Monitoring report, land and resource management plan / Wenatchee National Forest.

70 Pages·1992·4.9 MB·English

by  Wenatchee National Forest (Wash.)

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Monitoring Report &
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service for the Land and Resource
Pacific
Northwest Management Plan
Region
1992
Fiscal Year 1991 • •
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Wenatchee National Forest
WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST
UNIT MAILING ADDRESS PHONE
SUPERVISORS OFFICE
FOREST SUPERVISOR 301 Yakima St. [phone]
Sonny J. O'Neal P.O. Box 811
Wenatchee, WA. 98807-0811
DEPUTY FOREST SUPERVISOR
Don Osfiby
RESOURCE GROUP LEADER
Elton Thomas
PROTECTION, STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY GROUP LEADER
Grover Payne
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Mark Morris
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT GROUP LEADER
Glenn Hoffman
PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP LEADER
Paul Hart
ENGINEERING, LANDS AND MINERALS GROUP LEADER
Gordon Anderson
RANGER DISTRICTS
CHELAN RANGER DISTRICT 428 W. Woodin Ave. [phone]
Alphonse J. Murphy P.O. Box 189
Chelan, WA. 98816
CLE ELUM RANGER DISTRICT 803 W. 2nd Street [phone]
Catherine Stephenson Cle Elum, WA. 98922
ENTIAT RANGER DISTRICT 2108 Entiat Wdy [phone]
Karin B. Whitehall P.O. Box 476
Entiat, WA. 98822
LAKE WENATCHEE RANGER DISTRICT 22976 State Hwy 207 [phone]
George R. Pozzuto Leavenworth, WA. 98826
LEAVENWORTH RANGER DISTRICT 600 Sherbourne [phone]
Rebecca Heath Leavenworth, WA. 98826
NACHES RANGER DISTRICT 10061 Highway 12 [phone]
Donald F. Rotell Naches, WA. 98937
301 YAKIMA STREET P. O . BOX 811 WENATCHEE, WA 98807 [phone]
Dear Forest User, Date: May 1,1992
The Wenatchee Forest Plan is two years old. It has established general direction for all resource
management activities on the forest. It provides for forest protection and coordinated multiple-
use management of outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, wildlife and fish, minerals, and
Wilderness. Its overall purpose is the sustained production of goods and services for the benefit
of the American people.
Monitoring is a key part of Forest Plan implementation. This report summarizes and highlights
Forest Service monitoring activities for fiscal year 1991 (October 1, 1990 to September 30, 1991).
This is our second Forest Plan monitoring and evaluation report, covering a full year. Last
year's report covered a six-month reporting period.
As Wenatchee Forest Supervisor, I am responsible for ensuring that all forest management activi¬
ties comply with the Forest Plan forest-wide standards and guidelines and management area
prescriptions. The monitoring and evaluation program tells us how good a job we are doing in
implementing the promises made in the plan. It will also tell us whether the various standards
and guidelines established by the plan are realistic and achievable. At the same time, it will
determine whether the standards are adequate to protect forest resources. It also identifies
changes needed in the Forest Plan.
To keep you informed, I have prepared this annual "Monitoring Report" which describes
progress made in implementing the Forest Plan as reflected by monitoring and evaluation.
It will be several years before monitoring gives us a complete picture of Forest Plan results.
If you have questions, concerns, or comments regarding information in this report, a postage-paid
response form is enclosed for your convenience. The response form also asks your thoughts
about proposed forest plan amendments and possible projects which would help implement the
plan. Inside the cover of this document are the addresses of our Ranger Districts and
Supervisor's Office. I hope you will continue to be involved with the management of your
Wenatchee National Forest.
Sincerely,
Sonny J. O'Neal
Forest Supervisor

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TABLE OF CONTEN T
i. INTRODUCTION 1
ii. MONITORING 5
RESOURCE OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITY SUMMARIES (Table) 7
A. RECREATION PROGRAM 9
B. WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS 11
C. SCENERY MANAGEMENT 12
D. WILDERNESS 13
E. CULTURAL RESOURCES 14
F. COORDINATION OF FOREST PROGRAMS WITH INDIAN TRIBES 16
G. SENSITIVE PLANTS, BIODIVERSITY, AND OLD GROWTH 16
H. WILDLIFE INCLUDING MANAGEMENT INDICATOR SPECIES, HAWK AND 20
OWL NESTS, AND PROPOSED, ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES
1. TIMBER OFFERED, HARVESTED, AND RELATED SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES 29
J. SOIL, WATER, FISHERIES AND RELATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 34
K. RANGE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 36
L. ROAD MANAGEMENT 39
M. FOREST FIRE PROTECTION AND USE OF PRESCRIBED FIRE 39
N. AIR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 41
O. COMMUNITY EFFECTS, RESOURCE BUDGETS, COSTS, AND VALUES 42
P. GENERAL MONITORING OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES 49
III. FOREST PLANNING UPDATE 53
FOREST HEALTH 53
PLAN APPEALS 54
PLAN LITIGATIONS 54
PLAN AMENDMENTS 55
CLOSING COMMENTS 55
RESPONSE FORM 57
WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST