Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl - DRAFT

Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl - DRAFT Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl - DRAFT

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Table of Contents1. Summary of Literature Review and Experience . ........................ 485A. Stand Structure and Owl Habitat .................................................. 486B. Producing Stand Structure for Northern Spotted Owls .................... 486II. Review of Natural Vegetation and Stand Development -History of Forest Management ...................................................... 492A. Coastal Forests and Western Cascades of Oregon and Washington .4921. Natural Forest Development .................................................... 4922. Forest Management and Stand Development ........................... 493B. Northern California and Southwestern Oregon ............................... 4941. Natural Forest Development .................................................... 4942. Forest Management and Stand Development ........................... 495C. East Cascades of Oregon and Washington ..................................... 495III. Stand Development and Management . ............................... 496A. Stand Manipulation and Thinning ................................................. 496B. Understory Vegetation and Advanced Regeneration ........................ 500C. Fertilization ...................................................... 501D. Historical Stand Management Practices ........................................ 501E. Stand Simulators and Growth Models ........................................... 502IV. Examples of Silviculture Prescriptions . ............................... 502A. Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock Stands ...................................... 503B. Douglas-fir from Oregon Coast Range ............................................ 503C. Redood and Mixed Conifer from Northwestern California ............... 508D. Douglas-fir and Tanoak from Southwestern Oregon ....................... 510E. Uneven-age Management in MixedConifer Forests in Northern California ........................................... 510F. Multilayer/Mixed Species East Side Cascades ................................ 513Summary ...................................................... 518Literature Cited ...................................................... 519483

Table of Contents1. Summary of Literature Review and Experience . ........................ 485A. Stand Structure and <strong>Owl</strong> Habitat .................................................. 486B. Producing Stand Structure <strong>for</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Spotted</strong> <strong>Owl</strong>s .................... 486II. Review of Natural Vegetation and Stand Development -History of Forest Management ...................................................... 492A. Coastal Forests and Western Cascades of Oregon and Washington .4921. Natural Forest Development .................................................... 4922. Forest Management and Stand Development ........................... 493B. Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Cali<strong>for</strong>nia and Southwestern Oregon ............................... 4941. Natural Forest Development .................................................... 4942. Forest Management and Stand Development ........................... 495C. East Cascades of Oregon and Washington ..................................... 495III. Stand Development and Management . ............................... 496A. Stand Manipulation and Thinning ................................................. 496B. Understory Vegetation and Advanced Regeneration ........................ 500C. Fertilization ...................................................... 501D. Historical Stand Management Practices ........................................ 501E. Stand Simulators and Growth Models ........................................... 502IV. Examples of Silviculture Prescriptions . ............................... 502A. Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock Stands ...................................... 503B. Douglas-fir from Oregon Coast Range ............................................ 503C. Redood and Mixed Conifer from Northwestern Cali<strong>for</strong>nia ............... 508D. Douglas-fir and Tanoak from Southwestern Oregon ....................... 510E. Uneven-age Management in MixedConifer Forests in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Cali<strong>for</strong>nia ........................................... 510F. Multilayer/Mixed Species East Side Cascades ................................ 513Summary ...................................................... 518Literature Cited ...................................................... 519483

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