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APPENDIX F.2

Forest Service Proposed Amendments and CMP

Jordan Cove Natural Gas Liquefaction and

Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project

Draft EIS

Appendix F2

Forest Service Proposed Amendments and CMP

Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline

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USDI Bureau of Land Management

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March 2019

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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS .................... 1-1 1.2 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PLANS .............................................................. 1-2

2.0 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENTS ...................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 UMPQUA NF .............................................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.1 Evaluation of Umpqua NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments ....................... 2-1 2.2 ROGUE RIVER NF .................................................................................................. 2-28

2.2.1 Evaluation of Rogue River NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments ........... 2-28 2.3 WINEMA NF ............................................................................................................ 2-58

2.3.1 Evaluation of Winema NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments .................. 2-58

3.0 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 3-1

TABLES Table 2.1.1-1 Proposed LRMP Amendments on the Umpqua NF .................................. 2-13

Table 2.1.1-2 Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Umpqua NF .... 2-17

Table 2.1.1-3 Evaluation of Umpqua NF Mitigation Projects by Mitigation Group and Project Type ....................................................................................... 2-23

Table 2.1.1-4 Comparison of Total Acres of Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Umpqua NF .......................................... 2-27

Table 2.2.1-1 Proposed LRMP Amendments on the Rogue River NF ........................... 2-45

Table 2.2.1-2 Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Rogue River NF.................................................................................................... 2-51

Table 2.2.1-3 Summary of Rogue River NF Mitigation Projects by Mitigation Group and Project Type ............................................................................ 2-53

Table 2.2.1-4 Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Rogue River NF ...... 2-57

Table 2.3.1-1 Proposed LRMP Amendments on the Winema NF .................................. 2-73

Table 2.3.1-2 Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Winema .......... 2-77

Table 2.3.1-3 Evaluation of Winema NF Mitigation Projects by Mitigation Group and Project Type ....................................................................................... 2-79

Table 2.3.1-4 Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Winema NF ............ 2-83

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FIGURES Figure 2.1-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Days Creek Watershed on the Umpqua

NF ............................................................................................................. 2-19

Figure 2.1-2. Map of CMP Projects in the ELK Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF ............................................................................................................. 2-20

Figure 2.1-3. Map of CMP Projects in the Upper Cow Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF ............................................................................................... 2-21

Figure 2.1-4. Map of CMP Projects in the Trail Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF ............................................................................................................. 2-22

Figure 2.1-5. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Umpqua NF ......... 2-27

Figure 2.2-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Little Butte Creek Watershed on the Rogue River NF ........................................................................................ 2-52

Figure 2.2-2. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Rogue River NF ...... 2-57

Figure 2.3-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Spencer Creek Watershed on the Winema NF ............................................................................................... 2-78

Figure 2.3-2. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Winema NF ............. 2-83

1-1 Appendix F2 Forest Service Proposed Amendments and CMP

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS The Umpqua, Rogue River, and Winema National Forest are managed under a Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) or (Forest Plan) required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA) and incorporated into the agency planning regulations (36 CFR 219, [2012 version]). A land management plan provides a framework for integrated resource management and for guiding project and activity decision-making on a national forest, grassland, prairie, or other administrative unit. Consistent with the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (MUSYA), the Forest Service manages National Forest System (NFS) lands to sustain the multiple use of its renewable resources in perpetuity while maintaining the long-term health and productivity of the land. Resources are managed through a combination of approaches and concepts for the benefit of human communities and natural resources. Land management plans guide sustainable, integrated resource management of the resources within the plan area in the context of the broader landscape, giving due consideration to the relative values of the various resources in particular areas. Plans guide management of NFS lands so that they are ecologically sustainable and contribute to social and economic sustainability; consist of ecosystems and watersheds with ecological integrity and diverse plant and animal communities; and have the capacity to provide people and communities with ecosystem services and multiple uses that provide a range of social, economic, and ecological benefits for the present and into the future. A Forest Plan does not authorize projects or activities or commit the Forest Service to take action. A plan may constrain the agency from authorizing or carrying out projects and activities, or the manner in which they may occur.

The NFMA requires that proposed projects, including third-party proposals subject to permits or rights-of-way grants, be consistent with the Forest Plan of the National Forest (NF) where the project would occur (36 CFR 219.15). When a project is not consistent with the Forest Plan where the project would occur, the Forest Service has the following options: (1) modify the proposed project to make it consistent with the Forest Plan; (2) reject the proposal; (3) amend the Forest Plan so that the project would be consistent with the plan as amended; or (4) amend the Forest Plan contemporaneously with the approval of the project so the project would be consistent with the plan as amended. The fourth option may be limited to apply only to the project (36 CFR 219.15(c)).

For the Pacific Connector pipeline project the Forest Service worked cooperatively with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff, other cooperating agencies, and the applicant to incorporate best management practices (BMPs), design features and project requirements which would avoid, minimize, rectify, reduce or eliminate environmental consequences (40 CFR 1502.14(f) and 1508.20(a-d)). The BMPs, design features, or requirements specific to national forest system lands are included as attachments to the project proponent’s Plan of Development (POD). There are 28 appendices in the POD; they include draft monitoring elements to ensure that the actions are implemented. Collectively, the POD is incorporated into the project’s description, and is summarized in section 2.6.3 of the DEIS.

The Pacific Connector pipeline project, which proposes the most up-to-date engineering and technological practices for pipeline construction and operation, cannot meet some of the standards

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in the Forest Plans for the Umpqua, Rogue River, and Winema NFs as amended by the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) (USDA USDI 1994) (see also DEIS Appendix F1). Standards are mandatory constraints on project and activity decision-making, established to help achieve or maintain desired conditions, to avoid or mitigate undesirable effects, or to meet applicable legal requirements (36 CFR 219.7(e)(1)(iii)).

Given the linear nature of the pipeline corridor and the topography of the Umpqua, Rogue River, and Winema NFs, it is difficult to avoid every circumstance that would be inconsistent with the management direction and standards and guidelines in the respective Forest Plans. Pacific Connector has cooperated with the Forest Service to make its proposal consistent with the Forest Plans as much as is feasible, but even with route adjustments, modified project design features, and BMPs, it has been determined that if the Right-of-Way Grant were approved for the proposed route crossing these national forests, the Forest Plans would require amendments.

In order to address these inconsistencies, the Forest Service is evaluating Forest Plan amendments to make provision for construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline project. With the exception of boundary changes that add acres to Late Successional Reserves (LSRs) in the Umpqua and Rogue River NFs, the proposed amendments are project-specific and would apply only to the Pacific Connector pipeline project. With the amendments described below, the Pacific Connector pipeline would then be consistent with the Forest Plans.

Forest Plan amendments are guided by direction in the NFMA and its’ corresponding regulations. In this appendix proposed amendments to Forest Plans are independently evaluated in the context of the provisions of the forest planning regulations at 36 CFR 219 (2012) as amended in 2016 (planning rule). On December 15, 2016 the Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment issued a final rule that amended the planning rule (81 FR 90723, 90737). The amendment to the planning rule clarified the Department’s direction for amending Forest Plans. The Department also added a requirement for amending a plan for the responsible official to provide in the initial notice “which substantive requirements of §§ 219.8 through 219.11 are likely to be directly related to the amendment” (36 CFR 219.13(b)(2), 81 FR at 90738). This initial notice was provided in the June 26, 2018 Notice of Intent that was Filed by the FERC and the cooperating agencies. Whether a rule provision is directly related to an amendment is determined by any one of the following: the purpose for the amendment, a beneficial effect of the amendment, a substantial adverse effect of the amendment, or a lessening of plan protections by the amendment. If a proposed amendment is determined to be “directly related” to a substantive rule requirement, the Responsible Official must apply that requirement within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment and, if necessary, make adjustments to the proposed amendment to meet the requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)). In other words, additional Forest Plan components may need to be added to the amendment. The proposed Forest Service plan amendments described in the following sections, include an evaluation of the “substantive requirements of §§ 219.8 through 219.11” that are directly related to each amendment.

1.2 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PLANS In this appendix Forest Service compensatory mitigation plans (CMPs) are also evaluated in relation to the proposed Forest Plan amendments. The CMPs are in addition to the BMPs, mitigation requirements, and project design requirements described above. Forest Service interdisciplinary teams have developed CMPs for the Pacific Connector pipeline project that are based on the respective Forest Plans, the recommendations of the (2011) northern spotted owl


(NSO) recovery plan, the recommendations of the final Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery Plan (2014), applicable Late Successional Reserve (LSR) Assessments, and 5th field Watershed Analyses (WA) for watersheds where impacts of the Pacific Connector pipeline Project would occur. The CMPs are also informed by the NWFP monitoring reports and the Synthesis of Science to Inform Land Management within the Forest Plan Area (Spies et. al. 2018). Members of the interdisciplinary team used professional judgment and knowledge of the affected landscapes to develop the mitigation actions described in this appendix. Mitigation measures reduce or compensate for environmental consequences of an action. Offsite mitigation is a supplemental mitigation to address important Forest Plan management objectives that cannot be fully mitigated on-site. Proposed mitigation actions are intended to be responsive to:

• Compliance with the Aquatic Conservation Strategy of the NWFP • Habitat for Threatened or Endangered (T&E) species including the northern spotted owl

and Coho salmon • Compliance with standards and guidelines for LSRs in the NWFP • Direction in the National Forest Management Act 2012 planning rule’s substantive

requirements at 36 CFR §§ 219.8 through 219.11. • Specific resource issues as they occur by watershed.

The CMPs discussed in this appendix are summarized in section 2.1.5 of the DEIS. They evolved from previous versions that were independently developed by the Forest Service. These previous versions are described in Appendix F of the 2015 Pacific Connector FEIS (FERC 2015). A central provision of the Forest Service CMPs is that they remain adaptable to new information and changed conditions.


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2.0 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENTS

Proposed amendments and related compensatory mitigation are evaluated in this section. Amendments and compensatory mitigation are unique for each forest and are addressed separately in the following sections.

2.1 UMPQUA NF There are five proposed amendments to the Umpqua NF Land and Resource Management Plan (1990) (UNF LRMP) for the Pacific Connector pipeline project on the Umpqua NF. An evaluation of how the proposed amendments relate to the planning requirements in 36 CFR 219.8 – 219.11 is discussed in section 2.1.1 below. These proposed amendments are summarized in table 2.1.1-1 along with the project impacts and related project design features (PDF) and compensatory mitigation.1 The proposed CMP projects are listed in table 2.1.1-2 and evaluated in table 2.1.1-3, table 2.1.1-4 and figure 2.1-5 below. Maps of the proposed CMP projects by watershed are displayed in figures 2.1-1 through 2.1-4.

2.1.1 Evaluation of Umpqua NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments The proposed Pacific Connector pipeline incorporates the most up-to-date engineering and technological practices for pipeline construction and operation. However, even with following these practices, it has been determined that one Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage), and three Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources, would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Umpqua NF LRMP as amended by the NWFP and the January 2001 Record of Decision for Amendments to the Survey and Manage Protection Buffer, and Other Mitigation Measures Standards and Guidelines (Survey and Manage ROD).

2.1.1.1 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant and Animal Communities (FS-1, UNF-4):

Amendment FS-1: Project-Specific Amendment to Exempt Management Recommendations for Survey and Manage Species on the Umpqua NF.

One Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage) would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Umpqua NF LRMP as amended. This standard is:

• Management Direction: Manage All Known Sites (Survey and Manage ROD, Standards and Guidelines Page 8). Current and future known sites will be managed according to the Management Recommendation for the species. Professional judgment, Appendix J2 in the Northwest Forest Plan Final SEIS, and appropriate literature will be used to guide individual site management for those species that do not have Management Recommendations.

1 The CMP for the Umpqua NF has been revised from previous versions due to changed conditions from the 2015 Stouts Creek Fire. Additional information is included in Appendix F3 which includes a Stouts Creek Fire Report that discusses the changed conditions and CMP revisions.


The proposed amendment to this standard is:

• Management Direction: Manage All Known Sites (Survey and Manage ROD, Standards and Guidelines Page 8). Current and future known sites will be managed according to the Management Recommendation for the species, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Professional judgment, Appendix J2 in the Northwest Forest Plan Final SEIS, and appropriate literature will be used to guide individual site management for those species that do not have Management Recommendations. (Proposed amendment FS-1 on the Umpqua NF)

While the amendment would provide an exception to meeting this standard, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on Survey and Manage species within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of this project-level amendment is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Umpqua NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to this amendment are:

• 36 CFR 219.9(a)(2)(ii) – [the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] “Rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities.”

• 36 CFR 219.9(b)(1) – “The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) provide ecological conditions necessary to: …maintain viable populations of each species of conservation concern within the plan area.”

Because the proposed amendment is “directly related” to these two substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the amendment, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) that are described above, requires plan components to maintain or restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities, across the entire planning area (i.e., the Umpqua NF). This plan amendment does not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing rare plant and animal communities across 99.98% of the Umpqua NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the temporary extra work areas (TEWAs) and the uncleared storage areas (UCSAs) is approximately 205 acres of the 983,129 acre Umpqua NF. Within this 205 acre construction corridor surveys have identified 107 Survey and Manage sites that could be potentially impacted by construction activities. The proposed amendment does not waive the persistence objective for Survey and Manage species. The analysis that was conducted (see section 4.6.4.3 of the DEIS and Appendix F5) determined the Survey and Manage persistence objectives would be met. This means that for Umpqua NF lands within the project area, individual sites of Survey and Manage species may be impacted or lost to construction activities,


but affected species are expected to persist within the range of the NSO despite the loss of these individual sites.

The amendment modifies this standard so that in the 205 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with this standard’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 205 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the management requirement described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of the proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Maintain or Restore Effects to Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant and Animal Communities and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and 36 CFR 219.9 (b) Requirements

The Forest Service has worked to inventory, analyze, and evaluate rare aquatic, terrestrial plant and animal communities that could be affected by this project. In addition, a third-party consultant for technical support was also utilized in reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures incorporated into amendments for Survey and Manage species are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for habitat fragmentation, edge effects, and loss of long-term habitats associated with effected species. To ensure adequate restoration and revegetation of the ROW, design features are identified in the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I), Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U), Leave Tree Protection Plan (POD P). In addition, routing considerations were identified during project development to ensure avoidance of known populations of rare plant and animal communities (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands). As well as, Appendix F.5, Survey and Manage Persistence Evaluations, and proposed amendment UNF-4 Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR.

As a basis for Survey and Manage determinations, Appendix F.5 provides background research on Survey and Manage species that could be affected by the PCGP Project; a review of survey reports prepared by others for the PCGP Project; and processing and analysis of spatial data obtained from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Forest Service, and other sources over the past 12 years. Background information was used in combination with new information available as a result of surveys for the PCGP Project and recent surveys in other portions of old growth forests to discuss the currently known distribution of the species in old growth forests within the NSO range. Impacts


to sites as a result of the PCGP Project were analyzed to determine if the species would continue to have a reasonable assurance of persistence in the NSO range following implementation of the PCGP Project, taking into consideration the status and distribution of the species and general habitat in the NSO range.

Some of the required mitigation measures in the POD sections to protect rare plant and animal communities include: flagging existing snags on the edges of the construction right-of-way or TEWAs where feasible to save from clearing; snags would be saved as and used in LWD placement post-construction to benefit primary and secondary cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians; other large diameter trees on the edges of the construction right-of-way and TEWAs would also be flagged to save/protect as green recruitment or habitat/shade trees, where feasible; trees would be girdled to create snags to augment the number of snags along the right-of-way to benefit cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. See POD’s P & U and 4.7—Land Use of the DEIS for a complete list of applicable mitigation measures for pipeline construction. Additional measures include low ground weight (pressure) vehicles would be used; logging machinery would be restricted to the 30-foot permanent right-of-way wherever possible to prevent soil compaction; the removal of soil duff layers would be avoided in order to maintain a cushion between the soil and the logs and the logging equipment; designed skid trails would be used to restrict detrimental soil disturbance (compaction and displacement) to a smaller area of the right-of-way over the pipeline trenching area; and the temporary construction area would be restored and revegetated using native seeds, to the extent possible, and saplings (POD I).

In an effort to minimize, maintain or restore the impacts to Survey and Manage species, PCGP adopted route variations to avoid certain species identified in the Survey and Manage Persistence Evaluations by co-locating the proposed construction corridor adjacent to existing roads, through managed timber stands or otherwise avoid unique LSOG habitats to the maximum extent practicable (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands).

During construction of the Project, Compliance Monitors representing FERC are present on a full-time basis to inspect construction procedures and mitigation measures and provide regular feedback on compliance issues to FERC and the Forest Service. Objectives of the Compliance Monitoring program are to facilitate the timely resolution of compliance issues in the field; provide continuous information to FERC regarding noncompliance issues and their resolution; and review, process, and track construction-related variance requests. Changes to previously approved mitigation measures, construction procedures, and construction work areas due to unforeseen or unavoidable site conditions would require various levels of regulatory approval from the applicable land management agencies. FERC would have the authority to stop any activity that violates an environmental condition of the FERC authorization issued to PCGP.

Additionally, environmental compliance oversight responsibilities for PCGP, FERC, FS and BLM are described in the POD (Environmental Briefings and Compliance Plan, POD G) that would apply to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project specifically on NFS lands. The FS Authorized Officer would coordinate with the BLM in administering and enforcing ROW grant provisions and would have stop-work authority. The FS Authorized Officer’s designated representatives would ensure that the stipulations and mitigation measures included in the POD that are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the effects to soil, water and riparian resources, are adhered to during project construction, operation, and maintenance. The BLM Authorized


Officer would coordinate with the FS to ensure the work is being conducted in accordance with the ROW grant and agreed upon conditions. BLM and the FS would have stop-work authority. Field variance requests would be coordinated with the Authorized Officers.

Amendment UNF-4: Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR

The other proposed Forest Plan amendment related to rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities on the Umpqua NF is UNF-4. This proposed amendment would change the designation of approximately 585 acres from the Matrix land allocation to the LSR land allocation in Sections 7, 18, and 19, T.32S., R.2W.; and Sections 13 and 24, T.32S., R.3W., W.M., OR. (see figure 2.1-4). This change in land allocation is proposed as mitigation for the potential adverse impact of the Pacific Connector Pipeline project on LSR 223 on the Umpqua NF. This is a plan level amendment that would change future management direction for the lands reallocated from Matrix to LSR (for additional information on consistency with LSR Standards and Guidelines see section 4.7.3.6. and Appendix F.3 of the DEIS).

The purpose of this amendment is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Umpqua NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to this amendment are:

• 36 CFR 219.8(a)(1)(i) – [the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] “Interdependence of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area.”

• 36 CFR 219.8(b)(1) – [the plan must include plan components to guide the plan area’s contribution to social and economic sustainability] “Social, cultural and economic conditions relevant to the area influenced by the plan.”

• 36 CFR219.9(b)(1) “The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) of this section provide the ecological conditions necessary to: contribute to the recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered species, conserve proposed and candidate species, and maintain a viable population of each species of conservation concern within the plan area,”


Because the proposed amendment is “directly related” to these four substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)). However, because this proposed amendment would simply modify the area to which existing direction applies, the existing formatting for the planning requirements listed above would be retained (36 CFR 219.13(b)(4)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the amendment, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.8 and 219.9 that are described above, requires plan components to maintain or restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities, and provide for social and economic sustainability across the entire planning area (i.e., the Umpqua NF). This plan amendment does not alter these LRMP plan requirements across 99.94% of the Umpqua NF. The proposed land reallocation is approximately 585 acres of the 983,129 acre Umpqua NF. The proposed amendment would benefit rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities by


placing these acres in a late successional reserve where providing habitat for these species is the primary goal.

The timber probable sale quantity (directly related to economic conditions) would not be affected before the Umpqua NF LRMP is revised because the Forest has the capacity to maintain probable sale quantity without the acres of matrix lands that would be reallocated to LSR. If a linear relationship between acres and outputs is assumed, the potential effect would be less than two-tenths of one percent of the Forest’s probable sale quantity since this proposed amendment would affect less than two-tenths of one percent of the Forest’s matrix land base. This proposed amendment would not prevent future vegetation management activities such as thinning that would benefit LSR habitat and could also contribute to the local forest products industry.

How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant and Animal Communities in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.9(a), 36 CFR 219.9 (b)).

In addition to reallocation of 585 acres of Matrix to LSR, the CMP on the Umpqua NF includes proposals for stand density fuel breaks on 3,105 acres, stand density management on 816 acres, terrestrial habitat improvements on 478 acres and decommissioning approximately 5 miles of roads that would benefit rare plant and animal communities. The CMP on the Umpqua NF also includes proposals to improve aquatic and riparian habitat that would benefit rare aquatic plant and animal communities (see the discussion of How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of Riparian Areas, Soils, and Soil productivity in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i), (36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)) below for a discussion of benefits to aquatic habitats).

Stand density fuel breaks would reduce the threat of losing late-successional habitat to fire. High intensity fire has been identified as the single factor most impacting late successional and old growth forest habitats on federal lands in the area of the NWFP. Construction of the pipeline and associated activities removes both mature and developing stands and would increase fire suppression complexity; however the corridor also provides a fuel break. Fuels reduction adjacent to the corridor would increase the effectiveness of the corridor as a fuel break. Density management would increase longevity of existing mature stands by reducing losses from disease, insects and fire. Stand density management and fuels reduction would lower the risk of loss of developing and existing mature stands and other valuable habitats to high-intensity fire.

Stand density management would enhance LSOG habitat by increasing the growth, health, and vigor of the trees remaining in the stands, and restoring species and structural diversity to those considered characteristic under a natural disturbance regime. Thinning of young stands is a recognized treatment within LSR if designed to accelerate development of late-successional habitat characteristics. The proposed treatments include 228 acres of pre-commercial thinning, 288 acres of commercial thinning and 300 acres of off-site pine removal. The Pacific Connector pipeline would result in additional fragmentation and preclude the recovery of fragmented habitat for those stands adjacent to the pipeline corridor. Both mature stands and developing stands would be removed during pipeline construction. Density management of forested stands would assist in the recovery of late-seral habitat, impact from fragmentation, reduction in edge effects and enhance resilience of mature stands over time. Accelerating development of mature forest characteristics would shorten the impacts of those biological services loss due to pipeline construction.


Terrestrial habitat improvements include proposals for large woody debris placement on 164 acres, snag creation on 324 acres, noxious weed treatments on 6.7 miles of road and 124 acres of Lupine meadow restoration. Large wood replacement would partially mitigate for the barrier effect of the corridor by creating structure across the corridor for use by small wildlife species. Placement in wood deficient areas adjacent to the corridor allows for scattering of stockpiled wood, reducing localized fuel loads while improving habitat in deficient stands. Larger logs maintain moisture longer and are less likely to be fully consumed by fire. Managing for the proposed levels provide for a greater assurance of species abundance. The objective of snag creation is to mitigate for the immediate and future impacts to snag habitat from the clearing of the pipeline right-of-way. The construction and operation of the pipeline project has the potential to create vectors for noxious weeds. The proposed noxious weed treatments are intended to reduce populations of noxious weeds that are in close proximity to the pipeline project right-of-way. The long-term benefits of meadow restoration would include the restoring of native plant populations and species diversity. Restoring native plant communities and increasing vegetation diversity generally contributes to restoring habitat for a broad group of plant and animal species.

Although the Pacific Connector project has been routed to avoid LSOG habitat as much as possible, the project would cause habitat fragmentation within LSR 223. Road decommissioning reduces the edge effects over time by revegetating road surfaces and eliminating road corridors. Revegetating selected roads in conjunction with the density management proposed for adjacent plantations would create larger blocks of late successional habitat in the future.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Umpqua NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. They were planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. They are a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. Overall, these projects would help maintain and restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities on the Umpqua NF (see tables 2.1.1-3 and 2.1.1-4 and figures 2.1-1 through 2.1-5 for additional information).

2.1.1.2 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Soil, Water and Riparian Areas (UNF-1, UNF-2, and UNF-3):

Three Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Umpqua NF LRMP. These standards are:

• Standard & Guideline 1 (UNF LRMP IV-33). Maintain all effective shading vegetation on perennial streams. Utilize silvicultural practices to establish shade on perennial streams where currently lacking.

• Prescriptions C2-II (LRMP IV-173 par.1, 1st sentence) and C2-IV (LRMP IV-177 last par. last sentence) Utility/transportation corridors, roads or transmission lines may cross but must not parallel streams and lake shores within the riparian unit.

• Standard & Guideline 1 (UNF LRMP IV-67). The combined total amount of unacceptable soil condition (detrimental compaction, displacement, puddling or severely burned) within an activity area (e g., cutting unit, range allotment, site preparation area) should not exceed


20 percent. All roads and landings, unless rehabilitated to natural conditions, are considered to be in detrimental condition, and are included as part of this 20 percent.

The proposed amendments to these standards are:

• Standard & Guideline 1 (UNF LRMP IV-33). Maintain all effective shading vegetation on perennial streams, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Utilize silvicultural practices to establish shade on perennial streams where currently lacking. (proposed amendment UNF-1)

• Prescriptions C2-II (LRMP IV-173 par.1, 1st sentence) and C2-IV (LRMP IV-177 last par. last sentence) Utility/transportation corridors, roads or transmission lines may cross but must not parallel streams and lake shores within the riparian unit, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (proposed amendment UNF-2)

• Standard and Guideline 1 (UNF LRMP IV-67). The combined total amount of unacceptable soil condition (detrimental compaction, displacement, puddling or severely burned) within an activity area (e g., cutting unit, range allotment, site preparation area) should not exceed 20 percent. All roads and landings, unless rehabilitated to natural conditions, are considered to be in detrimental condition, and are included as part of this 20 percent, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (proposed amendment UNF-3)

While the amendments would provide an exception to meeting these standards, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on the soil, water and riparian resources within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of these three project-level amendments is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Umpqua NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to these three amendments are:

• 36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i) – The plan must include plan components “to maintain or restore the ecological integrity of riparian areas in the plan area, including plan components to maintain or restore structure, function, composition, and connectivity.

• 36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii) – [The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] “soils and soil productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation.”


Because the three proposed amendments are “directly related” to these two substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendments (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the three amendments, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.8(a) that are described above, requires plan components to “maintain or restore” the soil, water and riparian resources across the entire planning area (i.e., the Umpqua NF). These plan amendments do not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing the soil, water, and riparian resources across 99.98% of the Umpqua NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 205 acres of the 983,129 acre Umpqua NF. Of the 205 acres of pipeline corridor construction it is estimated that approximately 4 of these acres would not meet the standards for riparian area management described above and approximately 54 to 127 acres would not meet standards for soils described above.

The amendments modify three standards so that in the 205 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with these standards’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 205 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the three management requirements described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of these proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Maintain or Restore Effects to Soil, Water, and Riparian Resources and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) Requirements

The Forest Service has worked with Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP) to inventory, analyze, and evaluate the geologic, soil, and hydrologic resources that could be affected by this project. In addition, a third-party consultant for technical support was also utilized in reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration are enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures, incorporated into amendments for soil, water, and riparian resources are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for soil movement, slope stability, water quality, and to ensure adequate restoration and revegetation. These measures are identified in: the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I); Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U); Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB); the Forest Service Site Specific Stream Crossing Prescriptions (NSR 2014); the Stream Crossing Risk Analysis; and Stream Crossing Risk Analysis


Addendum (GeoEngineers2017d, 2018a). PCGP would also follow the FERC’s applicant prepared Wetland Procedures and the Best Management Practices for the State of Oregon. To further reduce potential for landslides on steep slopes, the Forest Service, BLM, and FERC are also recommending additional industry best management practices and measures identified from the Technical Report on Soil Risk and Sensitivity Assessment (NSR 2014) be incorporated into PCGP’s terms and conditions of the Right-of-Way Grant as described in the POD’s identified above. See 4.2.3.3 of the DEIS for a description of soil risk and sensitivity assessment.

Areas with soils rated moderate to very high for risk or sensitivity (39 acres total) would be recommended for more site-specific validation of the risk criteria used in the Technical Report on Soil Risk and Sensitivity Assessment (NSR 2014) to confirm that specific locations merit consideration of the more aggressive soil remediation measures, such as: a 2- to 3-inch organic mulch surface application (80 percent coverage) of woodchips, logging slash, and/or straw; adaptive seed mixes and vegetation to better fit site conditions; deep subsoil decompaction with hydraulic excavators that leave constructed corridor mounded and rough with maximum water infiltration so that water cannot flow downhill for any appreciable distance; more aggressive use of constructed surface water runoff dispersion structures such as closely placed and more pronounced slope dips and water bars, etc.; more aggressive use of constructed surface runoff entrapments such as silt fencing, sediment settling basins, or straw bale structures, etc.; more aggressive placement (100 percent coverage) and depth (3 to 4 inches) of ground cover using woodchips, logging slash, straw bales, wattles (see POD’s U and I). In efforts to protect soil productivity, topsoil segregation would be required for pipeline construction at wetland and waterbody crossings on NFS lands (POD U).

