Final Environmental Impact Statement Rio de los Pinos Vegetation ...

Final Environmental Impact Statement Rio de los Pinos Vegetation Management Project
Operate heavy equipment for land treatments only when soils are dry, soil moisture is below
the plastic limit, or protected by at least 1 foot of packed snow or 2 inches of frozen soil.
Wet weather operations shall be monitored and if soils become excessively wet (as defined
in the Forest Plan as exceeding the plastic limit), then operations will be suspended until
such time as soils become operable again.
Any minor wet areas and small mass movement areas would be avoided during harvest or
road building operations.
Skid trail spacing would be approximately 100 feet apart, allowing for topographic variation
and skid trail convergence.
Subsoiling, or comparable reclamation measures, will be used where soil impacts are found
to exceed Forest Plan standards. Subsoiled area would be planted to trees or native grass
species for long-term soil health and forest health.
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Table 2.5-7. Recreation Resources 2 3
Notify the public of logging activity through media such as local newspapers and the Forest
website.
Logging operations will not be permitted from December 15 to April 1 to reduce potential
conflicts with winter recreation activities.
Post caution signs at key intersections along the haul route to alert the public to logging
traffic. Post a sign for trail users traveling in to the sale area from the Wilderness.
Trailhead Parking areas will be designated by the FS within the sale areas during the life of
the timber sale contract(s) according to safety conditions.
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Table 2.5-8. Scenic Resources 2 3
In harvest units 4 and 5 leave 38-40 trees per acre live or dead, 8” DBH and larger. Also
implement small patch cuts that connect to or mimic natural openings.
In harvest units 2 and 3 leave 48-50 trees per acre live or dead, 8” DBH and larger. Also
implement small patch cuts that connect to or mimic natural openings.
In harvest unit 1 leave 58-60 trees per acre live or dead, 8” DBH and larger. Also
implement small patch cuts that connect to or mimic natural openings.
2.6 Monitoring Measures
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Monitoring is gathering information, observing processes, and examining the results of
management activities to provide a basis for evaluation. Monitoring is done at both the project
and Forest Plan level. The Rio de los Pinos Vegetative Management Project contains project
specific monitoring. It also includes Forest Plan monitoring and evaluation items where
appropriate. Monitoring in the Rio de los Pinos Vegetative Management Project includes
implementation monitoring and evaluation to guarantee that standards and guidelines are being
incorporated during the project activities, as well as effectiveness monitoring and evaluation to
determine whether objectives of the project are being met. Below are monitoring measures that
will be incorporated into this project.
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