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T&E Species, Special
Sites and HCVF!
Sarah Crow
ATFS Webinar Series
May 16, 2013
Important Resource Elements
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Threatened & Endangered Species (T&E)
Rare Species
High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF)
Special Sites
Common Steps
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Learning the Concepts
Doing the Research
Jotting It Down
On the Ground
Monitoring
Standard 5: Fish, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Forest management activities contribute to the
conservation of biodiversity.
5.1 PM: Forest management activities must maintain
or enhance habitat for threatened or endangered
communities and species.
Standard 5: The Details
• 5.1.1. Forest owner must confer with natural resource
agencies, state natural resource heritage programs or
review other sources of information to determine
occurrences of threatened and endangered species on
the property and their habitat requirements.
• 5.1.2. Forest management activities must incorporate
measures to protect identified threatened or endangered
species.
Threatened &
Endangered
Species?
Some definitions please?
• Endangered: “Any species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant
portion of its range”
• Threatened: “Plants and animals that are likely
to become endangered within the foreseeable
future throughout all or a significant portion
of its range.”
Easier definitions please?
• Endangered: At the brink of extinction now.
• Threatened: Likely to be at the brink in the
near future.
Doing the Research
• A Good Faith Effort
• State Agencies & Programs
• Your Forester
Great Landowner Tools
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ATFS Online Woodland Owner Resource
State Natural Resource Agency
State Natural Heritage Program
State Cooperative Extension
US Fish & Wildlife Service
NOAA Fisheries
State Wildlife Action Plans
Getting it on Paper!
• Recording the Resources Used
• Who? Where? When?
• Management Plan
• Mapping It
Thinking About Habitat
• Vegetation Layers
• Forest Types
Edges
• Age Classes
• Water Features
• Dead Wood
Management
Timing and technique
Mapping
Talk to your professionals
Follow-up
Monitoring
Standard 7: Protect Special Sites
Historical
Archeological
Cultural
Geological
Biological
Ecological
Photo: Kenneth M. Gale, Bugwood.org
Standard 7: The Details
• PM 7.1: Forest management activities must maintain
special sites.
• Indicator 7.1.1: Forest owners must make a reasonable
effort to locate and protect special sites appropriate for
the size of the forest and the scale and intensity of
forest management activities.
Special Sites
Historical
Archeological
Cultural
Geological
Biological
Ecological
 Stand/Sub-Stand Level
 Not on Every Property
 Property Size Matters
Photo: Billy Humphries, Forest Resource Consultants, Inc., Bugwood.org
Some
examples
please?
Doing the Research
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Walk Your Woods!
State Historic/Cultural Preservation Programs
National Register of Historic Places
Tribal Governments
State & Local Geological Societies
ATFS Woodland Owner Resource
Documentation, Protection & Monitoring
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
Standard 5: HCVF and Rare Species
PM 5.4. Forest management activities should
maintain or enhance rare species and high
conservation value forests.
Indicator 5.4.1. Appropriate to scale and intensity,
management should incorporate measures to
protect or mitigate impacts to rare species and
HCVF
Some definitions please?
• Rare Species: A plant or animal community
that is vulnerable to extinction or elimination.
But, wait, how are these different than T&E?
More definitions please?
High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF):
“Forests of outstanding and critical
importance due to their environmental, social,
biodiversity or landscape values.”
• Globally, Nationally, Regionally Significant
• Landscape Level
• Multiple Attributes
Doing the Research
• No central clearinghouse
• State Natural Heritage Programs
• Similar to Special Sites Research
• ATFS Woodland Owner Resource
Documentation, Management,
Monitoring
• Recording the Resources Consulted
• Who? Where? When?
• Management Plan
• Managing and Mapping, as appropriate
• Monitoring
Let’s hit the Web!
• ATFS Woodland Owner Resource
• http://www.treefarmsystem.org/woodlandresources
• Mylandplan.org
• Comprehensive State Specific Listings
Questions?
Ideas?
Stories?
Thank You!
Sarah Crow
Certification Manager
202.463.2738
[email protected]