FOREST PRACTICES 222

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FOREST PRACTICES 222

• An Introductory Short (Very Short) Course

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Small Forest Landowner Office
Boyd Norton Small Forest Landowner
Specialist Northwest Region / King County Voice
Mail 1-866-252-2766 Box 5261 Cell
360-708-6381 Office 360-856-3500 boyd.norton_at_wadn
r.gov
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Forest Practices 76.09Forest and Fish Rule
Objectives

• Compliance with Endangered Species Act.
• Compliance with Clean Water Act.
• Harvestable fish runs.
• Viable forest products industry.
• Potential acceptance as a programmatic HCP for 50
  years

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Forest Practices 222-16The Forest Practice
Application/Notification

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Class 1 FP No Written Permit

• Danger trees
• Non-forest land-- within 1 1/2 tree height of
  habitable buildings, review by FP Forester
• May need county permits
• Must follow all F.P. Rules
• Harvest less than 5000 B.F. for your own use

• Silvicultural practices
• Road maintenance (no water)
• Construct 600 feet of road (no water)
• Ground application of chemicals, Aerial on less
  than 40 acres (no water)
• Harvest on 2 acre parcel or less

When In Doubt Call!!
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Approved FP Application

• Forest Practice Applications/notifications (Class
  II, III, IV Special), requiring a moratorium -
  70.00
• Forest Practice Applications for Conversion
  activities (Class IV General) - 500.00
• Forest Practice Applications on Lands Platted no
  conversion planned (Class IV General) - 50.00
• Note Some counties have jurisdictional
  authority over Class IV Generals, contact Region
  Office for information.

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The Process

• After the complete application/notification is
  received by the Department you can expect a
  timeframe of 5-45 days before you may begin
  operating.
• Notification will be sent to you via priority
  mail or e-mail of the assigned number and
  expected time-frame.
• Applications are valid for 2 years, can request a
  multi-year permit for up to five years.

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Required Maps

• www.dnr.wa.gov/
• forestpractices
• FPA forms

• Mapping web site
• Activity map
• Site Class Map

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Haul Route Must Be Identified on Map(s).
Operational boundaries
RMZ
Stream ID

• Landings

Legal on map must match 5
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Forest Practices 222-20General Questions

• All Questions that apply must be answered.
• If the answer is Yes then follow the
  directions and fill out the appropriate Section.
• You should be able to answer most questions.
  Contact SFLO Region Specialist if you need
  assistance.

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Cover Page

• Landowner
• Timber Owner
• Operator
• E-Mail Addresses
• Timber Tax Reporting (From DOR)
• Legal Description
• Signatures

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Forest Practices 222-24 FOREST ROADS

• Provide for fish passage at all life stages
• Provide for the passage of some woody debris
• Meet current water quality standards
• Provide for better control of road related
  sediments
• Better stream bank stability protection and
• Meet current Best Management Practices,
  Section 3, FPBM.

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Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plans
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WHO

• All Forest Landowners
• The rules are different for landowners who own
  less than 80 acres and their block of forest
  land is less than 20 contiguous acres. Exempt
  (RMAP Brochure )
• Who harvest less than 2MMBF of timber in a
  calendar year. On average for the past three
  years. (SFL RMAP Checklist, Brochure)
• Who are industrial landowners. (RMAP)

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Information needed for SFL Checklist RMAP

• Map with legal description
• Ownership map showing road system included in
  the checklist
• Orphaned Roads
• Water or wetlands within 200 of any road
• Legend (do not color code maps)
• County assessor parcel number(s)
• Application for FFFPB Evaluation

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Fish Passage Barriers

• ALL Must be Replaced, Removed, or Repaired by
  2016.
• On all forest land regardless of ownership
• A FPA may not be approved if the landowner dose
  not agree to remove the blockage on their own or
  chooses not to enroll in a state led cost share
  program
• At the landowners expense, Except
• Small Forest landowners can enroll in a state led
  cost share program

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You May have Fish Passage Barriers IF

• Outfall drop gt.8 feet
• Critical Water Velocity
• Culvert not berried in the stream bed
• Installed prior to 2001
• Stream bank full width greater than 2
• Culvert diameter is less than 1.5 times the BFW
• Stream gradient less than 16
• Other limiting factors

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Forest Practices 222-30 Timber Harvest
Section

• All Questions must be answered for Harvest.
• Wildlife Reserve Tree and Green Recruitment Tree
  requirements must be addressed as clumped or
  other.
• Reforestation must be addressed.
• Timber Harvest Boundaries must be addressed and
  MARKED on the ground.

