large live trees, live trees NTFPs may include the with decay or declining following examples: health, snags, and Mushrooms: dead wood is distributed coarse down retained for fungal growth; and dead woody a percentage of sexually material; mature individuals is Remnant large, old trees retained on each harvest are retained or recruited site. as snags; Plant parts: a percentage of vertical and horizontal reproductive plant parts, complexity; and both male and female, is selected for retained on each harvest retention are generally site in natural distribution representative of the on the plant and the dominant species harvest site; the removal of naturally found on the branches or bark minimizes site damage to the selected Where appropriate, the plant; where the harvesting FME retains ecosystem of a whole plant is required, components required for a percentage of sexually the maintenance or mature individuals, seeds or enhancement of other reproductive plant harvested NTFPs. parts is retained at each harvest site that secures regeneration; where fruits or nuts are harvested, measures are taken as necessary to ensure that habitat conditions required for their regeneration are maintained/ enhanced national and local laws on the harvesting of fauna are respected; FME participates in efforts to maintain habitat elements required for populations of harvested fauna. 6.3.7. The FME shall Note: Although 6.3.6 may set implement retention some minimum retention guidelines developed for requirements, retention 6.3.6 in even-aged, guidelines may vary depending salvage harvests, and on the sivicultural and/or other management systems. management system(s) employed. 6.3.8. The FME assesses the Note: When the FME can risk of, prioritizes, and, as demonstrate evidence (i.e., in warranted, develops and the or testimony of expert
large live trees, live trees with decay or declining health, snags, and coarse down and dead woody material; Remnant large, old trees are retained or recruited as snags; vertical and horizontal complexity; and selected for retention are generally representative of the dominant species naturally found on the site Where appropriate, the FME retains ecosystem components required for the maintenance or enhancement of harvested NTFPs. NTFPs may include the following examples: Mushrooms: dead wood is retained for fungal growth; a percentage of sexually mature individuals is retained on each harvest site. Plant parts: a percentage of reproductive plant parts, both male and female, is retained on each harvest site in natural distribution on the plant and the harvest site; the removal of branches or bark minimizes damage to the selected plant; where the harvesting of a whole plant is required, a percentage of sexually mature individuals, seeds or other reproductive plant parts is retained at each harvest site that secures regeneration; where fruits or nuts are harvested, measures are taken as necessary to ensure that habitat conditions required for their regeneration are maintained/ enhanced national and local laws on the harvesting of fauna are respected; FME participates in efforts to maintain habitat elements required for populations of harvested fauna. 6.3.7. The FME shall implement retention guidelines developed for 6.3.6 in even-aged, salvage harvests, and other management systems. Note: Although 6.3.6 may set some minimum retention requirements, retention guidelines may vary depending on the sivicultural and/or management system(s) employed. 6.3.8. The FME assesses the risk of, prioritizes, and, as warranted, develops and Note: When the FME can demonstrate evidence (i.e., in the or testimony of expert distributed
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