Some of the required mitigation measures in the POD BB and Forest Service Site Specific Stream Crossing Prescriptions (NSR 2014) to protect wetlands and minimize, maintain or restore compaction include: limiting the construction right-of-way width to 75 feet through wetlands; placing equipment on mats; using low-pressure ground equipment; limiting equipment operation and construction traffic along the right-of-way; locating temporary workspace (TEWAS) more than 50 feet away from wetland boundaries; cutting vegetation at ground level; limiting stump removal to the construction trench; segregating the top 12 inches of soil, or to the depth of the topsoil horizon; using “push-pull” techniques in saturated wetlands; limiting the amount of time that the trench is open by not trenching until the pipe is assembled and ready for installation; not using imported rock and soils for backfill; and not using fertilizer, lime, or mulch during restoration in wetlands. PCGP must also follow the FERC Waterbody and Wetland Construction and Mitigation Procedures. See 4.3.3.2 of the DEIS for a complete list of applicable mitigation measures for pipeline construction at specific waterbody and stream crossings.

In an effort to minimize, maintain or restore the impacts to streams and riparian areas, PCGP adopted route variations to co-locate the proposed construction corridor adjacent to existing roads and along dry ridge tops (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands). In addition, PCGP has committed to limit construction at waterbody crossings to times of dry weather or low water flow. PCGP would implement the required erosion control measures at the proposed stream crossings to minimize, maintain or restore potential erosion and sedimentation impacts. The applicable mitigation measures and monitoring requirements in the POD relating to water waterbody crossings are included in the Site Specific Forest Service Stream Crossing Prescriptions, and Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB). In addition,


applicable mitigation measures from the FERC approved applicant prepared Procedures for Wetland and Waterbody Crossings would be required.

During construction of the Project, Compliance Monitors representing FERC are present on a full-time basis to inspect construction procedures and mitigation measures and provide regular feedback on compliance issues to FERC and the Forest Service. Objectives of the Compliance Monitoring program are to: facilitate the timely resolution of compliance issues in the field; provide continuous information to FERC regarding noncompliance issues and their resolution; and review, process, and track construction-related variance requests. Changes to previously approved mitigation measures, construction procedures, and construction work areas due to unforeseen or unavoidable site conditions would require various levels of regulatory approval from the applicable land management agencies. FERC would have the authority to stop any activity that violates an environmental condition of the FERC authorization issued to PCGP.

Additionally, environmental compliance oversight responsibilities for PCGP, FERC, FS and BLM are described in the POD (Environmental Briefings and Compliance Plan, POD G) that would apply to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project specifically on NFS lands. The FS Authorized Officer would coordinate with the BLM in administering and enforcing ROW grant provisions and would have stop-work authority. The FS Authorized Officer’s designated representatives would ensure that the stipulations and mitigation measures included in the POD that are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the effects to soil, water and riparian resources, are adhered to during project construction, operation, and maintenance. The BLM Authorized Officer would coordinate with the FS to ensure the work is being conducted in accordance with the ROW grant and agreed upon conditions. BLM and the FS would have stop-work authority. Field variance requests would be coordinated with the Authorized Officers.

How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of Riparian Areas, Soils, and Soil productivity in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i), (36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)).

Part of the CMP on the Umpqua NF includes proposals to remove eleven old culverts that may block fish passage either by poor design or by failure over time, decommission approximately 7.2 miles and storm proof approximately 11.4 miles of road.

Removing culverts that block fish passage and replacing them with fish-friendly designs can allow fish and other aquatic organisms to access previously unavailable habitat. Stream crossing replacement would directly improve stream connectivity and habitat for aquatic species by immediately restoring access to formerly inaccessible habitats. Indirectly, these projects would reduce potential sediment levels in the long term by decreasing the potential for road failure. Stream crossing projects also reduce stream velocities by increasing stream crossing sizes, eliminating flow restrictions and allowing passage to additional reaches of habitat by removing barriers to aquatic species which improves access to spawning and rearing habitat and allows unrestricted movement throughout stream reaches during seasonal changes in water levels (Hoffman 2007).

Decommissioning and storm proofing roads can substantially reduce sediment delivery to streams (Madej 2000; Keppeler et al. 2007). Proposed road decommissioning and storm proofing would increase infiltration of precipitation, reduce surface runoff, and reduce sediment production from road-related surface erosion in the watershed where the impacts from the Project would occur.


Decommissioning roads would restore natural drainage patterns and thereby avoid large volumes of added sediment to the stream network that would be likely to eventually occur. In addition limited road maintenance dollars could be focused on the remaining road systems resulting in more maintenance of culverts and ditchlines resulting in less potential for catastrophic failure. Madej (2000) concluded that by eliminating the risk of stream diversions and culvert failures, road removal treatments significantly reduce long-term sediment production from retired logging roads.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Umpqua NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. They were planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. They are a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. Overall, these projects would help maintain and restore riparian and soil resources on the Umpqua NF (see tables 2.1.1-3 and 2.1.1-4 and figures 2.1-1 through 2.1-5 for additional information).

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orag

e ar

eas (

UC

SA)

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-14

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Um

pqua

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n2 ef

fect

ive

shad

ing

vege

tatio

n at

app

roxi

mat

ely

five

pere

nnia

l stre

am c

ross

ings

in th

e E

ast F

ork

of C

ow

Cre

ek s

ubw

ater

shed

from

pip

elin

e m

ilepo

sts

(MP

) 10

9 to

110

in S

ectio

ns 1

6 an

d 21

, T.3

2S.,

R.2

W.,

W.M

., O

R.

The

amen

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de a

n ex

cept

ion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for t

he p

roje

ct.

This

is a

pro

ject

-sp

ecifi

c pl

an a

men

dmen

t app

licab

le o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd w

ould

not

ch

ange

futu

re m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er

proj

ect.

and

the

cons

truc

tion

zone

fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pipe

line,

for w

hich

the

appl

icab

le m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

des

ign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

Util

ize

silv

icul

tura

l pra

ctic

es to

es

tabl

ish

shad

e on

pe

renn

ial s

tream

s w

here

cu

rrent

ly la

ckin

g.

rest

ore

the

ecol

ogic

al

inte

grity

of r

ipar

ian

area

s in

th

e pl

an a

rea,

incl

udin

g pl

an

com

pone

nts

to m

aint

ain

or

rest

ore

stru

ctur

e, fu

nctio

n,

com

posi

tion,

and

co

nnec

tivity

.”

This

am

endm

ent w

ould

af

fect

less

than

0.0

01%

of

the

Um

pqua

NF

PO

D (B

B) W

etla

nd a

nd

Wat

erbo

dy C

ross

ing

Pla

n

Fore

st S

ervi

ce S

ite

Spe

cific

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Pre

scrip

tions

(NS

R 2

014)

S

tream

Cro

ssin

g R

isk

Ana

lysi

s; a

nd S

tream

C

ross

ing

Ris

k A

naly

sis

Add

endu

m

(Geo

Eng

inee

rs20

17d,

20

18a)

C

hapt

er 3

, DE

IS R

oute

D

esig

n an

d M

odifi

catio

ns

on F

ores

t Ser

vice

M

anag

ed L

ands

U

NF-

2: P

roje

ct-

Spe

cific

Am

endm

ent

to A

llow

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

in R

ipar

ian

Are

as.

The

Um

pqua

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

chan

ge p

resc

riptio

ns C

2-II

(LR

MP

IV-1

73) a

nd C

2-IV

(LR

MP

IV-1

77) t

o al

low

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

pipe

line

rout

e to

run

para

llel t

o th

e E

ast F

ork

of

Cow

Cre

ek fo

r app

roxi

mat

ely

0.1

mile

bet

wee

n ab

out p

ipel

ine

MP

s 10

9.5

and

109.

6 in

Sec

tion

21,

T.32

S.,

R.2

W.,

W. M

., O

R.

This

cha

nge

wou

ld

pote

ntia

lly a

ffect

app

roxi

mat

ely

one

acre

of r

ipar

ian

vege

tatio

n al

ong

the

Eas

t For

k of

Cow

Cre

ek.

The

amen

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de a

n ex

cept

ion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a

proj

ect-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t app

licab

le o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd w

ould

no

t cha

nge

futu

re m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

ot

her p

roje

ct.

Pre

scrip

tions

C2-

II (L

RM

P

IV-1

73 p

ar.1

, 1st

sen

tenc

e)

and

C2-

IV (L

RM

P IV

-177

la

st p

ar. l

ast s

ente

nce)

U

tility

/tran

spor

tatio

n co

rrido

rs, r

oads

or

trans

mis

sion

line

s m

ay

cros

s bu

t mus

t not

par

alle

l st

ream

s an

d la

ke s

hore

s w

ithin

the

ripar

ian

unit,

with

th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e op

erat

iona

l rig

ht-o

f-way

an

d th

e co

nstr

uctio

n zo

ne

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pi

pelin

e, fo

r whi

ch th

e ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or p

roje

ct d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d. (p

ropo

sed

amen

dmen

t

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(3

)(i) –

The

pla

n m

ust i

nclu

de p

lan

com

pone

nts

“to m

aint

ain

or

rest

ore

the

ecol

ogic

al

inte

grity

of r

ipar

ian

area

s in

th

e pl

an a

rea,

incl

udin

g pl

an

com

pone

nts

to m

aint

ain

or

rest

ore

stru

ctur

e, fu

nctio

n,

com

posi

tion,

and

co

nnec

tivity

”

App

roxi

mat

ely

one

acre

of

ripa

rian

vege

tatio

n al

ong

the

Eas

t For

k of

C

ow C

reek

wou

ld b

e re

mov

ed

This

am

endm

ent w

ould

af

fect

less

than

0.0

01%

of

the

Um

pqua

NF

and

one

acre

of r

ipar

ian

rese

rves

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol

and

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n P

OD

(BB

) Wet

land

and

W

ater

body

Cro

ssin

g P

lan

Fo

rest

Ser

vice

Site

S

peci

fic S

tream

Cro

ssin

g P

resc

riptio

ns (N

SR

201

4)

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Ris

k A

naly

sis;

and

Stre

am

Cro

ssin

g R

isk

Ana

lysi

s A

dden

dum

(G

eoE

ngin

eers

2017

d,

2018

a)

Cha

pter

3, D

EIS

Rou

te

Des

ign

and

Mod

ifica

tions

Aqu

atic

and

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t – fi

sh

habi

tat i

mpr

ovem

ents

- 11

site

s R

oad

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g –

7.2

mile

s R

oad

Sto

rm-p

roof

ing

– 11

.4 m

iles

2-

15

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Um

pqua

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n2 on

For

est S

ervi

ce

Man

aged

Lan

ds

UN

F-3:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t to

Exe

mpt

Lim

itatio

ns

on D

etrim

enta

l Soi

l C

ondi

tions

with

in th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

R

ight

-of-W

ay in

All

Man

agem

ent A

reas

.

The

Um

pqua

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

exem

pt li

mita

tions

on

the

area

affe

cted

by

detri

men

tal s

oil c

ondi

tions

from

dis

plac

emen

t and

co

mpa

ctio

n w

ithin

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-o

f-w

ay.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd G

uide

lines

for S

oils

(LR

MP

pa

ge IV

-67)

requ

ires

that

not

mor

e th

an 2

0 pe

rcen

t of

the

proj

ect a

rea

have

det

rimen

tal c

ompa

ctio

n,

disp

lace

men

t, or

pud

dlin

g af

ter c

ompl

etio

n of

a

proj

ect.

The

am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a p

roje

ct-

spec

ific

plan

am

endm

ent a

pplic

able

onl

y to

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

wou

ld n

ot

chan

ge fu

ture

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for a

ny o

ther

pr

ojec

t.

Sta

ndar

d an

d G

uide

line

1 (U

NF

LRM

P IV

-67)

. The

co

mbi

ned

tota

l am

ount

of

unac

cept

able

soi

l con

ditio

n (d

etrim

enta

l com

pact

ion,

di

spla

cem

ent,

pudd

ling

or

seve

rely

bur

ned)

with

in a

n ac

tivity

are

a (e

g.,

cutti

ng

unit,

rang

e al

lotm

ent,

site

pr

epar

atio

n ar

ea) s

houl

d no

t ex

ceed

20

perc

ent.

All

road

s an

d la

ndin

gs, u

nles

s re

habi

litat

ed to

nat

ural

co

nditi

ons,

are

con

side

red

to b

e in

det

rimen

tal

cond

ition

, and

are

incl

uded

as

par

t of t

his

20 p

erce

nt,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

oper

atio

nal r

ight

-of-w

ay

and

the

cons

truc

tion

zone

fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pipe

line,

for w

hich

the

appl

icab

le m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

des

ign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [T

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “s

oils

and

soi

l pr

oduc

tivity

, inc

ludi

ng

guid

ance

to re

duce

soi

l er

osio

n an

d se

dim

enta

tion.

”

App

roxi

mat

ely

betw

een

54 a

nd 1

27 a

cres

of

detri

men

tal s

oil

cond

ition

s co

uld

resu

lt fro

m th

e pi

pelin

e co

nstru

ctio

n Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

af

fect

app

roxi

mat

ely

0.01

% o

f the

Um

pqua

N

F

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol

and

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n Te

chni

cal R

epor

t on

Soi

l R

isk

and

Sen

sitiv

ity

Ass

essm

ent (

NS

R 2

014)

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– ap

prox

imat

ely

7.2

mile

s R

oad

Sto

rm-p

roof

ing

appr

oxim

atel

y 11

.4

mile

s

UN

F-4:

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

Lan

ds to

LS

R

The

Um

pqua

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

chan

ge th

e de

sign

atio

n of

app

roxi

mat

ely

585

acre

s fro

m M

atrix

land

allo

catio

ns to

the

LSR

land

al

loca

tion

in S

ectio

ns 7

, 18,

and

19,

T.3

2S.,

R.2

W.;

and

Sec

tions

13

and

24, T

.32S

., R

.3W

., W

.M.,

OR

. Th

is c

hang

e in

land

allo

catio

n is

pro

pose

d to

pa

rtial

ly m

itiga

te th

e po

tent

ial a

dver

se im

pact

of t

he

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

on

LSR

223

on

the

Um

pqua

NF.

Thi

s is

a p

lan

leve

l am

endm

ent

that

wou

ld c

hang

e fu

ture

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for

the

land

s re

allo

cate

d fro

m M

atrix

to L

SR

.

Th

e 36

CFR

219

pla

nnin

g ru

le re

quire

men

ts th

at a

re

dire

ctly

rela

ted

to th

is

amen

dmen

t inc

lude

: §

219.

8(a)

(1)(i

) – [t

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “I

nter

depe

nden

ce o

f te

rrest

rial a

nd a

quat

ic

ecos

yste

ms

in th

e pl

an

area

.” §

219.

8(b)

(1) –

[the

pl

an m

ust i

nclu

de p

lan

com

pone

nts

to g

uide

the

plan

are

a’s

cont

ribut

ion

to

soci

al a

nd e

cono

mic

App

roxi

mat

ely

20 a

cres

of

LS

OG

and

48

acre

s of

Non

-LS

OG

hab

itat

wou

ld b

e cl

eare

d w

ithin

LS

R 2

23

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld

affe

ct a

ppro

xim

atel

y 0.

06%

of t

he U

mpq

ua

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol

and

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

Lan

ds to

LS

R –

ap

prox

imat

ely

296

acre

s of

LS

OG

and

28

9 ac

res

of N

on-L

SO

G h

abita

t wou

ld b

e re

allo

cate

d fro

m m

atrix

to L

SR

223

S

tand

Den

sity

Fue

l Bre

ak -

3,10

5 ac

res

Sta

nd D

ensi

ty M

anag

emen

t – 8

16 a

cre

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t – 4

78

acre

s R

oad

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g in

LS

R –

5 m

iles

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-16

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Um

pqua

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n2 su

stai

nabi

lity]

“Soc

ial,

cultu

ral a

nd e

cono

mic

co

nditi

ons

rele

vant

to th

e ar

ea in

fluen

ced

by th

e pl

an.”

§ 21

9.9(

b)(1

) “Th

e re

spon

sibl

e of

ficia

l sha

ll de

term

ine

whe

ther

or n

ot th

e pl

an c

ompo

nent

s re

quire

d by

par

agra

ph (a

) of t

his

sect

ion

prov

ide

the

ecol

ogic

al c

ondi

tions

ne

cess

ary

to: c

ontri

bute

to

the

reco

very

of f

eder

ally

lis

ted

thre

aten

ed a

nd

enda

nger

ed s

peci

es,

cons

erve

pro

pose

d an

d ca

ndid

ate

spec

ies,

and

m

aint

ain

a vi

able

pop

ulat

ion

of e

ach

spec

ies

of

cons

erva

tion

conc

ern

with

in

the

plan

are

a,” a

nd §

21

9.9(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [th

e pl

an

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “R

are

aqua

tic a

nd

terre

stria

l pla

nt a

nd a

nim

al

com

mun

ities

.”


TABLE 2.1.1-2

Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Umpqua NF Unit Watershed Mitigation Group Project Type Project Name Quantity a/ Unit

Umpqua NF

Days Creek - South Umpqua

Stand Density Fuel Break

Fuels Reduction Days Creek - South Umpqua Matrix Integrated Fuels Reduction

194 acres


Fuels Reduction Days Creek - South Umpqua LSR Integrated Fuels Reduction

254 acres

Terrestrial Habitat Improvement

Snag Creation Days Creek - South Umpqua LSR Snag Creation

32 acres


Snag Creation Days Creek - South Umpqua Matrix Snag Creation

14 acres


Lupine Meadow Restoration

Upper Cow Creek Lupine Meadow Restoration

23 acres

Elk Creek - South Umpqua

Aquatic and Riparian Habitat

Fish Passage Elk Creek Fish Passage Culverts 5 sites

Road sediment reduction

Road Storm-proofing Elk Creek Road Storm-proofing 9.2 miles


Road Decommissioning

Elk Cr. Road Decommissioning 5.9 miles


Fuels Reduction Elk Creek Matrix Integrated Fuels Reduction

176 acres

Stand Density Management

Commercial Thinning Elk Creek LSR Enhancement 91 acres

Stand Density

Management Off-site Pine Removal Elk Creek LSR Off-site Pine

Removal 300 acres


LWD Upland Placement

Elk Creek LSR LWD Placement 99 acres


Lupine Meadow Restoration

Elk Creek LSR Lupine Meadow Restoration

101 acres


Noxious Weed Treatment

Elk Creek Roadside Noxious Weeds

6.7 miles


Snag Creation Elk Creek LSR Snag Creation 68 acres

Fire Suppression Water Source Improvement

Elk Creek Pump Chance 2 sites

Evans Creek Stand Density Fuel Break

Road Shaded Fuel Break

Evans Cr LSR Road Shaded Fuel Break

63 acres

Trail Creek Road sediment reduction


Trail Creek Road Decommissioning

0.3 miles


Road Storm-proofing Trail Creek Storm-proofing 2.2 miles


Fuels Reduction Trail Creek Matrix Integrated Fuels Reduction

500 acres



Trail Creek LSR Road Shaded Fuel Break

175 acres


Snag Creation Trail Creek Matrix Snag Creation 109 acres


Pre-commercial Thinning

Trail Creek LSR PCT Enhancement

112 acres

Upper Cow Creek


Fish Passage Upper Cow Creek Fish Passage Culverts

6 sites

Fire Suppression Water Source Improvement

Upper Cow Creek Pump Chance 1 site

Road Sediment Reduction

Road Closure Upper Cow Creek Road Closure 1.2 miles

Road Sediment Reduction


Upper Cow Creek Road Decommissioning

1.0 miles


Fuels Reduction Upper Cow Creek LSR Integrated Fuels Reduction

635 acres


TABLE 2.1.1-2

Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Umpqua NF Unit Watershed Mitigation Group Project Type Project Name Quantity a/ Unit


Fuels Reduction Upper Cow Creek Matrix Integrated Fuels Reduction

730 acres



Upper Cow Creek LSR Road Shaded Fuel Break

378 acres


Commercial Thin Upper Cow Creek LSR Enhancement

197 acres



Elk Creek LSR PCT Enhancement

116 acres



Upper Cow Creek LSR LWD Placement

65 acres


Snag Creation Upper Cow Creek LSR Snag Creation

90 acres

Terrestrial Habitat

Improvement Snag Creation Upper Cow Creek Matrix Snag

Creation 11 acres

Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR

Land Re-Allocation from Matrix to LSR

LRMP Amendment UNF 4 LSR 223 Reallocation

585 acres

a/ Acres are rounded to the nearest whole acre and miles to the nearest tenth of a mile.


Figure 2.1-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Days Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF


Figure 2.1-2. Map of CMP Projects in the ELK Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF


Figure 2.1-3. Map of CMP Projects in the Upper Cow Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF


Figure 2.1-4. Map of CMP Projects in the Trail Creek Watershed on the Umpqua NF

2-

23

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Um

pqua

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s A

quat

ic a

nd

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t Fi

sh P

assa

ge

11 S

ites

Old

cul

verts

may

blo

ck fi

sh p

assa

ge e

ither

by

poor

des

ign

or b

y fa

ilure

ove

r tim

e. R

emov

ing

thes

e bl

ocka

ges

and

repl

acin

g th

em

with

fish

-frie

ndly

des

igns

can

allo

w fi

sh a

nd o

ther

aqu

atic

or

gani

sms

to a

cces

s pr

evio

usly

una

vaila

ble

habi

tat.

Thi

s is

re

spon

sive

to A

CS

Obj

ectiv

es 1

, 2, 3

, and

9 (s

ee a

ppen

dix

F4).

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

emov

ing

old

culv

erts

and

rest

orin

g st

ream

/road

cro

ssin

gs w

ould

re

sult

in s

hort-

term

adv

erse

effe

cts

sinc

e it

invo

lves

the

use

of h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent i

n an

d ar

ound

the

stre

am c

hann

el.

The

wor

k w

ould

be

done

dur

ing

low

sum

mer

flow

per

iods

to m

inim

ize

impa

cts

to

aqua

tic s

peci

es a

nd P

DFs

wou

ld b

e de

sign

ed to

min

imiz

e di

stur

banc

e fo

r Nor

ther

n S

potte

d O

wl

(NS

O).

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: S

tream

cro

ssin

g re

plac

emen

t wou

ld d

irect

ly im

prov

e st

ream

co

nnec

tivity

and

hab

itat f

or a

quat

ic s

peci

es b

y im

med

iate

ly re

stor

ing

acce

ss to

form

erly

in

acce

ssib

le h

abita

ts. I

ndire

ctly

, the

se p

roje

cts

wou

ld re

duce

pot

entia

l sed

imen

t lev

els

in th

e lo

ng

term

by

decr

easi

ng th

e po

tent

ial f

or ro

ad fa

ilure

. Stre

am c

ross

ing

proj

ects

als

o re

duce

stre

am

velo

citie

s by

incr

easi

ng s

tream

cro

ssin

g si

zes,

elim

inat

ing

flow

rest

rictio

ns a

nd a

llow

ing

pass

age

to a

dditi

onal

reac

hes

of h

abita

t by

rem

ovin

g ba

rrier

s to

aqu

atic

spe

cies

whi

ch im

prov

es a

cces

s to

sp

awni

ng a

nd re

arin

g ha

bita

t and

allo

ws

unre

stric

ted

mov

emen

t thr

ough

out s

tream

reac

hes

durin

g se

ason

al c

hang

es in

wat

er le

vels

(Hof

fman

200

7).

Roa

d S

edim

ent

Red

uctio

n R

oad

Clo

sure

R

oad

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g R

oad

Sto

rmpr

oofin

g

1.2

Mile

s 7.

2 M

iles

11.4

Mile

s

Roa

d cl

osur

e re

duce

s fin

e gr

aine

d se

dim

ents

by

elim

inat

ing

traffi

c im

pact

s. D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

road

s ca

n su

bsta

ntia

lly re

duce

se

dim

ent d

eliv

ery

to s

tream

s (M

adej

200

0; K

eppe

ler e

t al.

2007

).

Pro

pose

d ro

ad d

ecom

mis

sion

ing

wou

ld in

crea

se in

filtra

tion

of

prec

ipita

tion,

redu

ce s

urfa

ce ru

noff,

and

redu

ce s

edim

ent

prod

uctio

n fro

m ro

ad-r

elat

ed s

urfa

ce e

rosi

on in

the

wat

ersh

ed

whe

re th

e im

pact

s fro

m th

e P

roje

ct o

ccur

. S

torm

-pro

ofin

g re

duce

s se

dim

ent f

rom

road

s by

incr

easi

ng th

e re

sist

ance

of a

ro

ad to

failu

re d

urin

g hi

gh in

tens

ity ra

infa

ll ev

ents

. S

torm

-pr

oofin

g st

rate

gies

incl

ude

impr

ovin

g dr

aina

ge, r

educ

ing

dive

rsio

n po

tent

ial a

t cul

verts

, out

-slo

ping

road

sur

face

s, a

nd

repl

acin

g cu

lver

ts w

ith h

arde

ned

low

wat

er fo

rds.

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g m

etho

ds g

ener

ally

incl

ude

actio

ns u

tiliz

ing

mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t to

phys

ical

ly s

tabi

lize

the

road

pris

m, r

esto

re n

atur

al d

rain

age

patte

rns,

and

allo

w fo

r rev

eget

atio

n of

the

road

bed.

Mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t mig

ht

incl

ude

exca

vato

rs, b

ackh

oes

and

truck

mou

nted

load

ers.

Roa

d cl

osur

e is

a m

etho

d of

pre

vent

ing

acce

ss to

a ro

ad s

o th

at re

gula

r mai

nten

ance

is n

o lo

nger

nee

ded

and

futu

re e

rosi

on is

larg

ely

prev

ente

d by

rest

orin

g dr

aina

ge p

atte

rns

if ne

cess

ary

and

elim

inat

ing

road

traf

fic. R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g ha

s th

e po

tent

ial t

o ca

use

shor

t-ter

m d

egra

datio

n of

wat

er q

ualit

y by

incr

easi

ng

sedi

men

t del

iver

y to

stre

ams

as ro

ads

are

de-c

ompa

cted

by

heav

y eq

uipm

ent,

culv

erts

and

cro

ss

drai

ns a

re re

mov

ed, a

nd o

ther

rest

orat

ion

activ

ities

are

impl

emen

ted.

The

use

of h

eavy

m

echa

nize

d eq

uipm

ent n

ear s

tream

s co

uld

dist

urb

the

stre

am in

fluen

ce z

one,

del

iver

sed

imen

t, cr

eate

turb

idity

, and

cau

se s

tream

ban

k er

osio

n. T

here

is a

lso

the

pote

ntia

l of a

n ac

cide

ntal

fuel

/oil

spill

. The

se p

roje

cts

may

cau

se a

sho

rt-te

rm d

egra

datio

n of

wat

er q

ualit

y du

e to

sed

imen

t inp

ut

and

chem

ical

con

tam

inat

ion.

Stre

am b

ank

cond

ition

and

hab

itat s

ubst

rate

may

als

o be

adv

erse

ly

affe

cted

in th

e sh

ort t

erm

. How

ever

with

car

eful

pro

ject

des

ign

and

seas

onal

tim

ing,

thes

e af

fect

s ar

e ex

pect

ed to

be

of a

lim

ited

exte

nt a

nd d

urat

ion.

Roa

d de

com

mis

sion

ing

wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

from

hea

vy e

quip

men

t tha

t cou

ld d

istu

rb N

SO

. The

pot

entia

l for

dis

turb

ance

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

w

ith b

reed

ing

beha

vior

at a

ctiv

e ne

st s

ites.

The

PD

Fs w

ould

focu

s di

stur

banc

e ou

tsid

e th

e cr

itica

l ne

stin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for b

oth

NS

O. T

hese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m n

oise

to a

ccep

tabl

e le

vels

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Pro

pose

d ro

ad d

ecom

mis

sion

ing

and

stor

mpr

oofin

g w

ould

incr

ease

in

filtra

tion

of p

reci

pita

tion,

redu

ce s

urfa

ce ru

noff,

and

redu

ce s

edim

ent p

rodu

ctio

n fro

m ro

ad-

rela

ted

surfa

ce e

rosi

on in

the

wat

ersh

ed w

here

the

impa

cts

from

the

Pro

ject

wou

ld o

ccur

. D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

road

s w

ould

rest

ore

natu

ral d

rain

age

patte

rns

and

ther

eby

avoi

d la

rge

volu

mes

of

add

ed s

edim

ent t

o th

e st

ream

net

wor

k th

at w

ould

be

likel

y to

eve

ntua

lly o

ccur

. In

addi

tion

limite

d ro

ad m

aint

enan

ce d

olla

rs c

ould

be

focu

sed

on th

e re

mai

ning

road

sys

tem

s re

sulti

ng in

m

ore

mai

nten

ance

of c

ulve

rts a

nd d

itchl

ines

resu

lting

in le

ss p

oten

tial f

or c

atas

troph

ic fa

ilure

. M

adej

(200

0) c

oncl

uded

that

by

elim

inat

ing

the

risk

of s

tream

div

ersi

ons

and

culv

ert f

ailu

res,

road

re

mov

al tr

eatm

ents

sig

nific

antly

redu

ce lo

ng-te

rm s

edim

ent p

rodu

ctio

n fro

m re

tired

logg

ing

road

s.

