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hlgh ClY map lndlcatln
a
State
County
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a
Ashland
Natural Area
Natural
Total Area
Jackson
Nearest Town and Dlstance
Ashland
O
mer
Forest
Admlnlstratlve Unlt
2
Rlver Nat
Foresi
Federal
PerManence Afforded How
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rore t
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Park
333 W
36 CFR 251
Wlldllfe Refuqe
St
Fi gnt
Other Imj ortant
Hlll
Regulatlon
Endowment
Type
0 B
Types
Doug1as
Lettel
of
97501
Pgreemeni
720
Type
Hgt
or
etc
Acres
Area
Age
Vegetatlon
Name
D B H
Hgt
Age
lrea
Type
Number and Name
Water
Descrlptlon
plne
Elevatlon
of
Buffer Zone
Vegetatlon
madrone
2800
ln
245
PaclflC Ponderosa
229
PaclflC
234
Oak
243
Ponderosa plne
etc
and
and mlxed plne
ranges
Other
Doug1as
wet
and S011s
and
Douglas
on
375
flr
280
21
Flr
Sugar plne
lL
Acres
Area and Nature
Dlstlngulshlng
flr
plne
Madrone
none
western
Characterlstlcs
slopes
of S
Ponrlerosa
Cascade and N
Slerra Nevada
areas
4600
Range
Geology
OR
520 Medford
flr
Name
Domlnant Trees
Barren
POBox
etc
Unlv
23
PaclflC Ponderosa plne
Number
OOWlnant Trees
SAF
J
State
Type
244
Type
l Forest
Nail
BU11dlng
Laws
Prlma y
Mlles
Servlce
Rogue
Natl
Address
Arca
Acres
1408
Name
Agency
svetch
type map of the at ea
locatlon
of P oposccl
grnerlll
area
Informatlon on rast o ners lp and managem llt
sCl ntlflC or cducatlol al
use
hydro10g1c features rare plants or anlmals or other pertlncnt facts
c hould be
lncluded
Please type
Photos
lf avallable
wlll be welcomcd
Proposed
locatlon
eas
Complete
and
Name of
I
Nail
on
Feet
Topography
Avclage
Quarty
V
AlfU
dlorlte
J1
Steep
level
Rolllng
Steep
grey brown
V01CanlC
10ralnc
Podsol
Sel pentlne
Etc
etc
Jystlflcatlon Brlefly outllne
ThlS
wlll
provlde
flr for
sCLentlfl
trends
and envlronmental
a
control
pollut
Sub
area
on
ltted by
slte
for
proh
ems
hy
arld
thlS tract should be
an
undlsturbed
slte
dcslgned
an
area
of PaclflC ponderosa plne Douglas
educatlonal
study of ecologlcal processes successlonal
The area wlll also serve
relatlonshlps of these speCles
comparlson of slmllar sltes lnfluenced by man
and effects of management on water Yleld and
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Washlngton
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DESIGNATION ORDER
author1ty vested in me by Regulat10n U 4 of the
I hereby designate as
Secretary of Agr1culture
the ASHLAND RESEARCH NATURAL AREA the lands described in the following
report by Earl M
Kar1inger dated March 4 1970 said lands shall
hereafter be admin1stered as a research natural area subject to the
said regulations and instruction thereunder
By
v
rtue
of the
Regulat10ns
MAY
Date
1
1
of the
4 1970
GreeleV
Assooiats Ch1ef
A W
r
T
L
i
STABLISHrlliNT
ASHL
RESr
ARCH NATURAL
D
ROGUE
D1st
The Ashland Research Natural
15
1n
FOREST
1ng Features
ngu1s
Area
ARI A
1 408
conta1ns
a
pondelosa p1ne Douglas
lower dra
steep mounta1n valley
of Ashland Creek
1n
the eastern
of
acres
and m1xed
p1ne
located
1 ION1U
NA
FIVER
Pr1nc1pal
ponderosa
REPORT
prcdonunantly
It
f1r forest types
nage of the East Fork
Mounta1ns
S1sk1You
Just1f1cat1on
The Ashland
Pesearch
Types 244
of S A F
Pac1f1c
ponderosa
natural
area
coverage and
t1mher types
1n
FSM
located
as
on
w1th1n the Federal natural
an
f1ll th1s
adequate
of these types
P 6 Supplement No
182
area
oak
229
Pac1t1c
also 1ncludes
madrone
243
types
occur
and
teM
peed1ng repr
as
The
Septtmber 1965
have
of th1s
some
Th1S
area
sentat1on
v dS
exemp11fY1ng S A F Types
sugar p ne
ouglas f1r and
acre
ponderosa p1ne
been cutover
ge
qua11ty
and
S1ze
1n
southwestern Oregon where
1t
1S
at
The purpose of sett1ng aS1de th1s
example of Pac1f1c ponderosa p1ne
and
sy
Douglas f1r
low elevat1on s1tes
most
s1te
l1sted
are
area
gap 1n natural area
for stud1es 1n these
the best replesentat10n ava1lable of these types and 1S
topography and 501ls tYP1cal of the S1sk1You 11ounta1ns
234
S1nce
ser10US
researc
Both
The natural
area
area
therefore
prov1dc
4065
selected
p1ne
w1ll
prov1des the only representat10n
and 245
ponderosa p1ne
Douglas f1r
atural
Pac1t1c
th1s
extremely fortunate
late
t1dCt
1S
Douglas
to
prov1de
ftr
study of ecoJog1cal processesl
env1ronmental relat1onshJ ps of these types
others
w1t
1nf1uenced by
these
f1nd
an
date
educat1ona1
for compar1son
to
man
a
und1sturbed
1
sC1e
or
success10nal
2
e
a
t1f1c
trends
centrol
s1te
evaluat10n of
g
pollut1on problems and eff ctb of Management on water y eld and
a
3
qual ty and
gene pool and preserve for plant and an1mal
spec1es
w
th
n
the tract
Locat on
The natural
area
occup1es most of the lower haLf of toe East Fork
28
33
1nclud ng acreage 1n Sect ons 21
27
40 S
R
W M
and Sect ons 3
4
9
and 10
T
1 E
Ashland Creek dra1nage
and
R
34
T
1 E
W
39 S
M
T1e
1
408
Ashland Ran0er D1str1ct
Hunl C1pal
Hatersh d
acres
Rogue
of natural
R1ver
d
area
1on
are
ent1rely w1th1n
1 Forest
the
dnd the Ashland
2
Boundary
The natural
dent
area
topograph
f able
topograph
c
boundary ha
ncluded
map
w
th
of
for most
th
n
roads
located along
been
features
c
ts
report sh
s
the
s
read
and
ly
The
length
locat
of the
on
follow ng boundary de cr pt ons
boundary and
reaches
the crest of the spur r dge
nt
A
Road
3963
where
Beg ns at po
h
ll
labeled
3842
proceeds sout along a l ne
extend ng east from the
B
centerl
ne
of
Road
3963 to
Junct on w th
of 200 feet west of the
ne
200
feet from the
west
and
north
a
l
along
Road 3903
thence south
centerl
along
of Road
ne
a
l
ne
200
to
3903
on
to
Po
Junct
on
th Road 3903B
w
ne
of
crest
northwesterly along
and along westerly spur
r
r
dge
north
thence
of Spur Road
dge
to
to
3903B
to
top
shore of
along shore of Reeder Reservo r to quarter
G
thence northerly for 3 8 m le along quarter sect on
l ne
H
easterly along spur r dgL
ntersect on w th spur r dge
Reeder Reservo
11ne to
C
the
n
feet east of the centerl
D
thence
end of spur
E
of small subdra nage
sect
to
referred
of po nts
nt
3842
r
F
I
and
About three fourths
