Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) On an ownership of 160 acres, or a
quarter ( 1/4) section or less of Timberland, a modified timber harvest Plan
may be filed by a Plan submitter, providing that the following conditions and
mitigations are met:
(1) No more than 70% of
any existing tree Canopy layer is to be harvested on parcels 40 acres or less,
and not more than 50% on parcels 41-160 acres or a quarter ( 1/4) section. The
Canopy retained shall be well distributed over the Harvest Area. Not more than
10% of the THP area shall be harvested under the rehabilitation method. A
sample area must be marked before submission of the THP. The sample area shall
include at least 10% of the area which is representative of the range of
conditions present in the area.
(2)
Clearcutting and shelterwood removal, as defined in
14 CCR
§§
913.1(b) and
(d) [933.1(b) and (d), and 953.1(b) and (d)]
shall not be used, except for legally deeded right-of-ways or easements for
utility purposes which are documented in the Plan by the RPF by reference to
specific deeds or surveys.
(3)
Stocking Standards, specific to the silvicultural method selected must be met
immediately after harvesting operations are completed.
(4) No heavy equipment operations on slopes
greater than 50%, or on areas with high or extreme Erosion Hazard Ratings,
except where explained and justified how the protection provided by the
proposed practice complies with
14 CCR
§
914 [934, 954].
(5) No construction of new skid trails on
slopes over 50%. Construction of new skid trails on slopes greater than 40% and
less than 50% shall not exceed 100 feet. The proposed location of such skid
trails shall be clearly depicted on the THP map and flagged or otherwise
identified on the ground by the RPF or Supervised Designee prior to the start
of operations.
(6) Timber
Operations within Special Treatment Areas shall be limited to log hauling on
existing Logging Roads and/or other operations consistent with the intent and
purpose of the Special Treatment Area as approved by the Director.
(7) No Timber Operations shall occur on Slide
Areas or Unstable Areas except for use and maintenance of existing Logging
Roads and Landings that do not require reconstruction.
(8) Where the THP area is 100 acres or less,
new Logging Road construction shall not exceed a total of 600 feet and Logging
Road construction and reconstruction combined shall not exceed a total of 1,000
feet. Where a THP area is greater than 100 acres, new Logging Road construction
shall not exceed a total of 960 feet, and Logging Road construction and
reconstruction combined shall not exceed a total of 1,600 feet.
(9) No heavy equipment operations shall occur
within a Watercourse or lake protection zone or Wet Meadows and Other Wet
Areas, except as follows:
(A) For maintenance
of existing Logging Roads, Drainage Facilities or structures, or
(B) For logging and tractor road Watercourse
crossing construction or reconstruction approved by the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) through notification required pursuant to F&GC
§
1602.
(10) No Listed Species will be directly or
indirectly adversely impacted by proposed Timber Operations. For Timber
Operations which potentially could adversely affect a State-Listed Species or
the habitat of the Species, the consultation process with CDFW pursuant to
F&GC shall be completed prior to Plan approval.
(11) Timber harvesting is only allowed in the
WLPZ if:
1) sanitation-salvage harvesting is
the only Silvicultural System to be used in the WLPZ and it must be in
compliance with
14 CCR
§
916.4 [936.4, 956.4] (b); or
2) if harvesting removes no more than 30% of
any existing Canopy layer. Harvesting under 2) above shall not occur again in
the WLPZ for a 10-year period following completion of the
THP.
(12) No heavy
equipment operations shall occur within potentially significant archaeological
sites identified pursuant to the criteria for a Significant Archaeological or
Historical Site listed in
14 CCR
§
895.1. Directional felling and tree
removal by end-lining and Cable Yarding may be approved upon the Director's
determination that such operations will not adversely affect an identified
archaeological site.
(13) No
alternatives, exceptions, or in-lieu practices allowed for Watercourse or Lake
protection measures, standard Logging Road and Landing widths, or Erosion
Control measures, except for use of existing Logging Roads within WLPZ after
compliance with examination, evaluation, and mitigation(s) per
14 CCR
§
916.4(a) [936.4(a),
956.4(a)].
(14) Winter Period
Timber Operations except as conditioned by the Director to avoid potential
significant Cumulative Impacts shall be in accordance with
14 CCR
§§
914.7 (a) and
(b) [934.7(a) and (b), 954.7(a) and
(b)].
(15) Harvesting will not
reduce the amount of the Timberland occupied by Late Succession Forest Stands
currently greater than or equal to 5 acres in size.
(16) In addition to (1) - (15) all other
Rules of the Board shall apply to operations specified in this
section.
1. New
section filed 7-6-93; operative 7-6-93 pursuant to Government Code section
11346.2(d)
(Register 93, No. 28). For prior history, see Register 81, No. 1.
2.
Expired by its own terms on 7-6-94 (Register 95, No. 17).
3. New
section filed 4-28-95; operative 4-28-95 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 95, No. 17).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(12)-(13) and
amendment of NOTE filed 11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources
Code section
4554.5
(Register 97, No. 48).
5. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(1),
(a)(4)-(a)(10) and (a)(12)-(a)(14) filed 11-17-2014; operative 1-1-2015
pursuant to Public Resources Code section
4554.5
(Register 2014, No. 47).
6. Change without regulatory effect
amending subsection (a)(10) and NOTE filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
7. Change without regulatory
effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
8. Amendment of subsection
(a)(9) filed 7-29-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Public Resources Code
section
4554.5(a)
(Register 2022, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
4551,
4551.5,
4593,
21082
and
21086,
Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
4512,
4513,
4551,
4551.5,
4552,
4593,
21082,
21084
and
21086,
Public Resources Code.
