Pisgah Mountain Area. Map by the Harvard Forest staff of the Source:Harvard Forest Bulletin #21 “The virgin upland forest of central New England” A.C. Cline & S.H. Spurr 1942.

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Composition of the Climax Forest (% Composition) Species Upper Middle 15’ - 1’ 1’ or less He 68 49 64 29 WP 12 - 1 Be 7 46 25 BB 6 4 2 21 RM 5 Others Source: Forest Succession in the Virgin Forest of Southwestern New Hampshire by A.C. Cline and S.H. Spurr – 2nd Draft.

Per Nyland Report 1967 (partially funded through Federal L&WCF) The proposed sale area is not within the location studied by the Per Nyland report however for those areas deemed Sites of Intermediate Ecological Value, the following recommendations were given: “All forms of vegetation and wildlife management should be applied to these sites in order to enhance their natural values and allow them to sustain a variety recreational use”.

From L&WCF Grants Manual Chapter 675.1 #8, Paragraph C “Land Management Practices. Land management practices such as the rental of structures, the sale of timber and the lease or rental of land occurring during or after the project period must be compatible with the outdoor recreational use of the areas as described to the Service. Any practice that alters the use or purpose of the area is prohibited except as provided in Section 675.9.3. Income from such land management practices must be dispersed in accord with paragraphs A and B above. B. “After the Project Period. Income … may be disposed of at the sponsor’s discretion”.

February 6, 1968 memo from R. J. Crowley, DRED Commissioner “Under our policy for multiple land management of our major parks for forestry and wildlife purposes Theodore Natti, Director of the Division of resources Development and Jack Kamman, Director of Fish and Game Department will be enabled to improve the forest stand and wildlife aspect of this park. Both of them have endorsed the park concept as significant to their programs.”

May 1986 memo “Chronology of Events” from James Carter. Cover page – “A review of the historic file indicates that while the area has been called the Pisgah Wilderness, this title was more to describe the remoteness of the area than to designate an area in the sense of today’s National Forest Wilderness” Item 7 – In February of 1968, The Department of Resources and Economic Development requested the Governor and Council for general approval of multi-purpose State Park in the Pisgah area in order to obtain further federal assistance from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for the acquisition of land, engineering and construction. Item 9 – In May of 1968, The Governor and Council approved the proposed multiple-purpose State Park in the Pisgah Wilderness area comprising some 13,000 acres to be developed to provide optimum recreation potentials, with each step of the proceedings on this course to be submitted to the Governor and Council for their approval.

Pisgah State Park Management Plan 12/28/87 Objectives – Requirements – Guidelines Management guidelines Low Impact Management “Professional timber management is a recognized tool for achieving desired forest conditions and integrated resource objectives and, therefore, scientific timber management practices will be implemented to maintain or enhance other resource values following appropriate standards and guidelines”. In Table 2 Developments & Improvements for Pisgah State Park Under “Appropriate” “Forest and wildlife habitat improvement”.

Pisgah State Park Forest Management Plan – Draft, Revision 3 November 1989 Recommended: 367 acres of Commercial Forest Operations (including intermediate, regeneration and salvage harvests). 54 acres of Non-commercial Forest Operations.