Wisconsin's Forestland Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines

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• Communities demonstrating exceptional composition or structure, and sensitive sites (those not listed as WNHI EO or HCVF), including: Relict forests, old-growth forests, old forests, large bogs, vernal pools, seeps, cliffs, rock outcrops, ravines, and caves • Follow management strategies to protect and conserve species of greatest conservation need and sensitive ecosystems. Limit, to the extent possible, the establishment of landings and roads in these areas. Consult specialists, management guides, and databases to assess occurrence, habitat requirements, community characteristics, potential impacts of proposed management activities, and management alternatives and recommendations. ✔ Specialists are those who have in-depth knowledge regarding conservation and management of the species or ecosystem of concern, and may include wildlife biologist, conservation biologist, community ecologist, and forest ecologist. 2.B➠ For complete salvage operations, following severe disturbance (e.g. crown fi re or complete blowdown), implemented on areas >10 acres under one ownership, that include the harvest of fi ne woody material: 10 Retain at least 5% of area in unsalvaged (no harvest) patches at least 0.1 acres in size. These should include large diameter reserve trees, mast trees, cavity trees, snags, and down coarse woody debris if present. Exceptions: ✔ Retention is deemed a threat to human health and safety ✔ Retention would interfere with effective sanitation methods to control pathogen outbreaks
3.B➠ Do not harvest fi ne woody material on shallow soils where bedrock is within 20 inches of the surface. Areas with shallow soils are identifi ed by using soil survey maps produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A list of soil map units appears in Appendix D. See the Web Soil Survey for soil maps: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ 4.B➠ Do not harvest fi ne woody material on dry nutrient-poor sandy soils. Dry nutrient-poor sandy soils are components of soil map units that meet certain criteria, such as low clay content. See Appendix D for a complete list of criteria. Areas with dry nutrient-poor sandy soils are identifi ed by using soil survey maps produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A list of soil map units appears in Appendix D. See the Web Soil Survey for soil maps: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda. gov/app/ ✔ Exception: Jack pine stands may be harvested for woody biomass at rotations of 40 years or longer. 5.B➠ Do not harvest fi ne woody material on soils classifi ed as dysic Histosols. These are wetland soils with at least 16 inches of organic material that are nutrient-poor with a low pH. Areas with dysic Histosols are identifi ed by using soil survey maps produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A list of soil map units appears in Appendix D. See the Web Soil Survey for soil maps: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ 11
Page 2 and 3: Authors: Sarah Herrick, Joe Kovach,
Page 4 and 5: These guidelines are the result of
Page 6 and 7: Preface Wisconsin’s Forestland Wo
Page 8 and 9: Traditional timber harvests have ge
Page 10 and 11: Figure 1-4. Fine woody material is
Page 12 and 13: Fisher Eunice Padley, WI DNR R. A.
Page 16 and 17: Figure 2-1. Pre-existing coarse woo
Page 18 and 19: In some instances, it may be necess
Page 20 and 21: Figure 2-5. Woody material left on
Page 22 and 23: Guideline 3.A ➠Do not remove the
Page 24 and 25: Reminder: For tree and snag retenti
Page 26 and 27: Chapter 3 Background and Implementa
Page 28 and 29: Follow management strategies to pro
Page 30 and 31: Example of a Forested Seep. Informa
Page 32 and 33: Figure 3-5. Where a sanitation harv
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Page 36 and 37: Background and Implementation Notes
Page 38 and 39: Guideline 5.B ➠Do not harvest fi
Page 40 and 41: Chapter 4 Application and Modifi ca
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Page 46 and 47: Soils and Mapping Web Soil Survey -
Page 48 and 49: Federally listed Species: Species f
Page 50 and 51: Relict Forest: Forests which appear
Page 52 and 53: Wildlife: All non-domesticated anim
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Wisconsin's Forestland Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines

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