Fire

Sup

pres

sion

W

ater

Sou

rce

Impr

ovem

ent

3 S

ites

The

pipe

line

proj

ect w

ould

cre

ate

fire

supp

ress

ion

com

plex

ity b

y cr

eatio

n of

a c

ontin

uous

cor

ridor

of e

arly

ser

al p

lant

com

mun

ities

. H

igh

inte

nsity

sta

nd-re

plac

emen

t fire

has

bee

n id

entif

ied

as th

e si

ngle

larg

est f

acto

r cau

sing

the

loss

of L

SO

G fo

rest

s in

the

first

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: B

y em

ploy

ing

appr

opria

te B

MP

s an

d P

DFs

, the

risk

of e

rosi

on,

sedi

men

t del

iver

y, a

nd d

etrim

enta

l soi

l dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

is e

xpec

ted

to b

e m

inim

al a

nd w

ithin

LM

P s

tand

ards

and

gui

delin

es.

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-24

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Um

pqua

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s 15

yea

rs o

f im

plem

enta

tion

of th

e N

orth

wes

t For

est P

lan

(NW

FP;

Moe

ur e

t al.

2011

). P

ump

chan

ce d

evel

opm

ents

and

hel

icop

ter

dipp

ing

pond

s pr

ovid

e re

adily

ava

ilabl

e w

ater

sou

rces

to s

uppo

rt fir

e su

ppre

ssio

n ef

forts

.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: P

ump

chan

ce d

evel

opm

ents

pro

vide

read

ily a

vaila

ble

wat

er s

ourc

es

to s

uppo

rt fir

e su

ppre

ssio

n ef

forts

. Th

ese

proj

ects

wou

ld h

elp

to re

duce

the

thre

at o

f los

ing

late

-su

cces

sion

al h

abita

t to

stan

d-re

plac

emen

t fire

.

Sta

nd D

ensi

ty F

uel

Bre

ak

Fuel

s R

educ

tion

Roa

d S

hade

d Fu

el

Bre

ak

2,48

9 A

cres

61

6 ac

res

Hig

h in

tens

ity fi

re h

as b

een

iden

tifie

d as

the

sing

le fa

ctor

mos

t im

pact

ing

late

suc

cess

iona

l and

old

gro

wth

fore

st h

abita

ts o

n fe

dera

l lan

ds in

the

area

of t

he N

WFP

. C

onst

ruct

ion

of th

e pi

pelin

e an

d as

soci

ated

act

iviti

es re

mov

es b

oth

mat

ure

and

deve

lopi

ng s

tand

s an

d w

ill in

crea

se fi

re s

uppr

essi

on c

ompl

exity

, ho

wev

er th

e co

rrido

r als

o pr

ovid

es a

fuel

bre

ak. F

uels

redu

ctio

n ad

jace

nt to

the

corri

dor w

ill in

crea

se th

e ef

fect

iven

ess

of th

e co

rrido

r as

a fu

el b

reak

. D

ensi

ty m

anag

emen

t will

incr

ease

lo

ngev

ity o

f exi

stin

g m

atur

e st

ands

by

redu

cing

loss

es fr

om

dise

ase,

inse

cts

and

fire.

Sta

nd d

ensi

ty m

anag

emen

t and

fuel

s re

duct

ion

will

low

er th

e ris

k of

loss

of d

evel

opin

g an

d ex

istin

g m

atur

e st

ands

and

oth

er v

alua

ble

habi

tats

to h

igh-

inte

nsity

fire

.

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: S

tand

den

sity

man

agem

ent a

nd fu

els

redu

ctio

n ac

tiviti

es in

clud

e th

e us

e of

hea

vy e

quip

men

t for

cut

ting,

ski

ddin

g, s

lash

pili

ng, a

nd h

aulin

g fo

rest

veg

etat

ion.

Soi

l er

osio

n ris

k w

ould

incr

ease

with

the

prop

osed

act

iviti

es b

ecau

se b

are

soil

wou

ld b

e ex

pose

d du

ring

impl

emen

tatio

n. A

s th

e am

ount

of b

are/

com

pact

ed s

oil i

ncre

ases

, so

does

the

risk

of s

oil

mov

emen

t. Im

pact

s ca

used

by

heav

y eq

uipm

ent w

ould

incr

ease

the

amou

nt o

f det

rimen

tal s

oil

dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

. B

y m

aint

aini

ng p

rope

r am

ount

s of

pro

tect

ive

grou

ndco

ver

alon

g w

ith a

ppro

pria

te B

MP

s an

d P

DFs

, the

risk

of e

rosi

on, s

edim

ent d

eliv

ery,

and

det

rimen

tal s

oil

dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

is e

xpec

ted

to b

e m

inim

al a

nd w

ithin

LM

P s

tand

ards

and

gu

idel

ines

. S

tand

den

sity

fuel

s re

duct

ion

treat

men

ts w

ould

not

be

expe

cted

to a

dver

sely

affe

ct

nest

ing

habi

tat f

or th

e N

SO

sin

ce th

e tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot re

mov

e co

nstit

uent

ele

men

ts o

f the

ir ne

stin

g ha

bita

t. T

he p

ropo

sed

treat

men

ts c

ould

tem

pora

rily

impa

ct a

cres

of d

ispe

rsal

hab

itat.

This

ha

bita

t wou

ld b

e im

pact

ed b

y re

duct

ion

of c

anop

y co

ver a

s w

ell a

s th

e lo

ss o

f som

e do

wn

woo

d,

shru

bs a

nd s

nags

, whi

ch p

rovi

de h

abita

t for

pre

y sp

ecie

s. I

nteg

rate

d st

and

dens

ity tr

eatm

ents

w

ould

cre

ate

nois

e fro

m h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent t

hat c

ould

dis

turb

the

NS

O. T

he p

oten

tial f

or

dist

urba

nce

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

with

bre

edin

g be

havi

or a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld

focu

s di

stur

banc

e ou

tsid

e th

e cr

itica

l nes

ting

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

impa

cts

from

noi

se to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: B

y cr

eatin

g le

ss d

ense

sta

nds

with

less

tree

com

petit

ion,

resi

dual

tre

es w

ould

ben

efit

from

the

incr

ease

d av

aila

bilit

y of

sun

light

, nut

rient

s, a

nd w

ater

. With

the

incr

ease

of a

vaila

ble

nutri

ents

, tre

es s

houl

d be

mor

e vi

goro

us a

nd le

ss s

usce

ptib

le to

larg

e sc

ale

inse

ct/d

isea

se o

utbr

eaks

. Th

e pr

opos

ed tr

eatm

ents

wou

ld m

ove

the

vege

tatio

n to

war

ds

cond

ition

s th

at w

ould

hav

e oc

curr

ed u

nder

a n

atur

al d

istu

rban

ce re

gim

e. T

his

wou

ld lo

wer

flam

e le

ngth

s, re

duce

fire

spr

ead

and

low

er th

e pr

obab

ility

of t

ree

mor

talit

y in

the

even

t of a

wild

fire,

le

adin

g to

mor

e su

cces

sful

sup

pres

sion

effo

rts. A

eria

l del

iver

ed re

tard

ant o

r wat

er w

ould

be

mor

e ef

fect

ive

in li

ghte

r fue

ls a

nd a

mor

e op

en c

anop

y, m

akin

g it

safe

r for

fire

fight

ers

to s

ucce

ssfu

lly

anch

or a

nd c

onta

in w

ildfir

es.

Thes

e ac

tions

wou

ld re

duce

the

thre

at o

f los

ing

late

-suc

cess

iona

l ha

bita

t to

fire.

S

tand

Den

sity

M

anag

emen

t P

re-c

omm

erci

al

Thin

ning

LS

R

Com

mer

cial

Thi

n LS

R

Off-

site

Pin

e R

emov

al

228

Acr

es

288

Acr

es

300

Acr

es

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or p

ipel

ine

will

cau

se d

irect

impa

cts

to e

xist

ing

inte

rior,

deve

lopi

ng in

terio

r hab

itat.

The

proj

ect w

ill re

sult

in

addi

tiona

l fra

gmen

tatio

n an

d pr

eclu

de th

e re

cove

ry o

f fra

gmen

ted

habi

tat f

or th

ose

stan

ds a

djac

ent t

o th

e pi

pelin

e co

rrido

r. B

oth

mat

ure

stan

ds a

nd d

evel

opin

g st

ands

will

be

rem

oved

dur

ing

pipe

line

cons

truct

ion.

Den

sity

man

agem

ent o

f for

este

d st

ands

will

as

sist

in th

e re

cove

ry o

f lat

e-se

ral h

abita

t, im

pact

from

fra

gmen

tatio

n, re

duct

ion

in e

dge

effe

cts

and

enha

nce

resi

lienc

e of

mat

ure

stan

ds.

Acc

eler

atin

g de

velo

pmen

t of m

atur

e fo

rest

ch

arac

teris

tics

will

sho

rten

the

impa

cts

of th

ose

biol

ogic

al

serv

ices

loss

due

to p

ipel

ine

cons

truct

ion.

Sta

nd d

ensi

ty

man

agem

ent i

s in

tend

ed to

enh

ance

LS

OG

hab

itat b

y in

crea

sing

th

e gr

owth

, hea

lth, a

nd v

igor

of t

he tr

ees

rem

aini

ng in

the

stan

ds;

rest

orin

g st

and

dens

ity, s

peci

es d

iver

sity

, and

stru

ctur

al d

iver

sity

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: S

tand

den

sity

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

incl

ude

the

use

of h

eavy

eq

uipm

ent f

or c

uttin

g, s

kidd

ing,

sla

sh p

iling

, and

hau

ling

fore

st v

eget

atio

n. S

oil e

rosi

on ri

sk w

ould

in

crea

se w

ith th

e pr

opos

ed a

ctiv

ities

bec

ause

bar

e so

il w

ould

be

expo

sed

durin

g im

plem

enta

tion.

A

s th

e am

ount

of b

are/

com

pact

ed s

oil i

ncre

ases

, so

does

the

risk

of s

oil m

ovem

ent.

Impa

cts

caus

ed b

y he

avy

equi

pmen

t wou

ld in

crea

se th

e am

ount

of d

etrim

enta

l soi

l dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

. B

y m

aint

aini

ng p

rope

r am

ount

s of

pro

tect

ive

grou

ndco

ver a

long

with

app

ropr

iate

B

MP

s an

d P

DFs

, the

risk

of e

rosi

on, s

edim

ent d

eliv

ery,

and

det

rimen

tal s

oil d

amag

e w

ithin

the

treat

men

t are

as is

exp

ecte

d to

be

min

imal

and

with

in L

MP

sta

ndar

ds a

nd g

uide

lines

. S

tand

tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot b

e ex

pect

ed to

adv

erse

ly a

ffect

nes

ting

habi

tat f

or th

e N

SO

sin

ce th

e tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot re

mov

e co

nstit

uent

ele

men

ts o

f the

ir ne

stin

g ha

bita

t. T

he p

ropo

sed

treat

men

ts c

ould

tem

pora

rily

impa

ct a

cres

of d

ispe

rsal

hab

itat.

This

hab

itat w

ould

be

impa

cted

by

redu

ctio

n of

can

opy

cove

r as

wel

l as

the

loss

of s

ome

dow

n w

ood,

shr

ubs

and

snag

s, w

hich

pr

ovid

e ha

bita

t for

pre

y sp

ecie

s. I

nteg

rate

d st

and

dens

ity tr

eatm

ents

wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

from

he

avy

equi

pmen

t tha

t cou

ld d

istu

rb th

e N

SO

. The

pot

entia

l for

dis

turb

ance

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

2-

25

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.1.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Um

pqua

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s to

thos

e co

nsid

ered

cha

ract

eris

tic u

nder

a n

atur

al d

istu

rban

ce

regi

me.

Thi

nnin

g of

you

ng s

tand

s is

a re

cogn

ized

trea

tmen

t w

ithin

LS

R if

des

igne

d to

acc

eler

ate

deve

lopm

ent o

f lat

e-su

cces

sion

al h

abita

t cha

ract

eris

tics.

with

bre

edin

g be

havi

or a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal

nest

ing

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m

nois

e to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: B

y cr

eatin

g le

ss d

ense

sta

nds

with

less

tree

com

petit

ion,

resi

dual

tre

es w

ould

ben

efit

from

the

incr

ease

d av

aila

bilit

y of

sun

light

, nut

rient

s, a

nd w

ater

. With

the

incr

ease

of a

vaila

ble

nutri

ents

, tre

es s

houl

d be

mor

e vi

goro

us a

nd le

ss s

usce

ptib

le to

larg

e sc

ale

inse

ct/d

isea

se o

utbr

eaks

. Th

e pr

opos

ed tr

eatm

ents

wou

ld e

nhan

ce L

SO

G h

abita

t by

incr

easi

ng

the

grow

th, h

ealth

, and

vig

or o

f the

tree

s re

mai

ning

in th

e st

ands

; res

torin

g st

and

dens

ity, s

peci

es

dive

rsity

, and

stru

ctur

al d

iver

sity

to th

ose

cons

ider

ed c

hara

cter

istic

und

er a

nat

ural

dis

turb

ance

re

gim

e.

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t LW

D U

plan

d P

lace

men

t LS

R

164

Acr

es

The

obje

ctiv

e is

to m

itiga

te fo

r the

loss

of r

ecru

itmen

t of l

arge

do

wn

woo

d to

adj

acen

t sta

nds

and

with

in th

e co

nstru

ctio

n cl

earin

g zo

ne.

The

proj

ect w

ill fo

rgo

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f lar

ge

dow

n w

ood

for t

he li

fe o

f the

pro

ject

and

for d

ecad

es a

fter.

Dow

ned

woo

d is

a c

ritic

al c

ompo

nent

of m

atur

e fo

rest

ec

osys

tem

s. L

arge

woo

d re

plac

emen

t will

par

tially

miti

gate

for

the

barri

er e

ffect

of t

he c

orrid

or b

y cr

eatin

g st

ruct

ure

acro

ss th

e co

rrido

r for

use

by

smal

l wild

life

spec

ies.

Pla

cem

ent i

n w

ood

defic

ient

are

as a

djac

ent t

o th

e co

rrid

or a

llow

s fo

r sca

tterin

g of

st

ockp

iled

woo

d, re

duci

ng lo

caliz

ed fu

el lo

ads

whi

le im

prov

ing

habi

tat i

n de

ficie

nt s

tand

s. L

arge

r log

s m

aint

ain

moi

stur

e lo

nger

an

d ar

e le

ss li

kely

to b

e fu

lly c

onsu

med

by

fire.

Man

agin

g fo

r the

pr

opos

ed le

vels

pro

vide

for a

gre

ater

ass

uran

ce o

f spe

cies

ab

unda

nce.

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: P

lace

men

t of L

WD

with

in a

nd a

djac

ent t

o th

e pi

pelin

e co

rrido

r wou

ld

typi

cally

be

done

with

hea

vy e

quip

men

t tha

t wou

ld d

rag

the

mat

eria

l int

o pl

ace.

Hea

vy e

quip

men

t us

e w

ould

incr

ease

the

amou

nt o

f det

rimen

tal s

oil d

amag

e w

ithin

the

treat

men

t are

as.

By

mai

ntai

ning

pro

per a

mou

nts

of p

rote

ctiv

e gr

ound

cove

r alo

ng w

ith a

ppro

pria

te B

MP

s an

d P

DFs

, th

e ris

k of

ero

sion

, sed

imen

t del

iver

y, a

nd d

etrim

enta

l soi

l dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

is

expe

cted

to b

e m

inim

al a

nd w

ithin

LM

P s

tand

ards

and

gui

delin

es.

LWD

pla

cem

ent w

ould

cre

ate

nois

e fro

m h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent t

hat c

ould

dis

turb

the

NS

O. T

he p

oten

tial f

or d

istu

rban

ce is

mai

nly

asso

ciat

ed w

ith b

reed

ing

beha

vior

at a

ctiv

e ne

st s

ites.

The

PD

Fs w

ould

focu

s di

stur

banc

e ou

tsid

e th

e cr

itica

l nes

ting

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce

impa

cts

from

noi

se to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: B

enef

icia

l effe

cts

incl

ude

impr

ovin

g ha

bita

t for

late

-suc

cess

iona

l and

ot

her s

peci

es a

nd p

rovi

ding

for l

ong-

term

soi

l pro

duct

ivity

.

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t S

nag

Cre

atio

n 32

4 A

cres

O

bjec

tive

is to

miti

gate

imm

edia

te a

nd fu

ture

impa

cts

to s

nag

habi

tat f

rom

the

clea

ring

of th

e pi

pelin

e rig

ht-o

f-way

. Th

e pr

ojec

t pr

even

ts d

evel

opm

ent o

f lar

ge s

nags

dur

ing

the

life

of th

e pr

ojec

t an

d fo

r dec

ades

afte

r. C

orrid

or c

onst

ruct

ion

will

resu

lt in

loss

of

snag

hab

itat.

As

snag

s ar

e a

criti

cal c

ompo

nent

of s

potte

d ow

l ha

bita

t, re

plac

emen

t is

need

ed. R

epla

cem

ent w

ould

be

imm

edia

te th

ough

ther

e w

ould

be

a 10

yea

r del

ay a

s sn

ag d

ecay

de

velo

ps.

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

ffect

s: S

nag

crea

tion

typi

cally

em

ploy

s th

e us

e of

cha

insa

ws

or in

ocul

um to

ki

ll liv

e tre

es.

As

such

ther

e is

littl

e if

any

grou

nd d

istu

rban

ce a

nd o

nly

min

imal

noi

se d

istu

rban

ce.

The

pote

ntia

l for

noi

se d

istu

rban

ce is

mai

nly

asso

ciat

ed w

ith b

reed

ing

beha

vior

at a

ctiv

e N

SO

nes

t si

tes.

The

PD

Fs w

ould

focu

s di

stur

banc

e ou

tsid

e th

e cr

itica

l nes

ting

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

di

stan

ces

for N

SO

. The

se P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

impa

cts

from

noi

se to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls. A

ny

adve

rse

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

s w

ould

be

de m

inim

us a

nd v

ery

shor

t ter

m.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s:

Ben

efic

ial i

mpa

cts

incl

ude

the

impr

ovem

ent o

f hab

itat f

or s

nag

depe

nden

t spe

cies

and

in p

artic

ular

thos

e sp

ecie

s de

pend

ent o

n LS

OG

fore

sts.

Lon

g-te

rm

bene

fits

wou

ld a

lso

accr

ue a

s th

e cr

eate

d sn

ags

deca

y ov

er ti

me

and

even

tual

ly p

rovi

de fo

r LW

D

on th

e fo

rest

floo

r im

prov

ing

habi

tat f

or m

any

othe

r spe

cies

and

con

tribu

ting

to lo

ng-te

rm s

oil

prod

uctiv

ity.

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t N

oxio

us W

eed

Trea

tmen

ts

6.7

Mile

s Th

e co

nstru

ctio

n an

d op

erat

ion

of th

e pi

pelin

e pr

ojec

t has

the

pote

ntia

l to

crea

te v

ecto

rs fo

r nox

ious

wee

ds.

Thes

e tre

atm

ents

ar

e in

tend

ed to

redu

ce p

opul

atio

ns o

f nox

ious

wee

ds th

at a

re in

cl

ose

prox

imity

to th

e pi

pelin

e pr

ojec

t rig

ht-o

f-way

, as

wel

l as

rest

ore

mea

dow

hab

itats

in th

e fif

th-fi

eld

wat

ersh

eds

that

are

cu

rrent

ly im

pact

ed b

y no

xiou

s w

eeds

Sho

rt-te

rm a

dver

se e

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TABLE 2.1.1-4

Comparison of Total Acres of Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Umpqua NF

Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation Acres Total Project Specific Amendments1 199 Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Mitigation2 49 Stand Density Management and Fuel Break Mitigation 3921 Terrestrial Habitat Improvement Mitigation 633 Data Source: USFS GIS Data Layers 1) Includes amendments FS-1, UNF-1, UNF-2 and UNF-3 2) Includes road sediment reduction actions and assumes a 20 foot wide treatment area

Figure 2.1-5. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Umpqua NF


2.2 ROGUE RIVER NF There are seven proposed forest plan amendments for the Pacific Connector pipeline project on the Rogue River NF. An evaluation of how the proposed amendments relate to the planning requirements in 36 CFR 219.8 – 219.11 is discussed in section 2.2.1 below. These proposed amendments are summarized in table 2.2.1-1 along with the project impacts and related project design features (PDF) and compensatory mitigation. The proposed CMP projects are listed in table 2.2.1-2 and evaluated in table 2.2.1-3, table 2.2.1-4, and figure 2.2-2 below. A map of the proposed CMP projects by watershed is displayed in figure 2.2-1.

2.2.1 Evaluation of Rogue River NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments The proposed Pacific Connector pipeline incorporates the most up-to-date engineering and technological practices for pipeline construction and operation. However, even with following these practices, it has been determined that one Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage), two Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources, and four Forest Plan standards associated with visual resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Rogue River NF LRMP as amended by the NWFP and the January 2001 Survey and Manage ROD.

2.2.1.1 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant and Animal Communities (FS-1, RRNF-7):

Amendment FS-1: Project-Specific Amendment to Exempt Management Recommendations for Survey and Manage Species on the Rogue River NF.

One Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage) would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Rogue River NF LRMP as amended by the NWFP and the January 2001 Survey and Manage ROD. This standard is:



• Management Direction: Manage All Known Sites (Survey and Manage ROD, Standards and Guidelines Page 8). Current and future known sites will be managed according to the Management Recommendation for the species, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Professional judgment, Appendix J2 in the Northwest Forest Plan Final SEIS, and appropriate literature will be used to guide individual site management for those species that do not have Management Recommendations. (Proposed amendment FS-1 on the Rogue River NF)


While the amendment would provide an exception to meeting this standard, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on Survey and Manage species within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of this project-level amendment is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Rogue River NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to this amendment are:




In considering the “scope and scale” of the amendment, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) that are described above, requires plan components to maintain or restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities, across the entire planning area (i.e., the Rogue River NF). This plan amendment does not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing rare plant and animal communities across 99.97% of the Rogue River NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the temporary extra work areas (TEWAs) and the uncleared storage areas (UCSAs) is approximately 206 acres of the 628,443 acre Rogue River NF. Within this 206 acre construction corridor surveys have identified 36 Survey and Manage sites that could be potentially impacted by construction activities. The proposed amendment does not waive the persistence objective for Survey and Manage species. The analysis that was conducted (see section 4.6.4.3 of the DEIS and Appendix F.5) determined the Survey and Manage persistence objectives would be met. This means that for Rogue River NF lands within the project area, individual sites of Survey and Manage species may be impacted or lost to construction activities, but affected species are expected to persist within the range of the NSO despite the loss of these individual sites.

The amendment modifies this standard so that in the 206 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with this standard’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 206 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the management requirement described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) rule requirements within the “scope and scale”


of the proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) requirements are being addressed.



The mitigation measures incorporated into amendments for Survey and Manage species are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for habitat fragmentation, edge effects, and loss of long-term habitats associated with effected species. To ensure adequate restoration and revegetation of the ROW, design features are identified in the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I), Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U), Leave Tree Protection Plan (POD P). In addition, routing considerations were identified during project development to ensure avoidance of known populations of rare plant and animal communities (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands). As well as, Appendix F.5, Survey and Manage Persistence Evaluations, and proposed amendment RRNF-7 Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR.

As a basis for Survey and Manage determinations, Appendix F.5 provides background research on Survey and Manage species that could be affected by the PCGP Project; a review of survey reports prepared by others for the PCGP Project; and processing and analysis of spatial data obtained from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Forest Service, and other sources over the past 12 years. Background information was used in combination with new information available as a result of surveys for the PCGP Project and recent surveys in other portions of old growth forests to discuss the currently known distribution of the species in old growth forests within the NSO range. Impacts to sites as a result of the PCGP Project were analyzed to determine if the species would continue to have a reasonable assurance of persistence in the NSO range following implementation of the PCGP Project, taking into consideration the status and distribution of the species and general habitat in the NSO range.

Some of the required mitigation measures in the POD sections to protect rare plant and animal communities include: flagging existing snags on the edges of the construction right-of-way or TEWAs where feasible to save from clearing; snags would be saved as and used in LWD placement post-construction to benefit primary and secondary cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians; other large diameter trees on the edges of the construction right-of-way and TEWAs would also be flagged to save/protect as green recruitment or habitat/shade trees, where feasible; trees would be girdled to create snags to augment the number of snags along the right-of-way to benefit cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. See POD’s P &


U and 4.7—Land Use of the DEIS for a complete list of applicable mitigation measures for pipeline construction. Additional measures include low ground weight (pressure) vehicles would be used; logging machinery would be restricted to the 30-foot permanent right-of-way wherever possible to prevent soil compaction; the removal of soil duff layers would be avoided in order to maintain a cushion between the soil and the logs and the logging equipment; designed skid trails would be used to restrict detrimental soil disturbance (compaction and displacement) to a smaller area of the right-of-way over the pipeline trenching area; and the temporary construction area would be restored and revegetated using native seeds, to the extent possible, and saplings (POD I).




Amendment RRNF-7: Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR

The other proposed Forest Plan amendment related to rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities on the Rogue River NF is RRNF-7. This proposed amendment would change the designation of approximately 522 acres from the Matrix land allocation to the LSR land allocation in Section 32, T.36S., R.4E. W.M., OR. (see figure 2.2-1). This change in land allocation is proposed as mitigation for the potential adverse impact of the Pacific Connector Pipeline project on LSR 227 on the Rogue River NF. This is a plan level amendment that would change future management direction for the lands reallocated from Matrix to LSR (for additional information on


consistency with LSR Standards and Guidelines see section 4.7.3.6. and Appendix F.3 of the DEIS).

The purpose of this amendment is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Rogue River NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to this amendment are:

• 36 CFR 219.8(a)(1)(i) – [the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] “Interdependence of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area.”

• 36 CFR 219.8(b)(1) – [the plan must include plan components to guide the plan area’s contribution to social and economic sustainability] “Social, cultural and economic conditions relevant to the area influenced by the plan.”

• 36 CFR219.9(b)(1) “The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) of this section provide the ecological conditions necessary to: contribute to the recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered species, conserve proposed and candidate species, and maintain a viable population of each species of conservation concern within the plan area,”


Because the proposed amendment is “directly related” to these four substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)). However, because this proposed amendment would simply modify the area to which existing direction applies, the existing formatting for the planning requirements listed above would be retained (36 CFR 219.13(b)(4)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the amendment, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.8 and 219.9 that are described above, requires plan components to maintain or restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities, and provide for social and economic sustainability across the entire planning area (i.e., the Rogue River NF). This plan amendment does not alter these LRMP plan requirements across 99.92% of the Rogue River NF. The proposed land reallocation is approximately 522 acres of the 628,443 acre Rogue River NF. The proposed amendment would benefit rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities by placing these acres in a late successional reserve where providing habitat for these species is the primary goal.

The timber probable sale quantity (directly related to economic conditions) would not be affected before the Rogue River NF LRMP is revised because the Forest has the capacity to maintain probable sale quantity without the acres of matrix lands that would be reallocated to LSR. If a linear relationship between acres and outputs is assumed, the potential effect would be less than one-half of one percent of the Forest’s probable sale quantity since this proposed amendment would affect less than one-half of one percent of the Forest’s matrix land base. This proposed amendment would not prevent future vegetation management activities such as thinning that would benefit LSR habitat and could also contribute to the local forest products industry.



In addition to the reallocation of 522 acres of Matrix to LSR, the CMP on the Rogue River NF includes proposals for stand density management on 618 acres, terrestrial habitat improvements on 1153 acres and decommissioning approximately 57.5 miles of roads that would benefit rare plant and animal communities. The CMP on the Rogue River NF also includes proposals to improve aquatic and riparian habitat that would benefit rare aquatic plant and animal communities (see the discussion of How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of Riparian Areas, Soils, and Soil productivity in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i), (36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)) below for a discussion of benefits to aquatic habitats).

Stand density management would enhance LSOG habitat by increasing the growth, health, and vigor of the trees remaining in the stands, and restoring species and structural diversity to those considered characteristic under a natural disturbance regime. Thinning of young stands is a recognized treatment within LSR if designed to accelerate development of late-successional habitat characteristics. The proposed treatments include 618 acres of pre-commercial thinning. The Pacific Connector pipeline would result in additional fragmentation and preclude the recovery of fragmented habitat for those stands adjacent to the pipeline corridor. Both mature stands and developing stands would be removed during pipeline construction. Density management of forested stands would assist in the recovery of late-seral habitat, impact from fragmentation, reduction in edge effects and enhance resilience of mature stands over time. Accelerating development of mature forest characteristics would shorten the impacts of those biological services loss due to pipeline construction.

