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DEPARTMENTOFFORESTRYSALMON,STEELHEADANDBULLTROUTRIPARIANRULES
PARCBoardMeetingNovember15,2017
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November2015
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April2017– BoardAdoptedRulechangesforstreamsideshadebuffersforsmallandmediumfishbearingstreamswithSalmon,Steelhead,orBullTrout-
AppliestoallnotificationsafterJuly1st,2017
DepartmentofForestrySalmon,SteelheadandBullTroutRiparianrulestraining
SIGNIFICANTRULECHANGES:DIVISION600: DEFINITIONS– DefinesSSBTStreams
DIVISION635: WATERPROTECTIONRULES:Purpose,Goals,ClassificationandRiparianManagementAreasAddstheSSBTClassificationprocess
DIVISION640: WaterProtectionRules:VegetationAlongStreams:DELETED
DIVISION642:WaterProtectionRules:VegetationAlongStreams:AddedtoreplaceDivision640,includesSSBT…
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• Board=BoardofForestry• EQC=EnvironmentalQualityCommission• FPA=ForestPracticesAct• ODFW=OregonDepartmentofFishandWildlife• RMA=RiparianManagementArea• SSBT=Salmon,Steelhead,or BullTroutstreams
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Acronyms
• “SSBT”meansastreamwithsalmon,steelheadorbulltroutpresentorotherwiseusedbysalmon,steelhead,orbulltroutatanytimeoftheyearasdeterminedbytheStateForester.
• TypeSSBTstreammeansasmallormediumstreamthatisclassifiedasaTypeFstreamandthathasSSBTuse.StreamsizesaredeterminedbytheStateForesterasdescribedinOAR629-635-0200(15)
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Definitions
• SalmonmeansanyofthefivesalmonspeciesthatexistinOregon. Thesespeciesare:– Chinooksalmon(Oncorhynchus tshawwytscha);– Cohosalmon(Oncorhynchus kisutch);– Chumsalmon(Oncorhynchus keta);– Sockeyesalmon(Oncorhynchus nerka)– Pinksalmon(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
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Definitions
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/
• SteelheadmeanstheanadromouslifehistoryvariantofOncorhynchus mykiss.
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Definitions
• Thesteelheadorsea-runrainbowtroutisthelargestraceofrainbowinOregon.
• Moststeelheadmigratetotheoceanduringtheirfirstorsecondyear,returningonetothreeyearslaterwhenmaturetospawn
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/
• BullTroutmeansfishspeciesSalvelinusconfluentus.Afreshwatergamefish(Salvelinus confluentus)ofwesternNorthAmerica,havingyellowspotsonthebackandredororangespotsonthesides,andresemblingtheDollyVarden.
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Definitions
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/
Background
• Oregon’sForestPracticesAct(FPA)–Establishedin1971
–Providesresourceprotectionwhileencouragingeffectiveandefficientforestpractices
–Evolvesovertime
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PolicyBackground• BoardofForestry(Board)–BoarddevelopsrulestomeetwaterqualitystandardssetbyEnvironmentalQualityCommission(EQC)
–Maximumextentpracticable
–Boardmaintainsauthorityonforestlandincoordinationwithotheragencies
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PolicyBackground• Boardiscommittedtomonitoringandadaptivemanagement
–OAR629- 635-0110MONITORING:MonitoringandEvaluationarenecessarybecause…..–Monitoringstrategyprovidesdirection
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ForestPracticesandStreamTemperature
• Longstudiedtopic– Reducedshademayleadtoincreasedtemperature
– Late1990’sseveralreportsontemperatureconcerns
– 2002ODFbeganRipstream Study• Riparianfunctionandstreamtemperature• AdditionalinformationtocomeforLargeWoodyDebris
basedontheRipStream Study
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• Ripstream Results– Vastimprovementoverhistoricpractices
– Increaseintemperaturepost-harvest
• Increaseabovethewaterqualitystandard• Rulestomeetwaterqualitystandards
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ForestPracticesandStreamTemperature
BoardDecisions•WhatledtoSSBT- Ripstream Studydeterminedpost-harvesttemperaturesincreasedmorethantheallowed0.3Celsiusbasedonthewaterqualitystandard.ThisincreaseresultedindegradationwhichthenledtheBoardtorulemaking.
• 2012,Initiatedruleanalysisprocess–ReviewedbyRegionalForestPracticesCommitteesandrecommendationsmadetoBoard
• 2015,Determinedprotectionconcepts–FormRulemakingAdvisoryCommittee
• 2016,Approvedproposedrules–Directedpublichearings
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RulemakingAdvisoryCommittee
• EstablishedbytheBoardtoprovidepolicyinput
• Representsthoseaffectedbytherule
• Committeemet7timesandreachedconsensusonalltopicsexcept“relief”
• Committeemembersworkedhardandeverybodymadeconcessions.
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PublicInputInformation
• PubliccommentswerereceivedupuntilMarch1,2017through–Onlineemail–USMail–Fax
• PublicHearingswerecompletedat9locations– CoosBaytoAstoriaandRoseburgtoPortland– PublicOpenhousepresentation– PublicHearing– everyoneinattendancethatwantedtotestifywasheardandstatementsrecorded.
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PublicInputInformation
•BoardapprovedfinalrulelanguageApril,2017•Effectivedate:July1,2017
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KeyPoints
• RMAwidthexpands10feet
• Well-distributedripariantreesbeyond20feet
• Sometreesbeyond20feetalsocountaswildlifetrees
• Basalareatargetsapproximatelydoubled
• Hardwoodscountforbasalarea
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TypeSSBTPrescription1
“NoHarvest”
• 629-642-0105(10)
SmallRMA=60ftMediumRMA=80ft
TypeSSBTPrescription2
“PartialCut”
• 629-642-0105(11)
SmallRMA=60ftMediumRMA=80ft
OnlyifthebasalareaintheRMAbeyond20feetofthestreamismore thantheTypeSSBTbasalareainTable5
TypeSSBTPrescription3
“North-SidedBuffer”
• 629-642-0105(12)
NorthSideRMA=40ft
WherenotapplyingtypeSSBTprescription3,chooseeitherTypeSSBTprescription1or2
TypeSSBTManagementPrescriptionsOptions
AlternativePrescription
“Catastrophicevent”or“hardwood
dominatedsites”
• 629-642-600
Iftheliveconiferbasalareaisnomorethanone-halfthestandardtargetbasalareainTable2
SiteSpecificPrescriptionMayuseforallsituationsandstreamclassifications,ifapprovedbytheStateForester
• 629-642-0700
RMASizesbyStreamSizeandClassification
TypeF TypeSSBT TypeD TypeN
LARGE 100feet N/A 70feet 70feet
MEDIUM 70feet 80feet 50feet 50feet
SMALL 50feet 60feet 20feet
Applyspecifiedwaterqualityprotectionmeasures,andseeOAR629-642-0400.
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Table 1. Riparian Management Area Widths for Streams of Various Sizes and Beneficial Uses (OAR 629-635-0310)
BoardAdditionalConcepts
• SSBTprotectionsmaycontinueupstreaminspecificareas
• Leavetreescanbecountedaswildlifetreesandbasalareainsomecases
• Otherrulescontinuetoapply:• Writtenplanrequirements• MeasureRMAwidthinslopedistance
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QuestionsaboutBackground&HistoryofStreamProtectionRulesChanges?
•WHAT HAS CHANGED?
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