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Vestal Final Environmental Impact Statement Chapter 5 BMPs 196 (See "Best Management Practices.") Board Foot Timber measurement equaling the amount of wood contained in a board one-inch thick, 12-inches long, and 12-inches wide. Broadcast Burning A management ignited fire, allowed to burn under specific conditions (prescriptions) and within established boundaries to achieve some landmanagement objective. Browse Twigs, leaves and young shoots of trees and shrubs on which animals feed. Canopy The cover by vegetation and/or branches. Often but not always restricted to the tree layer or greater than six feet tall. Canopy Closure/Cover The percentage of the ground and/or sky covered by vegetation and/or branches. These are perceived from a human point of view perpendicular to flat ground. Canopy Fuels The live and dead foliage, live and dead branches, and lichen of trees and tall shrubs that lie above the surface fuels. (See also Available Canopy Fuel) Clearcut The harvesting (removal) in one cut of all trees in an area. The area harvested may be a patch (zero-to-ten acres), stand (not more than 40 acres), or strip. Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) Woody material greater than 3 inches in diameter, that is derived from tree limbs, boles, and roots (excluding stumps) in various stages of decay. Collector Road Serves smaller land areas than a Forest arterial road and is usually connected to a Forest arterial or public highway. Collects traffic from Forest local roads and/or terminal facilities. The location and standard are influenced by both long-term multi-resource service needs, as well as travel efficiency. May be operated for either constant or intermittent service depending on land use and resource management objectives for the area served by the facility. CMAI (See "Culmination Mean Annual Increment.”) Compaction The packing together of soil particles by forces exerted at the soil surface, resulting in increased soil density. Conifer A group of cone-bearing trees, mostly evergreen, such as the pine and spruce. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Vestal Final Environmental Impact Statement Chapter 5 An advisory council to the President established by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Cover Type The vegetative species that dominates a site. Cover types are named for one plant species or non-vegetated condition presently (not potentially) dominant, using canopy or foliage cover as the measure of dominance. Crown The upper part of a tree or other woody plant carrying the main branch system and foliage and surmounting at the crown base a more or less clean stem. Crown Fire Any fire that burns in canopy fuels. Crown Fire Hazard A physical situation (fuels, weather, and topography) with potential for causing harm or damage as a result of crown fire. Cubic Foot A unit of measure usually referring to wood volume (1 foot wide by 1 foot long by 1 foot thick). Culmination Mean Annual Increment (CMAI) The point at which a tree or stand achieves its greatest average growth, based on expected growth, according to the management systems and utilization standards assumed in the Forest Plan. Cultural Resources (See "Heritage Resources.”) Cumulative Effects Collective results of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions, regardless of which agency or person undertakes the actions. dbh (See "Diameter at Breast Height.”) Dead Fuels Fuels with no living tissue within which moisture content is governed almost entirely by solar radiation. Decision Documents Documents that provide the criteria and information used in the formulation and evaluation of alternatives and the preferred alternative. Design Criteria Management measures included in the design of a project to avoid or minimize potential resource impacts. Diameter at Breast Height (dbh) The diameter of a standing tree at a point 4 feet, 6 inches from ground level. Ecosystem 197
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