Terrestrial habitat improvements include proposals for large woody debris placement on 511 acres, snag creation on 622 acres, and 20 acres of habitat planting for the Mardon Skipper butterfly. Large wood replacement would partially mitigate for the barrier effect of the corridor by creating structure across the corridor for use by small wildlife species. Placement in wood deficient areas adjacent to the corridor allows for scattering of stockpiled wood, reducing localized fuel loads while improving habitat in deficient stands. Larger logs maintain moisture longer and are less likely to be fully consumed by fire. Managing for the proposed levels provide for a greater assurance of species abundance. The objective of snag creation is to mitigate for the immediate and future impacts to snag habitat from the clearing of the pipeline right-of-way. The Dead Indian Plateau region is one of four known sites for Mardon Skipper butterflies in the world. It is also adjacent to a known site for Short-horned grasshoppers. Both of these species are on the Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species list. As a long-term opening, the pipeline corridor would provide a unique opportunity to develop habitat for these two species. Planting the corridor with plants preferred by these species has the potential to increase the habitat and local range for both species. This action would provide both short-term and long-term habitat for the local population of Mardon Skipper butterflies and Short-horned grasshoppers.

Although the Pacific Connector project has been routed to avoid LSOG habitat as much as possible, the project would cause habitat fragmentation within LSR 227. Road decommissioning reduces the edge effects over time by revegetating road surfaces and eliminating road corridors. Revegetating selected roads in conjunction with the density management proposed for adjacent plantations would create larger blocks of late successional habitat in the future.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Rogue River NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA


Fisheries, and State agencies. They were planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. They are a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. Overall, these projects would help maintain and restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities on the Rogue River NF (see tables 2.2.1-3 and 2.2.1-4 and figures 2.2-1 and 2.2-2 for additional information).

2.2.1.2 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Soil, Water and Riparian Areas (RRNF -5, RRNF-6):

Two Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Rogue River NF LRMP. These standards are:

• Management Prescription 26 Restricted Riparian Standard & Guidelines for Facilities (10), (RRNF LRMP 4-308). Helispots and transmission corridors should be located outside this management area.

• Standard & Guideline for Soils (3) (RRNF LRMP 4-41, 4-83, 4-97, 4-123, 4-177, 4-307). No more than 10 percent of an activity area should be compacted, puddled or displaced upon completion of project (not including permanent roads or landings). No more than 20 percent of the area should be displaced or compacted under circumstances resulting from previous management practices, including roads and landings. Permanent recreation facilities or other permanent facilities are exempt.


• Management Prescription 26 Restricted Riparian Standard & Guidelines for Facilities (10), (RRNF LRMP 4-308). Helispots and transmission corridors should be located outside this management area, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (Proposed amendment RRNF-5)

• Standard & Guideline for Soils (3) (RRNF LRMP 4-41, 4-83, 4-97, 4-123, 4-177, 4-307). No more than 10 percent of an activity area should be compacted, puddled or displaced upon completion of project (not including permanent roads or landings). No more than 20 percent of the area should be displaced or compacted under circumstances resulting from previous management practices, including roads and landings, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Permanent recreation facilities or other permanent facilities are exempt. (Proposed amendment RRNF-6)



The purpose of these two project-level amendments is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Rogue River NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to these three amendments are:

• 36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i) – The plan must include plan components “to maintain or restore the ecological integrity of riparian areas in the plan area, including plan components to maintain or restore structure, function, composition, and connectivity


Because the two proposed amendments are “directly related” to these two substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendments (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the two amendments, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.8(a) that are described above, requires plan components to “maintain or restore” the soil, water and riparian resources across the entire planning area (i.e., the Rogue River NF). These plan amendments do not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing the soil, water, and riparian resources across 99.97% of the Rogue River NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 206 acres of the 628,443 acre Rogue River NF. Of the 206 acres of pipeline corridor construction it is estimated that approximately 2.5 of these acres would not meet the standards for riparian area management described above and approximately 62 to 144 acres would not meet standards for soils described above.

The amendments modify two standards so that in the 206 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with these standards’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 206 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the two management requirements described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of these proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Maintain or Restore Effects to Soil, Water, and Riparian Resources and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) Requirements.

The Forest Service has worked with Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP) to inventory, analyze, and evaluate the geologic, soil, and hydrologic resources that could be affected by this project. In addition, a third-party consultant for technical support was also utilized in reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration are


enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures, incorporated into amendments for soil, water, and riparian resources are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for soil movement, slope stability, water quality, and to ensure adequate restoration and revegetation. These measures are identified in: the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I); Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U); Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB); the Forest Service Site Specific Stream Crossing Prescriptions (NSR 2014); the Stream Crossing Risk Analysis; and Stream Crossing Risk Analysis Addendum (GeoEngineers2017d, 2018a). PCGP would also follow the FERC’s applicant prepared Wetland Procedures and the Best Management Practices for the State of Oregon. To further reduce potential for landslides on steep slopes, the Forest Service, BLM, and FERC are also recommending additional industry best management practices and measures identified from the Technical Report on Soil Risk and Sensitivity Assessment (NSR 2014) be incorporated into PCGP’s terms and conditions of the Right-of-Way Grant as described in the POD’s identified above. See 4.2.3.3 of the DEIS for a description of soil risk and sensitivity assessment.




In an effort to minimize, maintain or restore the impacts to streams and riparian areas, PCGP adopted route variations to co-locate the proposed construction corridor adjacent to existing roads and along dry ridge tops (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands). In addition, PCGP has committed to limit construction at waterbody crossings to times of dry weather or low water flow. PCGP would implement the required erosion control measures at the proposed stream crossings to minimize, maintain or restore potential erosion and sedimentation impacts. The applicable mitigation measures and monitoring requirements in the POD relating to water waterbody crossings are included in the Site Specific Forest Service Stream Crossing Prescriptions, and Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB). In addition, applicable mitigation measures from the FERC approved applicant prepared Procedures for Wetland and Waterbody Crossings would be required.



How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of Riparian Areas, Soils, and Soil Productivity in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(3)(i), 36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)).

Part of the CMP on the Rogue River NF includes proposals to place large woody debris in-stream for 1.5 miles, repair stream crossings at 32 sites, and decommission approximately 57.5 miles of road.

Placement of LWD in streams adds structural complexity to aquatic systems by creating pools and riffles, trapping fine sediments and can contribute to reductions in stream temperatures over time (Tippery et al. 2010). Placing LWD in streams affects channel morphology, the routing and storage of water and sediment, and provides structure and complexity to stream systems. Complex pools and side channels created by instream wood provide overwintering habitat to stream


salmonids and other aquatic organisms (Solazzi et. al. 2000). They also provide cover from predators during summer low flow periods when predation is at its highest. Providing more stream channel structure results in better over wintering habitat, improved summer pool habitat, and more abundant spawning gravels.

Restoring stream crossings reconnects aquatic habitats by allowing the passage of aquatic biota and restoring riparian vegetation. Stream crossing replacement would directly improve stream connectivity and habitat for aquatic species by immediately restoring access to formerly inaccessible habitats. Indirectly, these projects would reduce potential sediment levels in the long term by decreasing the potential for road failure. Stream crossing projects also reduce stream velocities by increasing stream crossing sizes, eliminating flow restrictions and allowing passage to additional reaches of habitat by removing barriers to aquatic species which improves access to spawning and rearing habitat and allows unrestricted movement throughout stream reaches during seasonal changes in water levels (Hoffman 2007).

Decommissioning roads can substantially reduce sediment delivery to streams (Madej 2000; Keppeler et al. 2007). Proposed road decommissioning and stormproofing would increase infiltration of precipitation, reduce surface runoff, and reduce sediment production from road-related surface erosion in the watershed where the impacts from the Project would occur. Decommissioning roads would restore natural drainage patterns and thereby avoid large volumes of added sediment to the stream network that would be likely to eventually occur. In addition limited road maintenance dollars could be focused on the remaining road systems resulting in more maintenance of culverts and ditchlines resulting in less potential for catastrophic failure. Madej (2000) concluded that by eliminating the risk of stream diversions and culvert failures, road removal treatments significantly reduce long-term sediment production from retired logging roads.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Rogue River NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. They were planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. They are a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. Overall, these projects would help maintain and restore riparian and soil resources on the Rogue River NF (see tables 2.2.1-3 and 2.2.1-4 and figures 2.2-1 and 2.2-2 for additional information).

2.2.1.3 Forest Plan Amendments Related Visual Resources (RRNF -2, RRNF-3, RRNF-4): Four Forest Plan standards associated with visual resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Rogue River NF LRMP. These standards are:

• Management Strategy 6, Foreground Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP 4-72). Manage the area for Retention Visual Quality Objective. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short term departure from Retention. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met.

• Management Strategy 7, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (4), (RRNF LRMP 4-86). Correct unacceptable form, line, color or texture as a result of management activities either during the operation or within two years after completion of the activity.


• Management Strategy 7, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP, 4-86). Manage the area for Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short-term departure from Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Blend and shape regeneration openings with the natural terrain to the extent possible. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met.

• Management Strategy 9, Middle Ground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP, 4-112). Manage the area for Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short-term departure from Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Blend and shape regeneration openings with the natural terrain to the extent possible. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met.


• Management Strategy 6, Foreground Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP 4-72). Manage the area for Retention Visual Quality Objective (VQO), with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way, where the VQO would be amended to Foreground Partial Retention where the pipeline would cross the Big Elk Road. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short term departure from Retention. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met. (Proposed amendment RRNF-2)

• Management Strategy 7, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (4), (RRNF LRMP 4-86). Correct unacceptable form, line, color or texture as a result of management activities either during the operation or within two years after completion of the activity, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way which shall attain the amended VQO within 10 - 15 years after completion of the construction phase of the project where the pipeline crosses the Big Elk Road. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (Proposed amendment RRNF-2)

• Management Strategy 7, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP, 4-86). Manage the area for Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short-term departure from Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective (VQO), with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way, where the VQO would be amended to Modification where the pipeline would cross the Pacific Crest Trail. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Blend and shape regeneration openings with the natural terrain to the extent possible. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met. (proposed amendment RRNF-3)

• Management Strategy 7, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (4), (RRNF LRMP 4-86). Correct unacceptable form, line, color or texture as a result of management


activities either during the operation or within two years after completion of the activity, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way which shall attain the amended VQO within 15 - 20 years after completion of the construction phase of the project where the pipeline crosses the Pacific Crest Trail. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (Proposed amendment RRNF-3)

• Management Strategy 9, Middle Ground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline (1), (RRNF LRMP, 4-112). Manage the area for Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way which shall attain the VQO within 10 - 15 years after completion of the construction phase of the project where the pipeline is adjacent to Highway 140.4 The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Catastrophic occurrences may dictate a need for short-term departure from Partial Retention Visual Quality Objective. Blend and shape regeneration openings with the natural terrain to the extent possible. Assess the impacts to visual resources in all project environmental analysis. Specifically address how the visual quality objective will be met. (Proposed amendment RRNF-4)

While the amendments would provide an exception to meeting these standards, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on the visual resources within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of these five project-level amendments is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Rogue River NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to these five amendments are:

• 36 CFR 219.10(a)(1) – […the responsible official shall consider: …] “(1) Aesthetic values,… scenery,... viewsheds...”.

• 36 CFR 219.10(b)(i) – [the responsible official shall consider] “Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities,…and scenic character…”

Because the proposed amendments are “directly related” to these two substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendments (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the five amendments, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.10 that are described above, requires plan components to provide for aesthetic values and scenic character across the entire planning area (i.e., the Rogue River NF). These plan amendments do not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing visual resources across 99.99% of the Rogue River NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 206 acres of the 628,443 acre 4 Duration of impact specifications are found in the National Forest Landscape Management Handbook 462 (USDA Forest Service 1974). The recommended duration to meet standards for Middleground Partial Retention is 3 years (see RRNF LRMP FEIS p. III-119).


Rogue River NF. Of the 206 acres of pipeline corridor construction it is estimated that approximately 19 of these acres would not meet the standards for visual resources described above.

The amendments modify four standards so that in the 206 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with these standards’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 206 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the four management requirements described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.10 rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of these proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.10 requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Consider, Minimize, Maintain or Restore Effects to Aesthetic Values and Scenic Character and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.10(a) and 36 CFR 219.10(b)Requirements.

The Forest Service has worked to inventory, analyze, and evaluate visual resources, view sheds, and aesthetics that could be affected by this project. Forest Service landscape architect provided technical support to FERC and Forest Service third-party contractors by reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures incorporated into amendments for Visual Quality Objectives, are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for long-term impacts to visually sensitive areas. To ensure adequate restoration and revegetation of the ROW, design features are identified in the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I), Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U), Leave Tree Protection Plan (POD P), Aesthetics Management Plan (POD A), and Recreation Management Plan (POD S). In addition, routing considerations were identified during project development to ensure reduced visual impacts at the Pacific Crest Trail crossing by modifying the route to include a 45 degree angle and avoiding straight line impacts to trail users. (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands)

A visual assessment was conducted to determine the potential effects on visual resources associated with the pipeline. Representative viewpoint points (also referred to as KOPs) were identified within the view shed for the pipeline, defined as the area from which the pipeline would be potentially visible. Photographs of existing visual conditions were used in preparing computerized visual simulations for each KOP. Because the appearance of the pipeline right-of-way would change with time, a series of simulations were prepared to illustrate how the pipeline


right-of-way would look at different timeframes following construction. These KOPs would also serve as monitoring points for mitigation.

Pacific Connector produced POD A that outlined measures to reduce visual impacts along its pipeline route. To the extent feasible, PCGP would use revegetation efforts to shape and blend the pipeline easement, enhance the setting, and mimic the natural features of the landscape. These measures would consist of revegetating all disturbed areas and replanting trees in TEWAs and any other areas of the temporary construction right-of-way that were forested prior to construction (see POD I).

On Forest Service lands, PCGP would maintain a cleared 30-foot width centered over the pipe allowing the remainder of the permanent easement to be reforested. This allows trees to naturally reestablish along the edges of the permanent easement at a staggered, more natural-looking interval. Replacing slash in forested areas of the right-of-way during restoration activities would immediately affect the visual contrast in color and texture of the disturbed right-of-way areas. Over time, as the right-of-way revegetates and narrows in width and changes in form, texture and color, potential visual impacts would diminish.

Additionally, a row, or if necessary, clusters of trees and/or shrubs would be planted across the right-of-way to provide visual screens at key road and trail crossings in sensitive view sheds. For all revegetation practices, PCGP and/or its contractors would only use agency-approved tree and plant species, in compliance with management plan objectives and in consultation with agency specialists.

Site Specific Crossing Prescriptions: Big Elk Road (MP 161.41). Within the Rogue River National Forest, the Pipeline crosses an area managed for Foreground Retention with high scenic integrity. PCGP would neck down to a width of 50 feet immediately adjacent to either side of the Big Elk Road crossing. The construction right-of-way would then expand from 50 feet to the full 95-foot construction right-of-way width at 100 feet from either side of the road. To ensure that the appropriate large trees are conserved on either side of Big Elk Road, PCGP’s Environmental Inspectors would verify the limits of the staked construction limits in conjunction with a Forest Service representative (see POD P). PCGP would implement the mitigation recommendations detailed in Section 3.2 and 3.3 and further described in the POD I to minimize, maintain or restore potential visual effects at this road crossing, and a buffer of vegetation would mask the right-of-way on both sides of the road. PCGP would additionally revegetate the right-of-way using large native trees and shrubs to begin the mitigation process.

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Corridor. The area where the Pipeline intersects the PCT on the Rogue River National Forest supports a stand of old-growth forest and is managed for Foreground Partial Retention to maintain the aesthetic forest appeal for trail users. The typical construction right-of-way width is 95 feet, which could devalue this trail crossing segment during construction. To minimize, maintain or restore impacts to the scenic quality of the area, PCGP would “neck down” the construction right-of-way from 95 feet to 75 feet in width for a distance of more than 300 feet on either side of the trail. UCSAs (no tree clearing) have also been located behind these neck downs, outside of the immediate foreground visual area, to minimize, maintain or restore disturbance. These UCSAs would be used to store slash and stumps during construction that would be redistributed across the right-of-way during restoration. To further minimize,


maintain or restore potential visual impacts at the PCT crossing, the route was realigned at the request of the Forest Service to shorten the potential visual corridor down the right-of-way. Additional impact minimization measures include:

• Identifying trees along the edge of the construction right-of-way that can be saved from clearing, based on hazard tree and construction safety.

• Scalloping adjacent edges of timber as directed by the Forest Service landscape architect.

• Salvaging topsoil (duff and A horizon) to a depth of 12-inches along the trench line, segregate from spoil material, and replace during restoration.

• Minimizing grading within the 75-foot construction right-of-way based on safety requirements. Stumps would be removed, or gridded as necessary to provide a safe equipment working plane.

• Replanting a 75-foot wide visual screen on either side of the trail with nursery trees and shrubs within 6 days of final grading, dependent on seasonal planting constraints (and not within the 30 foot-operational easement). Replanting would be with mixed conifer species of differing age class per the USFS landscape plan and would include hydro-mulch seeding.

• Revegetating the remaining right-of-way with nursery trees and shrubs planted along the edges of the right-of-way in scalloped arrangement.

• Hydro-mulch seeding all disturbed soils.

• Placing logs and LWD in the construction right-of-way as directed by the USFS landscape plan.

• Using a gravity drip irrigation system with a water source from the well at Brown Mountain Shelter, to improve replanting establishment.

• Replanting would occur if mortality exceeds 30 percent.

Construction of the trail crossing would also be completed as a “tie-in” so that trenching, pipe stringing, and installation activities do not interrupt trail users for extended periods. It is expected that construction of the trail tie-in would be completed within 48 hours or less to minimize, maintain or restore potential impacts to trail users and reduce the need for trail detours.

Upon completion of construction in the area, PCGP would revegetate the construction right-of-way using native trees (not within the 30 foot-operational easement), shrubs, and plants. Section 3.0 of the POD A describes additional measures to be used on federal lands for protecting and mitigating for visual resources. PCGP would coordinate with the Forest Service and the Pacific Crest Trail Association regarding the need for and location of trail detours.

During construction of the Project, Compliance Monitors representing FERC are present on a full-time basis to inspect construction procedures and mitigation measures and provide regular feedback on compliance issues to FERC and the Forest Service. Objectives of the Compliance Monitoring program are to: facilitate the timely resolution of compliance issues in the field; provide continuous information to FERC regarding noncompliance issues and their resolution; and


review, process, and track construction-related variance requests. Changes to previously approved mitigation measures, construction procedures, and construction work areas due to unforeseen or unavoidable site conditions would require various levels of regulatory approval from the applicable land management agencies. FERC would have the authority to stop any activity that violates an environmental condition of the FERC authorization issued to PCGP.

Additionally, environmental compliance oversight responsibilities for PCGP, FERC, FS and BLM are described in the POD (Environmental Briefings and Compliance Plan, POD G) that would apply to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project specifically on NFS lands. The FS Authorized Officer would coordinate with the BLM in administering and enforcing ROW grant provisions and would have stop-work authority. The FS Authorized Officer’s designated representatives would ensure that the stipulations and mitigation measures included in the POD that are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the effects to visual resources and recreational resources are adhered to during project construction, operation, and maintenance. The BLM Authorized Officer would coordinate with the FS to ensure the work is being conducted in accordance with the ROW grant and agreed upon conditions. BLM and the FS would have stop-work authority. Field variance requests would be coordinated with the Authorized Officers.

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ies

of c

onse

rvat

ion

conc

ern

with

in th

e pl

an a

rea.

”

55 a

cres

of l

ate

succ

essi

onal

and

old

gr

owth

(LS

OG

) ha

bita

t dire

ctly

im

pact

ed fr

om

cons

truct

ion

activ

ity6

206

tota

l acr

es

impa

cted

from

co

nstru

ctio

n ac

tivity

36

sur

vey

and

man

age

site

s po

tent

ially

im

pact

ed

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld a

ffect

ap

prox

imat

ely

0.0

3%

of th

e R

ogue

Riv

er

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (J

) Pla

nt C

onse

rvat

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(P) L

eave

Tre

e P

rote

ctio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Cha

pter

3, D

EIS

Rou

te

Des

ign

and

Mod

ifica

tions

on

NFS

land

s A

ppen

dix

K, S

urve

y an

d M

anag

e P

ersi

sten

ce

Eva

luat

ions

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

Lan

ds to

LS

R –

52

2 A

cres

S

tand

Den

sity

Man

agem

ent –

618

acr

es

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

ts –

1,1

53

acre

s R

oad

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g in

LS

R –

57.

5 m

iles

RR

NF-

2: P

roje

ct

Spe

cific

Am

endm

ent

of V

isua

l Qua

lity

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to c

hang

e th

e V

QO

whe

re th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e ro

ute

cros

ses

the

Big

Elk

Roa

d at

abo

ut p

ipel

ine

MP

161

.4 in

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy 6

, Fo

regr

ound

Ret

entio

n, S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e (1

), (R

RN

F LR

MP

4-

72).

Man

age

the

area

for

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

One

cro

ssin

g of

the

Big

Elk

Roa

d th

at

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s

5 T

he c

ompe

nsat

ory

miti

gatio

n lis

ted

in th

is c

olum

n re

flect

s the

miti

gatio

n m

ost r

elat

ed to

the

prop

osed

am

endm

ent.

It sh

ould

be

note

d th

at o

ther

act

ions

in th

e C

MP

may

als

o be

ben

efic

ial.

6 D

irect

Impa

cts i

nclu

de a

cres

cle

ared

for c

onst

ruct

ion

in th

e co

nstru

ctio

n co

rrid

or a

nd te

mpo

rary

ext

ra w

ork

area

s (TE

WA

), as

wel

l as a

cres

mod

ified

from

unc

lear

ed st

orag

e ar

eas (

UC

SA)

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-46

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n5

Obj

ectiv

es (V

QO

) on

the

Big

Elk

Roa

d:

Sec

tion

16, T

.37S

., R

.4E

., W

.M.,

OR

, fro

m

Fore

grou

nd R

eten

tion

(Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy

6, L

RM

P p

age

4-72

) to

Fore

grou

nd P

artia

l R

eten

tion

(Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy 7

, LR

MP

pa

ge 4

-86)

and

allo

w 1

0-15

yea

rs fo

r am

ende

d V

QO

to b

e at

tain

ed.

The

exis

ting

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd G

uide

lines

for V

QO

in

Fore

grou

nd R

eten

tion

whe

re th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e ro

ute

cros

ses

the

Big

Elk

R

oad

requ

ire th

at V

QO

s be

met

with

in o

ne

year

of c

ompl

etio

n of

the

proj

ect a

nd th

at

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

not

be

visu

ally

evi

dent

. Th

e am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for

the

proj

ect.

Thi

s is

a p

roje

ct-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t tha

t wou

ld a

pply

onl

y to

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

in th

e vi

cini

ty o

f Big

Elk

Roa

d an

d w

ould

not

cha

nge

futu

re m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er

proj

ect.

Ret

entio

n V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

e (V

QO

), w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e Pa

cific

C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e rig

ht-o

f-w

ay, w

here

the

VQO

wou

ld b

e am

ende

d to

For

egro

und

Part

ial R

eten

tion

whe

re th

e pi

pelin

e w

ould

cro

ss th

e B

ig

Elk

Roa

d. T

he a

pplic

able

m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

des

ign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

Cat

astro

phic

oc

curre

nces

may

dic

tate

a n

eed

for s

hort

term

dep

artu

re fr

om

Ret

entio

n. A

sses

s th

e im

pact

s to

vi

sual

reso

urce

s in

all

proj

ect

envi

ronm

enta

l ana

lysi

s.

Spe

cific

ally

add

ress

how

the

visu

al q

ualit

y ob

ject

ive

will

be

met

. M

anag

emen

t Stra

tegy

7,

Fore

grou

nd P

artia

l Ret

entio

n,

Sta

ndar

d an

d G

uide

line

(4),

(RR

NF

LRM

P 4

-86)

. Cor

rect

un

acce

ptab

le fo

rm, l

ine,

col

or o

r te

xtur

e as

a re

sult

of

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

eith

er

durin

g th

e op

erat

ion

or w

ithin

tw

o ye

ars

afte

r com

plet

ion

of th

e ac

tivity

, with

the

exce

ptio

n of

th

e Pa

cific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

right

-of-w

ay w

hich

sha

ll at

tain

th

e am

ende

d VQ

O w

ithin

10

- 15

yea

rs a

fter c

ompl

etio

n of

th

e co

nstr

uctio

n ph

ase

of th

e pr

ojec

t whe

re th

e pi

pelin

e cr

osse

s th

e B

ig E

lk R

oad.

The

ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

219.

10(a

)(1) –

[…th

e re

spon

sibl

e of

ficia

l sha

ll co

nsid

er: …

] “(1

) Aes

thet

ic

valu

es,…

sce

nery

,...

view

shed

s...”

. § 2

19.1

0(b)

(i)

– [th

e re

spon

sibl

e of

ficia

l sh

all c

onsi

der]

“Sus

tain

able

re

crea

tion;

incl

udin

g re

crea

tion

setti

ngs,

op

portu

nitie

s,…

and

scen

ic

char

acte

r…”

wou

ld e

xcee

d V

QO

st

anda

rds.

Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

onl

y af

fect

ap

prox

imat

ely

5 ac

res

(less

than

0.0

01%

) of

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (P

) Lea

ve T

ree

Pro

tect

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(U) R

ight

-of-W

ay

Cle

arin

g P

lan

2-

47

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n5

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

R

RN

F-3:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t of

VQ

O o

n th

e P

acifi

c C

rest

Tra

il:

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to c

hang

e th

e V

QO

whe

re th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e ro

ute

cros

ses

the

Pac

ific

Cre

st T

rail

at a

bout

pip

elin

e M

P 1

68 in

S

ectio

n 32

, T.3

7S.,

R.5

E.,

W.M

., O

R, f

rom

Fo

regr

ound

Par

tial R

eten

tion

(Man

agem

ent

Stra

tegy

7, L

RM

P p

age

4-86

) to

Mod

ifica

tion

(US

DA

For

est S

ervi

ce A

gric

ultu

ral H

andb

ook

478)

and

to a

llow

15-

20 y

ears

for a

men

ded

VQ

Os

to b

e at

tain

ed.

The

exis

ting

Sta

ndar

ds

and

Gui

delin

es fo

r VQ

Os

in F

oreg

roun

d P

artia

l R

eten

tion

in th

e ar

ea w

here

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or p

ipel

ine

rout

e cr

osse

s th

e P

acifi

c C

rest

Tra

il re

quire

that

vis

ual m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s m

eet t

he s

tate

d V

QO

with

in th

ree

year

s of

the

com

plet

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t and

that

m

anag

emen

t act

iviti

es b

e vi

sual

ly s

ubor

dina

te

to th

e la

ndsc

ape.

The

am

endm

ent w

ould

pr

ovid

e an

exc

eptio

n fro

m th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a p

roje

ct-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t tha

t w

ould

app

ly o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

in th

e vi

cini

ty o

f the

Pac

ific

Cre

st T

rail

and

wou

ld n

ot c

hang

e fu

ture

m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er p

roje

ct.

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy 7

, Fo

regr

ound

Par

tial R

eten

tion,

S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e (1

), (R

RN

F LR

MP

, 4-8

6).

Man

age

the

area

for P

artia

l Ret

entio

n V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

e.

Cat

astro

phic

occ

urre

nces

may

di

ctat

e a

need

for s

hort-

term

de

partu

re fr

om P

artia

l Ret

entio

n V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

e (V

QO

), w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e Pa

cific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

right

-of-w

ay, w

here

the

VQO

w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

Mod

ifica

tion

whe

re th

e pi

pelin

e w

ould

cro

ss th

e Pa

cific

Cre

st T

rail.

The

ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

Ble

nd

and

shap

e re

gene

ratio

n op

enin

gs w

ith th

e na

tura

l ter

rain

to

the

exte

nt p

ossi

ble.

Ass

ess

the

impa

cts

to v

isua

l res

ourc

es

in a

ll pr

ojec

t env

ironm

enta

l an

alys

is. S

peci

fical

ly a

ddre

ss

how

the

visu

al q

ualit

y ob

ject

ive

will

be

met

.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.10

(a)(1

) – […

the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial s

hall

cons

ider

: …] “

(1)A

esth

etic

va

lues

,… s

cene

ry,..

. vi

ewsh

eds.

..”. §

219

.10(

b)(i)

–

[the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial

shal

l con

side

r] “S

usta

inab

le

recr

eatio

n; in

clud

ing

recr

eatio

n se

tting

s,

oppo

rtuni

ties,

…an

d sc

enic

ch

arac

ter…

”

One

cro

ssin

g of

the

PC

T th

at w

ould

ex

ceed

VQ

O

stan

dard

s Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

onl

y af

fect

ap

prox

imat

ely

5 ac

res

(less

than

0.0

01 %

) of

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s P

OD

(I) E

rosi

on C

ontro

l and

R

eveg

etat

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(P) L

eave

Tre

e P

rote

ctio

n P

lan

PO

D (S

) Rec

reat

ion

Man

agem

ent P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Cha

pter

3, D

EIS

Rou

te

Des

ign

and

Mod

ifica

tions

on

Fore

st S

ervi

ce M

anag

ed

Land

s

RR

NF-

4: P

roje

ct-

Spe

cific

Am

endm

ent

of V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

es A

djac

ent t

o H

ighw

ay 1

40:

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to a

llow

10-

15 y

ears

to m

eet t

he

VQ

O o

f Mid

dleg

roun

d P

artia

l Ret

entio

n be

twee

n P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e M

Ps

156.

