Exhibit N-Resource Management Plans Used by SF.pdf

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS USED BY

THE STATE FORESTS PROGRAM

The State Forest Program develops a variety of plans for managing the forests to achieve the greatest permanent value. A limited review of the statues, rules, policies, and plans related to State Forests has revealed approximately 22 kinds of plans that the program is committed to developing. The State Forests Program Plan Catalog is a list of the plans and key administrative requirements. The catalog groups the individual kinds of plans into the following types.

Forest Management Plans

• Long range plans that identify the vision, goals, and strategies for the management of State Forests on one or more districts.

• Adopted by the Board of Forestry as administrative rule after an extensive public involvement process

• Habitat Conservation Plans may be adopted to support a Forest Management Plan

• Four plans cover all lands management by the State Forest Program: Northwest

Oregon State Forest Management Plan, Southwest Oregon State Forest Management Plan, Elliot State Forest Management Plan, and Eastern Region Long-Range Forest Management Plan

Comprehensive District Plans

• These plans address all resources on a specific district and identify specific objectives to be accomplished in a time period (generally one to ten years)

• District Implementation Plans:

o Required by Forest Management Plans and approved by the State Forester after a 90 day public comment period (except for Klamath-Lake district) o Must be revised at least every ten years; may be revised more often o Describes the current condition for various resources on the district o Identifies a landscape vision through the Desired Future Condition of stand structures o Sets annual objectives for activities such as harvesting, reforestation and young stand management, recreation, and road maintenance

• Annual Operation Plans:

o Approved by the District Forester after a 45 day public comment period o Identifies specific activities to be accomplish each fiscal year

Resource Plans

• These plans address a specific resource on individual districts or forests in greater detail than contained in an implementation plan and covering a longer time frame than an Annual Operations Plan

• Approval authority of these plans range from district forester to the State Forester

• These plans vary in life span, and may require a public comment period.

• Two examples of Resource Plans – o Land Exchange Plans – These plans are required for all districts by administrative rule (629-033-0015). They are reviewed with the BOF and approved by the State Forester. They address the land base as a resource.

o Transportation Plans – These Plans are required for all districts under the NW and SW Forest Management Plans. The goal is to complete these plans by 2011.

Activity Plans

• These are very short term plans for accomplishing a management activity, such as an herbicide application. Distribution and use of these plans is generally limited to those who plan and accomplish the activity.

• These plans may not need the formal approval of the District Forester (or anyone else) and generally do not require public comment.

• The planning for T&E Surveys and the SLI contract has not been included in the Catalog, because they do not result in a formal document. However, they could be added to the Activity Plan section, because they are a significant planning workload each year.

Site Plans

• These plans are for specific sites that can be highly variable in nature.

• These plans may not need the formal approval of the District Forester (or anyone else) and generally do not require public comment.

• There are three types of Site Plans – o Resource Site Plans – these plans may be required for the protection of specific resources, such as bald eagle nest site.

o Operation Plans – these plans are developed to guide the silvicultural practice on a specific portion of state forests, generally 20 to 400 acres in size.

o Facility Plans – these plans guide the development of structures (building, etc.) on state forest lands. They are most often related to developing recreation facilities, but may be used for other facilities. Facility Plans are generally required by the county agency that issues building permits, rather than ODF plans or rules. Facility Plans are not listed in the catalog.

Strategic Plans

• These plans address specific issues at the program level, because the issue impacts multiple districts.

• These plans generally contain policy, procedures, and guidance, rather than specific numerical objectives.

• The State Forest Strategic Plan has not been included in the catalog, because it is a plan for managing the State Forests Program, rather than the forests.