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Appendix A. Red-cockaded Woodpecker Foraging Analysis Cluster 266-3 Quarter-mile partition Current conditions Stand Proposed Treatment Forest Type Acres Age Data Type TPA 5- 10" BA 5-10" TPA 10+" BA 10+" Total Pine TPA Total Pine BA 26605 none Longleaf Pine 53.41 107 All pines 11.6 4 27.5 26.5 39.1 30.5 No sand pine 11.6 4 27.3 26 38.8 30 26702 none Slash Pine 36.9 65 All pines 51.4 15.7 33.5 25.7 84.8 41.4 No sand pine 48.2 14.8 31.5 24.3 79.7 39 26703 harvest s.p. Sand Pine 11.47 45 All pines 32.2 10 23.5 18.9 55.7 28.9 No sand pine 5.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 6.9 2.2 26704 none Longleaf Pine 0.81 107 All pines 7.6 2.6 36.4 37.6 44 40.2 No sand pine 7.6 2.6 36.2 37.4 43.8 40 26705 none Longleaf Pine 21.81 27 All pines 103.8 20 5.9 4 109.7 24 No sand pine 103.8 20 4.8 3 108.6 23 Cluster 266-3 Quarter-mile partition Summary Table Stand Treatment Type Forest Type Proper Pine Spp? Acres Age Satisfy Age? BA 5- 10" Satisfy < 10" BA? (< 20) BA 10"+ Satisfy > 10"+ BA? (40-70) BA Avg Satisfy < 80 BA Avg? Satisfy MSS? Satisfy Recovery? Total BA 10+" 26605 none Longleaf Pine Y 53.4 107 Y 4 Y 26 N 30 Y N N 1389 26702 none Slash Pine Y 36.9 65 Y 14.8 Y 24.3 N 39 Y N N 897 26703 harvest s.p. Sand Pine N 11.4 45 Y 1.1 Y 1.1 N 2.2 Y N N 13 26704 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.8 107 Y 2.6 Y 37.4 N 40 Y N N 30 26705 none Longleaf Pine Y 21.8 27 N 20 N 3 N 23 Y N N 65 91.1 2316 Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 91.1/0 Acres qualifying for Total BA > 10"/MSS qualified = 2316/0
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Appendix A. Red-cockaded Woodpecker Foraging Analysis
Cluster 266-3 Quarter-mile
partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Forest Type Acres Age Data Type
TPA 5-10"
BA 5-10" TPA 10+"
BA 10+"
Total Pine TPA
Total Pine BA
26605 none Longleaf Pine 53.41 107 All pines 11.6 4 27.5 26.5 39.1 30.5
No sand pine 11.6 4 27.3 26 38.8 30
26702 none Slash Pine 36.9 65 All pines 51.4 15.7 33.5 25.7 84.8 41.4
No sand pine 48.2 14.8 31.5 24.3 79.7 39
26703 harvest s.p. Sand Pine 11.47 45 All pines 32.2 10 23.5 18.9 55.7 28.9
No sand pine 5.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 6.9 2.2
26704 none Longleaf Pine 0.81 107 All pines 7.6 2.6 36.4 37.6 44 40.2
No sand pine 7.6 2.6 36.2 37.4 43.8 40
26705 none Longleaf Pine 21.81 27 All pines 103.8 20 5.9 4 109.7 24
No sand pine 103.8 20 4.8 3 108.6 23
Cluster 266-3 Quarter-mile partition
Summary Table
Stand Treatment
Type Forest Type
Proper Pine Spp?