3 to

156

.8 a

nd 1

57.2

to 1

57.5

in S

ectio

ns 1

1 an

d 12

, T.3

7S.,

R.3

E.,

W.M

., O

R.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd

Gui

delin

es fo

r Mid

dleg

roun

d P

artia

l Ret

entio

n (M

anag

emen

t Stra

tegy

9, L

RM

P P

age

4-11

2)

requ

ire th

at V

QO

s fo

r a g

iven

loca

tion

be

achi

eved

with

in th

ree

year

s of

com

plet

ion

of

the

proj

ect.

App

roxi

mat

ely

0.8

mile

s or

9

acre

s of

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-o

f-way

in

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy 9

, Mid

dle

Gro

und

Par

tial R

eten

tion,

S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e (1

), (R

RN

F LR

MP

, 4-1

12).

Man

age

the

area

for P

artia

l Ret

entio

n V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

e, w

ith

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

Paci

fic

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

right

-of-

way

whi

ch s

hall

atta

in th

e VQ

O w

ithin

10

- 15

year

s af

ter

com

plet

ion

of th

e co

nstr

uctio

n ph

ase

of th

e

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.10

(a)(1

) – […

the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial s

hall

cons

ider

: …] “

(1)A

esth

etic

va

lues

,… s

cene

ry,..

. vi

ewsh

eds.

..”. §

219

.10(

b)(i)

–

[the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial

shal

l con

side

r] “S

usta

inab

le

recr

eatio

n; in

clud

ing

App

roxi

mat

ely

0.8

mile

s of

VQ

O

stan

dard

s al

ong

Hw

y 14

0 w

ould

be

exce

eded

Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

onl

y af

fect

ab

out 9

acr

es (0

.001

%

) of t

he R

ogue

Riv

er

NF

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s P

OD

(I) E

rosi

on C

ontro

l and

R

eveg

etat

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(P) L

eave

Tre

e P

rote

ctio

n P

lan

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-48

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n5

the

Mid

dleg

roun

d P

artia

l Ret

entio

n V

QO

vi

sibl

e at

dis

tanc

es o

f 0.7

5 to

5 m

iles

from

S

tate

Hig

hway

140

wou

ld b

e af

fect

ed b

y th

is

amen

dmen

t. T

he a

men

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de

an e

xcep

tion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect

desi

gn re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a

proj

ect-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t tha

t wou

ld

appl

y on

ly to

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

in S

ectio

ns 1

1 an

d 12

, T.3

7S.,

R.3

E.,

W.M

., O

R, a

nd w

ould

not

cha

nge

futu

re

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for a

ny o

ther

pro

ject

.

proj

ect w

here

the

pipe

line

is

adja

cent

to H

ighw

ay 1

40.7 T

he

appl

icab

le m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d.

Cat

astro

phic

occ

urre

nces

may

di

ctat

e a

need

for s

hort-

term

de

partu

re fr

om P

artia

l Ret

entio

n V

isua

l Qua

lity

Obj

ectiv

e. B

lend

an

d sh

ape

rege

nera

tion

open

ings

with

the

natu

ral t

erra

in

to th

e ex

tent

pos

sibl

e. A

sses

s th

e im

pact

s to

vis

ual r

esou

rces

in

all

proj

ect e

nviro

nmen

tal

anal

ysis

. Spe

cific

ally

add

ress

ho

w th

e vi

sual

qua

lity

obje

ctiv

e w

ill b

e m

et.

recr

eatio

n se

tting

s,

oppo

rtuni

ties,

. . .

and

sc

enic

cha

ract

er...

”.

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

RR

NF-

5: P

roje

ct-

Spe

cific

Am

endm

ent

to A

llow

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

in

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy

26, R

estri

cted

R

ipar

ian

Are

as:

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to a

llow

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-

of-w

ay to

cro

ss th

e R

estri

cted

Rip

aria

n la

nd

allo

catio

n. T

his

wou

ld p

oten

tially

affe

ct

appr

oxim

atel

y 2.

5 ac

res

of th

e R

estri

cted

R

ipar

ian

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gy a

t one

pe

renn

ial s

tream

cro

ssin

g on

the

Sou

th F

ork

of L

ittle

But

te C

reek

at a

bout

pip

elin

e M

P

162.

45 in

Sec

tion

15, T

.37S

., R

.4E

., W

.M.,

OR

. S

tand

ards

and

Gui

delin

es fo

r the

R

estri

cted

Rip

aria

n la

nd a

lloca

tion

pres

crib

e lo

catin

g tra

nsm

issi

on c

orrid

ors

outs

ide

of th

is

land

allo

catio

n (M

anag

emen

t Stra

tegy

26,

LR

MP

pag

e 4-

308,

). T

he a

men

dmen

t wou

ld

prov

ide

an e

xcep

tion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for t

he p

roje

ct.

This

is a

site

-spe

cific

am

endm

ent a

pplic

able

on

ly to

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

Man

agem

ent P

resc

riptio

n 26

R

estri

cted

Rip

aria

n S

tand

ard

&

Gui

delin

es fo

r Fac

ilitie

s (1

0),

(RR

NF

LRM

P 4

-308

). H

elis

pots

an

d tra

nsm

issi

on c

orrid

ors

shou

ld b

e lo

cate

d ou

tsid

e th

is

man

agem

ent a

rea,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

oper

atio

nal

right

-of-w

ay a

nd th

e co

nstr

uctio

n zo

ne fo

r the

Pa

cific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine,

for

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

able

m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

des

ign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(3

)(i) –

The

pla

n m

ust i

nclu

de p

lan

com

pone

nts

“to m

aint

ain

or

rest

ore

the

ecol

ogic

al

inte

grity

of r

ipar

ian

area

s in

th

e pl

an a

rea,

incl

udin

g pl

an

com

pone

nts

to m

aint

ain

or

rest

ore

stru

ctur

e, fu

nctio

n,

com

posi

tion,

and

co

nnec

tivity

”

appr

oxim

atel

y 2.

5 ac

res

of th

e R

estri

cted

Rip

aria

n M

anag

emen

t Stra

tegy

at

one

per

enni

al

stre

am c

ross

ing

on

the

Sou

th F

ork

of

Littl

e B

utte

Cre

ek

wou

ld b

e af

fect

ed

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld o

nly

affe

ct

appr

oxim

atel

y 2.

5 ac

res

(less

than

0.

001%

) of t

he R

ogue

R

iver

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n P

OD

(BB

) Wet

land

and

W

ater

body

Cro

ssin

g P

lan

Fo

rest

Ser

vice

Site

Spe

cific

S

tream

Cro

ssin

g P

resc

riptio

ns (N

SR

201

4)

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Ris

k A

naly

sis;

and

Stre

am

Cro

ssin

g R

isk

Ana

lysi

s A

dden

dum

(G

eoE

ngin

eers

2017

d, 2

018a

)

Aqu

atic

and

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t – L

arge

W

oody

Deb

ris In

stre

am -

1.5

mile

s A

quat

ic a

nd R

ipar

ian

Hab

itat

Stre

am

Cro

ssin

g R

epai

r - 3

2 S

ites

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– 57

.5 m

iles

7 D

urat

ion

of im

pact

spec

ifica

tions

are

foun

d in

the

Nat

iona

l For

est L

ands

cape

Man

agem

ent H

andb

ook

462

(USD

A F

ores

t Ser

vice

197

4). T

he re

com

men

ded

dura

tion

to m

eet s

tand

ards

for M

iddl

egro

und

Parti

al

Ret

entio

n is

3 y

ears

(see

RR

NF

LRM

P FE

IS p

. III

-119

).

2-

49

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n5

and

wou

ld n

ot c

hang

e fu

ture

man

agem

ent

dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er p

roje

ct.

Cha

pter

3, D

EIS

Rou

te

Des

ign

and

Mod

ifica

tions

on

Fore

st S

ervi

ce M

anag

ed

Land

s R

RN

F-6:

Site

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t to

Exe

mpt

Lim

itatio

ns

on D

etrim

enta

l Soi

l C

ondi

tions

with

in th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

R

ight

-of-W

ay in

All

Man

agem

ent A

reas

:

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to e

xem

pt li

mita

tions

on

area

s af

fect

ed b

y de

trim

enta

l soi

l con

ditio

ns fr

om

disp

lace

men

t and

com

pact

ion

with

in th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

righ

t-of-w

ay in

all

affe

cted

M

anag

emen

t Stra

tegi

es.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd

Gui

delin

es fo

r det

rimen

tal s

oil i

mpa

cts

in

affe

cted

Man

agem

ent S

trate

gies

requ

ire th

at

no m

ore

than

10

perc

ent o

f an

activ

ity a

rea

shou

ld b

e co

mpa

cted

, pud

dled

or d

ispl

aced

up

on c

ompl

etio

n of

pro

ject

(not

incl

udin

g pe

rman

ent r

oads

or l

andi

ngs)

. No

mor

e th

an

20 p

erce

nt o

f the

are

a sh

ould

be

disp

lace

d or

co

mpa

cted

und

er c

ircum

stan

ces

resu

lting

from

pr

evio

us m

anag

emen

t pra

ctic

es in

clud

ing

road

s an

d la

ndin

gs. P

erm

anen

t rec

reat

ion

faci

litie

s or

oth

er p

erm

anen

t fac

ilitie

s ar

e ex

empt

(RR

NF

LRM

P 4

-41,

4-8

3, 4

-97,

4-1

23,

4-17

7, 4

-307

). T

he a

men

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de

an e

xcep

tion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect

desi

gn re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a

proj

ect-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t app

licab

le

only

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct

and

wou

ld n

ot c

hang

e fu

ture

man

agem

ent

dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er p

roje

ct.

Sta

ndar

d &

Gui

delin

e fo

r Soi

ls

(3) (

RR

NF

LRM

P 4

-41,

4-8

3, 4

-97

, 4-1

23, 4

-177

, 4-3

07).

No

mor

e th

an 1

0 pe

rcen

t of a

n ac

tivity

are

a sh

ould

be

com

pact

ed, p

uddl

ed o

r di

spla

ced

upon

com

plet

ion

of

proj

ect (

not i

nclu

ding

per

man

ent

road

s or

land

ings

). N

o m

ore

than

20

perc

ent o

f the

are

a sh

ould

be

disp

lace

d or

co

mpa

cted

und

er c

ircum

stan

ces

resu

lting

from

pre

viou

s m

anag

emen

t pra

ctic

es,

incl

udin

g ro

ads

and

land

ings

, w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e op

erat

iona

l rig

ht-o

f-way

and

th

e co

nstr

uctio

n zo

ne fo

r the

Pa

cific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine,

for

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

able

m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

des

ign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

Per

man

ent

recr

eatio

n fa

cilit

ies

or o

ther

pe

rman

ent f

acili

ties

are

exem

pt.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [T

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “s

oils

and

soi

l pr

oduc

tivity

, inc

ludi

ng

guid

ance

to re

duce

soi

l er

osio

n an

d se

dim

enta

tion.

”

App

roxi

mat

ely

betw

een

62 a

nd 1

44

acre

s of

det

rimen

tal

soil

cond

ition

s co

uld

resu

lt fro

m th

e pi

pelin

e co

nstru

ctio

n Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

affe

ct

appr

oxim

atel

y 0.

02%

of

the

Rog

ue R

iver

N

F

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n Te

chni

cal R

epor

t on

Soi

l Ris

k an

d S

ensi

tivity

Ass

essm

ent

(NS

R 2

014)

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– ap

prox

imat

ely

57.5

Mile

s

RR

NF-

7:

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

La

nds

to L

SR

The

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to c

hang

e th

e de

sign

atio

n of

ap

prox

imat

ely

522

acre

s fro

m M

atrix

land

al

loca

tions

to th

e LS

R la

nd a

lloca

tion

in

Sec

tion

32, T

.36S

., R

.4E

. W.M

., O

R.

This

ch

ange

in la

nd a

lloca

tion

is p

ropo

sed

to

parti

ally

miti

gate

the

pote

ntia

l adv

erse

impa

ct

of th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct o

n LS

R 2

27 o

n th

e R

ogue

Riv

er N

F. T

his

is a

pl

an le

vel a

men

dmen

t tha

t wou

ld c

hang

e fu

ture

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for t

he la

nds

real

loca

ted

from

Mat

rix to

LS

R.

Th

e 36

CFR

219

pla

nnin

g ru

le re

quire

men

ts th

at a

re

dire

ctly

rela

ted

to th

is

amen

dmen

t inc

lude

: §

219.

8(a)

(1)(i

) – [t

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “I

nter

depe

nden

ce o

f te

rrest

rial a

nd a

quat

ic

ecos

yste

ms

in th

e pl

an

area

.” §

219.

8(b)

(1) –

[the

pl

an m

ust i

nclu

de p

lan

com

pone

nts

to g

uide

the

App

roxi

mat

ely

55

acre

s of

LS

OG

and

14

2 ac

res

of N

on-

LSO

G h

abita

t wou

ld

be c

lear

ed w

ithin

LS

R

227

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld a

ffect

ap

prox

imat

ely

0.08

%

of th

e R

ogue

Riv

er

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

Lan

ds to

LS

R –

ap

prox

imat

ely

237

acre

s of

LS

OG

and

28

5 ac

res

of N

on-L

SO

G h

abita

t wou

ld b

e re

allo

cate

d fro

m m

atrix

to L

SR

227

S

tand

Den

sity

Man

agem

ent –

618

acr

es

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t – 1

,153

ac

res

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

in L

SR

– 5

7.5

mile

s

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-50

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n5

plan

are

a’s

cont

ribut

ion

to

soci

al a

nd e

cono

mic

su

stai

nabi

lity]

“Soc

ial,

cultu

ral a

nd e

cono

mic

co

nditi

ons

rele

vant

to th

e ar

ea in

fluen

ced

by th

e pl

an.”

§ 21

9.9(

b)(1

) “Th

e re

spon

sibl

e of

ficia

l sha

ll de

term

ine

whe

ther

or n

ot

the

plan

com

pone

nts

requ

ired

by p

arag

raph

(a) o

f th

is s

ectio

n pr

ovid

e th

e ec

olog

ical

con

ditio

ns

nece

ssar

y to

: con

tribu

te to

th

e re

cove

ry o

f fed

eral

ly

liste

d th

reat

ened

and

en

dang

ered

spe

cies

, co

nser

ve p

ropo

sed

and

cand

idat

e sp

ecie

s, a

nd

mai

ntai

n a

viab

le p

opul

atio

n of

eac

h sp

ecie

s of

co

nser

vatio

n co

ncer

n w

ithin

th

e pl

an a

rea”

, and

§

219.

9(a)

(2)(i

i)– [t

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e: …

] “(ii

) Rar

e aq

uatic

an

d te

rres

trial

pla

nt a

nd

anim

al c

omm

uniti

es”.


TABLE 2.2.1-2

Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Rogue River NF Unit Watershed Mitigation Group Project Type Project Name Quantity a/ Unit

Rogue River NF

Little Butte Creek


LWD In-stream South Fork Little Butte Creek. LWD

1.5 mile


Stream Crossing Repair

Little Butte Creek Stream Crossing Decommissioning

32 sites



Little Butte Creek Road Decommissioning

57.5 miles



Little Butte Creek LSR Pre-commercial Thin

618 acres


Habitat Planting Little Butte Creek Mardon Skipper Butterfly

20 acres



Little Butte Creek LSR LWD Placement

511 acres


Snag Creation Little Butte Creek LSR Snag Creation

622 acres

Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR

Land Reallocation from Matrix to LSR

LRMP Amendment RRNF 7, LSR 227 Reallocation

25 acres

Big Butte Creek Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR

Land Reallocation from Matrix to LSR

LRMP Amendment RRNF 7, LSR 227 Reallocation

497 acres



Figure 2.2-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Little Butte Creek Watershed on the Rogue River NF8

8 The reallocation of matrix to LSR in the Big Butte Watershed is also shown on this map.

2-

53

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-3

Sum

mar

y of

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s A

quat

ic a

nd

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t La

rge

Woo

dy D

ebris

In

-stre

am

1.5

Mile

s P

lace

men

t of L

WD

in s

tream

s ad

ds s

truct

ural

com

plex

ity to

aq

uatic

sys

tem

s by

cre

atin

g po

ols

and

riffle

s, tr

appi

ng fi

ne

sedi

men

ts a

nd c

an c

ontri

bute

to re

duct

ions

in s

tream

te

mpe

ratu

res

over

tim

e (T

ippe

ry e

t al.

2010

). T

his

is re

spon

sive

to

Aqu

atic

Con

serv

atio

n S

trate

gy (A

CS

) obj

ectiv

es 2

, 3, 4

, and

5.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: L

WD

in-s

tream

refe

rs to

logs

(typ

ical

ly g

reat

er th

an 2

0 in

ches

in

diam

eter

), lim

bs, o

r roo

t wad

s th

at in

trude

into

a s

tream

cha

nnel

. P

laci

ng th

is m

ater

ial i

n-st

ream

ca

n be

acc

ompl

ishe

d w

ith g

roun

d eq

uipm

ent s

uch

as e

xcav

ator

s an

d/or

hel

icop

ters

. The

se

activ

ities

hav

e th

e po

tent

ial t

o in

crea

se s

uspe

nded

sed

imen

t in

stre

ams

and

impa

ct ri

paria

n ve

geta

tion

as a

resu

lt of

hea

vy e

quip

men

t use

or t

he d

ragg

ing

of m

ater

ials

(e.g

. log

s) in

the

stre

am

chan

nel.

Sho

rt-te

rm im

pact

s to

wat

er q

ualit

y w

ould

occ

ur in

the

form

of s

uspe

nded

sed

imen

t and

tu

rbid

ity in

crea

ses

durin

g in

-stre

am im

plem

enta

tion.

How

ever

, no

last

ing

mea

sure

able

effe

ct to

w

ater

qua

lity

wou

ld o

ccur

as

any

sedi

men

t plu

me

crea

ted,

wou

ld q

uick

ly d

issi

pate

as

soon

as

in-

stre

am a

ctiv

ities

sto

p. I

n-st

ream

wor

k is

don

e du

ring

sum

mer

low

flow

per

iods

whe

n tu

rbid

ity

plum

es a

re a

n in

frequ

ently

occ

urrin

g ev

ent.

Pro

ject

des

ign

feat

ures

(PD

F) w

ould

incl

ude

Bes

t M

anag

emen

t Pra

ctic

es (B

MP

) tha

t wou

ld p

reve

nt a

ny in

dire

ct e

ffect

s to

sal

mon

ids

and

othe

r st

ream

fish

from

pro

ject

rela

ted

sedi

men

t. T

he p

lace

men

t of L

WD

mat

eria

ls in

the

stre

am b

y us

ing

cabl

e sy

stem

s, e

xcav

ator

s, o

r hel

icop

ters

wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

that

cou

ld d

istu

rb N

SO

. The

PD

Fs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal n

estin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for N

SO

. Th

ese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m n

oise

to a

ccep

tabl

e le

vels

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Pla

cing

LW

D in

stre

ams

affe

cts

chan

nel m

orph

olog

y, th

e ro

utin

g an

d st

orag

e of

wat

er a

nd s

edim

ent,

and

prov

ides

stru

ctur

e an

d co

mpl

exity

to s

tream

sys

tem

s.

Com

plex

poo

ls a

nd s

ide

chan

nels

cre

ated

by

inst

ream

woo

d pr

ovid

e ov

erw

inte

ring

habi

tat t

o st

ream

sal

mon

ids

and

othe

r aqu

atic

org

anis

ms

(Sol

azzi

et.

al. 2

000)

. The

y al

so p

rovi

de c

over

from

pr

edat

ors

durin

g su

mm

er lo

w fl

ow p

erio

ds w

hen

pred

atio

n is

at i

ts h

ighe

st.

Pro

vidi

ng m

ore

stre

am

chan

nel s

truct

ure

resu

lts in

bet

ter o

ver w

inte

ring

habi

tat,

impr

oved

sum

mer

poo

l hab

itat,

and

mor

e ab

unda

nt s

paw

ning

gra

vels

.

Aqu

atic

and

R

ipar

ian

Hab

itat

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Rep

air

32 S

ites

Res

torin

g st

ream

cro

ssin

gs re

conn

ects

aqu

atic

hab

itats

by

allo

win

g th

e pa

ssag

e of

aqu

atic

bio

ta a

nd re

stor

ing

ripar

ian

vege

tatio

n. O

ver t

ime,

thes

e ac

tions

redu

ce s

edim

ent a

nd

rest

ore

shad

e. R

esto

ratio

n of

thes

e cr

ossi

ngs

incl

udes

ripa

rian

plan

ting

as a

miti

gatio

n w

hich

will

hel

p of

fset

the

impa

ct o

f sha

de

rem

oval

at p

ipel

ine

R/W

cro

ssin

gs.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

emov

ing

old

culv

erts

and

rest

orin

g st

ream

/road

cro

ssin

gs w

ould

re

sult

in s

hort-

term

adv

erse

effe

cts

sim

ilar t

o th

e ef

fect

s de

scrib

ed fo

r LW

D a

bove

sin

ce b

oth

invo

lve

the

use

of h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent i

n an

d ar

ound

the

stre

am c

hann

el.

Sim

ilarly

the

wor

k w

ould

be

don

e du

ring

low

sum

mer

flow

per

iods

to m

inim

ize

impa

cts

to a

quat

ic s

peci

es a

nd P

DFs

wou

ld

be d

esig

ned

to m

inim

ize

dist

urba

nce

for N

orth

ern

Spo

tted

Ow

l (N

SO

). Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Stre

am c

ross

ing

repl

acem

ent w

ould

dire

ctly

impr

ove

stre

am

conn

ectiv

ity a

nd h

abita

t for

aqu

atic

spe

cies

by

imm

edia

tely

rest

orin

g ac

cess

to fo

rmer

ly

inac

cess

ible

hab

itats

. Ind

irect

ly, t

hese

pro

ject

s w

ould

redu

ce p

oten

tial s

edim

ent l

evel

s in

the

long

te

rm b

y de

crea

sing

the

pote

ntia

l for

road

failu

re. S

tream

cro

ssin

g pr

ojec

ts a

lso

redu

ce s

tream

ve

loci

ties

by in

crea

sing

stre

am c

ross

ing

size

s, e

limin

atin

g flo

w re

stric

tions

and

allo

win

g pa

ssag

e to

add

ition

al re

ache

s of

hab

itat b

y re

mov

ing

barri

ers

to a

quat

ic s

peci

es w

hich

impr

oves

acc

ess

to

spaw

ning

and

rear

ing

habi

tat a

nd a

llow

s un

rest

ricte

d m

ovem

ent t

hrou

ghou

t stre

am re

ache

s du

ring

seas

onal

cha

nges

in w

ater

leve

ls (H

offm

an 2

007)

. R

oad

Sed

imen

t R

educ

tion

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

57.5

Mile

s R

oad

clos

ure

redu

ces

fine

grai

ned

sedi

men

ts b

y el

imin

atin

g tra

ffic

impa

cts.

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g ro

ads

can

subs

tant

ially

redu

ce

sedi

men

t del

iver

y to

stre

ams

(Mad

ej 2

000;

Kep

pele

r et a

l. 20

07).

P

ropo

sed

road

dec

omm

issi

onin

g w

ould

incr

ease

infil

tratio

n of

pr

ecip

itatio

n, re

duce

sur

face

runo

ff, a

nd re

duce

sed

imen

t pr

oduc

tion

from

road

-rel

ated

sur

face

ero

sion

in th

e w

ater

shed

w

here

the

impa

cts

from

the

Pro

ject

occ

ur.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g m

etho

ds g

ener

ally

incl

ude

actio

ns u

tiliz

ing

mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t to

phys

ical

ly s

tabi

lize

the

road

pris

m, r

esto

re n

atur

al d

rain

age

patte

rns,

and

allo

w fo

r rev

eget

atio

n of

the

road

bed.

Mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t mig

ht

incl

ude

exca

vato

rs, b

ackh

oes

and

truck

mou

nted

load

ers.

Roa

d cl

osur

e is

a m

etho

d of

pre

vent

ing

acce

ss to

a ro

ad s

o th

at re

gula

r mai

nten

ance

is n

o lo

nger

nee

ded

and

futu

re e

rosi

on is

larg

ely

prev

ente

d by

rest

orin

g dr

aina

ge p

atte

rns

if ne

cess

ary

and

elim

inat

ing

road

traf

fic. R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g ha

s th

e po

tent

ial t

o ca

use

shor

t-ter

m d

egra

datio

n of

wat

er q

ualit

y by

incr

easi

ng

sedi

men

t del

iver

y to

stre

ams

as ro

ads

are

de-c

ompa

cted

by

heav

y eq

uipm

ent,

culv

erts

and

cro

ss

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-54

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-3

Sum

mar

y of

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s dr

ains

are

rem

oved

, and

oth

er re

stor

atio

n ac

tiviti

es a

re im

plem

ente

d. T

he u

se o

f hea

vy

mec

hani

zed

equi

pmen

t nea

r stre

ams

coul

d di

stur

b th

e st

ream

influ

ence

zon

e, d

eliv

er s

edim

ent,

crea

te tu

rbid

ity, a

nd c

ause

stre

am b

ank

eros

ion.

The

re is

als

o th

e po

tent

ial o

f an

acci

dent

al fu

el/o

il sp

ill. T

hese

pro

ject

s m

ay c

ause

a s

hort-

term

deg

rada

tion

of w

ater

qua

lity

due

to s

edim

ent i

nput

an

d ch

emic

al c

onta

min

atio

n. S

tream

ban

k co

nditi

on a

nd h

abita

t sub

stra

te m

ay a

lso

be a

dver

sely

af

fect

ed in

the

shor

t ter

m. H

owev

er w

ith c

aref

ul p

roje

ct d

esig

n an

d se

ason

al ti

min

g, th

ese

affe

cts

are

expe

cted

to b

e of

a li

mite

d ex

tent

and

dur

atio

n. R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g w

ould

cre

ate

nois

e fro

m h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent t

hat c

ould

dis

turb

NS

O. T

he p

oten

tial f

or d

istu

rban

ce is

mai

nly

asso

ciat

ed

with

bre

edin

g be

havi

or a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal

nest

ing

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m

nois

e to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: P

ropo

sed

road

dec

omm

issi

onin

g w

ould

incr

ease

infil

tratio

n of

pr

ecip

itatio

n, re

duce

sur

face

runo

ff, a

nd re

duce

sed

imen

t pro

duct

ion

from

road

-rel

ated

sur

face

er

osio

n in

the

wat

ersh

ed w

here

the

impa

cts

from

the

Pro

ject

wou

ld o

ccur

. D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

road

s w

ould

rest

ore

natu

ral d

rain

age

patte

rns

and

ther

eby

avoi

d la

rge

volu

mes

of a

dded

sed

imen

t to

the

stre

am n

etw

ork

that

wou

ld b

e lik

ely

to e

vent

ually

occ

ur. I

n ad

ditio

n lim

ited

road

mai

nten

ance

do

llars

cou

ld b

e fo

cuse

d on

the

rem

aini

ng ro

ad s

yste

ms

resu

lting

in m

ore

mai

nten

ance

of c

ulve

rts

and

ditc

hlin

es re

sulti

ng in

less

pot

entia

l for

cat

astro

phic

failu

re.

Mad

ej (2

000)

con

clud

ed th

at b

y el

imin

atin

g th

e ris

k of

stre

am d

iver

sion

s an

d cu

lver

t fai

lure

s, ro

ad re

mov

al tr

eatm

ents

sig

nific

antly

re

duce

long

-term

sed

imen

t pro

duct

ion

from

retir

ed lo

ggin

g ro

ads.

S

tand

Den

sity

M

anag

emen

t P

re-c

omm

erci

al

Thin

ning

LS

R

618

Acr

es

Ther

e w

ill b

e di

rect

impa

cts

to e

xist

ing

inte

rior,

deve

lopi

ng in

terio

r ha

bita

t. Th

e pr

ojec

t will

resu

lt in

add

ition

al fr

agm

enta

tion

and

prec

lude

the

reco

very

of f

ragm

ente

d ha

bita

t for

thos

e st

ands

ad

jace

nt to

the

pipe

line

corri

dor.

Bot

h m

atur

e st

ands

and

de

velo

ping

sta

nds

will

be

rem

oved

dur

ing

pipe

line

cons

truct

ion.