and 3903B
from
the centerl
cases
Cover
Types
to
dge
A
Road 3963
ally follows Roads 3963
ly ng 200 feet do r slope
ne
Area
Acreage of the
recent Rogue R
all
n
r
spur
essent
of the boundary
the boundary
3903
down
southeasterly
A
by
F
types
var
ous
S
ver
Nat
onal Forest
ng the most
They are as follov1s
determ ned
was
type map
us
Acreage
Name
244
Pac
f
c
ponderosa
p
ne
l45
Pac
f
c
ponderosa
p
ne
229
Pac
f
c
Douglas
234
Oak
243
ponderosa p
f
f
Dougla
720
r
375
280
r
21
madrone
ne
Douglas
ne
sugar p
f
12
r
1 408
All of the
and p ne
stands the p ne
s
ponderosa
p
ne
In most
growth
1S
usually of smaller s ze
or none
a 11ght stock ng
f
r
type
assoc
Type 245
ated
classed
s
w
ncludes p
as
th Doug1as
nc
stand
P4
old
t
w
r
th
lh
c
only
ncludes r ne
The
stands w1th med um to heavy stock ng of youger Douglas f r
or
D5
and
D4
Doug1as f r s also old gro th
acreage of Type 229
T
20
on of ponderosa p1ne
by volwne
1ncludes a small
proport
oak madrone stand
Type 234
of
f
Douglas
1S
pole
s
r
ze
rype 244
and
composed
of Pac
f
c
e
3
and
madrone
stand do
s
SP5
ne
sugar p
Physl cal and Cll matl c Condl t
The
natural
of Ashland Creek
angles
wlth ma
found
the
to
p
ne
ons
slopes on elther slde of the hast Fork
Topography 1S steep to very steep throughout
l1 es
area
of the tract
small
represented by a
w th ponderosa
fl r assoc1ated
lhl te
and
Type 243
r
by very old
nated
Douglas fl r
f
Dougla
some
on
and subdralnages
Areas of relatl vely moderate
dges
rl
y spur
dralnage
ma1n
occurr1ng
Elevatl ons
4 600
are
about
fe t
The natural
area
materl al
erod1ble
serl es
brown
1S
located
of Jurassl
quartz dl or te
thl S
ght
rl
slopes
southern and southwestern port ons of the natural area
at Reeder Reservol r to
range from about 2 800 feet
1n
most
at
aJor
grey brown
s01
l
granl to1d rocks
The s01ls
ntrus1ve
on
l
or
Cretaceous age
shallow
relat1vely
are
The
a
C
ll ke
podzo11c
sOl l
probably
1S
derlved from
textured and hl ghly
coarse
present
serl es
pr1mar1ly
w1th
a
the S1 skl You
tll1n Al
and
yellowl sh
B2
south
YPl cal of that found l n 1nland valleys of
wl
th
maX1
ma
of about
Summers
are
warm
and
July
western Oregon
dry
st
mln1
ma
of around
nters
are
cool
and
mOl
W1th
l1
January
800 to 850F
Wl th
tat1
on
l
S
26
to
30
l
nches
annual
280 to 300F
Average
pleC1p1
Some
of
the
occurrl
durl
through
September
about 59
ng
ng July
The cll mate
lS
only
w1nter precl pltatl on
w1th elevatl on
occurs
as
the percentage
snow
l ncreasl
ng rapldly
Bl ota
ponderosa
Pl nus
plne
sugar pl
madrone
Arbutuq
whl te
Orego
kelloggl l
ponderosa
menZl e
oak
Quer
green leaf
Other
ll
us
fl r
tree
garryana
Zan1 td
m
f1 r
Douglas
whl te
lambertl ana
Pl nus
ne
the doml nate tree
1 ndl cates
The descr1 ptl on of forest types
01
Pseudotsuga
Abl es
shrub
con
and Pac
olor
specl es
l
Call fornl a black oak
Arctostaphylos patula
specl es
menZlesll
fl c
nclude
Quercus
Pacl fl c
Rhu
d1vers1 loba
golden ch1 nkapl n Castanopsl s chrysop ylla
pOl son oak
dlscolor
Cal1 forn1 a hazel
C01ylus call fornl ca ocean spray Holod1 sUCUS
and
l ncense
Along
stream
macrophyllum
cedar
L1bocedrus
bottoms
are
by curlledf
mountal n
A
spp
Includl ng
Henderson
s
found
great
wl lloVTs
Taxus
PaCl f1C yew
romb1 folla
Bromuc
varl OUC
decurrens
Near
Sall x spp
brevl folla
Reeder ReservOl r
blgleaf
aDd whl te
25
a
small
maple
alder
area
cer
Alnus
doml nated
and bromegrass
Cercocarpus betuloldes
1S
present 1n the natural area
Apocyrnum puml lum Oregon grape Mahonl a nervosa
mahogany
varl
wheat grass
cryptha tha
ety of herbs
Crypthantha
tate
sandwort
henderson1
ArenarLa
hal ry honeysuckle
macrophylla Western
h1 spedula
cap
Agocer s retrorsa
Ach1 llea lanulosa
laLger flower d agoserls
yarrow
Madl a mad101 des
florum
woodland
madea
te
hawkweed
H
erac
um
alb1
whl
slender
urnbellata
nce
s
Chl
la
Fesque
spp
western prl
fesqued
rnaphl
Lonl cera
I
I
4
tubed
Ir1S
1r1S
ground
hosack1a
chrysophylla
Boschn1a
cone
strob1la
1a
sword fern
desert
Polyst1chum mun1tum
fragar1a Fragdr1a spp
collens1a
spp
ch1lens1s
Most
are
of the
found
Gal1um spp
w
and mounta1n sweet
lat1Lol1a
Osmorh1za
c1cely
an1rnals of the Southwestern Oregon p1ne f1r
area
Mammals 1nclude blackta1l deer
black bear
Cast111e
pa1ntecup
forest
the natural
1n
hem10nus
Bedst
Cal1forn1a
western
spp
spp
starflower
Tr1enta11s
Pac1f1c
Lollens1a spp
common
dosack1a m1cranthus
coll1ms1a
ea
Odoc1leus
Can1S latrans
bobcats
coyotes
Lam1aSC1urus douglas1
westprn gray squ1rrel
Lynx rufus
Douglas squ1rrels
SC1urus gr1seus
snow hoe hare
Eutamlas spp
Lepus amer1canus
ch1pmunks
blackta11 Jackrabb1ts
C1tellus spp
ground squ1rrels
Lepus cal1forn1cus
wood rats
meadow
m
red
Neotoma
rsus
deer
spp
porcup1nes
Vulpes fulva
fOAe
moles
SC1nc1dae
spp
weasels
Talp1dae
Mustela
gophers
crotus
Thomomys spp
skunks
spp
and shrews
spp
voles
peromyscus spp
m1ce
Ereth1zon dorsatum
ce
meph1t1s
amer1canus
Neph1t1s
L1zards
SoreA spp
1nks
s
gopher snakes
P1tuoph1S melanoleucus and garter snakes
A great var1ety
Thamnoph1s spp represent typ1cal rept11es present
of b1rds 1S represented
of
hawks
1nclud1ng speC1es
Acc1p1tr1dae
owls
1yton1dap
P1c1dae
red shafted
grouse
qua1l doves
woodpeckers
f11ckers
S1tta spp
wrens
Coloptes cafer Jays
Cov1dae
nutnatches
Troglodyt1dae
and
Fr1ng1l11dae
sparrows
Impact
on
Resource Values
Other
T1mber
Almost the ent1re
a
d has been
calculated that
allowable
natural
1ncluded
cut
area
1S
establ1shment of the
of the Rogue
R1ver
feet p9r year
Th1s 1S based
board feet per year on 29 390
1 408 29
S1nce
th1s
Rogue
R1ver
x
390
4
6 4 MH
value
1S
Nat10nal
acres
of
1960
307
1 bd
ft
small
percent
a
Forest
A A
It
w111 reduce
1S
the
000 board
by 307
al
growth
forest land
of 6 4
1n
Ashland Research Natural
of
the
year
C
based
on
allmvable
w111
the
not
1970
cut
be
for
the
adJusted
re1nventory
calculated
The natural
occupy
drea
does not block
cr1t1cal land1ngs
or
1M
the
1n
the present A A C
a new
forest land
cut
1nventory data
Ashland
Forest
area
commerc
of W
for th1S w1thdrawal untJl
1S
commerc1al
the calculated annual
8
such
as
natural
