careful logging – clearcuts regeneration, residual trees concerns significance what are the...
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Careful Logging – Clearcuts
Regeneration, Residual Trees
Concerns Significance What are the Standards? How am I assessed? BMP’s
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Regeneration, Residual Trees
Concerns Stem, branch and root damage – decay,
reduced growth, mortality Cutting/skidding-Destruction of
regeneration Skid trail coverage-reduced growth,
mortality
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Leads to growth loss, rot
Future volume and quality loss
Stem / Root Injuries
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Long-term consequences: slow growth, rot
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Root damage leading to:
Blowdown
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And dieback
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Standards: Meet the regeneration standards: Free to
grow, 40% stocking target to be considered a regenerated site
Maximize retention of advanced growth Soil/site protection will enhance natural
seeding Maximize leave strips
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Regeneration, residual trees
Maximize retention of established regeneration
This example: poor retention of established regeneration
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Maximum regeneration retention
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Standards:
Skid Trail Coverage Maximize leave strips
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Mortality is linked to the proximity of a stem to the skid trail
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BMP’s: consider impacts / BMP’s at each stage
Planning Felling Skidding
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BMP’s: Planning conditions / concerns in AWS – be aware identify important features on maps, aerial
photos, and in the field walk the block - know boundaries, water
bodies, stream locations and AOC’s on site, flag new trail and landing locations
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BMP’s: Planning Think about how you will close off the
operation when doneRoad decommissioning?Culvert removal?Water bars in areas of potential
erosion?
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BMP’s: Planning-skid trails can old trails be re-used / upgraded?
Relocate if trail: goes into an AOC unnecessarily poorly placed / unnecessary water
crossings poor drainage unstable soils, can’t be improved
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BMP’s: Planning-Skid trails
Determine the skid trail pattern and mark a tentative layout before starting the job
Walk the block first, don’t plan trails from the back of the skidder