are acceptable within those presence of fish and other buffers. macrofauna, dead wood retention objectives, and other factors. C6.6. Management systems shall promote the development and adoption of environmentally friendly non chemical methods of pest management and strive to avoid the use of chemical pesticides. World Health Organization Type 1A and 1B and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides; pesticides that are persistent, toxic or whose derivatives remain biologically active and accumulate in the food chain beyond their intended use; as well as any pesticides banned by international agreement, shall be prohibited. If chemicals are used, proper equipment and training shall be provided to minimize health and environmental risks. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Conformance (C, NC or NA) 6.6.1. All chemical pesticide Verifiers: use in nurseries, FMUs or
councils, is used to minimize negative cumulative impacts across the landscape. The FME should design culverts and take other steps to ensure fish passage in order to maintain or enhance the biodiversity of the stream, although it is understood that there may be some situations where free upstream and downstream passage is not possible. 6.5.5. In consultation with appropriate expertise, the FME implements written Riparian Management Zone (RMZ) buffer management guidelines that are adequate for preventing environmental impact, and include protecting and restoring quality, hydrologic conditions in rivers and stream corridors, wetlands, vernal pools, seeps and springs, lake and pond shorelines, and other hydrologically sensitive areas. The guidelines include vegetative buffer widths and protection measures that are acceptable within those buffers. Guidance: Appropriate expertise may include hydrologists, geologists, and state/national forest agencies. The focus of this Indicator is on stream and water quality protection, and also involves riparian management zones and stream management zones. See Indicator 6.3.2 for requirements addressing plant and wildlife habitat values adjacent to water bodies. RMZ buffer width may vary depending on the width of stream or river, seasonal water flow, sensitivity of soils, presence of fish and other macrofauna, dead wood retention objectives, and other factors. C6.6. Management systems shall promote the development and adoption of environmentally friendly non chemical methods of pest management and strive to avoid the use of chemical pesticides. World Health Organization Type 1A and 1B and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides; pesticides that are persistent, toxic or whose derivatives remain biologically active and accumulate in the food chain beyond their intended use; as well as any pesticides banned by international agreement, shall be prohibited. If chemicals are used, proper equipment and training shall be provided to minimize health and environmental risks. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Conformance (C, NC or NA) 6.6.1. All chemical pesticide use in nurseries, FMUs or Verifiers:
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