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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. x x x x x x 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. x x x x x x x x 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 x x x x 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. Chapter 2 – Alternatives Page 2-12 x
Final Environmental Impact Statement Rio de los Pinos Vegetation Management Project WILDLIFE AND TES RESOURCES- MONITORING Objective: To ensure that Forest Plan standards and guidelines and project specific wildlife design criteria are being properly implemented. This monitoring includes project design criteria and Forest Plan objectives for TES and MIS. Method: Implementation and effectiveness monitoring during and after treatment activities will be performed by the Forest Service. Action: Ensure that the project design criteria are understood and properly incorporated into the timber sale contracts. Wildlife Biologists/Foresters will work closely with the Timber Sale Administrator to ensure that the contract provisions are understood and being properly implemented. Objective: To determine the presence of wildlife TES. Method: The Forest Service will survey sale areas during timber sale preparation activities to identify nest and den sites for TES/MIS during implementation of timber sales. Action: If species or sites are found they will be protected as indicated in the Forest Plan and project design criteria with consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as necessary. Objective: To assess actual incidental damage to dense horizontal cover resulting from management activities. Method: Revisit coverboard plots to measure post-harvest affects to the developed understory. Action: If damage to the developed understory is substantially (+/-20%) different than the 30% being estimated, the impacts to lynx habitat would be re-evaluated in an addendum to the Biological Assessment. RANGE RESOURCES- MONITORING Objective: To ensure that range project design criteria are effective. Method: Perform site inspections during and after the project is complete to ensure livestock are not impacting regeneration within the project area. Chapter 2 – Alternatives Page 2-13
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