D

ensi

ty m

anag

emen

t of f

ores

ted

stan

ds w

ill a

ssis

t in

the

reco

very

of

late

-ser

al h

abita

t, im

pact

from

frag

men

tatio

n, re

duct

ion

in e

dge

effe

cts

and

enha

nce

resi

lienc

e of

mat

ure

stan

ds.

Acc

eler

atin

g de

velo

pmen

t of m

atur

e fo

rest

cha

ract

eris

tics

will

sho

rten

the

impa

cts

of th

ose

biol

ogic

al s

ervi

ces

loss

due

to p

ipel

ine

cons

truct

ion.

Thi

nnin

g of

you

ng s

tand

s is

a re

cogn

ized

trea

tmen

t w

ithin

LR

Ss

if de

sign

ed to

acc

eler

ate

deve

lopm

ent o

f lat

e-su

cces

sion

al h

abita

t cha

ract

eris

tics.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: P

re-c

omm

erci

al s

tand

den

sity

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

incl

ude

the

use

of c

hain

saw

s fo

r cut

ting

fore

st v

eget

atio

n. S

tand

trea

tmen

ts w

ould

not

be

expe

cted

to

adve

rsel

y af

fect

nes

ting

habi

tat f

or th

e N

SO

sin

ce th

e tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot re

mov

e co

nstit

uent

el

emen

ts o

f the

ir ne

stin

g ha

bita

t. T

he p

ropo

sed

treat

men

ts c

ould

tem

pora

rily

impa

ct a

cres

of

disp

ersa

l hab

itat.

This

hab

itat w

ould

be

impa

cted

by

redu

ctio

n of

can

opy

cove

r. Th

e po

tent

ial f

or

dist

urba

nce

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

with

bre

edin

g be

havi

or a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld

focu

s di

stur

banc

e ou

tsid

e th

e cr

itica

l nes

ting

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

impa

cts

from

noi

se to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: B

y cr

eatin

g le

ss d

ense

sta

nds

with

less

tree

com

petit

ion,

resi

dual

tre

es w

ould

ben

efit

from

the

incr

ease

d av

aila

bilit

y of

sun

light

, nut

rient

s, a

nd w

ater

. With

the

incr

ease

of a

vaila

ble

nutri

ents

, tre

es s

houl

d be

mor

e vi

goro

us a

nd le

ss s

usce

ptib

le to

larg

e sc

ale

inse

ct/d

isea

se o

utbr

eaks

. Th

e pr

opos

ed tr

eatm

ents

wou

ld e

nhan

ce L

SO

G h

abita

t by

incr

easi

ng

the

grow

th, h

ealth

, and

vig

or o

f the

tree

s re

mai

ning

in th

e st

ands

; res

torin

g st

and

dens

ity, s

peci

es

dive

rsity

, and

stru

ctur

al d

iver

sity

to th

ose

cons

ider

ed c

hara

cter

istic

und

er a

nat

ural

dis

turb

ance

re

gim

e.

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t LW

D U

plan

d P

lace

men

t LS

R

511

Acr

es

The

obje

ctiv

e is

to m

itiga

te fo

r the

loss

of r

ecru

itmen

t of l

arge

do

wn

woo

d to

adj

acen

t sta

nds

and

with

in th

e co

nstru

ctio

n cl

earin

g zo

ne.

The

proj

ect w

ill fo

rgo

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f lar

ge

dow

n w

ood

for t

he li

fe o

f the

pro

ject

and

for d

ecad

es a

fter.

Dow

ned

woo

d is

a c

ritic

al c

ompo

nent

of m

atur

e fo

rest

ec

osys

tem

s. L

arge

woo

d re

plac

emen

t will

par

tially

miti

gate

for

the

barri

er e

ffect

of t

he c

orrid

or b

y cr

eatin

g st

ruct

ure

acro

ss th

e co

rrido

r for

use

by

smal

l wild

life

spec

ies.

Pla

cem

ent i

n w

ood

defic

ient

are

as a

djac

ent t

o th

e co

rrid

or a

llow

s fo

r sca

tterin

g of

st

ockp

iled

woo

d, re

duci

ng lo

caliz

ed fu

el lo

ads

whi

le im

prov

ing

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: P

lace

men

t of L

WD

with

in a

nd a

djac

ent t

o th

e pi

pelin

e co

rrido

r w

ould

typi

cally

be

done

with

hea

vy e

quip

men

t tha

t wou

ld d

rag

the

mat

eria

l int

o pl

ace.

Hea

vy

equi

pmen

t use

wou

ld in

crea

se th

e am

ount

of d

etrim

enta

l soi

l dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

. B

y m

aint

aini

ng p

rope

r am

ount

s of

pro

tect

ive

grou

ndco

ver a

long

with

app

ropr

iate

BM

Ps

and

PD

Fs,

the

risk

of e

rosi

on, s

edim

ent d

eliv

ery,

and

det

rimen

tal s

oil d

amag

e w

ithin

the

treat

men

t are

as is

ex

pect

ed to

be

min

imal

and

with

in L

MP

sta

ndar

ds a

nd g

uide

lines

. LW

D p

lace

men

t wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

from

hea

vy e

quip

men

t tha

t cou

ld d

istu

rb th

e N

SO

. The

pot

entia

l for

dis

turb

ance

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

with

bre

edin

g be

havi

or a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

2-

55

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.2.1

-3

Sum

mar

y of

Rog

ue R

iver

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s ha

bita

t in

defic

ient

sta

nds.

Lar

ger l

ogs

mai

ntai

n m

oist

ure

long

er

and

are

less

like

ly to

be

fully

con

sum

ed b

y fir

e. M

anag

ing

for t

he

prop

osed

leve

ls p

rovi

de fo

r a g

reat

er a

ssur

ance

of s

peci

es

abun

danc

e.

the

criti

cal n

estin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for N

SO

. The

se P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

im

pact

s fro

m n

oise

to a

ccep

tabl

e le

vels

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s in

clud

e im

prov

ing

habi

tat f

or la

te-s

ucce

ssio

nal

and

othe

r spe

cies

and

pro

vidi

ng fo

r lon

g-te

rm s

oil p

rodu

ctiv

ity.

Terr

estri

al H

abita

t Im

prov

emen

t S

nag

Cre

atio

n 62

2 A

cres

O

bjec

tive

is to

miti

gate

imm

edia

te a

nd fu

ture

impa

cts

to s

nag

habi

tat f

rom

the

clea

ring

of th

e pi

pelin

e rig

ht-o

f-way

. Th

e pr

ojec

t pr

even

ts d

evel

opm

ent o

f lar

ge s

nags

dur

ing

the

life

of th

e pr

ojec

t an

d fo

r dec

ades

afte

r. C

orrid

or c

onst

ruct

ion

will

resu

lt in

loss

of

snag

hab

itat.

As

snag

s ar

e a

criti

cal c

ompo

nent

of s

potte

d ow

l ha

bita

t, re

plac

emen

t is

need

ed. R

epla

cem

ent w

ould

be

imm

edia

te th

ough

ther

e w

ould

be

a 10

yea

r del

ay a

s sn

ag d

ecay

de

velo

ps.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: S

nag

crea

tion

typi

cally

em

ploy

s th

e us

e of

cha

insa

ws

or in

ocul

um

to k

ill li

ve tr

ees.

As

such

ther

e is

littl

e if

any

grou

nd d

istu

rban

ce a

nd o

nly

min

imal

noi

se

dist

urba

nce.

The

pot

entia

l for

noi

se d

istu

rban

ce is

mai

nly

asso

ciat

ed w

ith b

reed

ing

beha

vior

at

activ

e N

SO

nes

t site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal n

estin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for N

SO

. The

se P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

impa

cts

from

noi

se to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls. A

ny a

dver

se e

nviro

nmen

tal i

mpa

cts

wou

ld b

e de

min

imus

and

ver

y sh

ort t

erm

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

B

enef

icia

l im

pact

s in

clud

e th

e im

prov

emen

t of h

abita

t for

sna

g de

pend

ent s

peci

es a

nd in

par

ticul

ar th

ose

spec

ies

depe

nden

t on

LSO

G fo

rest

s. L

ong-

term

be

nefit

s w

ould

als

o ac

crue

as

the

crea

ted

snag

s de

cay

over

tim

e an

d ev

entu

ally

pro

vide

for L

WD

on

the

fore

st fl

oor i

mpr

ovin

g ha

bita

t for

man

y ot

her s

peci

es a

nd c

ontri

butin

g to

long

-term

soi

l pr

oduc

tivity

. Te

rres

trial

Hab

itat

Impr

ovem

ent

Hab

itat P

lant

ing

20 A

cres

Th

e D

ead

Indi

an P

late

au re

gion

is o

ne o

f fou

r kno

wn

site

s fo

r M

ardo

n S

kipp

er b

utte

rflie

s in

the

wor

ld. I

t is

also

adj

acen

t to

a kn

own

site

for S

hort-

horn

ed G

rass

hopp

ers.

Bot

h sp

ecie

s ar

e on

th

e R

egio

nal F

ores

ter’s

Sen

sitiv

e S

peci

es li

st.

As

a lo

ng-te

rm

open

ing,

the

pipe

line

corri

dor w

ould

pro

vide

a u

niqu

e op

portu

nity

to

dev

elop

hab

itat f

or th

ese

two

spec

ies.

Pla

ntin

g th

e co

rrido

r w

ith p

lant

s pr

efer

red

by th

ese

spec

ies

has

the

pote

ntia

l to

incr

ease

the

habi

tat a

nd lo

cal r

ange

for b

oth

spec

ies.

Thi

s ac

tion

wou

ld p

rovi

de b

oth

shor

t-ter

m a

nd lo

ng-te

rm h

abita

t for

the

loca

l po

pula

tion

of M

ardo

n sk

ippe

r but

terfl

ies

and

shor

t-hor

ned

gras

shop

pers

.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: T

his

activ

ity w

ould

take

pla

ce w

ithin

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or p

ipel

ine

corri

dor a

nd w

ould

not

resu

lt in

any

add

ition

al a

dver

se im

pact

s.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: B

enef

icia

l im

pact

s in

clud

e he

lpin

g to

re-v

eget

ate

and

stab

ilize

the

pipe

line

corri

dor a

nd im

prov

ing

habi

tat f

or li

sted

or s

ensi

tive

inse

ct s

peci

es.

Rea

lloca

tion

of

Mat

rix L

ands

to

LSR

Rea

lloca

tion

of M

atrix

to

LS

R

522

Acr

es

This

miti

gatio

n gr

oup

cont

ribut

es to

the

"neu

tral t

o be

nefic

ial"

stan

dard

for n

ew d

evel

opm

ents

in L

SR

s by

add

ing

acre

s to

the

LSR

land

allo

catio

n to

offs

et th

e lo

ng-te

rm lo

ss o

f hab

itat d

ue to

th

e co

nstru

ctio

n an

d op

erat

ion

of th

e pi

pelin

e pr

ojec

t. It

co

mpe

nsat

es fo

r the

rem

oval

of s

uita

ble

nest

ing,

roos

ting,

and

fo

ragi

ng N

SO

hab

itat b

y ad

ding

add

ition

al L

SO

G a

cres

to th

e LS

R la

nd a

lloca

tion.

Rea

lloca

tion

of m

atrix

land

s to

LS

R a

lso

cont

ribut

es to

AC

S o

bjec

tives

and

may

ben

efit

Sur

vey

and

Man

age

spec

ies

by p

rovi

ding

add

ition

al h

abita

t tha

t is

man

aged

to

cre

ate

LSO

G s

tand

con

ditio

ns o

ver t

ime.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: T

he re

allo

catio

n of

mat

rix la

nds

to L

SR

is a

n ad

min

istra

tive

actio

n th

at w

ould

not

hav

e an

y im

med

iate

env

ironm

enta

l con

sequ

ence

s on

the

grou

nd.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: T

he p

ropo

sed

real

loca

tion

wou

ld c

hang

e th

e m

anag

emen

t di

rect

ion

of a

ppro

xim

atel

y 52

2 ac

res

from

one

of m

ultip

le u

ses

with

an

emph

asis

on

timbe

r m

anag

emen

t to

a m

anag

emen

t em

phas

is fo

cusi

ng o

n th

e cr

eatio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f lat

e-su

cces

sion

al fo

rest

hab

itat.

Ove

r tim

e, th

is re

allo

catio

n w

ould

ben

efit

spec

ies

depe

nden

t on

late

-su

cces

sion

al fo

rest

s th

roug

h m

anag

emen

t act

ions

that

wou

ld b

e de

sign

ed to

impr

ove

or m

aint

ain

late

-suc

cess

iona

l hab

itat c

ondi

tions

.

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-56

Bla

nk 1

1x17


TABLE 2.2.1-4

Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Rogue River NF

Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation Acres Total Project Specific Amendments1 221 Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Mitigation2 150 Stand Density Management and Fuel Break Mitigation 618 Terrestrial Habitat Improvement Mitigation 1153 Data Source: USFS GIS Data Layers 1) Includes amendments FS-1, URRNF-2, RRNF-3 RRNF-4, RRNF-5 and RRNF-6 2) Includes road sediment reduction actions and assumes a 20 foot wide treatment area

Figure 2.2-2. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Rogue River NF


2.3 WINEMA NF There are six proposed forest plan amendments for the Pacific Connector pipeline project on the Winema NF. An evaluation of how the proposed amendments relate to the planning requirements in 36 CFR 219.8 – 219.11 is discussed in section 2.3.1 below. These proposed amendments are summarized in table 2.3.1-1 along with the project impacts and related project design features (PDF) and compensatory mitigation. The proposed CMP projects are listed in table 2.3.1-2 and evaluated in table 2.3.1-3, table 2.3.1-4, and figure 2.3-2 below. A map of the proposed CMP projects by watershed is displayed in figure 2.3-1.

2.3.1 Evaluation of Winema NF Proposed Forest Plan Amendments The proposed Pacific Connector pipeline incorporates the most up-to-date engineering and technological practices for pipeline construction and operation. However, even with following these practices, it has been determined that one Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage), two Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources, and three Forest Plan standards associated with visual resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Winema NF LRMP as amended by the NWFP and the January 2001 Survey and Manage ROD.

2.3.1.1 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant and Animal Communities (FS-1):

Amendment FS-1: Project-Specific Amendment to Exempt Management Recommendations for Survey and Manage Species on the Winema NF.

One Forest Plan standard associated with rare and/or isolated species (Survey and Manage) would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Winema NF LRMP as amended by the NWFP and the January 2001 Survey and Manage ROD. This standard is:



• Management Direction: Manage All Known Sites (Survey and Manage ROD, Standards and Guidelines Page 8). Current and future known sites will be managed according to the Management Recommendation for the species, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Professional judgment, Appendix J2 in the Northwest Forest Plan Final SEIS, and appropriate literature will be used to guide individual site management for those species that do not have Management Recommendations. (Proposed amendment FS-1 on the Winema NF)


While the amendment would provide an exception to meeting this standard, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on Survey and Manage species within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of this project-level amendment is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Winema NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to this amendment are:




In considering the “scope and scale” of the amendment, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) that are described above, requires plan components to maintain or restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities, across the entire planning area (i.e., the Winema NF). This plan amendment does not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing rare plant and animal communities across 99.99% of the Winema NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 92 acres of the 1,043,547 acre Winema NF. Within this 92 acre construction corridor surveys have identified 45 Survey and Manage sites that could be potentially impacted by construction activities. The proposed amendment does not waive the persistence objective for Survey and Manage species. The analysis that was conducted (see section 4.6.4.3 of the DEIS and Appendix F.5) determined the Survey and Manage persistence objectives would be met. This means that for Winema NF lands within the project area, individual sites of Survey and Manage species may be impacted or lost to construction activities, but affected species are expected to persist within the range of the NSO despite the loss of these individual sites.

The amendment modifies this standard so that in the 92 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with this standard’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 92 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the management requirement described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) rule requirements within the “scope and scale”


of the proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.9(a) and (b) requirements are being addressed.



The mitigation measures incorporated into amendments for Survey and Manage species are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for habitat fragmentation, edge effects, and loss of long-term habitats associated with effected species. To ensure adequate restoration and revegetation of the ROW, design features are identified in the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I), Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U), Leave Tree Protection Plan (POD P). In addition, routing considerations were identified during project development to ensure avoidance of known populations of rare plant and animal communities (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands, as well as, Appendix F.5, Survey and Manage Persistence Evaluations).

As a basis for Survey and Manage determinations, Appendix F.5 provides background research on Survey and Manage species that could be affected by the PCGP Project; a review of survey reports prepared by others for the PCGP Project; and processing and analysis of spatial data obtained from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Forest Service, and other sources over the past 12 years. Background information was used in combination with new information available as a result of surveys for the PCGP Project and recent surveys in other portions of old growth forests to discuss the currently known distribution of the species in old growth forests within the NSO range. Impacts to sites as a result of the PCGP Project were analyzed to determine if the species would continue to have a reasonable assurance of persistence in the NSO range following implementation of the PCGP Project, taking into consideration the status and distribution of the species and general habitat in the NSO range.

Some of the required mitigation measures in the POD sections to protect rare plant and animal communities include: flagging existing snags on the edges of the construction right-of-way or TEWAs where feasible to save from clearing; snags would be saved as and used in LWD placement post-construction to benefit primary and secondary cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians; other large diameter trees on the edges of the construction right-of-way and TEWAs would also be flagged to save/protect as green recruitment or habitat/shade trees, where feasible; trees would be girdled to create snags to augment the number of snags along the right-of-way to benefit cavity nesting birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. See POD’s P & U and 4.7—Land Use of the DEIS for a complete list of applicable mitigation measures for pipeline


construction. Additional measures include low ground weight (pressure) vehicles would be used; logging machinery would be restricted to the 30-foot permanent right-of-way wherever possible to prevent soil compaction; the removal of soil duff layers would be avoided in order to maintain a cushion between the soil and the logs and the logging equipment; designed skid trails would be used to restrict detrimental soil disturbance (compaction and displacement) to a smaller area of the right-of-way over the pipeline trenching area; and the temporary construction area would be restored and revegetated using native seeds, to the extent possible, and saplings (POD I).





The CMP on the Winema NF includes proposals to improve aquatic and riparian habitat that would benefit rare aquatic plant and animal communities (see the discussion of How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of The Soils and Soil Productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)) below for a discussion of benefits to aquatic habitats). The CMP also includes proposals to decommission approximately 29.2 miles of road.


Although the Pacific Connector project has been routed to avoid LSOG habitat as much as possible and is aligned along existing roads, the project would still cause some habitat fragmentation. Road decommissioning reduces the edge effects over time by revegetating road surfaces and eliminating road corridors. Revegetating selected roads could create larger blocks of late successional habitat in the future.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Winema NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. They were planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. They are a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. Overall, these projects would help maintain and restore rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities on the Winema NF (see tables 2.3.1-3 and 2.3.1-4 and figures 2.3-1 and 2.3-2 for additional information).

2.3.1.2 Forest Plan Amendments Related to Soil, Water and Riparian Areas (WNF -4, WNF-5):

Two Forest Plan standards associated with the soil, water, and riparian resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Winema NF LRMP. These standards are:

• Detrimental Soils Conditions, Standard and guideline 12-5, (WNF LRMP, 4-73). The cumulative effects of detrimental soil conditions should not exceed 20 percent of the total acreage within the activity area: any reason for exceeding the limitation shall be documented in an environmental assessment. Detrimental soil conditions include compaction, displacement, puddling, and moderately or severely burned soil from all activities (including roads, skid trails, and landings). Sites where the standards for displacement, puddling, and compaction are not currently met will require rehabilitation such as ripping, backblading, or fertilization. The potential for creating detrimental soil conditions will be specifically addressed through project environmental analyses. If needed, alternative management practices will be developed, and mitigating measures will be planned and implemented.

• Soil and Water, Standard & Guideline 3 (WNF LRMP 4-137). The cumulative total area of detrimental soil conditions in riparian areas shall not exceed 10 percent of the total riparian acreage within an activity area. Detrimental soil conditions include compaction, displacement, puddling, and moderately or severely burned soil.


• Detrimental Soils Conditions, Standard and guideline 12-5, (WNF LRMP, 4-73). The cumulative effects of detrimental soil conditions should not exceed 20 percent of the total acreage within the activity area: any reason for exceeding the limitation shall be documented in an environmental assessment, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Detrimental soil conditions include compaction, displacement, puddling, and moderately or severely burned soil from all activities (including roads, skid trails, and landings). Sites where the standards for


displacement, puddling, and compaction are not currently met will require rehabilitation such as ripping, backblading, or fertilization. The potential for creating detrimental soil conditions will be specifically addressed through project environmental analyses. If needed, alternative management practices will be developed, and mitigating measures will be planned and implemented. (Proposed amendment WNF-4)

• Soil and Water, Standard & Guideline 3 (WNF LRMP 4-137). The cumulative total area of detrimental soil conditions in riparian areas shall not exceed 10 percent of the total riparian acreage within an activity area, with the exception of the operational right-of-way and the construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, for which the applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. Permanent recreation facilities or other permanent facilities are exempt. (Proposed amendment WNF-5)


The purpose of these two project-level amendments is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Winema NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to these two amendments are:


Because the two proposed amendments are “directly related” to this substantive requirement, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendments (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the two amendments, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.8(a) that are described above, requires plan components to “maintain or restore” the soil resources across the entire planning area (i.e., the Winema NF). These plan amendments do not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing the soil resources across 99.99% of the Winema NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 92 acres of the 1,043,547 acre Winema NF. Of the 92 acres of pipeline corridor construction it is estimated that approximately 27 to 62 acres would not meet standards for soils described above.

The amendment modifies 2 standards so that in the 92 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with these standards’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 92 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the two management requirements described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these


management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of these proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Maintain or Restore Effects to Soil, Water, and Riparian Resources and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.8(a) Requirements.

The Forest Service has worked with Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP) to inventory, analyze, and evaluate the geologic, soil, and hydrologic resources that could be affected by this project. In addition, a third-party consultant for technical support was also utilized in reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration are enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures, incorporated into amendments for soil, water, and riparian resources are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for soil movement, slope stability, water quality, and to ensure adequate restoration and revegetation. These measures are identified in: the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I); Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U); Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB); the Forest Service Site Specific Stream Crossing Prescriptions (NSR 2014); the Stream Crossing Risk Analysis; and Stream Crossing Risk Analysis Addendum (GeoEngineers2017d, 2018a). PCGP would also follow the FERC’s applicant prepared Wetland Procedures and the Best Management Practices for the State of Oregon. To further reduce potential for landslides on steep slopes, the Forest Service, BLM, and FERC are also recommending additional industry best management practices and measures identified from the Technical Report on Soil Risk and Sensitivity Assessment (NSR 2014) be incorporated into PCGP’s terms and conditions of the Right-of-Way Grant as described in the POD’s identified above. See 4.2.3.3 of the DEIS for a description of soil risk and sensitivity assessment.




In an effort to minimize, maintain or restore the impacts to streams and riparian areas, PCGP adopted route variations to co-locate the proposed construction corridor adjacent to existing roads and along dry ridge tops (See Chapter 3, DEIS Route Design and Modifications on Forest Service Managed Lands). In addition, PCGP has committed to limit construction at waterbody crossings to times of dry weather or low water flow. PCGP would implement the required erosion control measures at the proposed stream crossings to minimize, maintain or restore potential erosion and sedimentation impacts. The applicable mitigation measures and monitoring requirements in the POD relating to water waterbody crossings are included in the Site Specific Forest Service Stream Crossing Prescriptions, and Wetland and Waterbody Crossing Plan (POD BB). In addition, applicable mitigation measures from the FERC approved applicant prepared Procedures for Wetland and Waterbody Crossings would be required.




How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Maintain or Restore the Ecological Integrity of The Soils and Soil Productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.8(a)(2)(ii)).

Part of the CMP on the Winema NF includes proposals to place large woody debris in-stream for 1.0 miles, repair stream crossings at 25 sites, provide Riparian Planting for 0.5 miles, provide Riparian Fencing for 6.5 miles, and decommission approximately 29.2 miles of road.

Placement of LWD in streams adds structural complexity to aquatic systems by creating pools and riffles, trapping fine sediments and can contribute to reductions in stream temperatures over time (Tippery et al. 2010). Placing LWD in streams affects channel morphology, the routing and storage of water and sediment, and provides structure and complexity to stream systems. Complex pools and side channels created by instream wood provide overwintering habitat to stream salmonids and other aquatic organisms (Solazzi et. al. 2000). They also provide cover from predators during summer low flow periods when predation is at its highest. Providing more stream channel structure results in better over wintering habitat, improved summer pool habitat, and more abundant spawning gravels.

Riparian planting is proposed along Spencer Creek just upstream of Buck Lake. This is a meadow site that has lost streamside vegetation and has compacted soils. There is an overall need to restore health and vigor to riparian stands by maintaining and improving riparian reserve habitat. Shade provided by the plantings would contribute to moderating water temperatures in Spencer Creek. Root strength provided by new vegetation would increase bank stability, decrease erosion and sediment depositions to Spencer Creek and provide habitat for species that use riparian habitats. Riparian fencing would serve to divide the Buck Indian Allotment into pastures north and south at Clover Creek Road. This fence would keep cattle from grazing newly revegetated areas in the construction corridor, including areas where the corridor crosses Spencer Creek, thus helping to ensure that erosion control and revegetation objectives are met. It would also serve to separate anticipated increased cattle grazing of the construction corridor from the highway; greatly reducing a safety hazard for vehicles traveling the Clover Creek road.

Restoring stream crossings reconnects aquatic habitats by allowing the passage of aquatic biota and restoring riparian vegetation. Over time, these actions reduce sediment and restore shade. Restoration of these crossings includes riparian planting as a mitigation which would help offset the impact of shade removal at pipeline crossings. The proposed pipeline would cross Spencer Creek upstream of Buck Lake. It is occupied by redband trout. Spencer Creek has been identified by NMFS as habitat for federally listed Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho salmon. Additionally, once fish passage is provided through the Klamath River hydro facilities, steelhead would re-colonize Spencer Creek. Improving habitat quality at Spencer Creek provides the opportunity to be pro-active in providing quality habitat for SONC Coho, mitigating for any detrimental effects to other SONC Coho habitats, while improving habitat for redband trout and other aquatic species. Spencer Creek appears on the Oregon DEQ 303(d) list as water quality impaired from increased sedimentation. Improvements at this location would immediately benefit all downstream aquatic habitats and the species associated with those habitats.

Decommissioning roads can substantially reduce sediment delivery to streams (Madej 2000; Keppeler et al. 2007). Proposed road decommissioning and stormproofing would increase infiltration of precipitation, reduce surface runoff, and reduce sediment production from road-


related surface erosion in the watershed where the impacts from the Project would occur. Decommissioning roads would restore natural drainage patterns and thereby avoid large volumes of added sediment to the stream network that would be likely to eventually occur. In addition limited road maintenance dollars could be focused on the remaining road systems resulting in more maintenance of culverts and ditchlines resulting in less potential for catastrophic failure. Madej (2000) concluded that by eliminating the risk of stream diversions and culvert failures, road removal treatments significantly reduce long-term sediment production from retired logging roads.

These projects have been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Winema NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. These projects have been planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. These projects have been proposed by the Applicant as part of their application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. These projects would help maintain and restore soil resources including reducing soil erosion and sedimentation on the Winema NF (see tables 2.3.1-3 and 2.3.1-4 and figures 2.3-1 and 2.3-2 for additional information).

2.3.1.3 Forest Plan Amendments Related Visual Resources (WNF -1, WNF-2, WNF-3): Three Forest Plan standards associated with visual resources would need to be modified so that the proposed construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline can be in compliance with the Winema NF LRMP. These standards are:

• Management Area 3, Lands, Standard and Guideline (4), (WNF LRMP 4-103). This management area is an avoidance area for new transportation and utility corridors.

• Management Area 3A, Foreground Retention, Standard and Guideline Scenic (1), (WNF LRMP 4-103 and 104). Evidence of management activities from projects that produce slash (tree harvest) or charred bark (underburning) will not be noticeable one year after the work has been completed.

• Management 3B, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline Scenic (1), (WNF LRMP, 4-107). Evidence of management activities from projects that produce slash (tree harvest) or charred bark (underburning) should not be noticeable from two to three years after the work has been completed.


• Management Area 3, Lands, Standard and Guideline (4), (WNF LRMP 4-103). This management area is an avoidance area for new transportation and utility corridors, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (Proposed amendment WNF-1)

• Management Area 3A, Foreground Retention, Standard and Guideline Scenic (1), (WNF LRMP 4-103 and 104). Evidence of management activities from projects that produce slash (tree harvest) or charred bark (underburning) will not be noticeable one year after the work has been completed, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way which shall attain the VQO within 10 - 15 years after completion of the construction phase of the project where the pipeline crosses Management area 3A. The applicable


mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (Proposed amendment WNF-2)

• Management 3B, Foreground Partial Retention, Standard and Guideline Scenic (1), (WNF LRMP, 4-107). Evidence of management activities from projects that produce slash (tree harvest) or charred bark (underburning) should not be noticeable from two to three years after the work has been completed, with the exception of the Pacific Connector Pipeline right-of-way, which shall attain the VQO within 10 - 15 years after completion of the construction phase of the project where the pipeline crosses Management area 3B. The applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented. (proposed amendment WNF-3)

While the amendments would provide an exception to meeting these standards, there would also be requirements to do what is appropriate, applicable and feasible to minimize, maintain or restore any effects of the pipeline’s construction and operation on the visual resources within the area affected by the pipeline. Consequently, each amended standard includes the requirement that the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and Pacific Connector project design requirements must be implemented”.