Nat10nal
on
West Ashland Ranger D1str1ct
4 8
classed
cdlculat10ns of the allowable
1n
transportat1on system developMent
cable yarQ1ng p01nts for
adJacent
or
tracts
Area
a
5
Water
The natural
11es ent1rely w1th1n the mun1c1pal
area
watershed
for the
C1ty of Ashland
should be noted that there has been very 11ttle logg1ng 1n the area
occup1ed by the natural area because of potent1al damage to watershed
values uS1ng standard logg1ng methods
Consequently
logg1ng planned
It
for
th1s
area
was
to have
ut111zed skyl1ne
or
other d1sturbance m1n1m1z1ng
systems
Recreat10n
Some
recreat10nal
use
of the per1pher1es of the natural
3963
and
3903
made
Roads
used for s1qht
area
1S
be1ng
hunt1ng gather1ng
of mushrooms
motor b1ke r1d1ng
and nature study
However
p1cn1ck1ng
almost all of th1s use 1S conf1ned to the 1mmed1ate v1c1n1ty of the
It 1S
road due to lack of tra1ls
and dense brush
steep topography
ant1c1pated these uses w1l1 cont1nue 1n the future but w1l1 rema1n
conf1ned to the
are
see1ng
of the roads
enV1rons
M1nerals
Appended
on
the
1S
a
report
on
m1neral
character wh1ch expla1ns
of the value 1nvolved
Because
area
should be w1thdrawn from m1neral
area
Protect1on
1n
what eX1sts
the natural
area
the
entry
and Management
The obJect1ve of management 1n the natural area w11l be to ma1nta1n
natural cond1t1ons w1th1n the tract for sC1ent1f1c and educat10nal
study
roads1de buffer str1p eX1sts between the
natural area boundary and bound1ng port1ons of Roads 3963 and 3903
Th1S 200 foot w1de str1p 1S prov1ded to allow salvage of dead
down
Roads1de Str1p
1
A
and dY1ng trees and removal of danger trees
these
along the road
Only
types of mater1al w111 be logged from the buffer str1p 1n
order to ass1st
the natural
1n
area
methods uS1ng the
2
map
for
natural
The
Maps
of
an
und1sturbed enV1ronment w1th1n
Logg1ng w1th1n the str1p w1ll
road as a land1ng
area
boundary w1ll be shown
be
ent1rely by cable
on
the
mult1ple
use
the Ashland Ranger D1str1ct
3
markers
ma1ntenance
S1gns
metal
area
In
s1gns
accordance w1th R 6 standards
w111 be posted
on
permanent boundary
the boundary of the research
The proJect w1ll be the respons1b111ty of the Ashland
6
str ct Ranger
and w ll be carr ed out as soon as funds are ava lable
H1ghest pr1or1ty w111 be g1ven to s gn1ng of the boundary between po nts
D
G
and H
on
4
use
unless
the
topograph1c
Pub11C
th1S
Us
use
research purposes
No
map
effort w111
confl cts
or
1ts
ma
w
be made
th the ut
ntenance
n
a
11zat
to
natural
recreat onal
proh1b1t
on
of the
area
cond1t1on
for
r
7
Recommendat
It is
on
recommended that
the lands descr bed
MAR
4
1970
on
the Ashland Research Natural Area be establ shed
n
th
s
report
Subm tted
Tlmber
Date
MAR 4
1970
l1anagernent
Recommended
Forest Superv1sor
Date
Rogue
3 J
70
Recommended
11
Recommended
Rlver Nat
ona
Date
r
Date
4
o
L
r
J
j
Approved
Date
Approved
Date
4
Date
O
Approved
0 w4eley
Chle
Assoc1ate
Forest
l
t
Des
gnat
on
Order
By v rtue of the autror ty vested n my by Regulat on U 4 of the
I hereby des gnate as
regulat onb of the Secretary of Agr culture
the Ashland Research
cal
Hatu
Area the
lands descrilied
n
the
follow ng
report by
dated
as
a
sa
research natural
1nstruct
Date
on
are
d lands shall
subJect
to
thereunder
Ch ef
the
sa
hereafter be aUm
d regulat
ons
and
n
stered
2800
4060
REPORT OF
INERAL
CHARACTER
Job No
Requested by
Rogue River National
Ranger D I Stl I ct
SubJ
Ashland Research Natural Area
ect
lands
Involved
Fork Ashland Creek within
S SE SW
following sub divIsions
28
W
21
E
M
W
Sec
and
and NW
Mining Engineer
Colver
Date of Examination
SW
O tober
33
W
10
27
W
Sec
Sec
Sec
F
Sec
3
T
E
40 5
N
NE
SW
34
T
39 S
4
Sec
R
8
Ashland
The East
Sec
Area
Forest
M
1
the
S
SW SE
SE
Sec
R
NE
Sec
E
W M
1
9
Anderson
24
1969
Geolo y
The Ashland Creek
mountain
mass
sedimentary
rocks
EconomIc Geolo
drainage
IS
south of Ashland
on
the north
In
the quartz
The dIorite
west
diorite stock which forms the
IS
younger than bordering
and east
y
The Interior of the diorite has no mineral
deposits of sIgnificance and no
Indication of alteration derived from
mineralizing solutions
Near the borders
where the quartz diorite has deformed the
overlYing rocks some mineral veins
have formed
Several of these have had production
The Ashland mine
No
27
on
the map
has been a notable property with a
1 500 000 production In
gold
The Shorty Hope mine No
28
has been credited with a production of
50 000
Other properties have produced some
gold
mercury and tungsten
In
referring to the geologic map of the
Geological Survey In cooperation
States
and Mineral
Ashland area as prepared by the United
with the
Oregon Department of Geology
that the mineralization seems
conflmed
Industries
It
IS noted
mainly
zones between
the quartz diorite stock and the metavolcanlcs and
metasediments to the north and west
See attached map
The proposed Research
Natural Area IS south and east of the known
mineralization and In almost the
exact center of the
quartz diorite Intrusive stock whIch forms the backbone
of the mountalnou
country south of the town of Ashland
to
the contact
Conc 1
It
us Ions
concluded that the area
encompassed by the Ashland Natural Area
shown
map outlined In red
has no potential for mineral
and can be
production
classed as nonmlneral
IS
on
Dale
h
Uc
7
jI
A
COLVER F
7
7J
I
O
ANDERSON
z
Mining Engineer
2
r
l
mine
1
I
r
M
j
I
I
I
e
ASHLAND
Pac1fic
ponderosa
forests
in
a
southwestern
The Ashland
of the
Ranger Distr1ct
and Sections 3
4
9
three fourths of
10
AS
I
lies
most
42008
at
29
32
1 E
R
2903B
and
T
spur
northeast
the
N
latitude and 122043
W
1 E
R
S
About
3963 and 3903
the southeast
on
of
39
meridian
Forest Roads
a
remaining
33
W1llamette
roads
by
and Forest Road
form
Ridgetops
28
40 S
T
the tract is bounded
the west and south
area
Oregon
was establ1shed on May 4
1970
to
ponderosa pine and ponderosa p1ne Douglas fir
The 570 ha
1 408
Range in southern Oregon
and
1S
administered
the
Ashland
County
by
The natural
Rogue River Nat10nal Forest