Acres Age Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10"+
Satisfy > 10"+
BA? (40-70)
BA Avg
Satisfy < 80 BA
Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA
10+"
26605 none Longleaf Pine Y 53.4 107 Y 4 Y 26 N 30 Y N N 1389
26702 none Slash Pine Y 36.9 65 Y 14.8 Y 24.3 N 39 Y N N 897
26703 harvest s.p. Sand Pine N 11.4 45 Y 1.1 Y 1.1 N 2.2 Y N N 13
26704 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.8 107 Y 2.6 Y 37.4 N 40 Y N N 30
26705 none Longleaf Pine Y 21.8 27 N 20 N 3 N 23 Y N N 65
91.1
2316
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 91.1/0 Acres qualifying for Total BA > 10"/MSS qualified = 2316/0
Cluster 266-3 Half-mile partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Acres Total
Forest Type Age Data Type TPA 5-
10" BA 5-10
in TPA 10"+
BA 10"+ Total
Pine TPA Total
Pine BA
26601 none 1.3 Longleaf Pine 97 All pines 16.1 4.6 20.8 24.2 36.9 28.8
No sand pine 11.9 3.1 18.2 22.3 30.1 25.4
26603 none 31.0 Longleaf Pine 28 All pines 117.1 24 10.5 7 127.6 31
No sand pine 117.1 24 10.5 7 127.6 31
26605 none 79.8 Longleaf Pine 107 All pines 11.6 4 27.5 26.5 39.1 30.5
No sand pine 11.6 4 27.3 26 38.8 30
26606 none 16.7 Longleaf Pine 107 All pines 49 10 72.7 58.4 121.7 68.3
No sand pine 49 10 70.2 55 119.2 65
26701 none 0.7 Oak Hammock 115 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
26702 none 70.5 Slash Pine 65 All pines 51.4 15.7 33.5 25.7 84.8 41.4
No sand pine 48.2 14.8 31.5 24.3 79.7 39
26703 harvest s.p. 28.3 Sand Pine 45 All pines 32.2 10 23.5 18.9 55.7 28.9
No sand pine 5.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 6.9 2.2
26704 none 2.5 Longleaf Pine 107 All pines 7.6 2.6 36.4 37.6 44 40.2
No sand pine 7.6 2.6 36.2 37.4 43.8 40
26705 none 21.9 Longleaf Pine 27 All pines 103.8 20 5.9 4 109.7 24
No sand pine 103.8 20 4.8 3 108.6 23
26725 none 27.8 Slash Pine 65 no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
Cluster 266-3 Half-mile partition Summary Table
Stand Treatment
Type Forest Type
Proper Pine
Species? Acres Age
Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10+"
Satisfy >10" BA?
(40-70)
BA Avg
Satisfy <80 BA
Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA
10+"
26601 none Longleaf Pine Y 1.3 97 Y 4.6 Y 24.2 N 28.8 Y N N 32
26603 none Longleaf Pine Y 31.0 28 N 24 N 7 N 31 Y N N 217
26605 none Longleaf Pine Y 79.8 107 Y 4 Y 26.5 N 30.5 Y N N 2113
26606 none Longleaf Pine Y 16.7 107 Y 10 Y 58.4 Y 68.4 Y Y N 978
26701 none Oak Hammock N 0.7 115 Y N/A N N/A N N/A N N N N/A
26702 none Slash Pine Y 70.5 65 Y 15.7 Y 25.7 N 41.4 Y N N 1812
26703 harvest
s.p. Sand Pine N 28.3 45 Y 10 Y 18.9 N 28.9 Y N N 534
26704 none Longleaf Pine Y 2.5 107 Y 2.6 Y 37.6 N 40.2 Y N N 92
26705 none Longleaf Pine Y 21.9 27 N 20 N 4 N 24 Y N N 88
26725 none Slash Pine Y 27.8 65 Y n/d N n/d N n/d N N N no
data
198.6
5027
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified =
198.6/16.7 Total BA > 10" on qualifying acres/MSS qualified =
5027/978