The purpose of these three project-level amendments is to make the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline project consistent with the Winema NF LRMP. Thus, the substantive planning rule requirements that are directly related to these three amendments are:

• 36 CFR 219.10(a)(1) – […the responsible official shall consider: …] “(1) Aesthetic values,… scenery,... viewsheds...”.

• 36 CFR 219.10(b)(i) – [the responsible official shall consider] “Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities,…and scenic character…”

Because the proposed amendments are “directly related” to these two substantive requirements, the Responsible Official must apply the requirements within the scope and scale of the proposed amendments (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5)).

In considering the “scope and scale” of the three amendments, it is important to recognize that the applicable sections of 36 CFR 219.10 that are described above, requires plan components to provide for aesthetic values and scenic character across the entire planning area (i.e., Winema NF). These plan amendments do not alter these LRMP plan requirements for managing visual resources across 99.99% of the Winema NF. The proposed pipeline construction corridor including the TEWAs and the UCSAs is approximately 92 acres of the 1,043,547 acre Winema NF. Of the 92 acres of pipeline corridor construction it is estimated that approximately 70 of these acres would not meet the standards for visual resources described above.

The amendments modify three standards so that in the 92 acres of the project construction area the project need not be in compliance with these standards’ specific requirements but instead, it is the “applicable mitigation measures identified in the POD and the Pacific Connector Project design requirements” that must be implemented. Or stated in another way, for the 92 acres of National Forest lands that would be within the operational right-of-way and construction zone for the Pacific Connector Pipeline, the three management requirements described above would be replaced with the full set of management requirements that comprise the “applicable mitigation measures


identified in the POD and Pacific Connector Project Design requirements”. The inclusion of these management requirements as a part of the plan component language for the LRMP in this plan amendment, addresses the applicable 36 CFR 219.10 rule requirements within the “scope and scale” of these proposed plan amendments. The sections below describe in more detail how the applicable 36 CFR 219.10 requirements are being addressed.

How the Required Mitigation Measures would Consider, Minimize, Maintain or Restore Effects to Aesthetic Values and Scenic Character and Meet the Applicable 36 CFR 219.10(a) and 36 CFR 219.10(b)Requirements.

The Forest Service has worked to inventory, analyze, and evaluate visual resources, view sheds, and aesthetics that could be affected by this project. Forest Service landscape architect provided technical support to FERC and Forest Service third-party contractors by reviewing the information gathered for the project. The POD is a document developed between the FS, BLM, FERC, and PCGP that contains the design features, mitigation measures, roles and responsibilities, monitoring, and procedures for the construction and operation of the pipeline on NFS lands. In addition, FERC’s applicant prepared Plan and Procedures for construction and restoration enforceable, where applicable, for additional design features and mitigation. The design requirements and mitigation measures of the POD would be required by the modified standards and incorporated into BLM’s ROW grant.

The mitigation measures incorporated into amendments for Visual Quality Objectives, are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the potential for long-term impacts to visually sensitive areas. To ensure adequate restoration and revegetation of the ROW, design features are identified in the Erosion Control and Revegetation Plan (POD I), Right-of-Way Clearing Plan (POD U), Leave Tree Protection Plan (POD P), Aesthetics Management Plan (POD A), and Recreation Management Plan (POD S).

A visual assessment was conducted to determine the potential effects on visual resources associated with the pipeline. Representative viewpoint points (also referred to as KOPs) were identified within the view shed for the pipeline, defined as the area from which the pipeline would be potentially visible. Photographs of existing visual conditions were used in preparing computerized visual simulations for each KOP. Because the appearance of the pipeline right-of-way would change with time, a series of simulations were prepared to illustrate how the pipeline right-of-way would look at different timeframes following construction. These KOPs would also serve as monitoring points for mitigation.

Pacific Connector produced POD A that outlined measures to reduce visual impacts along its pipeline route. To the extent feasible, PCGP would use revegetation efforts to shape and blend the pipeline easement, enhance the setting, and mimic the natural features of the landscape. These measures would consist of revegetating all disturbed areas and replanting trees in TEWAs and any other areas of the temporary construction right-of-way that were forested prior to construction (see POD I).

On Forest Service lands, PCGP would maintain a cleared 30-foot width centered over the pipe allowing the remainder of the permanent easement to be reforested. This allows trees to naturally reestablish along the edges of the permanent easement at a staggered, more natural-looking interval. Replacing slash in forested areas of the right-of-way during restoration activities would immediately affect the visual contrast in color and texture of the disturbed right-of-way areas.


Over time, as the right-of-way revegetates and narrows in width and changes in form, texture and color, potential visual impacts would diminish.

Additionally, a row, or if necessary, clusters of trees and/or shrubs would be planted across the right-of-way to provide visual screens at key road and trail crossings in sensitive view sheds. For all revegetation practices, PCGP and/or its contractors would only use agency-approved tree and plant species, in compliance with management plan objectives and in consultation with agency specialists.

Site Specific Crossing Prescriptions: Clover Creek Road (intersection of Dead Indian Memorial Highway and Clover Creek Road). Viewsheds in this area are managed for Foreground and Middleground Retention and Partial Retention, but also contain areas of private lands with recently harvested timber and several clusters of rural residential homes. The proposed alignment would cross the Dead Indian Memorial Highway perpendicularly in a thick forest foreground setting (at MP 168.83). PCGP would implement the mitigation recommendations detailed in Section 3.2 and 3.3 and further described in the POD I. These pipeline restoration efforts would include regrading to the approximate original contours, reseeding, scattering slash across the right-of-way, and replanting, which would minimize, maintain or restore visual contrast of the right-of-way. During restoration, PCGP would plant trees within forested areas to within 15 feet of the Pipeline, which would allow a strip of trees to establish along the easement and between the Pipeline and the road in this area. Because the Pipeline was recommended to abut the road and to eliminate the strip of trees between the road and the Pipeline easement, the Forest Service and BLM would specify if tree planting would occur on federal lands between the centerline and Clover Creek Road (but not within 15 feet of the pipeline). PCGP would also implement the mitigation recommendations in the Federal Lands Scenery Management Analysis at this location which include:


Additionally, environmental compliance oversight responsibilities for PCGP, FERC, FS and BLM are described in the POD (Environmental Briefings and Compliance Plan, POD G) that would apply to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project specifically on NFS lands. The FS Authorized Officer would coordinate with the BLM in administering and enforcing ROW grant provisions and would have stop-work authority. The FS Authorized Officer’s designated representatives would ensure that the stipulations and mitigation measures included in the POD that are designed to minimize, maintain or restore the effects to visual resources and recreational resources are adhered to during project construction, operation, and maintenance. The BLM Authorized Officer would coordinate with the FS to ensure the work is being conducted in


accordance with the ROW grant and agreed upon conditions. BLM and the FS would have stop-work authority. Field variance requests would be coordinated with the Authorized Officers.

How the Compensatory Mitigation Actions would help to Provide for Aesthetic Values and Scenic Character in the Plan Area (36 CFR 219.10(a)(1), 36 CFR 219.10(b)(i)).

Part of the CMP on the Winema NF includes a proposal to reduce stand densities on 114 acres in a way that would help soften the visual impact of the Pacific Connector Project.

The Pacific Connector pipeline would create a hard line along the timbered edge of the corridor that does not fit with the visual objectives for the Clover Creek Road or the Dead Indian Memorial Highway. Thinning and fuels treatments can be used to soften the edge to a more natural appearing texture by restoring stand density to more natural levels and creating small openings that are consistent with the landscape. This proposal would restore stand density, species diversity, and structural diversity more characteristic under a natural disturbance regime.

This project has been designed by an interdisciplinary team of resource professionals on the Winema NF with input and coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and State agencies. It was planned within the watersheds that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline project. It is a component of the PCGP application and would be a requirement of the Right-of-Way grant. This project would help to restore visual resources on the Winema NF (see tables 2.3.1-3 and 2.3.1-4 and figures 2.3-1 and 2.3-2 for additional information).



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rtion

of t

he b

uffe

r with

in th

e rig

ht-o

f-way

wou

ld

be e

xem

pt fr

om th

e pr

otec

tion

requ

irem

ents

of

the

Man

agem

ent R

ecom

men

datio

ns.

Thos

e M

anag

emen

t Rec

omm

enda

tions

wou

ld re

mai

n in

ef

fect

for t

hat p

ortio

n of

the

prot

ectio

n bu

ffer t

hat

is o

utsi

de o

f the

righ

t of w

ay.

The

prop

osed

am

endm

ent w

ould

not

exe

mpt

the

Fore

st

Ser

vice

from

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

he S

urve

y an

d M

anag

e R

OD

, as

mod

ified

, to

mai

ntai

n sp

ecie

s pe

rsis

tenc

e fo

r affe

cted

Sur

vey

and

Man

age

spec

ies

with

in th

e ra

nge

of th

e no

rther

n sp

otte

d ow

l. T

his

is a

pro

ject

-spe

cific

pla

n am

endm

ent

appl

icab

le o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd w

ould

not

cha

nge

futu

re

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for a

ny o

ther

pro

ject

. Th

e am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pro

ject

an

d in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for t

he p

roje

ct.

Man

agem

ent D

irect

ion:

M

anag

e A

ll K

now

n S

ites

(Sur

vey

and

Man

age

RO

D,

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd G

uide

lines

P

age

8). C

urre

nt a

nd fu

ture

kn

own

site

s w

ill b

e m

anag

ed

acco

rdin

g to

the

Man

agem

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

for t

he

spec

ies,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

oper

atio

nal r

ight

-of-

way

and

the

cons

truc

tion

zone

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e, fo

r w

hich

the

appl

icab

le

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pa

cific

Con

nect

or p

roje

ct

desi

gn re

quire

men

ts m

ust

be im

plem

ente

d.

Pro

fess

iona

l jud

gmen

t, A

ppen

dix

J2 in

the

Nor

thw

est

Fore

st P

lan

Fina

l SE

IS, a

nd

appr

opria

te li

tera

ture

will

be

used

to g

uide

indi

vidu

al s

ite

man

agem

ent f

or th

ose

spec

ies

that

do

not h

ave

Man

agem

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tions

.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.9(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [th

e pl

an

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e] “R

are

aqua

tic a

nd

terre

stria

l pla

nt a

nd a

nim

al

com

mun

ities

.” §

219.

9(b)

(1)

– “T

he re

spon

sibl

e of

ficia

l sh

all d

eter

min

e w

heth

er o

r no

t the

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s re

quire

d by

par

agra

ph (a

) pr

ovid

e ec

olog

ical

co

nditi

ons

nece

ssar

y to

: …

mai

ntai

n vi

able

po

pula

tions

of e

ach

spec

ies

of c

onse

rvat

ion

conc

ern

with

in th

e pl

an a

rea.

”

28 a

cres

of l

ate

succ

essi

onal

and

old

gr

owth

(LS

OG

) ha

bita

t dire

ctly

im

pact

ed fr

om

cons

truct

ion

activ

ity10

92

tota

l acr

es d

irect

ly

impa

cted

from

co

nstru

ctio

n ac

tivity

45

sur

vey

and

man

age

site

s po

tent

ially

im

pact

ed fr

om

pipe

line

cons

truct

ion

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld a

ffect

less

than

0.

01%

of t

he W

inem

a N

F

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (J

) Pla

nt C

onse

rvat

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(P) L

eave

Tre

e P

rote

ctio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Cha

pter

3, D

EIS

Rou

te

Des

ign

and

Mod

ifica

tions

on

NFS

land

s A

ppen

dix

K, S

urve

y an

d M

anag

e P

ersi

sten

ce

Eva

luat

ions

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– ap

prox

imat

ely

29.2

Mile

s

LWD

in-s

tream

– 1

.0 m

iles

Rip

aria

n P

lant

ing

– 0,

5 m

iles

Rip

aria

n Fe

ncin

g –

6.5

mile

s S

tream

Cro

ssin

g R

epai

r – 2

5 si

tes

WN

F-1:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t to

Allo

w P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct in

The

Win

ema

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

chan

ge th

e S

tand

ards

and

Gui

delin

es fo

r M

anag

emen

t Are

a 3

(MA

-3 )

(LR

MP

pag

e 4-

103-

4, L

ands

) to

allo

w th

e 95

-foot

-wid

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e pr

ojec

t in

MA

-3 fr

om th

e Fo

rest

Bou

ndar

y in

Sec

tion

32, T

.37S

., R

.5E

.,

Man

agem

ent A

rea

3, L

ands

, S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e (4

), (W

NF

LRM

P 4

-103

). Th

is

man

agem

ent a

rea

is a

n av

oida

nce

area

for n

ew

trans

porta

tion

and

utili

ty

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.10

(a)(1

) – [t

he

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial s

hall

App

roxi

mat

ely

17

acre

s of

MA

-3 w

ould

be

impa

cted

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s

Clo

ver C

reek

Vis

ual M

anag

emen

t – 1

14

acre

s

9 T

he c

ompe

nsat

ory

miti

gatio

n lis

ted

in th

is c

olum

n re

flect

s the

miti

gatio

n m

ost r

elat

ed to

the

prop

osed

am

endm

ent.

It sh

ould

be

note

d th

at o

ther

act

ions

in th

e C

MP

may

als

o be

ben

efic

ial.

10

Dire

ct Im

pact

s inc

lude

acr

es c

lear

ed fo

r con

stru

ctio

n in

the

cons

truct

ion

corr

idor

and

tem

pora

ry e

xtra

wor

k ar

eas (

TEW

A),

as w

ell a

s acr

es m

odifi

ed fr

om u

ncle

ared

stor

age

area

s (U

CSA

)

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-74

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Win

ema

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n9 M

anag

emen

t Are

a 3

– S

ceni

c M

anag

emen

t: W

.M.,

OR

, to

the

Clo

ver C

reek

Roa

d co

rrido

r in

Sec

tion

4, T

.38S

, R.5

. E.,

W.M

., O

R.

Sta

ndar

ds

and

Gui

delin

es fo

r MA

-3 s

tate

that

the

area

is

curre

ntly

an

avoi

danc

e ar

ea fo

r new

util

ity

corri

dors

. Th

is p

ropo

sed

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct is

app

roxi

mat

ely

1.5

mile

s lo

ng

and

occu

pies

app

roxi

mat

ely

17 a

cres

with

in M

A-

3. T

he a

men

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de a

n ex

cept

ion

from

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts.

This

is

a p

roje

ct-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t app

licab

le

only

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct

and

wou

ld n

ot c

hang

e fu

ture

man

agem

ent

dire

ctio

n fo

r any

oth

er p

roje

ct.

corri

dors

, with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

Pi

pelin

e rig

ht-o

f-way

. Th

e ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

cons

ider

] “A

esth

etic

va

lues

,… s

cene

ry,..

. vi

ewsh

eds.

..”. §

219

.10(

b)(i)

–

[the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial

shal

l con

side

r] “S

usta

inab

le

recr

eatio

n; in

clud

ing

recr

eatio

n se

tting

s,

oppo

rtuni

ties,

…an

d sc

enic

ch

arac

ter…

”

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld a

ffect

ap

prox

imat

ely

0.01

%

of M

anag

emen

t are

a 3

on th

e W

inem

a N

F

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (P

) Lea

ve T

ree

Pro

tect

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(U) R

ight

-of-W

ay

Cle

arin

g P

lan

WN

F-2:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t of

VQ

O o

n th

e D

ead

Indi

an M

emor

ial

Hig

hway

:

The

Win

ema

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

allo

w 1

0-15

yea

rs to

ach

ieve

the

VQ

O o

f Fo

regr

ound

Ret

entio

n w

here

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-o

f-way

cro

sses

the

Dea

d In

dian

M

emor

ial H

ighw

ay a

t app

roxi

mat

ely

pipe

line

MP

16

8.8

in S

ectio

n 33

, T.3

7S.,

R.5

E.,

W. M

., O

R.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd G

uide

lines

for S

ceni

c M

anag

emen

t, Fo

regr

ound

Ret

entio

n (L

RM

P 4

-10

3, M

A 3

A, F

oreg

roun

d R

eten

tion)

requ

ires

VQ

Os

for a

giv

en lo

catio

n be

ach

ieve

d w

ithin

on

e ye

ar o

f com

plet

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. T

he

Fore

st S

ervi

ce p

ropo

ses

to a

llow

10-

15 y

ears

to

mee

t the

spe

cifie

d V

QO

at t

his

loca

tion.

The

am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m

thes

e st

anda

rds

for t

he P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts fo

r th

e pr

ojec

t. T

his

is a

pro

ject

-spe

cific

pla

n am

endm

ent t

hat w

ould

app

ly o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct in

the

vici

nity

of t

he

Dea

d In

dian

Mem

oria

l Hig

hway

and

wou

ld n

ot

chan

ge fu

ture

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for a

ny

othe

r pro

ject

.

Man

agem

ent A

rea

3A,

Fore

grou

nd R

eten

tion,

S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e S

ceni

c (1

), (W

NF

LRM

P 4

-103

an

d 10

4). E

vide

nce

of

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

from

pr

ojec

ts th

at p

rodu

ce s

lash

(tr

ee h

arve

st) o

r cha

rred

bark

(u

nder

burn

ing)

will

not

be

notic

eabl

e on

e ye

ar a

fter t

he

wor

k ha

s be

en c

ompl

eted

, w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e Pa

cific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

right

-of-w

ay w

hich

sha

ll at

tain

the

VQO

with

in 1

0 - 1

5 ye

ars

afte

r com

plet

ion

of

the

cons

truc

tion

phas

e of

th

e pr

ojec

t whe

re th

e pi

pelin

e cr

osse

s M

anag

emen

t are

a 3A

. The

ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.10

(a)(1

) – […

the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial s

hall

cons

ider

: …] “

(1) A

esth

etic

va

lues

,… s

cene

ry,..

. vi

ewsh

eds.

..”. §

219

.10(

b)(i)

–

[the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial

shal

l con

side

r] “S

usta

inab

le

recr

eatio

n; in

clud

ing

recr

eatio

n se

tting

s,

oppo

rtuni

ties,

… a

nd s

ceni

c ch

arac

ter…

”.

App

roxi

mat

ely

3 ac

res

wou

ld b

e im

pact

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

t Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

affe

ct

appr

oxim

atel

y 0.

01%

of

Man

agem

ent a

rea

3A o

n th

e W

inem

a N

F

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s P

OD

(I) E

rosi

on C

ontro

l and

R

eveg

etat

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(P) L

eave

Tre

e P

rote

ctio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n

Clo

ver C

reek

Vis

ual M

anag

emen

t – 1

14

acre

s

WN

F-3:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t of

VQ

O A

djac

ent t

o

The

Win

ema

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

allo

w 1

0-15

yea

rs to

mee

t the

VQ

O fo

r Sce

nic

Man

agem

ent,

Fore

grou

nd P

artia

l Ret

entio

n,

whe

re th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

righ

t-of-w

ay is

ad

jace

nt to

the

Clo

ver C

reek

Roa

d fro

m

Man

agem

ent 3

B, F

oreg

roun

d P

artia

l Ret

entio

n, S

tand

ard

and

Gui

delin

e S

ceni

c (1

), (W

NF

LRM

P, 4

-107

).

Evi

denc

e of

man

agem

ent

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.10

(a)(1

) – […

the

The

proj

ect w

ould

in

itial

ly a

ffect

abo

ut

50 a

cres

of

Man

agem

ent A

rea

3B.

Ove

r a p

erio

d of

PO

D (A

) Aes

thet

ics

Man

agem

ent P

lan

for F

eder

al

Land

s

Clo

ver C

reek

Vis

ual M

anag

emen

t – 1

14

acre

s

2-

75

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Win

ema

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n9 th

e C

love

r Cre

ek

Roa

d:

appr

oxim

atel

y pi

pelin

e M

P 1

70 to

175

in

Sec

tions

2, 3

, 4, 1

1, a

nd 1

2, T

.38S

., R

.5E

., an

d S

ectio

ns 7

and

18,

T.3

8S.,

R.6

E.,

W.M

., O

R.

This

cha

nge

wou

ld p

oten

tially

affe

ct

appr

oxim

atel

y 50

acr

es.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd

Gui

delin

es fo

r For

egro

und

Par

tial R

eten

tion

(LR

MP

, pag

e 4-

107,

MA

3B

) req

uire

that

VQ

Os

be m

et w

ithin

thre

e ye

ars

of c

ompl

etio

n of

a

proj

ect.

The

am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or P

ipel

ine

Pro

ject

and

incl

ude

spec

ific

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

and

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts fo

r the

pro

ject

. Th

is is

a p

roje

ct-

spec

ific

plan

am

endm

ent t

hat w

ould

app

ly o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct in

the

vici

nity

of C

love

r Cre

ek R

oad

and

wou

ld n

ot

chan

ge fu

ture

man

agem

ent d

irect

ion

for a

ny

othe

r pro

ject

.

activ

ities

from

pro

ject

s th

at

prod

uce

slas

h (tr

ee h

arve

st)

or c

harr

ed b

ark

(und

erbu

rnin

g) s

houl

d no

t be

notic

eabl

e fro

m tw

o to

thre

e ye

ars

afte

r the

wor

k ha

s be

en

com

plet

ed, w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e Pa

cific

C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e rig

ht-o

f-w

ay, w

hich

sha

ll at

tain

the

VQO

with

in 1

0 - 1

5 ye

ars

afte

r com

plet

ion

of th

e co

nstr

uctio

n ph

ase

of th

e pr

ojec

t whe

re th

e pi

pelin

e cr

osse

s M

anag

emen

t are

a 3B

. Th

e ap

plic

able

m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pro

ject

de

sign

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial s

hall

cons

ider

: …] “

(1) A

esth

etic

va

lues

,… s

cene

ry,..

. vi

ewsh

eds.

..”. §

219

.10(

b)(i)

–

[the

resp

onsi

ble

offic

ial

shal

l con

side

r] “S

usta

inab

le

recr

eatio

n; in

clud

ing

recr

eatio

n se

tting

s,

oppo

rtuni

ties,

…an

d sc

enic

ch

arac

ter…

”.

10 to

15

year

s, th

e af

fect

ed a

rea

wou

ld

decr

ease

to a

bout

29

acre

s.

This

am

endm

ent

wou

ld a

ffect

ap

prox

imat

ely

0.3%

of

Man

agem

ent a

rea

3B o

n th

e W

inem

a N

F

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (P

) Lea

ve T

ree

Pro

tect

ion

Pla

n P

OD

(U) R

ight

-of-W

ay

Cle

arin

g P

lan

WN

F-4:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t to

Exe

mpt

Lim

itatio

ns

on D

etrim

enta

l Soi

l C

ondi

tions

with

in th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

R

ight

-of-W

ay in

All

Man

agem

ent A

reas

:

The

Win

ema

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

exem

pt re

stric

tions

on

detri

men

tal s

oil c

ondi

tions

fro

m d

ispl

acem

ent a

nd c

ompa

ctio

n w

ithin

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-o

f-way

in a

ll af

fect

ed

man

agem

ent a

reas

. S

tand

ards

and

Gui

delin

es

for d

etrim

enta

l soi

l im

pact

s in

all

affe

cted

m

anag

emen

t are

as re

quire

that

no

mor

e th

an 2

0 pe

rcen

t of t

he a

ctiv

ity a

rea

be d

etrim

enta

lly

com

pact

ed, p

uddl

ed, o

r dis

plac

ed u

pon

com

plet

ion

of a

pro

ject

(LR

MP

pag

e 4-

73, 1

2-5)

. Th

e am

endm

ent w

ould

pro

vide

an

exce

ptio

n fro

m th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for

the

proj

ect.

Thi

s is

a p

roje

ct-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t app

licab

le o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd w

ould

not

ch

ange

futu

re m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

ot

her p

roje

ct.

Det

rimen

tal S

oils

Con

ditio

ns,

Sta

ndar

d an

d gu

idel

ine

12-5

, (W

NF

LRM

P, 4

-73)

. The

cu

mul

ativ

e ef

fect

s of

de

trim

enta

l soi

l con

ditio

ns

shou

ld n

ot e

xcee

d 20

per

cent

of

the

tota

l acr

eage

with

in th

e ac

tivity

are

a: a

ny re

ason

for

exce

edin

g th

e lim

itatio

n sh

all

be d

ocum

ente

d in

an

envi

ronm

enta

l ass

essm

ent,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

oper

atio

nal r

ight

-of-w

ay a

nd

the

cons

truc

tion

zone

for

the

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

Pi

pelin

e, fo

r whi

ch th

e ap

plic

able

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

iden

tifie

d in

the

POD

and

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

proj

ect d

esig

n re

quire

men

ts

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted.

D

etrim

enta

l soi

l con

ditio

ns

incl

ude

com

pact

ion,

di

spla

cem

ent,

pudd

ling,

and

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [T

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e…] “

Soi

ls a

nd s

oil

prod

uctiv

ity, i

nclu

ding

gu

idan

ce to

redu

ce s

oil

eros

ion

and

sedi

men

tatio

n”

App

roxi

mat

ely

betw

een

24 a

nd 5

6 ac

res

of d

etrim

enta

l so

il co

nditi

ons

coul

d re

sult

from

pip

elin

e co

nstru

ctio

n Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

affe

ct le

ss th

an

0.01

% o

f the

Win

ema

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n Te

chni

cal R

epor

t on

Soi

l Ris

k an

d S

ensi

tivity

Ass

essm

ent

(NS

R 2

014)

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– ap

prox

imat

ely

29.2

Mile

s

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-76

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-1

Prop

osed

LR

MP

Am

endm

ents

on

the

Win

ema

NF

Am

endm

ent

Des

crip

tion

Text

of P

ropo

sed

Am

endm

ent

Rel

ated

Pla

nnin

g R

ule

Req

uire

men

ts

Paci

fic C

onne

ctor

pi

pelin

e Im

pact

s Pr

ojec

t Des

ign

Feat

ures

C

ompe

nsat

ory

Miti

gatio

n9 m

oder

atel

y or

sev

erel

y bu

rned

so

il fro

m a

ll ac

tiviti

es

(incl

udin

g ro

ads,

ski

d tra

ils,

and

land

ings

). S

ites

whe

re th

e st

anda

rds

for d

ispl

acem

ent,

pudd

ling,

and

com

pact

ion

are

not c

urre

ntly

met

will

requ

ire

reha

bilit

atio

n su

ch a

s rip

ping

, ba

ckbl

adin

g, o

r fer

tiliz

atio

n.

The

pote

ntia

l for

cre

atin

g de

trim

enta

l soi

l con

ditio

ns w

ill

be s

peci

fical

ly a

ddre

ssed

th

roug

h pr

ojec

t env

ironm

enta

l an

alys

es. I

f nee

ded,

al

tern

ativ

e m

anag

emen

t pr

actic

es w

ill b

e de

velo

ped,

an

d m

itiga

ting

mea

sure

s w

ill

be p

lann

ed a

nd im

plem

ente

d.

WN

F-5:

Pro

ject

-S

peci

fic A

men

dmen

t to

Exe

mpt

Lim

itatio

ns

on D

etrim

enta

l S

oil

Con

ditio

ns w

ithin

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Rig

ht-o

f-Way

in

Man

agem

ent A

rea

8:

The

Win

ema

NF

LRM

P w

ould

be

amen

ded

to

exem

pt re

stric

tions

on

detri

men

tal s

oil c

ondi

tions

fro

m d

ispl

acem

ent a

nd c

ompa

ctio

n w

ithin

the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or ri

ght-o

f-way

with

in th

e M

anag

emen

t Are

a 8,

Rip

aria

n A

rea

(MA

-8).

Thi

s ch

ange

wou

ld p

oten

tially

affe

ct a

ppro

xim

atel

y 0.

5 m

ile o

r an

estim

ated

9.6

acr

es o

f MA

-8.

Sta

ndar

ds a

nd G

uide

lines

for S

oil a

nd W

ater

, M

A-8

requ

ire th

at n

ot m

ore

than

10

perc

ent o

f th

e to

tal r

ipar

ian

zone

in a

n ac

tivity

are

a be

in a

de

trim

enta

l soi

l con

ditio

n up

on th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

a

proj

ect (

LRM

P p

age

4-13

7, 2

). T

he

amen

dmen

t wou

ld p

rovi

de a

n ex

cept

ion

from

th

ese

stan

dard

s fo

r the

Pac

ific

Con

nect

or

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd in

clud

e sp

ecifi

c m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s an

d pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for

the

proj

ect.

Thi

s is

a p

roje

ct-s

peci

fic p

lan

amen

dmen

t app

licab

le o

nly

to th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

Pip

elin

e P

roje

ct a

nd w

ould

not

ch

ange

futu

re m

anag

emen

t dire

ctio

n fo

r any

ot

her p

roje

ct.

