Transcript What to know

FOREST PRACTICES 222
An Introductory Short (Very Short) Course
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
[email protected]
Forest Practices 76.09
Forest 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
Forest Practices 222-16
The Forest Practice
Application/Notification
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!!
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.
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 timeframe.
• Applications are valid for 2 years, can request a
multi-year permit for up to five years.
Required Maps
• www.dnr.wa.gov/
forestpractices
• FPA forms
• Mapping web site
– Activity map
– Site Class Map
RMZ
Operational boundaries
Stream ID
Landings
Legal on map must match #5
Haul Route Must Be Identified on Map(s).
Forest Practices 222-20
General 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.
Cover Page
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Landowner
Timber Owner
Operator
E-Mail Addresses
Timber Tax Reporting # (From DOR)
Legal Description
Signatures
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.
Road Maintenance
and Abandonment Plans
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)
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
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
You May have Fish Passage Barriers IF:
 Outfall drop >.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
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.
T & E Species
• Definition: All species
of wildlife listed as
“threatened” or
“endangered” by US
SIC and all species
designated as
“threatened” or
“endangered” by
WDFW.
• 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
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
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.
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.
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.
Forest and Fish RMZ
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.
Type 5 Waters
Streams with seasonal flow
30 foot equipment limitation zone
Fall away
Yard away
No leave tree requirements
Forest Practices 222-34
Reforestation
• 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
Family Forest Programs
ALTERNATE PLANS
FREP
COMPENSATION
 50% of the QUALIFYING TIMBER Stumpage Value
 50 year easement, landowner retains all control of the
land. Can not harvest the timber
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.
–
–
–
–
< 500mbf = $8,000
500mbf – 999mbf = $16,000
1mm – 1.499mmbf = $24,000
>1.5mmbf = $32,000
What, How, Where ?
What, How, Where ?
• Region SFLO Specialist
Or a Consultant
What, How, Where ?
• Local Forest Practices Forester
What, How, Where ?
• Region Stewardship Specialist
Or a Consultant
What, How, Where ?
Web Sites
• www.ext.nrs.wsu.edu
• www.dnr.wa.gov/forestpractices
• www.dnr.wa.gov/sflo
THANK
YOU!
QUESTIONS
????