of Sections 21
and
on
natural
Jackson
Ashland
occupies port1ons
area
Pac1fic
located in
1S
fir
ponderosa p1ne Douglas
steep
granitlc mountain valley of
Oregon s Slskiyou Mounta1ns
found west of the Cascade
tract
acre
p1ne and
Research Natural Area
provide examples
forests
AREAlI
RESEARCH NATURAL
f1g
boundary
and east
The
longitude
Access and Accommodat1ons
km
The natural
area
3 m1les
the north
located
are
on
The
access
Wh1Ch
to
w1ll
normally
V1a
from
Ashland
3963
located about
or
3903
5
These roads
the upper edge of the natural area and prov1de general views and
edge of the natural area can be reached via Forest Road 3925
lower
past Reeder Reservoir
goes
be reached
either Forest Roads
however
this road
blocked
1S
by
a
locked
gate
e
There
travel is
are
no
ma1nta1ned trails with1n
The
required
somewhat arduous
broken
steep
and hazardous
the natural
topography
There is
an
northern
part of the natural area from east
Numerous commerc1al accommodations are
3 m1les
area
so
old trail Wh1Ch
to
cross
and brush make
west
AS
fig
country
such travel
crosses
the
I
available at Ashland
about
5 km
the north
to
Env1ronment
The natural
the East
of
most
angles
area occup1es the slopes
of a rugged mounta1n canyon along
of Ashland Creek
Topography 1S steep to very steep throughout
the tract w1th many spur ridges and subdra1nages occurring at right
Fork
the main
to
Areas
dra1nage
of
gentle
to
moderate
slopes
are
found
1n
southern and southwestern port1ons of the natural area
Elevations range from
about 840 m
2 800 ft
at Reeder Reservoir to a maximum of about 1 400 m
4 600 ft
The natural
area
located
1S
on
of hornblende
The
or
1S
and
and winters
dry
typ1cal
warm
are
common
and
total prec1p1tation
Some w1nter
cl1matic data
or
3 km
lower part of
11
Forestry
or
climate
are
miles
e
b1ot1te
dominates
It may
contain minor
amounts
both
of inland
valleys
in
southwestern Oregon
cool and m01st
are
located
the north
the natural
Extended
area
Laboratory
at
about
610
m
or
summer
2 000
reasonably representative
are
U
S
Descr1pt1on prepared by Dr
SC1ences
d1orite
Quartz
Summers
drought per10ds
precipitat10n occurs as snow the percentage of snow
The following
1ncreasing rapidly w1th elevation
from Ashland
to
rocks of upper JuraSS1C
a llght to med1um gray
gran1to1d
1ntrus1ve
and lower Cretaceous age
Wells 1956
rock of sodic plagioclase and quartz
Weather
J
Corvallis
F
ft
elevation
of condit1ons
Bureau 1965
Franklin
Oregon
U S
Forest Service
1n
5
the
AS
temperature
temperature
Mean July temperature
Mean January minimum temperature
Mean July maximum temperature
11 30C
Average annual precipitation
June through August precipitation
508
nnn
46
nnn
Mean annual
Average annual
Soils within
textured
The
69 lOF
0 50C
30 1 F
30 2
39
soil
e
0
0
86 40F
C
19 99 in
1 81 in
15 3 in
cm
typically relatively shallow and coarse
series present is probably the Siskiyou series
a
with a thin Al horizon and yellowish brown B2
the natural
major
50F
37
20 60C
snowfall
type of Grey Brown Podzol
52 40F
3 60C
Mean January
2
area
are
Biota
Approximate
American Foresters
S
by
areas
A F
forest
type
cover
are
follows
as
1954
Area
Name
No
245
Ponderosa Pine
Pacif
lc
244
Pacific Ponderosa Pine
229
Pacific
Douglas
234
Oak Madrone
243
Ponderosa Pine
As will be
seen
somewhat
ltrary
arb
of many
1964
5
Forest
Douglas
Pine
Sugar
assignment
Fir
lr
F
Kuchler
Ponderosa Shrub
of
Society
Mixed
152 ha
375
acres
292 ha
720
acres
113 ha
280
acres
8 ha
21
acres
3 ha
12
acres
Fir
Douglas
stands to
these
categories is necessar1ly
types represented probably include 10
Conifer Forest
12
Douglas Fir Forest
29
The natural area appears to lie
and
California Mixed Ev rgreen Forest
Franklin and
within
the
Mixed
Conifer Zone
southwestern Oregon
primarily
Dyrness
Zones
1969
It is
Siskiyou
at
Siskiyou
Furthermore
note that
to
an
area
the natural
pondeposa
white fir
the natural
or
in
area
an
occupies
Ab
e8
aonaoZop
black oak
Taxus
bpev
foZ
with
either
strong
lronmental
env
have been
demonstrated and
on
community composition
include
sugar
ponderosa pine P
pine P nus Zambept
Apbutus
menz
ana
natum
white
Oregon
1ncense
white alder
p
nus
Less
e8
Quepous keZZogg
ah 8ophyZZa
and
and Aaep
a
the eastern
Waring 1969
chinkapin
Castanops
Bigleaf maple Aaep maorophyZZum
8
Pacific yew
foZ
the stream bottoms
a
Californ
la
Valley
community types
into
and Pacific madrone
include
ana
in
comparison
Range
effects
profound
break the mosaic
Interior
located
in
and moisture
temperature
These have
is
where
area
and
respectively
species
southern Cascade
species within the natural area
Douglas fir pseudOtsuga menz e8
L boaedrus deaurpens
along
aonaoZop
e8
tree
important species
oak
Quepaus gap
rhomb
area
of
it difficult to
Common
the Ab
impoverished
Mountains
gradients
particularly
quantified Waring 1969
and make
of
and lowest elevations
lghest
h
important
Mountains
the western
elements
although
present
are
are
cedar
AZnus
found
Douglas
major climax species appear to be Douglas fir and white fir
warmer and drier
sites
such
as are
the
climax
tree
on
probably
lcal
typ
It is doubtful that
found at lower elevations and southerly exposed slopes
ponderosa pine is cli ax anywhere in the natural area even where Douglas fir
successional processes are often slow on these
is presently absent l However
and historically open nature of the stands
lmimcatroecl
sites due to the severe
White fir is clearly the maJor climax species at higher elevations and on
this is certainly the case where it presently occurs and is
moister habitats
so in some
other stands where this fire sensitive species does not yet
probably
The
fir is
occur
2
Personal
Laboratory
Corvallis
communicat
lon
Oregon
from
Dr
R
H
Waring
Forestry
Research
I
I
I
AS
The
in
e
forest stands
the lower th1rd of
poor to med1um
21 1n
d b h
classed
Minor
amounts
for dom1nant
measurements
area
conifers
Hardwood tree
are
75
he1ght
and Oregon
wh1te oaks and Pac1fic madrone
of 30
12
1n
cm
he1ghts
The oaks
10 to
12
are
found
dominated
d b hand 22