Cluster 266-3 Within the quarter-mile partition, 91 of a total 124 acres are older than 30 years old and contain appropriate pine species, and this acreage accounts for a total of 2,316 ft2 of pine basal area. Of that 91 acres, no acres qualify as foraging habitat under the Managed Stability Standard definition, because all stands within the quarter-mile partition fall short of the average basal area requirements for trees greater than 10 inches dbh (40-70 ft2/acre). The total pine basal area falls short of the MSS requirements of 3,000 ft2 of pine basal area. However, over 75 acres of pine over 30 years of age is available. Within the half-mile partition, 198 of a total 280 acres are older than 30 years old and contain appropriate pine species, and this acreage accounts for 5,027 ft2 of pine basal area. There is one stand, stand 26606, that satisfies all MSS requirements for foraging habitat. This stand accounts for 16.7 acres (or 6%) of the partition area, and accounts for 978 ft2 of the 5,027 ft2 of pine basal area available on site. Like the quarter-mile partition, much of the habitat falls just short of the average basal area requirements in the MSS for trees greater than 10 inches dbh (40-70 ft2/acre). The proposed treatment stand accounts for 9% of the quarter-mile partition and 10% of the half-mile partition. There would be a low amount of longleaf pines remaining in stand 26703 after treatment (approximately 31 ft2 within the half-mile partition). In summary, for cluster 266-3, there is adequate total pine basal area over an adequate acreage within the half-mile partition, but the majority of habitat present falls short of MSS requirements because the average basal area of pines larger than 10 inches falls just short of the required 40-70 ft2/acre range. Since the proposed treatment would only be removing sand pine – which is not RCW foraging habitat – the proposed treatment would not hinder the progress of the extant sandhills habitat in this area towards the MSS requirements, and in the long run would assist this progress. The attached maps, which denotes treatment stands and stands under 30 years old, demonstrate that the proposed treatments would not fragment foraging habitat or make nearby foraging habitat inaccessible for this cluster. Conclusion: Not likely to adversely affect - Proposed harvest of sand pine would not degrade current foraging conditions, hinder progress of existing habitat towards MSS standards, or prevent access to other foraging areas. Proposed treatment allows for eventual contribution of treated area towards future foraging habitat.
Cluster 266-5 Quarter-mile
partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Forest Type Acres Age Data Type
TPA 5-10"
BA 5-10" TPA 10+"
BA 10+" Total Pine
TPA Total Pine
BA
26618 none Longleaf Pine 6.06 47 All pines 116.9 29.3 5.9 4.6 122.8 34
No sand pine 116.9 29.3 4.9 4 121.8 33.3
26620 harvest sp Longleaf Pine 4.62 16 All pines 105.4 23.3 6.1 3.3 111.5 26.7
No sand pine 24.3 5 0 0 24.3 5
26621 none Longleaf Pine 47.46 105 All pines 10.3 4 30.2 25 40.5 29
No sand pine 10.3 4 30.2 25 40.5 29
26624 none Longleaf Pine 4.68 16 All pines n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26627 none Longleaf Pine 5.58 50 All pines 20.9 7.1 30 22.8 50.9 30
No sand pine 20.9 7.1 30 22.8 50.9 30
28905 none Longleaf Pine 29.47 100 All pines 43.4 13 51.6 43.9 95 57
No sand pine 43.4 13 51.6 43.9 95 57
28907 none Longleaf Pine 9.88 100 All pines 36.8 10 27.8 23 64.5 33
No sand pine 33 9 27.8 23 60.8 32
28910 none Longleaf Pine 2.75 24 All pines 6 2 4 3 10 5
No sand pine 2.3 1 2.1 2 4.4 3
28911 none Longleaf Pine 3.29 1 All pines 0 0 0 0 0 0
No sand pine 0 0 0 0 0 0
28913 none Longleaf Pine 11.84 55 All pines 31 13 19.1 15.8 50.1 28.8
No sand pine 26.5 11.6 15.4 11.8 41.9 23.4
Cluster 266-5 Quarter-mile
partition Summary Table
Stand Proposed
Treatment Forest Type
Proper Pine Spp?
