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DEPARTMENTOFFORESTRYSALMON,STEELHEADANDBULLTROUTRIPARIANRULES

PARCBoardMeetingNovember15,2017

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November2015

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April2017– BoardAdoptedRulechangesforstreamsideshadebuffersforsmallandmediumfishbearingstreamswithSalmon,Steelhead,orBullTrout-

AppliestoallnotificationsafterJuly1st,2017

DepartmentofForestrySalmon,SteelheadandBullTroutRiparianrulestraining

SIGNIFICANTRULECHANGES:DIVISION600: DEFINITIONS– DefinesSSBTStreams

DIVISION635: WATERPROTECTIONRULES:Purpose,Goals,ClassificationandRiparianManagementAreasAddstheSSBTClassificationprocess

DIVISION640: WaterProtectionRules:VegetationAlongStreams:DELETED

DIVISION642:WaterProtectionRules:VegetationAlongStreams:AddedtoreplaceDivision640,includesSSBT…

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• Board=BoardofForestry• EQC=EnvironmentalQualityCommission• FPA=ForestPracticesAct• ODFW=OregonDepartmentofFishandWildlife• RMA=RiparianManagementArea• SSBT=Salmon,Steelhead,or BullTroutstreams

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Acronyms

• “SSBT”meansastreamwithsalmon,steelheadorbulltroutpresentorotherwiseusedbysalmon,steelhead,orbulltroutatanytimeoftheyearasdeterminedbytheStateForester.

• TypeSSBTstreammeansasmallormediumstreamthatisclassifiedasaTypeFstreamandthathasSSBTuse.StreamsizesaredeterminedbytheStateForesterasdescribedinOAR629-635-0200(15)

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Definitions

• SalmonmeansanyofthefivesalmonspeciesthatexistinOregon. Thesespeciesare:– Chinooksalmon(Oncorhynchus tshawwytscha);– Cohosalmon(Oncorhynchus kisutch);– Chumsalmon(Oncorhynchus keta);– Sockeyesalmon(Oncorhynchus nerka)– Pinksalmon(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

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Definitions

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/

• SteelheadmeanstheanadromouslifehistoryvariantofOncorhynchus mykiss.

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Definitions

• Thesteelheadorsea-runrainbowtroutisthelargestraceofrainbowinOregon.

• Moststeelheadmigratetotheoceanduringtheirfirstorsecondyear,returningonetothreeyearslaterwhenmaturetospawn

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/

• BullTroutmeansfishspeciesSalvelinusconfluentus.Afreshwatergamefish(Salvelinus confluentus)ofwesternNorthAmerica,havingyellowspotsonthebackandredororangespotsonthesides,andresemblingtheDollyVarden.

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Definitions

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/fish/

Background

• Oregon’sForestPracticesAct(FPA)–Establishedin1971

–Providesresourceprotectionwhileencouragingeffectiveandefficientforestpractices

–Evolvesovertime

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PolicyBackground• BoardofForestry(Board)–BoarddevelopsrulestomeetwaterqualitystandardssetbyEnvironmentalQualityCommission(EQC)

–Maximumextentpracticable

–Boardmaintainsauthorityonforestlandincoordinationwithotheragencies

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PolicyBackground• Boardiscommittedtomonitoringandadaptivemanagement

–OAR629- 635-0110MONITORING:MonitoringandEvaluationarenecessarybecause…..–Monitoringstrategyprovidesdirection

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ForestPracticesandStreamTemperature

• Longstudiedtopic– Reducedshademayleadtoincreasedtemperature

– Late1990’sseveralreportsontemperatureconcerns

– 2002ODFbeganRipstream Study• Riparianfunctionandstreamtemperature• AdditionalinformationtocomeforLargeWoodyDebris

basedontheRipStream Study

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• Ripstream Results– Vastimprovementoverhistoricpractices

– Increaseintemperaturepost-harvest

• Increaseabovethewaterqualitystandard• Rulestomeetwaterqualitystandards

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ForestPracticesandStreamTemperature

BoardDecisions•WhatledtoSSBT- Ripstream Studydeterminedpost-harvesttemperaturesincreasedmorethantheallowed0.3Celsiusbasedonthewaterqualitystandard.ThisincreaseresultedindegradationwhichthenledtheBoardtorulemaking.

• 2012,Initiatedruleanalysisprocess–ReviewedbyRegionalForestPracticesCommitteesandrecommendationsmadetoBoard

• 2015,Determinedprotectionconcepts–FormRulemakingAdvisoryCommittee

• 2016,Approvedproposedrules–Directedpublichearings

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RulemakingAdvisoryCommittee

• EstablishedbytheBoardtoprovidepolicyinput

• Representsthoseaffectedbytherule

• Committeemet7timesandreachedconsensusonalltopicsexcept“relief”

• Committeemembersworkedhardandeverybodymadeconcessions.

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PublicInputInformation

• PubliccommentswerereceivedupuntilMarch1,2017through–Onlineemail–USMail–Fax

• PublicHearingswerecompletedat9locations– CoosBaytoAstoriaandRoseburgtoPortland– PublicOpenhousepresentation– PublicHearing– everyoneinattendancethatwantedtotestifywasheardandstatementsrecorded.

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PublicInputInformation

•BoardapprovedfinalrulelanguageApril,2017•Effectivedate:July1,2017

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KeyPoints

• RMAwidthexpands10feet

• Well-distributedripariantreesbeyond20feet

• Sometreesbeyond20feetalsocountaswildlifetrees

• Basalareatargetsapproximatelydoubled

• Hardwoodscountforbasalarea

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TypeSSBTPrescription1

“NoHarvest”

• 629-642-0105(10)

SmallRMA=60ftMediumRMA=80ft

TypeSSBTPrescription2

“PartialCut”

• 629-642-0105(11)

SmallRMA=60ftMediumRMA=80ft

OnlyifthebasalareaintheRMAbeyond20feetofthestreamismore thantheTypeSSBTbasalareainTable5

TypeSSBTPrescription3

“North-SidedBuffer”

• 629-642-0105(12)

NorthSideRMA=40ft

WherenotapplyingtypeSSBTprescription3,chooseeitherTypeSSBTprescription1or2

TypeSSBTManagementPrescriptionsOptions

AlternativePrescription

“Catastrophicevent”or“hardwood

dominatedsites”

• 629-642-600

Iftheliveconiferbasalareaisnomorethanone-halfthestandardtargetbasalareainTable2

SiteSpecificPrescriptionMayuseforallsituationsandstreamclassifications,ifapprovedbytheStateForester

• 629-642-0700

RMASizesbyStreamSizeandClassification

TypeF TypeSSBT TypeD TypeN

LARGE 100feet N/A 70feet 70feet

MEDIUM 70feet 80feet 50feet 50feet

SMALL 50feet 60feet 20feet

Applyspecifiedwaterqualityprotectionmeasures,andseeOAR629-642-0400.

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Table 1. Riparian Management Area Widths for Streams of Various Sizes and Beneficial Uses (OAR 629-635-0310)

BoardAdditionalConcepts

• SSBTprotectionsmaycontinueupstreaminspecificareas

• Leavetreescanbecountedaswildlifetreesandbasalareainsomecases

• Otherrulescontinuetoapply:• Writtenplanrequirements• MeasureRMAwidthinslopedistance

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QuestionsaboutBackground&HistoryofStreamProtectionRulesChanges?

•WHAT HAS CHANGED?

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