in such stands
of
40 cm
or 16 in
may be somewhat larger
Douglas f1r typically dom1nates whatever
30 in
cm
species present
b hand
at
1n
generally
are
Type maps show these
by
trees over 53 cm
growth ponderosa pine l ie
of Douglas fir are normally associated
Typ1cal
of old
stock1ng
Pac1fic Ponderosa Pine
as
the natural
3
are
attain d1ameters
typically
30 to 40 ft
m
d b hand 15
75 ft
m
California black
50 ft
madrones
he1ght
reproduction is present w1th smaller
however
when a
essentially absent
The shrubby understory typically 1ncludes
m
or
1n
of ponderosa pine
Both may be
heavy understory of shrubs is present
such sclerophyllous evergreen spec1es as ApatostaphyZos patuZa and v sa da
Other common understory speC1es are Ceanothus
ntegep mus Lotus apass foZ
amounts
Bepbe
H
eraa
Agose
us
ZZea ZanuZosa
SoZ dago aanadens s Apoaynum pum Zum
um aZb fZorum
Mad a mad o des
Lup nus aZb fpons CoZZoma spp
s retrorsa
Rhus d vers Zoba
Lon aera h sp duZa
and grasses
These
nervosa
s
commun1t1es
relate most
appear to
1969
Waring
Aah
closely
env1ronmental
provides
to
Waring
1969
s
and add1t1onal
Black Oak Type
compos1tional
data
for
th1s
type
The
natural
Pac1f1c
Ponderosa P1ne
Ponderosa
area
pine
consistently assoc1ated w1th
and or
poles second growth
75 to 100
s1zes
30 to 40 in
cm
d b hand 37
45
to
125
m
to
150
1S
ft
reproduct1on although
f1r 1S often present and may even be numerically dom1nant
Hardwood tree spec1es are less common than in the former type
Understory
shrubs 1nclude CoryZus aornuta var aaZ forn aa
chinkap1n HoZod saus d saoZor
tall
Douglas f1r is
reproduct1on of white
e
Douglas Fir stands occupy the bulk of the
but 1t
aga1n conspicuous in the overstory
medium to h1gh stocking levels of Douglas f1r
old growth
Conifers typically atta1n larger
1S
Symphor
Lon
aepa
entaZ
include those
s
Zat
These
common
1mportant
species
and AratostaphyZos
aarpos moZZ s
h sp duZa are generally absent
generally
T
an
Con1fer Type
foZ
a
prev10usly
wh1ch
the aforement1oned
are
1nd1cates
patuZa
Rhus d
veps
Zoba and
Subshrub and herbaceous
ment1oned
AdenoaauZon b aoZop
commun1t1es
the tree
1n
but less
and
PoZyst
speC1es
speC1es such as
ahum mun tum are also
hardy
M1xed
mostly assignable to Waring s 1969
a s1gn1ficantly cooler
and moister hab1tat than
Black Oak Type
Douglas Fir cover type differ
from those out11ned 1n the prev10us paragraph only in the minor role of ponderosa
and
p1ne
Douglas f1r dominates the overstory with med1um levels of stock1ng
Ground
reduced
most of the reproduction is wh1te f1r
vegetation is generally
Mixed Con1fer
under these denser stands
but the composition 1S typical of the
The single stand of
Ponderosa P1ne Sugar Pine Douglas
Type
War1ng 1969
old growth
Fir
type d1ffers only 1n 10 to 40 percent stocking of very large
The
sugar
forest stands
p1ne
Wh1le hardwoods
small
nearly
on
are
to
scattered
top of
a
spur
the
throughout
the natural
to
25
cm
5 to
ins1de the natural
conifer
Douglas fir is the major
relat1vely uncommon parasite B08ahn ak
a
there
area
11
area
assoc1ate
stpob
1n
1S
one
d b h
boundary
south
The understory
Zaaea
according to standard t1mber inventory
stock1ng is defined by normal stock1ng tables
practi ces Full
percent
med1um
and ind1cates complete occupat1on of the s1te by a tree species
Poor
100
to
10
to
40
40
to
70
and
70
to
and good stock1ng are equ1valent
percent
respect1vely of the theoretical full stock1ng
3
These
are
stock1ng
100
e
Pac1fic
ridge Just
of Reeder Reservoir
1ncludes
the
stand of Pacific madrone 12
pure
It is located
assigned
levels
4
AS
Most of the
aoZwnb
upus
Douglas
ground squirrels
Neotoma
rats
arotus
the southwestern
Tam
as
Lepus
rabbits
zon
and shrews
Sorex spp
Eumeaes sp
gopher snakes
constitute the most
Thamnoph B spp
of bird life is
grouse
Phas
an
TrogZodyt
dae
dae
dae
forn
l1zards
Spiny
P
tuoph
Meph
s
voles
spp
meph t s
SaeZoporus spp
t
s
meZanoZeuaus
and
garter
A great
rept1les present
common
wood
aus
represented 1ncluding spec1es of hawks Aaa p tndae
Cotwnb dae
owls
Tetraon dae
doves
TYton dae
qua1l
variety
woodpeckers
aaZ
Lepus
skunks
dae spp
skinks
snakes
gray squ1rrel
Eutam as spp
Peromysaus man auZatus
dOrsatum
gophers Thomomys
MUsteZa spp
weasels
are
western
chipmunks
amenaanus
blacktail
s
dougZas
upus
fir forest
Odoao Zeus he onus
Zatrans
bobcat
deer
Can
coyote
amenaanus
Ereth
porcupines
VuZpes fuZva
TaZp
str1ped
Oregon pine
include blacktail
whitefooted deermice
spp
spp
red foxes
moles
Ursus
squ1rrels
snowshoe hare
C teZZus spp
seus
gr
of
Mammals
area
black bear
anus
Lynx rufus
S
animals
common
the natural
found in
nuthatches
Corv dae
Jays
Fr ng ZZ dae
sparrows
S tta spp
wrens
the red shafted flicker
and
CoZoptes
aafer
Specia11zed
and streams1de
stream
of
habitats
Ceraoaarpus
consist
of rock
primar1ly
There is
areas
betuZo des and Bromus
a
small
stand
ecologically interesting
located
sp
outcrops and c11ffs and
on
very shallow soil
near
Reeder Reservoir
History of Disturbance
There
pr10r
are
abundant
1S
the 1nitiat
to
known
to
on
eV1dence of wildfire
of
f1re control
have occurred within the
Human d1sturbance of
the natural
the c1ty of Ashland
proximity
Reeder Reservoir
is controlled
programs
area
S1nce
about
w1th1n
the natural
1910
No maJor
during recent
1S
relatively
area
Access to
to
occurrence
th1s
area
fires
years
m1nor
despite
its
the lower part of the natural area
is the mun1cipal water source for
1S
found along the bounding roads and
Consequently
short
d1stance
into
the
natural
area
This type of marginal
extends only a
to
cont1nue
and
increase
in the future
There
disturbance is expected
probably
within
the
northeastern
are some old m1ne workings
edge
including bU1ldings
most
Ashland
of
disturbance
the tract
Research
No research
However
on
the
numerous
ecology
1S
presently
known
studies have been
and env1ronmental
to be
in
carried
relations
progress
out
1n
on
the natural
area
immediately adJacent
of the forest stands and tree
areas
spec1es
The results of
Cleary and War1ng 1969 Atzet and Waring 1970
