Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE)
Chapter 25 - STANDARDS FOR PLACING WOOD INTO STREAM CHANNELS TO ENHANCE COLD WATER FISHERIES HABITAT
Section 669-25-5 - DESIGINATED STREAM REACHES

A. Designating Reaches

Wood addition treatments completed under this rule may only take place in designated reaches. To be considered a designated reach, a DIFW or DMR biologist must have identified the stream reach as lacking desirable habitat features and as being suitable for wood addition treatment. Once designated, reaches remain designated for 4 years. If treatment is not undertaken in 4 years, the biologist must renew the designation before treatment can occur.

B. Plan Requirement

To be considered a designated reach a treatment plan must have been prepared by a DIFW or DMR biologist or their designee for that reach. The treatment detailed in the plan must be consistent with the standards in this rule. The plan must be mutually agreed upon and signed by the DIFW or DMR and the landowner or their agent and is intended to aid the forester implementing the treatment. The plan will include the beginning and ending coordinates of the treatment area, the number of pieces of wood to add and the average stream width. The biologist may also mark trees to be felled, but this is not required. The treatment detailed in the plan must be consistent with the standards in this rule.

C. List of designated reaches

The MFS will maintain a list of designated reaches.