Acres Age Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10+"
Satisfy > 10 in
BA? (40-70)
BA Avg (All)
Satisfy < 80 BA
Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA
10+"
26618 none Longleaf Pine Y 6.1 47 Y 29.3 N 4.6 N 34 Y N N 28
26620 harvest
s.p. Longleaf Pine Y 4.6 16 N 23.3 N 3.3 N 26.7 Y N N 15
26621 none Longleaf Pine Y 47.5 105 Y 4 Y 25 N 29 Y N N 1187
26624 none Longleaf Pine Y 4.7 16 N n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26627 none Longleaf Pine Y 5.6 50 Y 7.1 Y 22.8 N 30 Y N N 127
28905 none Longleaf Pine Y 29.5 100 Y 13 Y 43.9 Y 57 Y Y N 1294
28907 none Longleaf Pine Y 9.9 100 Y 10 Y 23 N 33 Y N N 227
28910 none Longleaf Pine Y 2.8 24 N 2 Y 3 N 5 Y N N 8
28911 none Longleaf Pine Y 3.3 1 N 0 Y 0 N 0 Y N N 0
28913 none Longleaf Pine Y 11.8 55 Y 13 Y 15.8 N 28.8 Y N N 187
110.3
3050
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 110.3/29.5 Acres qualifying for Total BA > 10"/MSS qualified = 3050/1294
Cluster 266-5 Half-mile partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Acres Total
Forest Type Age Data Type TPA 5-
10" BA 5-10"
TPA 10+"
BA 10+" Total
Pine TPA Avg.
Total Pine BA
Avg.
26211 none 3.6 Longleaf Pine 46 All pines 59.6 21 24.7 15 84.3 36
No sand pine 59.6 21 23.9 14 83.5 35
26213 none 3.4 Slash Pine 87 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26217 none 31.4 Longleaf Pine 87 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26218 none 18.7 Longleaf Pine 46 All pines 57.5 21.3 21.1 13.8 78.6 35
No sand pine 57.5 21.3 20.1 12.6 77.6 33.8
26219 none 1.4 Longleaf Pine 46 All pines 63 20 52.5 32.5 115.6 52.5
No sand pine 63 20 52.5 32.5 115.6 52.5
262506 none 1.0 Water 0 All pines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
No sand pine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
262528 none 0.4 Water 0 All pines N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
No sand pine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
26616 harvest s.p. 18.5 Longleaf Pine 2 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26618 none 30.1 Longleaf Pine 47 All pines 116.9 29.3 5.9 4.6 122.8 34
No sand pine 116.9 29.3 4.9 4 121.8 33.3
26620 harvest s.p. 20.0 Longleaf Pine 16 All pines 105.4 23.3 6.1 3.3 111.5 26.7
No sand pine 24.3 5 0 0 24.3 5
26621 none 73.4 Longleaf Pine 105 All pines 10.3 4 30.2 25 40.5 29
No sand pine 10.3 4 30.2 25 40.5 29
26624 none 10.9 Longleaf Pine 16 All pines n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
26627 none 28.3 Longleaf Pine 50 All pines 20.9 7.1 30 22.8 50.9 30
No sand pine 20.9 7.1 30 22.8 50.9 30
26631 none 3.8 Longleaf Pine 47 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
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Cluster 266-5
Half-mile partition
Current conditions (continued)
Stand
Proposed Treatment
Acres Total
Forest Type Age Data Type TPA 5-
10" BA 5-10"
TPA 10+"
BA 10+" Total
Pine TPA Avg.
Total Pine BA
Avg.