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T E Species

• WAC-222-16-080
• Chinook Salmon
• Bull Trout
• These two cover all Salmonids
• Bald Eagle
• Needs a Management Plan from WDFW
• Owners of less than 500 acres
• Marbled Murrelet
• only habitat if known site
• Spotted Owl
• only where within o.7 miles of a known site

• Definition All species of wildlife listed as
  threatened or endangered by US SIC and all
  species designated as threatened or
  endangered by WDFW.

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Wetland Section

• Fill this out only if there are typed wetlands
  that exist within or adjacent to your proposal.
• Address any work to be done in a wetland or
  wetland management zone.
• Identify wetlands on map and address marking
  requirements.
• WMZ Requirements wac-222-20-020

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Water Type Section

• This Section is to be filled out if there are ANY
  Type 4, 5 or unmapped and untyped waters within
  130 feet (horizontal distance) of your proposed
  operation.
• Field verification is required.

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Riparian Harvest Section

• If any operations are within 200 feet of Type 1-3
  waters, then you must provide a site class map
  and RMZ width calculations.
• See Appendix A of the Instructions to determine
  RMZ widths.

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Small Landowner Riparian Exemption Section

• This can only be used if
• You own less than 80 acres of forest land in the
  State, and
• Your proposal is on a total ownership (tax
  parcel) of 20 contiguous acres or less.
• RMZ rules in effect as of 1/1/99, plus 15
• RMZ Wac222-30-21 thru 222-30-23
• You are not eligible for the Forest Riparian
  Easement Program.

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Forest and Fish RMZ
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Type 4 Water
Non-Fish bearing streams with perennial flow

• A minimum of 50 of the riparian zone will be
  buffered by a 50 foot no cut buffer.
• The first 500 feet above the fish bearing
  junction must be entirely buffered with a 50 foot
  no cut buffer.
• All sensitive areas must be protected. Including
  seeps, springs, and perennial initiation points.

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Type 5 Waters
Streams with seasonal flow

• 30 foot equipment limitation zone
• Fall away
• Yard away
• No leave tree requirements

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Forest Practices 222-34Reforestation

• Wac 222-34
• Provide a natural regen. plan
• 190 seedlings/ac. Survive 1 growing season
• 100 well distributed saplings or merchantable
  trees/ac.
• Control competing vegetation

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Family Forest Programs
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ALTERNATE PLANS
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FREPCOMPENSATION

• 50 of the QUALIFYING TIMBER Stumpage Value
• 50 year easement, landowner retains all control
  of the land. Can not harvest the timber

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FFFPP

• LO pays lesser of 25 or 5,000 per barrier. May
  be in-kind services.
• 100 cost share if installed by past FPA/HPA.
• 100 cost share if no FPA since 5/03.
• 100 cost share with no FPA until Priority.
• Amount paid by LO in a calendar year set by the
  average harvest volume for past 3 years.
• lt 500mbf 8,000
• 500mbf 999mbf 16,000
• 1mm 1.499mmbf 24,000
• gt1.5mmbf 32,000

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What, How, Where ?
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What, How, Where ?

• Region SFLO Specialist
• Or a Consultant

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What, How, Where ?

• Local Forest Practices Forester

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What, How, Where ?

• Region Stewardship Specialist
• Or a Consultant

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What, How, Where ?

• Web Sites
• www.ext.nrs.wsu.edu
• www.dnr.wa.gov/forestpractices
• www.dnr.wa.gov/sflo

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QUESTIONS ????
THANK YOU!