Summary

Description

The focus of the project was to inventory and map the natural communities and significant ecological resources of the study area, and to develop a longterm resource management plan for Crown Vantage lands that integrates silvicultural goals and needs with the conservation of wildlife habitat and other important ecological resources. The primary goals of this plan are to: 1 create and maintain balanced sizeclass distributions within each natural community to provide both a sustainable flow of timber products and a diversity of forest habitats, and 2 provide a high level of protection to aquatic and wetland habitats, uncommon natural communities, rare plants, and critical habitat features.