28903 none 13.5 Longleaf Pine 45 All pines 31.1 6.7 5.3 5.7 36.3 12.4
No sand pine 18.2 2.9 0.9 1 19.1 3.8
28904 none 10.3 Longleaf Pine 32 All pines 143.5 41.4 25.1 14.3 168.6 55.7
No sand pine 143.5 41.4 25.1 14.3 168.6 55.7
28905 none 53.0 Longleaf Pine 100 All pines 43.4 13 51.6 43.9 95 57
No sand pine 43.4 13 51.6 43.9 95 57
28906 none 4.9 Longleaf Pine 55 All pines 21.1 7.4 28.2 21 49.3 28.5
No sand pine 17.7 6.7 23.7 16.7 41.3 23.3
28907 none 69.7 Longleaf Pine 100 All pines 36.8 10 27.8 23 64.5 33
No sand pine 33 9 27.8 23 60.8 32
28908 none 8.5 Longleaf Pine 18 All pines 62.5 11.4 2.6 1.4 65.1 12.9
No sand pine 62.5 11.4 0 0 62.5 11.4
28909 none 0.2 Longleaf Pine 45 All pines 51.8 14.8 28.7 20 80.5 34.8
No sand pine 51.8 14.8 27.7 19.1 79.5 33.8
28910 none 24.7 Longleaf Pine 24 All pines 6 2 4 3 10 5
No sand pine 2.3 1 2.1 2 4.4 3
28911 none 16.9 Longleaf Pine 1 All pines 0 0 0 0 0 0
No sand pine 0 0 0 0 0 0
28913 none 47.0 Longleaf Pine 55 All pines 31 13 19.1 15.8 50.1 28.8
No sand pine 26.5 11.6 15.4 11.8 41.9 23.4
28914 none 8.7 Longleaf Pine 45 All pines 99.6 18.4 3.4 2.6 103.1 21.1
No sand pine 99.6 18.4 3.4 2.6 103.1 21.1
Cluster 266-5 Half-mile partition Summary Table
Stand Proposed
Treatment Forest Type
Proper Pine Spp?
Acres Age Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10+"
Satisfy >10" BA? (40-70)
BA Avg (All)
Satisfy <80 BA Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA 10+"
26211 none Longleaf Pine Y 3.6 46 Y 21 N 14 N 35 Y N N 50
26213 none Slash Pine Y 3.4 87 Y n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
26217 none Longleaf Pine Y 31.4 87 Y n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
26218 none Longleaf Pine Y 18.7 46 Y 21.3 N 12.6 N 33.8 Y N N 236
26219 none Longleaf Pine Y 1.4 46 Y 20 N 32.5 N 52.5 Y N N 46
262506 none Water N 1.0 0 N N/A N N/A N N/A N N N n/d
262528 none Water N 0.4 0 N N/A N N/A N N/A N N N n/d
26616 harvest s.p. Longleaf Pine Y 18.5 2 N n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
26618 none Longleaf Pine Y 30.1 47 Y 29.3 N 4 N 33.3 Y N N 120
26620 harvest s.p. Longleaf Pine Y 20.0 16 N 5 Y 0 N 5 Y N N 0
26621 none Longleaf Pine Y 73.4 105 Y 4 Y 25 N 29 Y N N 1835
26624 none Longleaf Pine Y 10.9 16 N n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
26627 none Longleaf Pine Y 28.3 50 Y 7.1 Y 22.8 N 30 Y N N 645
26631 none Longleaf Pine Y 3.8 47 Y n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
28903 none Longleaf Pine Y 13.5 45 Y 2.9 Y 1 N 3.8 Y N N 14
28904 none Longleaf Pine Y 10.3 32 N 41.4 N 14.3 N 55.7 Y N N 148
28905 none Longleaf Pine Y 53.0 100 Y 13 Y 43.9 Y 57 Y Y N 2328
28906 none Longleaf Pine Y 4.9 55 Y 6.7 Y 16.7 N 23.3 Y N N 82
28907 none Longleaf Pine Y 69.7 100 Y 9 Y 23 N 32 Y N N 1603
28908 none Longleaf Pine Y 8.5 18 N 11.4 Y 0 N 11.4 Y N N 0
28909 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.2 45 Y 14.8 Y 19.1 N 33.8 Y N N 5
28910 none Longleaf Pine Y 24.7 24 N 1 Y 2 N 3 Y N N 49
28911 none Longleaf Pine Y 16.9 1 N 0 Y 0 N 0 Y N N 0
28913 none Longleaf Pine Y 47.0 55 Y 11.6 Y 11.8 N 23.4 Y N N 554
28914 none Longleaf Pine Y 8.7 45 Y 18.4 Y 2.6 N 21.1 Y N N 23
401.4
7687
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 401.4 / 53.0 Total BA > 10" on qualifying acres/MSS qualified = 7687 / 2328
