HomeMy WebLinkAboutMLA16-00035- FPA16-00001 Petro COHP NarrativeCronin Fomstry
371 Hidden Trails Koad
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-5454
crop in@6roadst�e.net
William Petro COUP Narrative
April 9, 2016
Project location:
Jefferson County parcel 701052010 comprising approximately 5.73 acres located in the SE 1/4,
N W 1/4 of Section 5, T27N, RI W.W.M. It is accessed by Dabob County Road.
Site address is 5185 Dabob Road, Quilcene, WA. 98376.
Project description:
The proposal includes an even -aged harvest (Clearout) harvest of approximately 15 MBF
(thousand board feet) of timber from approximately .9 acres in proposed clearing located in the
north half of the parcel. Approximately 400 feet of 10-12' running surface road will be
constructed along the west parcel boundary to access the clearing. This road will be surfaced with
crashed rock to avoid mud or dirt on Dabob Road.
The future homesite clearing will be approximately .9 acres. A few additional trees may be
harvested outside of the road and proposed clearing if needed for safety or to complete a partial
load of logs. In no case outside of the road and clearing will more than 30% of the trees over 12"
be removed. Stumps will be removed from the clearing and from the clearing limits of the
proposed road. Logging generated slash and stumps may be burned in a pile in the center of the
clearing under the conditions of the appropriate bum permit. Contractor may elect to remove the
stumps from the site for off-site chipping. Native shrub cover will be disturbed only in the road
right of way and the cleared area. Most of the shrub cover within the perimeter 50 foot zone will
remain undisturbed. Logging will be done by ground based equipment including rubber tired
skidder, tracked skidder or shovel. There are no wetlands or streams on or adjacent to the
property. All operations are planned for dry season to minimize soil disturbance and reduce road
rock needs.
Current Stand Conditions:
All of this property has been logged at least once and most of it two or more times since the
original old growth was removed sometime before 1920. A second logging operation likely
salvaged remaining trees in the 1940s or 1950s, then an ITS harvest was also done in the 1980s.
The current stand is approximately 50% Douglas fir (DF), 30% red cedar (RC), 10 % grand fir
(GF) / western hemlock (WI -1) and 25% deciduous species including red alder and Big -leaf
maple. Understory shrubs include ocean spray, salal, Indian plum, salmonberry, Oregon grape,
sword hem, native trailing blackberry, evergreen and red huckleberry. Stand age is predominantly
50-70 years with some scattered, defective cedar which may be slightly older.
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