the work of Whittaker
these studies are directly applicable to the natural area
however
as it generally
1960
should be app11ed w1th considerable caution
The flora of
does not apply to cond1t10ns in the eastern S1skiyou Mountains
1959
the
natural
area
has
been
Dennis
Mount Ashland
1ncluding
surveyed by
Pacific
The natural area provides a site for studying the ecology of
ponderosa pine Douglas fir forests over much of the range of environmental
conditions in which 1t occurs
Studies of successional development within the
of
stand
condit10ns
and
environments and their faunistic relationships
variety
are one example
Waring
1969
e
AS
5
e
Maps and Aerial Photographs
15
Topography
Spec1a1 maps applicable to the natural area include
scale
1
62
500
1ssued
the
U
S
Ashland
by
Oregon Ca11forn1a quadrangle
1962
and
of
the
Medford
geo1ogy
Geo1ogy
Quadrangle
Geo1og1ca1 Survey 1n
Oregon Ca1iforn1a
Ashland
Medford
and
e
e
Ranger
Oregon
scale
D1strict
can
forest type maps
1 96 000
or
Wells 1956
Forest
provide
details
for
area
the
Supervisor
on
the most
Either
the District Ranger
Rogue River Nat1ona1 Forest
recent aerial
photo
coverage
6
AS
e
Literature Cited
Thomas
Atzet
1970
and
light
2163
B
Cleary
D
1969
ght by coniferous
requirements for regeneration
forests
Can
energy
2167
illus
and
R
Waring
167
of
on
173
and minimum
J
48
Bot
H
Collect
nterpretat
of data and its
on
plant growth
analysis
and distribution
for
the
Can
J
Bot
llus
LaRae June
s
1959
A taxonom
the vascular
County
p
n
Jerry
1969
c study of
114
Oregon
Oregon State Un
at
Frankl
H
filter ng of l
ve
Temperature
47
Denn
R
Waring
Select
F
flora of Ashland Peak
M A
Unpublished
thes
Jackson
s
on
f le
Corvallis
v
and Dyrness
illus
T
C
Vegetat10n of Oregon and
and Range Exp
Sta
USDA
Wash ngton
Forest Serv
Pacific Northwest Forest
Res
Pap
PNW 80
216
p
llus
Kuchler
W
A
1964
Manual to
accompany the map of potent al natural vegetat on of
the conterminous United States
Amer
Soc
Spec Publ
Geogr
36
Society
of Amer
1954
ous
can
Foresters
Forest
S
types
cover
llus
U
paging
var
Washington
illus
of North Amer
C
D
Soc
exclus
ca
Amer
ve
of Mexico
67 p
Foresters
Weather Bureau
1965
Climat
1960
summary of the Un ted States
supplement for 1951 through
96 p
Cl matography of the Un ted States 86 39
c
Oregon
llus
Waring
R
H
1969
plants
Forest
vegetat onal
Wells
of the eastern
d stribut
on
Their
Siskiyous
Northwest
Sc
43
environmental and
1 17
llus
Francis G
1956
Geology
Surv
Whittaker
1960
R
of
Geol
the Medford
Quadrangle
Quadrangle Maps
of
Oregon
the U
S
Californ
GQ
a
U S
Geol
89
H
Vegetat
Monogr
on
30
of
the S
279
338
sk
you Mountains
illus
Oregon
and California
Ecol
e
l
e
1N
e
LEG END
SOU N DA RY
SECTION
ASHLAND
RESEARCH
LINE
0
ROAD
STREAM
TRAIL
e
NATURAL
2 Ml
112
1
I
0
2
AREA
2Km
G
a
Reply
I
to
Subject
To
Department
Agnculture
of
4060 Research Fac111t1es
Re1ntroduct1on of F1re
nit R
PNW
Forest
Service
United States
Date
Into the Ashland Research Natural
February
25
1983
Area
Ch1ef
Stat10n management has rev1ewed the proposed plan to re1ntroduce f1re 1nto the
Ashland Research Natural Area
We have consulted w1th eco10g1sts and sllv1
cultur1sts and examlned manual d1rectlon 1n V1ew of the quest10ns ra1sed to
the proposal by Russell Burns
TMR
We be11eve those 1mportant aspects have
been properly cons1dered and can be dealt w1th 1n the management of the RNA
Fo110w1ng are 1n response to quest10ns ra1sed
1
The role of flre 1n ma1ntenance of the Ashland RNA types 1S very well
establ1shed
Per10d1c
relat1ve1y low 1ntens1ty f1res are known to be the
natural force respons1ble for creat10n and ma1ntenance of the ponderosa plne
dom1nate types of southwestern
Oregon
2
The proposal for burn1ng 1n Ashland RNA 1S conslstent w1th Manual
d1rectlon
The key 1S 4063 35
Ma1ntenance of the natural processes w1th1n each
area w111
be the pr1me cons1derat1on
Th1S lS further emphas1zed 1n 4063 38
liThe Stat10n D1rector
w1th the approval of the Forest Superv1sor
may author1ze
management pract1ces except wlth1n w11dernesses necessary to preserve the
These practlces may
vegetat10n for Wh1ch the research natural area was created
1nclude
There 1S
1n th1S case
no doubt about the need
prescr1bed burn1ng
for vegetat10n management or re11ab111ty of technlques
II
II
3
The act1v1ty proposed 1S not a test or exper1ment even though the authors
of the proposal made the poor cho1ce of those terms 1n thelr well wr1tten plan
The personnel 1nvolved know how to conduct the burn1ng operatlon so as to
s1mu1ate natural f1res
They have had extens1ve exper1ence 1n th1S type of
We also know what the eco10g1ca1 consequences w11l be 1n th1S
act1v1ty already
type of vegetat10n hav1ng observed lt on other sltes reproduct10n of p1ne w11l
be favored over that of more shade tolerant spec1es
In
espec1a11y wh1te f1r
add1t1on to local experlence we are draw1ng on the large body of f1re research
patterns and behav10r of natural f1res success1ona1 1mpacts methods of
controlled burn1ng
bU11t up by Mart1n s group at the Bend laboratory and
the
Nat10na1
Park Serv1ce 1n s1m11ar t1mber types 1n Ca11forn1a
espec1a11y by
and at Crater Lake
of the Ashland Research Natural Area
RNA
would not
Slnce
research
1nd1cates
that
the
stands
1n the
rep11cate
processes
and
An
area are a complex mosa1C of small
of
patches
varY1ng age
compos1t1on
to
do
a
burn
would
therefore
be
unnatural
and
would
slng1e
probably
attempt
result 1n catastroph1c destruct10n of eX1st1ng stands
It 1S also manager1al1y
4
A
slng1e
burn
natural
unacceptable
5
We agree that f1rel1nes are a problem
and they must be m1n1m1zed 1n
terms of numbers and Slze
We w11l work w1th the D1str1ct to ach1eve th1S
We
do not agree that the1r m1n1mum presence 111eg1t1m1zes the RNA they are a small
acr1f1ce to preserve an eX1st1ng RNA
Page
Ch1ef
We
or
therefore wlll
proposed burn1ng
wlth the
1
The flna1 plan must mlnlmlze the number and
better yet
ellmlnate them
2
the
approve the
The
pattern
overrldlng obJect1ve of the prescrlbed
and 1ntenslty of natural wl1df1re