Soi

l and

Wat

er, S

tand

ard

&

Gui

delin

e 3

(WN

F LR

MP

4-

137)

. The

cum

ulat

ive

tota

l ar

ea o

f det

rimen

tal s

oil

cond

ition

s in

ripa

rian

area

s sh

all n

ot e

xcee

d 10

per

cent

of

the

tota

l rip

aria

n ac

reag

e w

ithin

an

activ

ity a

rea,

with

th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

e op

erat

iona

l rig

ht-o

f-way

and

th

e co

nstr

uctio

n zo

ne fo

r th

e Pa

cific

Con

nect

or

Pipe

line,

for w

hich

the

appl

icab

le m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entif

ied

in th

e PO

D a

nd P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pr

ojec

t des

ign

requ

irem

ents

m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d.

Per

man

ent r

ecre

atio

n fa

cilit

ies

or o

ther

per

man

ent f

acili

ties

are

exem

pt.

The

36 C

FR 2

19 p

lann

ing

rule

requ

irem

ents

that

are

di

rect

ly re

late

d to

this

am

endm

ent i

nclu

de: §

21

9.8(

a)(2

)(ii)

– [T

he p

lan

mus

t inc

lude

pla

n co

mpo

nent

s to

mai

ntai

n or

re

stor

e…] “

Soi

ls a

nd s

oil

prod

uctiv

ity, i

nclu

ding

gu

idan

ce to

redu

ce s

oil

eros

ion

and

sedi

men

tatio

n”.

App

roxi

mat

ely

betw

een

3 an

d 6

acre

s of

det

rimen

tal

soil

cond

ition

s co

uld

resu

lt fro

m th

e pi

pelin

e co

nstru

ctio

n Th

is a

men

dmen

t w

ould

affe

ct le

ss th

an

0.01

% o

f the

Win

ema

NF

PO

D (I

) Ero

sion

Con

trol a

nd

Rev

eget

atio

n P

lan

PO

D (U

) Rig

ht-o

f-Way

C

lear

ing

Pla

n P

OD

(BB

) Wet

land

and

W

ater

body

Cro

ssin

g P

lan

Fo

rest

Ser

vice

Site

Spe

cific

S

tream

Cro

ssin

g P

resc

riptio

ns (N

SR

201

4)

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Ris

k A

naly

sis;

and

Stre

am

Cro

ssin

g R

isk

Ana

lysi

s A

dden

dum

(G

eoE

ngin

eers

2017

d, 2

018a

) C

hapt

er 3

, DE

IS R

oute

D

esig

n an

d M

odifi

catio

ns o

n Fo

rest

Ser

vice

Man

aged

La

nds

Roa

d D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

– ap

prox

imat

ely

29.2

Mile

s

LWD

in-s

tream

– 1

.0 m

iles

Rip

aria

n P

lant

ing

– 0,

5 m

iles

Rip

aria

n Fe

ncin

g –

6.5

mile

s S

tream

Cro

ssin

g R

epai

r – 2

5 si

tes


TABLE 2.3.1-2

Mitigation Projects to Address LRMP Objectives on the Winema Unit Watershed Mitigation Group Project Type Project Name Quantity a/ Unit

Winema NF

Spencer Creek Aquatic and Riparian Habitat

Riparian Planting Spencer Creek Riparian Planting 0.5 miles


Riparian Fencing Spencer Creek Fencing 6.5 miles


LWD In-stream Spencer Creek In-stream LWD 1.0 miles



Spencer Creek Ford Hardening and Interpretive Sign

1 sites



Spencer Creek Stream Crossing Decommissioning

25 sites



Spencer Creek Road Decommissioning

29.2 miles

Visuals Stand Density Reduction

Clover Creek Visual Management.

114 acres



Figure 2.3-1. Map of CMP Projects in the Spencer Creek Watershed on the Winema NF

2-

79

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Win

ema

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s A

quat

ic a

nd

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t La

rge

Woo

dy D

ebris

In

-stre

am

1.0

Mile

s O

ver t

he la

st c

entu

ry, m

any

stre

ams

with

hig

h aq

uatic

hab

itat

pote

ntia

l hav

e be

com

e si

mpl

ified

, and

ther

efor

e, h

ave

a re

duce

d ca

paci

ty to

pro

vide

qua

lity

habi

tat.

Rip

aria

n st

ands

hav

e de

crea

sed

heal

th a

nd v

igor

, res

ultin

g in

incr

ease

d tim

e to

de

velo

p la

rge

tree

stru

ctur

e fo

r wild

life,

stre

am s

hade

, and

futu

re

inst

ream

woo

d. P

lace

men

t of L

WD

in s

tream

s ad

ds s

truct

ural

co

mpl

exity

to a

quat

ic s

yste

ms,

trap

s fin

e se

dim

ents

and

can

co

ntrib

ute

to re

duct

ions

in s

tream

tem

pera

ture

s ov

er ti

me

(Tip

pery

et a

l. 20

10).

The

BLM

com

plet

ed p

lace

men

t las

t yea

r on

3 m

iles

of S

penc

er C

reek

bel

ow th

is re

ach.

Add

ition

of t

his

segm

ent w

ould

com

plet

e th

e st

ream

reha

bilit

atio

n on

the

reac

h of

S

penc

er C

reek

whe

re th

e pr

ojec

t occ

urs.

Log

s fro

m th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e R

ight

of W

ay w

ill b

e us

ed fo

r the

pro

ject

. A

n es

timat

ed 7

5 pi

eces

are

nee

ded.

A h

elic

opte

r will

be

used

to

plac

e th

e lo

gs. T

his

is re

spon

sive

to A

quat

ic C

onse

rvat

ion

Stra

tegy

(AC

S) o

bjec

tives

2, 3

, 4, a

nd 5

.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: L

WD

in-s

tream

refe

rs to

logs

(typ

ical

ly g

reat

er th

an 2

0 in

ches

in

diam

eter

), lim

bs, o

r roo

t wad

s th

at in

trude

into

a s

tream

cha

nnel

. P

laci

ng th

is m

ater

ial i

n-st

ream

ca

n be

acc

ompl

ishe

d w

ith g

roun

d eq

uipm

ent s

uch

as e

xcav

ator

s an

d/or

hel

icop

ters

. The

se

activ

ities

hav

e th

e po

tent

ial t

o in

crea

se s

uspe

nded

sed

imen

t in

stre

ams

and

impa

ct ri

paria

n ve

geta

tion

as a

resu

lt of

hea

vy e

quip

men

t use

or t

he d

ragg

ing

of m

ater

ials

(e.g

. log

s) in

the

stre

am

chan

nel.

Sho

rt-te

rm im

pact

s to

wat

er q

ualit

y w

ould

occ

ur in

the

form

of s

uspe

nded

sed

imen

t and

tu

rbid

ity in

crea

ses

durin

g in

-stre

am im

plem

enta

tion.

How

ever

, no

last

ing

mea

sure

able

effe

ct to

w

ater

qua

lity

wou

ld o

ccur

as

any

sedi

men

t plu

me

crea

ted,

wou

ld q

uick

ly d

issi

pate

as

soon

as

in-

stre

am a

ctiv

ities

sto

p. I

n-st

ream

wor

k is

don

e du

ring

sum

mer

low

flow

per

iods

whe

n tu

rbid

ity

plum

es a

re a

n in

frequ

ently

occ

urrin

g ev

ent.

Pro

ject

des

ign

feat

ures

(PD

F) w

ould

incl

ude

Bes

t M

anag

emen

t Pra

ctic

es (B

MP

) tha

t wou

ld p

reve

nt a

ny in

dire

ct e

ffect

s to

sal

mon

ids

and

othe

r st

ream

fish

from

pro

ject

rela

ted

sedi

men

t. T

he p

lace

men

t of L

WD

mat

eria

ls in

the

stre

am b

y us

ing

helic

opte

rs w

ould

cre

ate

nois

e th

at c

ould

dis

turb

NS

O. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal n

estin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for N

SO

. The

se P

DFs

wou

ld re

duce

im

pact

s fro

m n

oise

to a

ccep

tabl

e le

vels

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Pla

cing

LW

D in

stre

ams

affe

cts

chan

nel m

orph

olog

y, th

e ro

utin

g an

d st

orag

e of

wat

er a

nd s

edim

ent,

and

prov

ides

stru

ctur

e an

d co

mpl

exity

to s

tream

sys

tem

s.

Com

plex

poo

ls a

nd s

ide

chan

nels

cre

ated

by

inst

ream

woo

d pr

ovid

e ov

erw

inte

ring

habi

tat t

o st

ream

sal

mon

ids

and

othe

r aqu

atic

org

anis

ms

(Sol

azzi

et.

al. 2

000)

. The

y al

so p

rovi

de c

over

from

pr

edat

ors

durin

g su

mm

er lo

w fl

ow p

erio

ds w

hen

pred

atio

n is

at i

ts h

ighe

st.

Pro

vidi

ng m

ore

stre

am

chan

nel s

truct

ure

resu

lts in

bet

ter o

ver w

inte

ring

habi

tat,

impr

oved

sum

mer

poo

l hab

itat,

and

mor

e ab

unda

nt s

paw

ning

gra

vels

.

Aqu

atic

and

R

ipar

ian

Hab

itat

Stre

am C

ross

ing

Rep

air a

nd

Inte

rpre

tive

Sig

n

25 S

ites

Res

torin

g st

ream

cro

ssin

gs re

conn

ects

aqu

atic

hab

itats

by

allo

win

g th

e pa

ssag

e of

aqu

atic

bio

ta a

nd re

stor

ing

ripar

ian

vege

tatio

n. O

ver t

ime,

thes

e ac

tions

redu

ce s

edim

ent a

nd

rest

ore

shad

e. R

esto

ratio

n of

thes

e cr

ossi

ngs

incl

udes

ripa

rian

plan

ting

as a

miti

gatio

n w

hich

will

hel

p of

fset

the

impa

ct o

f sha

de

rem

oval

at p

ipel

ine

R/W

cro

ssin

gs. T

he p

ropo

sed

pipe

line

will

cr

oss

Spe

ncer

Cre

ek u

pstre

am o

f Buc

k La

ke.

It is

occ

upie

d by

re

dban

d tro

ut. S

penc

er C

reek

has

bee

n id

entif

ied

by N

MFS

as

habi

tat f

or F

eder

ally

list

ed S

outh

ern

Ore

gon/

Nor

ther

n C

alifo

rnia

C

oast

Coh

o sa

lmon

. A

dditi

onal

ly, o

nce

fish

pass

age

is p

rovi

ded

thro

ugh

the

Kla

mat

h R

iver

hyd

ro fa

cilit

ies,

ste

elhe

ad w

ill re

-co

loni

ze S

penc

er C

reek

. Im

prov

ing

habi

tat q

ualit

y at

Spe

ncer

C

reek

pro

vide

s th

e op

portu

nity

to b

e pr

o-ac

tive

in p

rovi

ding

qu

ality

hab

itat f

or S

ON

C C

oho,

miti

gatin

g fo

r any

det

rimen

tal

effe

cts

to o

ther

SO

NC

Coh

o ha

bita

ts, w

hile

impr

ovin

g ha

bita

t for

re

dban

d tro

ut a

nd o

ther

aqu

atic

spe

cies

. S

penc

er C

reek

app

ears

on

the

Ore

gon

DE

Q 3

03(d

) lis

t as

wat

er q

ualit

y im

paire

d fro

m

incr

ease

d se

dim

enta

tion.

Im

prov

emen

ts a

t thi

s lo

catio

n w

ill

imm

edia

tely

ben

efit

all d

owns

tream

aqu

atic

hab

itats

and

the

spec

ies

asso

ciat

ed w

ith th

ose

habi

tats

. Thi

s in

clud

es in

terp

retiv

e si

gnag

e.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

emov

ing

old

culv

erts

and

rest

orin

g st

ream

/road

cro

ssin

gs w

ould

re

sult

in s

hort-

term

adv

erse

effe

cts

from

the

use

of h

eavy

equ

ipm

ent i

n an

d ar

ound

the

stre

am

chan

nel.

The

wor

k w

ould

be

done

dur

ing

low

sum

mer

flow

per

iods

to m

inim

ize

impa

cts

to a

quat

ic

spec

ies

and

PD

Fs w

ould

be

desi

gned

to m

inim

ize

dist

urba

nce

for N

orth

ern

Spo

tted

Ow

l (N

SO

). Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Stre

am c

ross

ing

repl

acem

ent w

ould

dire

ctly

impr

ove

stre

am

conn

ectiv

ity a

nd h

abita

t for

aqu

atic

spe

cies

by

imm

edia

tely

rest

orin

g ac

cess

to fo

rmer

ly

inac

cess

ible

hab

itats

. Ind

irect

ly, t

hese

pro

ject

s w

ould

redu

ce p

oten

tial s

edim

ent l

evel

s in

the

long

te

rm b

y de

crea

sing

the

pote

ntia

l for

road

failu

re. S

tream

cro

ssin

g pr

ojec

ts a

lso

redu

ce s

tream

ve

loci

ties

by in

crea

sing

stre

am c

ross

ing

size

s, e

limin

atin

g flo

w re

stric

tions

and

allo

win

g pa

ssag

e to

add

ition

al re

ache

s of

hab

itat b

y re

mov

ing

barri

ers

to a

quat

ic s

peci

es w

hich

impr

oves

acc

ess

to

spaw

ning

and

rear

ing

habi

tat a

nd a

llow

s un

rest

ricte

d m

ovem

ent t

hrou

ghou

t stre

am re

ache

s du

ring

seas

onal

cha

nges

in w

ater

leve

ls (H

offm

an 2

007)

.

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-80

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Win

ema

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s A

quat

ic a

nd

Rip

aria

n H

abita

t R

ipar

ian

Pla

ntin

g 0.

5 M

iles

Spe

ncer

Cre

ek ju

st u

pstre

am o

f Buc

k La

ke.

This

is a

mea

dow

si

te th

at h

as lo

st s

tream

side

veg

etat

ion

and

has

com

pact

ed s

oils

. Th

ere

is a

n ov

eral

l nee

d to

rest

ore

heal

th a

nd v

igor

to ri

paria

n st

ands

by

mai

ntai

ning

and

impr

ovin

g rip

aria

n re

serv

e ha

bita

t.

Sha

de p

rovi

ded

by th

e pl

antin

gs w

ill c

ontri

bute

to m

oder

atin

g w

ater

tem

pera

ture

s in

Spe

ncer

Cre

ek.

Roo

t stre

ngth

pro

vide

d by

ne

w v

eget

atio

n w

ill in

crea

se b

ank

stab

ility

, dec

reas

e er

osio

n an

d se

dim

ent d

epos

ition

s to

Spe

ncer

Cre

ek a

nd p

rovi

de h

abita

t for

sp

ecie

s th

at u

se ri

paria

n ha

bita

ts.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: T

his

activ

ity is

not

exp

ecte

d to

resu

lt in

any

mea

sura

ble

adve

rse

impa

cts.

Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Ben

efic

ial i

mpa

cts

incl

ude

help

ing

to re

-veg

etat

e an

d st

abili

ze

ripar

ian

habi

tat a

nd im

prov

ing

habi

tat f

or li

sted

or s

ensi

tive

spec

ies.

Aqu

atic

and

R

ipar

ian

Hab

itat

Rip

aria

n Fe

ncin

g 6.

5 M

iles

This

fenc

e w

ould

ser

ve to

div

ide

the

Buc

k In

dian

Allo

tmen

t int

o pa

stur

es n

orth

and

sou

th a

t Clo

ver C

reek

Roa

d. T

his

fenc

e w

ould

kee

p ca

ttle

from

gra

zing

new

ly re

vege

tate

d ar

eas

in th

e R

ight

of W

ay c

orrid

or, i

nclu

ding

are

as w

here

the

corri

dor c

ross

es

Spe

ncer

Cre

ek, t

hus

help

ing

to e

nsur

e th

at e

rosi

on c

ontro

l and

re

vege

tatio

n ob

ject

ives

are

met

. It

will

als

o se

rve

to s

epar

ate

antic

ipat

ed in

crea

sed

cattl

e gr

azin

g of

the

RO

W fr

om th

e hi

ghw

ay; g

reat

ly re

duci

ng a

saf

ety

haza

rd fo

r veh

icle

s tra

velin

g th

e C

love

r Cre

ek ro

ad.

This

fenc

e w

ould

requ

ire 7

-9 c

attle

gua

rd

cros

sing

s fo

r For

est R

oads

inte

rsec

ting

the

fenc

e

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: T

his

activ

ity is

not

exp

ecte

d to

resu

lt in

any

mea

sura

ble

adve

rse

impa

cts.

Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

Ben

efic

ial i

mpa

cts

incl

ude

help

ing

to e

nsur

e er

osio

n co

ntro

l and

re

vege

tatio

n ob

ject

ives

are

met

and

pro

vidi

ng a

dditi

onal

pro

tect

ion

of ri

paria

n ar

eas

from

cat

tle

graz

ing.

Roa

d S

edim

ent

Red

uctio

n R

oad

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g

29.2

Mile

s R

oad

clos

ure

redu

ces

fine

grai

ned

sedi

men

ts b

y el

imin

atin

g tra

ffic

impa

cts.

A c

onst

ruct

ion

corri

dor 7

5-95

wid

e w

ith a

dditi

onal

w

ork

area

s w

ill b

e cl

eare

d. O

f thi

s, a

30-

wid

e ro

ute

alon

g th

e pi

pelin

e ro

ute

will

be

mai

ntai

ned

in e

arly

suc

cess

iona

l hab

itat.

This

stri

p of

land

, in

a fo

rest

ed e

cosy

stem

, pro

vide

s a

barri

er fo

r m

ovem

ent o

f sm

all a

nim

als

betw

een

the

rem

aini

ng fo

rest

blo

cks

and

degr

ades

nei

ghbo

ring

habi

tat t

hrou

gh e

dge

effe

cts

and

fragm

enta

tion.

Thi

s is

of s

peci

al c

once

rn in

ripa

rian

ecos

yste

ms

whe

re m

ovem

ent o

f wild

life

spec

ies

is c

once

ntra

ted.

D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

and

plan

ting

sele

cted

road

s ca

n bl

ock

up

fore

sted

hab

itat a

nd re

duce

edg

e ef

fect

s an

d fra

gmen

tatio

n in

a

perio

d of

abo

ut 4

0 ye

ars.

Dec

omm

issi

onin

g ro

ads

can

subs

tant

ially

redu

ce s

edim

ent d

eliv

ery

to s

tream

s (M

adej

200

0;

Kep

pele

r et a

l. 20

07).

Pro

pose

d ro

ad d

ecom

mis

sion

ing

wou

ld

incr

ease

infil

tratio

n of

pre

cipi

tatio

n, re

duce

sur

face

runo

ff, a

nd

redu

ce s

edim

ent p

rodu

ctio

n fro

m ro

ad-r

elat

ed s

urfa

ce e

rosi

on in

th

e w

ater

shed

whe

re th

e im

pact

s fro

m th

e P

roje

ct o

ccur

. Th

is

miti

gatio

n ad

dres

ses

AC

S o

bjec

tives

2, 4

, 5, 8

& 9

.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: R

oad

deco

mm

issi

onin

g m

etho

ds g

ener

ally

incl

ude

actio

ns u

tiliz

ing

mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t to

phys

ical

ly s

tabi

lize

the

road

pris

m, r

esto

re n

atur

al d

rain

age

patte

rns,

and

allo

w fo

r rev

eget

atio

n of

the

road

bed.

Mec

hani

zed

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t mig

ht

incl

ude

exca

vato

rs, b

ackh

oes

and

truck

mou

nted

load

ers.

Roa

d de

com

mis

sion

ing

has

the

pote

ntia

l to

caus

e sh

ort-t

erm

deg

rada

tion

of w

ater

qua

lity

by in

crea

sing

sed

imen

t del

iver

y to

st

ream

s as

road

s ar

e de

-com

pact

ed b

y he

avy

equi

pmen

t, cu

lver

ts a

nd c

ross

dra

ins

are

rem

oved

, an

d ot

her r

esto

ratio

n ac

tiviti

es a

re im

plem

ente

d. T

he u

se o

f hea

vy m

echa

nize

d eq

uipm

ent n

ear

stre

ams

coul

d di

stur

b th

e st

ream

influ

ence

zon

e, d

eliv

er s

edim

ent,

crea

te tu

rbid

ity, a

nd c

ause

st

ream

ban

k er

osio

n. T

here

is a

lso

the

pote

ntia

l of a

n ac

cide

ntal

fuel

/oil

spill

. The

se p

roje

cts

may

ca

use

a sh

ort-t

erm

deg

rada

tion

of w

ater

qua

lity

due

to s

edim

ent i

nput

and

che

mic

al

cont

amin

atio

n. S

tream

ban

k co

nditi

on a

nd h

abita

t sub

stra

te m

ay a

lso

be a

dver

sely

affe

cted

in th

e sh

ort t

erm

. How

ever

with

car

eful

pro

ject

des

ign

and

seas

onal

tim

ing,

thes

e af

fect

s ar

e ex

pect

ed to

be

of a

lim

ited

exte

nt a

nd d

urat

ion.

Roa

d de

com

mis

sion

ing

wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

from

hea

vy

equi

pmen

t tha

t cou

ld d

istu

rb N

SO

. The

pot

entia

l for

dis

turb

ance

is m

ainl

y as

soci

ated

with

br

eedi

ng b

ehav

ior a

t act

ive

nest

site

s. T

he P

DFs

wou

ld fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal

nest

ing

perio

d an

d be

yond

crit

ical

dis

tanc

es fo

r NS

O. T

hese

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m

nois

e to

acc

epta

ble

leve

ls.

Long

-term

ben

efic

ial e

ffect

s: P

ropo

sed

road

dec

omm

issi

onin

g w

ould

incr

ease

infil

tratio

n of

pr

ecip

itatio

n, re

duce

sur

face

runo

ff, a

nd re

duce

sed

imen

t pro

duct

ion

from

road

-rel

ated

sur

face

er

osio

n in

the

wat

ersh

ed w

here

the

impa

cts

from

the

Pro

ject

wou

ld o

ccur

. D

ecom

mis

sion

ing

road

s w

ould

rest

ore

natu

ral d

rain

age

patte

rns

and

ther

eby

avoi

d la

rge

volu

mes

of a

dded

sed

imen

t to

the

stre

am n

etw

ork

that

wou

ld b

e lik

ely

to e

vent

ually

occ

ur. I

n ad

ditio

n lim

ited

road

mai

nten

ance

do

llars

cou

ld b

e fo

cuse

d on

the

rem

aini

ng ro

ad s

yste

ms

resu

lting

in m

ore

mai

nten

ance

of c

ulve

rts

and

ditc

hlin

es re

sulti

ng in

less

pot

entia

l for

cat

astro

phic

failu

re.

Mad

ej (2

000)

con

clud

ed th

at b

y

2-

81

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

TAB

LE 2

.3.1

-3

Eval

uatio

n of

Win

ema

NF

Miti

gatio

n Pr

ojec

ts b

y M

itiga

tion

Gro

up a

nd P

roje

ct T

ype

Miti

gatio

n G

roup

Pr

ojec

t Typ

e A

mou

nt

Rat

iona

le

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

sequ

ence

s el

imin

atin

g th

e ris

k of

stre

am d

iver

sion

s an

d cu

lver

t fai

lure

s, ro

ad re

mov

al tr

eatm

ents

sig

nific

antly

re

duce

long

-term

sed

imen

t pro

duct

ion

from

retir

ed lo

ggin

g ro

ads.

V

isua

ls

Sta

nd D

ensi

ty

Red

uctio

n 11

4 A

cres

Th

e P

acifi

c C

onne

ctor

pip

elin

e w

ill c

reat

e a

hard

line

alo

ng th

e tim

bere

d ed

ge o

f the

cor

ridor

that

doe

s no

t fit

with

the

visu

al

obje

ctiv

es fo

r the

Clo

ver C

reek

Roa

d or

the

Dea

d In

dian

M

emor

ial H

ighw

ay.

Thin

ning

and

fuel

s tre

atm

ents

can

be

used

to

sof

ten

the

edge

to a

mor

e na

tura

l app

earin

g te

xtur

e by

re

stor

ing

stan

d de

nsity

to m

ore

natu

ral l

evel

s an

d cr

eatin

g sm

all

open

ings

that

are

con

sist

ent w

ith la

ndsc

ape.

Thi

nnin

g of

co

mm

erci

al s

ized

mat

eria

l may

be

acco

mpl

ishe

d w

ith a

co

mm

erci

al ti

mbe

r sal

e. T

he m

itiga

tion

is in

tend

ed to

sup

plem

ent

fund

ing

for t

he n

on-c

omm

erci

al p

art o

f tha

t wor

k fo

r vis

ual

purp

oses

that

cou

ld n

ot o

ther

wis

e be

acc

ompl

ishe

d.

Shor

t-ter

m a

dver

se e

ffect

s: S

tand

den

sity

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

incl

ude

the

use

of h

eavy

eq

uipm

ent f

or c

uttin

g, s

kidd

ing,

sla

sh p

iling

, and

hau

ling

fore

st v

eget

atio

n. S

oil e

rosi

on ri

sk w

ould

in

crea

se w

ith th

e pr

opos

ed a

ctiv

ities

bec

ause

bar

e so

il w

ould

be

expo

sed

durin

g im

plem

enta

tion.

A

s th

e am

ount

of b

are/

com

pact

ed s

oil i

ncre

ases

, so

does

the

risk

of s

oil m

ovem

ent.

Impa

cts

caus

ed b

y he

avy

equi

pmen

t wou

ld in

crea

se th

e am

ount

of d

etrim

enta

l soi

l dam

age

with

in th

e tre

atm

ent a

reas

. B

y m

aint

aini

ng p

rope

r am

ount

s of

pro

tect

ive

grou

ndco

ver a

long

with

app

ropr

iate

B

MP

s an

d P

DFs

, the

risk

of e

rosi

on, s

edim

ent d

eliv

ery,

and

det

rimen

tal s

oil d

amag

e w

ithin

the

treat

men

t are

as is

exp

ecte

d to

be

min

imal

and

with

in L

MP

sta

ndar

ds a

nd g

uide

lines

. S

tand

tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot b

e ex

pect

ed to

adv

erse

ly a

ffect

nes

ting

habi

tat f

or th

e N

SO

sin

ce th

e tre

atm

ents

wou

ld n

ot re

mov

e co

nstit

uent

ele

men

ts o

f the

ir ne

stin

g ha

bita

t. S

tand

den

sity

tre

atm

ents

wou

ld c

reat

e no

ise

from

hea

vy e

quip

men

t tha

t cou

ld d

istu

rb th

e N

SO

. The

pot

entia

l for

di

stur

banc

e is

mai

nly

asso

ciat

ed w

ith b

reed

ing

beha

vior

at a

ctiv

e ne

st s

ites.

The

PD

Fs w

ould

fo

cus

dist

urba

nce

outs

ide

the

criti

cal n

estin

g pe

riod

and

beyo

nd c

ritic

al d

ista

nces

for N

SO

. The

se

PD

Fs w

ould

redu

ce im

pact

s fro

m n

oise

to a

ccep

tabl

e le

vels

. Lo

ng-te

rm b

enef

icia

l effe

cts:

By

crea

ting

less

den

se s

tand

s w

ith le

ss tr

ee c

ompe

titio

n, re

sidu

al

trees

wou

ld b

enef

it fro

m th

e in

crea

sed

avai

labi

lity

of s

unlig

ht, n

utrie

nts,

and

wat

er. W

ith th

e in

crea

se o

f ava

ilabl

e nu

trien

ts, t

rees

sho

uld

be m

ore

vigo

rous

and

less

sus

cept

ible

to la

rge

scal

e in

sect

/dis

ease

out

brea

ks.

The

prop

osed

trea

tmen

ts w

ould

enh

ance

vis

uals

by

softe

ning

the

edge

s cr

eate

d by

the

pipe

line

and

rest

orin

g st

and

dens

ity, s

peci

es d

iver

sity

, and

stru

ctur

al

dive

rsity

mor

e ch

arac

teris

tic u

nder

a n

atur

al d

istu

rban

ce re

gim

e.

Appe

ndix

F2

Fore

st S

ervi

ce P

ropo

sed

Amen

dmen

ts a

nd C

MP

2-82

Bla

nk b

ack

of 1

1x17

Tab

le


TABLE 2.3.1-4

Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Winema NF

Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation Acres Total Project Specific Amendments1 160 Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Mitigation2 90 Stand Density Management (Visuals) 114 Data Source: USFS GIS Data Layers 1) Includes amendments FS-1, WNF-1, WNF-2 WNF-3, WNF-4 and WNF-5 2) Includes road sediment reduction, LWD, riparian fencing, and riparian planting actions and assumes a 20 foot wide

treatment area

Figure 2.3-2. Comparison of Total Acres of Proposed Project-Specific Amendments and Compensatory Mitigation on the Winema NF




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