Wisconsin's Forestland Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines

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Example of a Forested Seep. Information for managing sensitive sites is contained in a number of sources, including the WI DNR’s Wildlife Action Plan, Ecological Landscapes Handbook, Silviculture Handbook, and Old Growth Handbook. Many properties have management plans that also contain guidance for sensitive sites, including High Conservation Value Forests. See Appendix A for additional resources. Developing site-level management strategies for rare species or High Conservation Value Forests can involve many factors, including site characteristics such as the context of the area within the surrounding landscape. If management strategies cannot be found from existing sources, or if it is unclear how they apply to a particular species or site, a specialist should be consulted. Specialists are on the staff of public agencies such as WI DNR and USFS as well as county governments; there are other specialists who work as private consultants. 26 Sarah Herrick, WI DNR
Guideline 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: Retain at least 5% of area in unsalvaged (no harvest) patches at least 0.1acres 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 Figure 3-4. This photo shows a portion of the damage wreaked by a tornado that crossed northeastern Wisconsin in 2007. On large ownerships where salvage sales are taking place, 5% of the area should remain unsalvaged. USFS 27
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 14 and 15: • Communities demonstrating excep
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
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Page 36 and 37: Background and Implementation Notes
Page 38 and 39: Guideline 5.B ➠Do not harvest fi
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Page 42 and 43: Figure 4-4. When using prescribed f
Page 44 and 45: Handbooks and Other Guidance Silvic
Page 46 and 47: Soils and Mapping Web Soil Survey -
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