11.Attachment4_WildlifeRetention.pdf
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This document outlines a federal contract opportunity for stewardship services on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Oregon. The contractor will be responsible for completing all on-the-ground forest restoration treatment and timber removal activities across the project area by December 2030. Key activities include layout of treatment units, designation of wildlife retention areas, timber cruising, road maintenance and reconstruction, and performance of timber removal and service work. Total treatment acres and timber quantities are unknown at this time. The contract will be awarded on a best value basis as a firm-fixed price commercial services agreement by the USDA Forest Service.
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Go Big G to Z IRSC Fremont-Winema National Forest
Page 1 of 1 Chiloquin Ranger District
Attachment 4- Wildlife Retention Layout
End Result: 15 to 20% (excluding aspen stands and non- dispersal plantation subdivisions) of Timber
Treatment area will have suitable (as defined in Attachment 3 -BluemileFinalDM”) wildlife retentions identified through-out.
Project Description: Traverse subdivisions to find quality wildlife retentions. Provide GIS data and a map to Forest Service that identifies wildlife retentions.
1. Retentions will vary in size from approximately .5 to 5 acres, with a preferable median size of 2.5 acres.
2. Spacing between retentions would be varied and uneven.
3. Retentions will not be placed along subdivision boundaries, unless the boundary is:
a. Private boundary
b. Natural openings, such as meadows, scab flats, and previous treatments.
4. If flagged know cultural sites meet wildlife retention criteria, these areas may count towards % of retention area required.
Wildlife Retention Criteria (in order of priority):
1. Patches of denser forest (multi-layered preferred).
2. Green trees with damage/cull trees/mistletoe.
3. Concentrations of snags or woody debris.
4. Understory Douglas-fir/cedar/pine reproduction, but not dense white fir or lodgepole pine.
5. Special habitat features, such as:
a. rock outcrops and seeps
b. rock outcrops used by wildlife will receive a 200-foot vegetative buffer protection zone
i. foot travel will be discouraged in layout and implementation plans to protect bat and other species habitat from disturbance.
6. Patches of hardwood trees/large shrubs such as serviceberry, willow, plum, cherry, or aspen.
7. Cool, shaded microhabitats.
8. Patches of regeneration.
9. Individual clumps of trees (typically larger ponderosa pine) of varying sizes.
10. Areas with high plant species diversity.
11. Areas with dense understory providing big game hiding cover.
12. Areas of sensitive soils, steep slopes, and other areas that need resource protection may be used as retention patches.
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