Cluster 266-5 Within the quarter-mile partition, 110 of a total 125 acres are older than 30 years and contain appropriate pine species. Of this 110 acres, 29.5 acres of one stand (stand 28905) qualifies as foraging habitat under the MSS definition. There is a total of 3,050 ft2 of pine basal area on the 110 acres. This total basal area satisfies the requirements of 3,000 ft2 in the MSS. 65 of the 110 acres within the quarter-mile partition falls just short of the average basal area requirements for trees greater than 10 inches dbh (40-70 ft2/ac), but satisfies the requirements for average basal area of pines less than 10 inches dbh (< 20 ft2/ac) and total stand basal area (< 80 ft2/ac). Within the half-mile partition, 401 of a total 502 acres are older than 30 years old and contain appropriate pine species, and this acreage accounts for 7,687 ft2 of pine basal area. The same stand qualifies for foraging habitat under the MSS definition, but accounts for 53 acres in the half-mile partition. This accounts for 10% of the partition area and for 2,328 ft2 of the 7,687 ft2 of pine basal area available on site. Like the quarter-mile partition, much of the habitat falls just short of the average basal area requirements in the MSS for trees greater than 10 inches dbh (40-70 ft2/acre), but there are also some stands that have too much basal area in trees under 10 inches dbh. Within the quarter-mile partition area, only 4.5 acres of the area is proposed to be treated (3% of the q-m partition area), and 38.5 acres of treatment area is proposed in the half-mile partition (7% of the h-m partition area). Nearly all of the proposed treatment area that falls within the half-mile partition occurs in stands younger than 30, and therefore treatment would not be impacting foraging habitat. In summary, for cluster 266-5, there is adequate total pine basal area over an adequate acreage within the quarter- and half-mile partitions, but the majority of habitat present falls short of MSS requirements because the average basal area of pines larger than 10 inches falls just short of the required 40-70 ft2/acre range. Since the proposed treatment in this particular area would only be removing sand pine and doing so in stands under 30 years of age – which is not RCW foraging habitat on two counts – the proposed treatment would not hinder the progress of the extant sandhills habitat in this area towards the MSS requirements, and in the long run would assist this progress. The attached maps, which denotes treatment stands and stands under 30 years old, demonstrate that the proposed treatments would not fragment foraging habitat or make nearby foraging habitat inaccessible for this cluster. Conclusion: Not likely to adversely affect - Proposed harvest of sand pine would not degrade current foraging conditions, hinder progress of existing habitat towards MSS standards, or prevent access to other foraging areas. Proposed treatment allows for eventual contribution of treated area towards future foraging habitat.
Cluster 267-6 Quarter-mile partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Forest Type Acres Age Data Type
TPA 5-10"
BA 5-10" TPA 10+"
BA 10+" Total
Pine TPA Total
Pine BA
26704 none Longleaf Pine 93.7 107 All pines 7.6 2.6 36.4 37.6 44 40.2
No sand
pine 7.6 2.6 36.2 37.4 43.8 40
26710 none Longleaf Pine 6.7 107 All pines 19.1 5.7 26.4 28.6 45.5 34.3
No sand
pine 19.1 5.7 26.4 28.6 45.5 34.3
26712 harvest
s.p. Longleaf Pine 10.5
27 All pines
76.2 17 11.3 9 87.6 26
No sand
pine 61.7 13 1.8 1 63.5 14
28805 none Longleaf Pine 9.8 100 All pines 37.9 10.9 52.2 46.1 90.1 57
No sand
pine 35.3 10 51.5 45.7 86.8 55.7
28811 none Longleaf Pine 0.2 52 All pines 50.4 13.3 25.3 18 75.6 31.3
No sand
pine 47.4 12.3 23.4 16.3 70.8 28.7
Cluster 267-6
Quarter-mile partition Summary Table
Stand Treatment
Type Forest Type
Proper Pine Spp?
