1. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees Concerns Significance What are the Standards? How am I assessed? BMP’s

2. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees Concerns Stem, branch and root damage – decay, reduced growth, mortality Cutting/skidding-Destruction of regeneration Skid trail coverage-reduced growth, mortality

3. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees Leads to growth loss, rot Future volume and quality loss Stem / Root Injuries

4. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Long-term consequences: slow growth, rot Regeneration, Residual Trees

5. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees Root damage leading to: Blowdown

6. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees And dieback

7. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Standards: Meet the regeneration standards: Free to grow, 40% stocking target to be considered a regenerated site Maximize retention of advanced growth Soil/site protection will enhance natural seeding Maximize leave strips Regeneration, Residual Trees

8. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, residual trees Maximize retention of established regeneration This example: poor retention of established regeneration

9. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Maximum regeneration retention

10. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Standards: Skid Trail Coverage Maximize leave strips Regeneration, Residual Trees

11. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Mortality is linked to the proximity of a stem to the skid trail

12. Careful Logging – Clearcuts BMP’s: consider impacts / BMP’s at each stage Planning Felling Skidding Regeneration, Residual Trees

13. Careful Logging – Clearcuts BMP’s: Planning conditions / concerns in AWS – be aware identify important features on maps, aerial photos, and in the field walk the block - know boundaries, water bodies, stream locations and AOC’s on site, flag new trail and landing locations Regeneration, Residual Trees

14. Careful Logging – Clearcuts BMP’s: Planning Think about how you will close off the operation when done  Road decommissioning?  Culvert removal?  Water bars in areas of potential erosion? Regeneration, Residual Trees

15. Careful Logging – Clearcuts BMP’s: Planning-skid trails can old trails be re-used / upgraded? Relocate if trail: goes into an AOC unnecessarily poorly placed / unnecessary water crossings poor drainage unstable soils, can’t be improved Regeneration, Residual Trees

16. Careful Logging – Clearcuts Regeneration, Residual Trees BMP’s: Planning- Skid trails Determine the skid trail pattern and mark a tentative layout before starting the job Walk the block first, don’t plan trails from the back of the skidder