or
no
man1pu1atlon of large
fo110wlng
2
caveats
of flre tral1s
Slze
burn1ng
fuels
be to slmu1ate
1ncludlng
snags
ROBERT L
ETHI
TON
Statlon Dlrector
l
Enclosure
cc
Ltr
to
Rogue
r
Rlver NF
Frankl1n
Greene
Atzet
Waltt
Devl1n
Hall
necetved WO FS
MAR
JP 1
8
1983
GfME 11
RESEARCH
I
Pac1f1C Northwe
Forest and Rang
Exper1ment Stat10n
Umted States
Department
Agrrculture
To
e
4060 Research Fac1ll t1
Reply to
Subject
of
Ashland RNA
Dale
es
809 NE Slxth Avenue
Portland
Oregon
97232
February
25
1983
Re1ntroduct1on of F1re
Robert Devl1n
Forest Supervlsor
Rogue Rlver Natlonal Forest
333 West 8th Street
PO Box 520
Medford
Oregon
97501
The Ashland RNA Actlon Plan for Prescr1bed F1re 1S approved
Stat10n management
has shared the plan wlth WO TMR and we are cognlzant of thelr leg1t1mate concerns
for the lntegr1ty of the RNA
Several pOlnts are especla1ly slgn1f1cant
and
these are stressed 1n the enclosed copy of our letter to the Chlef
Please work closely w1th Dr
Jerry Frankl1n and Sarah Greene 1n the development
of your f1nal plan and 1n the future sequence of mosa1C patterned
burns
We
urge that you exerClse unusual care to mln1mlze or ellmlnate f1re tral1s and
that there be a m1n1mum of manlpulatlon of large fuels
The
1nclud1ng snags
overrldlng effort 1S to slmulate as much as poss1ble a natural wl1df1re to maln
ta1n the types for WhlCh the RNA was estab11shed
I would be
apprec1ate
weather
pleased
to observe the f1rst burn1ng effort th1S sprlng
and I would
lt 1f you could lnform me when It w111 be
glven the vagar1es of
I real1ze 1t may be short notlce
pat1ence dur1ng
LENN A
Deputy
our reVlew
of the
plan
COOPER
Stat10n
Enclosures
Dlrector
Approval
2 25 1tr
to Ch1ef
It
l
aJ
r
I
I
4
Ashland RNA Actl
Plan for Prescrlbed Flre
Recofl1fT1ended
4
f
d6
RONALD E
f1 wad
WAITT
Ashland DIstrlct Ranger
Date
2
11
v
Y
f1L
Approved
BOB DEVLIN
Forest Supervlsor
Rogue Rlver Natlonal
Date
I JJ
Forest
ff 3
Approved
t
OBERT ETHINGTON
01 rector
Paclflc Northwest Forest and
Range Exper1ment Statlon
Date
3
c2 R3
Washington
Office
4060 Research Facl11tles
Proposal
Glen
January
Ashland Research Natural Area
Cooper
Deputy
Olrector
27
1983
RNA
PNW
As promlsed
here 15 my response by return mall
In brlef my opln10n may be
summed up in one of three alternatives
1
let the successional process
contlnue undlsturbed 2
disestabl1sh the RNA
or 3
prescr1be burn the entlrp
area
Alternative 3
narrow
d to 1
The
roason
15
ne ther prudent nor practlcal
so the cho1ce 1S
Of the two rema1nlng alternatlves
I would opt for 1
clearly eVldpnt 1n the fol1owlng summatlon of datA
or
15
2
SAF
Type
244
245
229
34
243
Name
Ashland RNA
Pac1flc ponderosa p1ne
flr
720
Douglas
Pac1f1r pondprosa plne
375
Pac1flc Douglas fir
280
21
Doug1as fir Tanoak Paclfic madrone
Slerra Nevada mlxed conifer
12
ACREAGE
Total FS RNA
880
375
Program
1
586
31
3 098
The Ashland R A co talns the ent1re acreage of SAF Type
45 and most of that
1n Types 244 and 234 ronta1ned 1
the entlre natlo al network of Forpst
Servlce RNA s
Th
proposal by
Waltt and Devlln 1S well planned and to thelr credit
but lt
counter to the purposp obJect1ve
and directlon as outl1ned 1n FSM
4063
Wlthout elaborat1on
reference 15 made spec1flcally to FSM 4063 02
4063 3
f1rst paragraph
4063
5
and 4063 18
The1r proposal 1S a test or
runs
experlment lnvolvlng constructlon of flre11nes and the app1icat10n of flre
to
of about 5 to 10 acres in S17e
The use of fire to halt or retard the
successional process 15 not proven for Types 244
245
229 and 243
Should
the propo ed test burn prove effectlve then thelr Lonq Term Malnt nance
Sequence 1nvolves burnlng about 11 acres a year over the followlng 10 years
Each and everyone of these annual burns will requ1re the construct1on of
flrel1nes
Thp result wl11 be a network of flrellnes contalnlng waterbars
The sum total 15 an
covprlng the est1mated 325 acres
11eg1tl 1zat on of the
RNA
a
plot
f
Ashland RNA ioes not contaln a type map th refore 1t is
discu s other possibilitles
How0vero as a pOlnt for future
wlll
t be Pos51ble to ronrluct the test burn outslde of the RNA
dlScu5slon
afid then If the tr atme t prOV0
effectlve rons1der applyinq the treatment to
to dlvlde the
thp entlrp type at onp tlme
Another poss1hil1ty mlqht b
to
Ashland RNA lnto two or more RNA s
ed upon forest cover type and the
ba
probably
trpat each separately
W1thout the type map the abovp suagastlon
If you can c upoly me vnth a type map for
arc more academ1c than practlcal
the thre0
the Ashlan
RNA we can dlSCUSS other poss h lit
s
l ht1l then
Our file
on
lmpractlca1
alternatlves
tne
to
In
the
Flrst
paraqraph
I loOk forward to worklng Wlt
wldp pread 1mpllcat1on
you In
RUSSEtl M BURNS
RUSSELl
BURNS
Research Sllviculturlst
Tlmhpr Manaqempnt Resparch
M
rlnclpal
RMBURNS
tg
l 27 83 3003T
seem to
be the onlv
rpsolvlng
thlS
one
proble
sl
po
e
It bas
t
04
G
United States
Forest
Service
I Department of
Agnculture
Reply
to
ct
ASHLAND RANGER DIS
T
2200 Highway 66 Ashland
December
Dal8
4060 Research Facillties
97520
Oregon
17
1982
Ashland Research Natural Area
RNA
Actlon Plan for Test Plot Prescrlbed
Fire for Malntenance of Sera1 Vegetatlon
To
Robert
Dlrector
Ethlngton
Northwest Forest
Range
Experlment
Statlon
809 N E
6th
Avenue
Portland OR
97320
Introductlon
The Ashland Research Natural Area wlthln the Clty of Ashland Watershed
was
estab11shed May 4
1970 to prov1de examples of the
Pac1f1c ponderosa p1ne
and ponderosa plne Doug1as flr forests found west of the Cascade Range In
Southern Oregon
The Ashland RNA prov1des base l1ne areas w1th WhlCh to
areas
1nf1uenced
compare
by man
The Ashland RNA
1S
represented by
the
fo110w1ng
S A F
types
Type
Name
244
245
229
234
243
Paclf1c ponderosa p1ne
Douglas flr
Pac1flc ponderosa plne
Paclf1c Douglas f1r
Oak Madrone
Ponderosa plne
sugar p1ne
Doug1as flr
Acreage
720
375
280
21
12
1
408 acres
Problem Statement
S1nce the 1nstltut10n of organ1zed flre suppreSS10n 1n 1906
flre exc1uslon
has altered the ma1ntenance of the seral cond1tlons of vegetat10n w1th1n the
