Klamath Falls Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan
Klamath Falls Record of Decision
Klamath Falls District Resource Management Plan Table of Contents:
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Table 6. Forest Condition Restoration Treatments.
| Forest Condition Restoration Treatment |
Acres Proposed for Annual Treatment |
Potential Benefits |
Potential By-Products1 |
| Restoration Thinning | East - 100 West - 240 |
- increased stand
vigor - reduced tree mortality - reduce stocking to site capacity. - control of species composition and structure - reduced susceptibility to insect and disease attack and spread |
Timber, chips |
| Understory Reduction | East - 50 West - 50 |
- increased
overstory vigor - reduction in large overstory mortality. - control of species composition and structure. - reduced fuel hazard by reducing ladder fuels |
Timber, chips |
| Restoration Underburning2 | East - Up to 3,000 West - Up to 1,000 |
- increased
overstory vigor - reduction in large overstory mortality. - control of species composition and structure. - reintroduction of fire as a natural ecosystem component - plant community restoration. |
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| Plant Community Restoration | East - 25 West - 15 |
- establishment and
maintenance of desired species (including herbs,
grasses and shrubs). - prevention of the introduction of noxious weeds. |
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| Restoration Fertilization | East - 50 West - 140 |
- minimization of
thinning shock after restoration thinning. - increased stand vigor - reduced susceptibility to insect attack. |
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1 Some potential exists for all treatements (except restoration fertilization) for by-products.
2 Does not include acres to be underburned for fuel hazard reduction.