Acres Age Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10+"
Satisfy >10"
BA? (40-70)
BA Avg (All)
Satisfy <80 BA
Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA
10+"
26704 none Longleaf Pine Y 93.7 107 Y 2.6 Y 37.4 N 40 Y N N 3748
26710 none Longleaf Pine Y 6.7 107 Y 5.7 Y 28.6 N 34.3 Y N N 228
26712 harvest
s.p. Longleaf Pine Y
10.5 27 N 13 Y 1 N 14 Y N N 147
28805 none Longleaf Pine Y 9.8 100 Y 10 Y 45.7 Y 55.7 Y Y N 548
28811 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.2 52 Y 12.3 Y 16.3 N 28.7 Y N N 6
110.4
4531
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 110.4 / 9.8
Acres qualifying for Total BA > 10"/MSS qualified = 4531 / 548
Cluster 267-6 Half-mile partition Current conditions
Stand Proposed
Treatment Acres Total
Forest Type Age Data Type TPA 5-
10" BA 5-10"
TPA 10+"
BA 10+" Total
Pine TPA Avg.
Total Pine BA
Avg.
26704 none 111.2 Longleaf Pine 107 All pines 7.6 2.6 36.4 37.6 44 40.2
No sand pine 7.6 2.6 36.2 37.4 43.8 40
26710 none 17.7 Longleaf Pine 107 All pines 19.1 5.7 26.4 28.6 45.5 34.3
No sand pine 19.1 5.7 26.4 28.6 45.5 34.3
26712 harvest s.p. 72.4 Longleaf Pine 27 All pines 76.2 17 11.3 9 87.5 26
No sand pine 61.7 13 1.8 1 63.5 14
26724 none 2.2 Longleaf Pine 12 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
28802 none 0.5 Longleaf Pine 45 All pines 56.7 13.9 16.7 11.8 73.3 25.7
No sand pine 55.5 13.5 10.3 6.9 65.8 20.4
28803 none 0.6 Longleaf Pine 90 All pines 65.2 16.3 27.5 22.5 92.7 38.8
No sand pine 30.2 6.3 19.6 17.6 49.8 23.8
28805 none 46.9 Longleaf Pine 100 All pines 37.9 10.9 52.2 46.1 90.1 57
No sand pine 35.3 10 51.5 45.7 86.8 55.7
28806 none 8.5 Longleaf Pine 45 All pines 93.7 28 38.3 26 132 54
No sand pine 74.2 22 29 18 103.2 40
28810 harvest s.p. 19.2 Sand Pine 70 All pines no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
No sand pine no data n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d
28811 none 51.6 Longleaf Pine 52 All pines 50.4 13.3 25.3 18 75.7 31.3
No sand pine 47.4 12.3 23.4 16.3 70.8 28.6
28812 none 3.4 Longleaf Pine 1 All pines 0 0 0 0 0 0
No sand pine 0 0 0 0 0 0
28813 none 11.5 Longleaf Pine 60 All pines 101.8 29 25.9 17 127.7 46
No sand pine 91.8 27 22.7 14 114.5 41
Cluster 267-6 Half-mile partition Summary Table
Stand Treatment
Type Forest Type
Proper Pine Spp?
Acres Age Satisfy Age?
BA 5-10"
Satisfy < 10" BA?
(< 20)
BA 10+"
Satisfy >10" BA?
(40-70)
BA Avg (All)
Satisfy <80 BA
Avg?
Satisfy MSS?
Satisfy Recovery?
