Review material

Regulatory context

• On July 16, 1976, new Forest Practices Rules take effect
• The Timber Fish Wildlife Agreement of 1986

• Meaning of critical, threatened, endangered

Hydrology

• Hydrologic cycle, more detailed

• Stream corridors-slides
• Aggradation – degradation

· Peakflow Calculations what are the main parameters

Soil

• Soil erosion - causes and effects
• USCS Field Test Method - detailed version

Riparian Zones and Stream & fish

• http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/fp_fpi_timberharvest.pdf
  • a good overview of the various terms and requirements when harvesting/building roads and stream/water protection
  • Section on Riparian and Wetland Protection
  • Riparian Management Zone (dont worry about basal area calaculations etc)
  • Wetland Management zones
• Stream corridor structure
• Protecting instream flows: how much water does a river need?
• Water Typing Scenarios
• Salmon Habitat In a hypothetical watershed

Assignments 1 & 2 & 3

Harvesting – Roads

• http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/fp_fpi_timberharvest.pdf
• Harvesting Section

• Forest Harvest and Transportation

• Forestry Best Management Practices in watersheds

• http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/water-road/w-r-pdf/surfaceshape.pdf