Total BA
10+"
26704 none Longleaf Pine Y 111.2 107 Y 2.6 Y 37.4 N 40 Y N N 4159
26710 none Longleaf Pine Y 17.7 107 Y 5.7 Y 28.6 N 34.3 Y N N 506
26712 harvest s.p. Longleaf Pine Y 72.4 27 N 13 Y 1 N 14 Y N N 72
26724 none Longleaf Pine Y 2.2 12 N n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
28802 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.5 45 Y 13.5 Y 6.9 N 20.4 Y N N 3
28803 none Longleaf Pine Y 0.6 90 Y 6.3 Y 17.6 N 23.8 Y N N 11
28805 none Longleaf Pine Y 46.9 100 Y 10 Y 45.7 Y 55.7 Y Y N 2143
28806 none Longleaf Pine Y 8.5 45 Y 22 N 18 N 40 Y N N 153
28810 harvest s.p. Sand Pine N 19.2 70 Y n/d N n/d N n/d N N N n/d
28811 none Longleaf Pine Y 51.6 52 Y 12.3 Y 16.3 N 28.6 Y N N 841
28812 none Longleaf Pine Y 3.4 1 N 0 Y 0 N 0 Y N N 0
28813 none Longleaf Pine Y 11.5 60 Y 27 N 14 N 41 Y N N 161
248.5
7978
Acres qualifying for age & species/MSS qualified = 248.5 / 46.9
Acres qualifying for Total BA > 10"/MSS qualified = 7978 / 2143
Cluster 267-6 Within the quarter-mile partition, 110 acres of the total 125-acre total are older than 30 years and contain appropriate pine species. Of this 110 acres, 9.8 acres of one stand (stand 28805) qualifies as foraging habitat under the MSS definition. There is a total of 4,531 ft2 of pine basal area on the 110 acres, which satisfies the requirements of 3,000 ft2 in the MSS. 93.7 acres (all in stand 26704) of the 110 acres within the quarter-mile partition falls just short of the average basal area requirements for trees greater than 10 inches dbh (40-70 ft2/ac), with a stand average of 37.4 ft2/ac. If this stand was included, 94% of the quarter-mile partition area would satisfy the MSS requirements. Within the half-mile partition, 248 of a total 345 acres are older than 30 years old and contain appropriate pine species, and this acreage accounts for 7,978 ft2 of pine basal area. Stand 28805, the stand that qualified as foraging under MSS requirements, now accounts for 47 acres of the half-mile partition area, while stand 26704, that stand that barely fell short of the MSS requirements, accounts for 111 acres of the partition area. These two stands account for 45% of the half-mile partition area and for 6,302 ft2 of the 7,978 ft2 of pine basal area available on site. Within the quarter-mile partition, the proposed treatment accounts for 10.5 acres (8%) of the 125-acre total area of the quarter-mile partition. Within the half-mile partition, there are now two stands of proposed treatments that account for 91.6 (26%) acres of the 345-acre total area of the half-mile partition. All of the proposed treatment area within the quarter-mile partition (a total of 10.5 acres) occurs in stands under 30 years of age, and the majority of all proposed treatment area in the half-mile partition occurs in stands under 30 years of age. The remainder of the proposed treatment area occurs sandhills habitat dominated by sand pine. Therefore the proposed treatments would not be impacting foraging habitat. In summary, for cluster 276-6, there is adequate total pine basal area over an adequate acreage within the quarter- and half-mile partitions. Stand 26704, a significant portion of the quarter-mile partition, falls just short of MSS requirements with 37.4 ft2/ac of pine greater than 10 inches dbh. The majority of the proposed treatment near would be treating a stand under 30 years of age and the rest of the treatment is dominated by sand pine – neither of which is RCW foraging habitat – therefore the proposed treatment would not hinder the progress of the extant sandhills habitat in this area towards the MSS requirements, and in the long run would assist this progress. The attached maps, which denotes treatment stands and stands under 30 years old, demonstrate that the proposed treatments would not fragment foraging habitat or make nearby foraging habitat inaccessible for this cluster. Conclusion: Not likely to adversely affect - Proposed harvest of sand pine would not degrade current foraging conditions, hinder progress of existing habitat towards MSS standards, or prevent access to other foraging areas. Proposed treatment allows for eventual contribution of treated area towards future foraging habitat.