Ashland RNA
Wlth flre exc1us1on
vegetat10n communlt1es are success10nal1y
cllmax
at
var10US
Cl1max 1S to
ach1ev1ng
degrees throughout the entlre RNA
wh1te f1r
Th1s condltlon 1S counter to the 1ntended purpose of the RNA as
explalned above
Proposal
Statement
To deterrnlne the effectlveness of prescrlbed flre 1n malnta1n1ng the seral
vegetatlon w1thln the Ashland RNA cons1stent w1th other resource values and
management dlrect10n wlthln the Ashland Watershed
bo
Ashland RNA
Actflt
Plan
for Prescrlbed Flre
2
ObJ ectl yes
The pr1mary
perpetuate
succeedlng
bJectl ve 1 s to measure the effectl veness of prescrl bed fl re to
tre S A F
These S A F
types 244 245 229 and 243
types are
towards a cllmax whlte flr forest
Effectlveness of thlS proposal wl1l be determlned by the monltorlng and
evaluatlon of the effects of prescrlbed f1re at a test plot on vegetatlon
dead and down fuels so11 and water qua11ty wlthln the Ashland RNA
The short term results of th1S test plot wlll then be used to
test prescr1bed flres 1n other parts of the RNA
plan
for future
Methods
To evaluate the effects of test prescrlbed f1re 1n ma1ntaln1ng sera1
condltlons wlthln the Ashla d
scrlbed
e test plot from
acre
e
wlth1n S A F
Wl
h1n the prescr1bed
type
rea
researc
Wl
to ten
flre
permanent reference stand to mon1tor effects of
lve
the flre
The test plot w111 be located to prevent or mln1m1ze any negat1ve 1nf1uence to
so11 or water qua11ty wlth the appl1catlon of prescr1bed flre
The test plot
w11l not be located on draws or w1thln 200 yards of the East Fork of Ashland
Creek
nd f1rel
s1ze and locatlon wl11 be such as to mln1m1ze 1mpacts to s011
and water qua11ty
F1rel1ne constructlon to take place as close to proJect
lementatlon as
1
osslb1e to m1n1m1ze ex 0
to the elements
F1rel1nes wl11 be water barred upon comp1et1on of the test p ot
Burnlng prescrlpt10ns would be formulated wlth the obJect1ve of
4 ft
lntenslty burn1ng w1th flame lengths
depend1ng on fuel
topography and weather cond1t10ns
lower
models
Because of the ava11ab111ty of flne fuels
chardcter1stlC of the plant
commun1ty at the proposed burn slte and the e1avat1ons and aspects the test
plot prescrlbed burn w111 take pldce e1ther 1n March or Apr11 1983
To
generate lower lntens1ty f1re for control purposes larger dlameter dead and
down fuel
3
dla
w111 not be prescr1bed for burn1ng
Also the ldea lS to
I
cap1tal1ze on spr1ng ra1ns to accompllsh
keep proJect costs at a mlnlmum
much of the
1n
mop up
1ntens1tles would not be prescrlbed w1th flame lengths
because of the poss1ble deletor10us effects to sOll and water
Hlgher
An env1ronmenta1 assessment through the I
alternat1ves for 1mplementatlon
D T
p
ocess
wll1
order to
greater
qua11ty
develop
than 41
I
b
I
I
r
Ashland RNA
Monltorlng
Actltn
Plan
for Prescrlbed Flre
3
and Eva1uatlon
and eva1uat10n of the use of prescrlbed flre to modlfy vegetatlon
w1thln the RNA would be done by the Paclflc Northwest Forest and Range
Experlment Statlon
P1annlng and operatlons wlll be prlmarl1y the
responslbl11ty of the Ashland Ranger D1strlct
Monltor1ng would be geared to
the short and long term effects of prescrlbed f1re on s01ls
vegetat10n and
Monltorlng
water
qua11ty
Short term 1S descrlbed
of three years
one to two years
Long term 1S descrlbed as a
It should be recognlzed that a long term commltment
lS necessary 1n the mon1tor1ng and eva1uat10n process before 1nformat10n can
be extrapolated to larger app11catlons
More spec1f1ca11y
eva1uat10n of f1re
prescr1pt10ns and f1re effects on s011s and water qua11ty w11l be necessary
before any recommendat1ons for prescr1bed f1re as a long term management tool
w1thln the RNA takes place
as
mlnlmum
Beneflts
In add1tlon to ma1ntenance of seral vegetat10n wlthln the RNA and reduct10n
mod1flcat10n of fuels wlthln the RNA 1mplementatlon of the proposal would
or
der1ve other benef1ts
From thlS
1nformatlon
proposal
app11catlons of prescr1bed f1re
and
procedures can be obta1ned for
dependlng on stated obJect1ves for
other
RNAs w1th1n R 6
The
B1010gy and Geography D partments at Southern Oregon State College are
lnterested 1n the proposal
There lS an opportunlty for Southern Oregon State
College students to study the bffects of prescrlbed f1re on vegetat10n s011s
water and anlma1 11fe
ThlS repr
ents an excellent opportun1ty for the
Forest SerV1ce to strengthen 1nstltu
a1 and pub11C 1nvo1vement w1th land
management
If prescrlbed f1re can be compren
s1ve1y app11ed w1th1n the Ashland RNA
the long run a reduct10n of the f1ammab111ty of the RNA would take place
Long
Term Ma1ntenance
over
Sequence
If all resource obJectlves are met
after
eva1uatlons
the fo110wlng may be app11ed
conduct1ng
test
plot
burn
The Area Eco1og1St has calculated that the average flre lnterva1 for the
Ashland NA 1S 30 years
Of the 1402 acres of the Ashland RNA
approx1mate1y
one half of the acreage
750
due to topography
dead and down fuel
and
vegetatlon cond1tlons would be sU1ted for prescrlbed burnlng
Of the 750
acres
approxlmately 325 acres of the RNA could be burned meetlng the unlt
poslt10n requ1rements as expla1ned 1n the methods sectlon of thlS plan
W1th 325 acres dlv1ded by a 30 year flre 1nterva1
approx1mately 11 acres a
year could be burned 1n the RNA for a program of scheduled prescrlbed f1re
ma1ntenance
J
Ashland RNA Action Plan
4
for Prescrlbed Flre
Reconnnended
tZuof
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WAITT
RONALD E
Ashland DIstrlct
Date
Ranger
j77
2
L
Approved
BOB DEVLIN
Forest Supervlsor
Rogue Rlver Natlonal
Date
I
II
Forest
e
Approved
ROBERT ETHINGTON
Dlrector
Paclflc Northwest Forest and
Range Experlment
Date
Statlon
WI
Reply
Umted States
est
I Department of
Agriculture
to
SUbJect
ASHLAND RANGER DIST
2200 H1ghway 66 As
J
nd
97520
Oregon
Service
Date
4060 Research Fac1l1tles
December 17
1982
Ashland Research Natural Area RNA
Actlon Plan for Test Plot Prescrlbed
Flre for Malntenance of Seral Vegetatlon
To
Robert Ethlngton
D1rector
Northwest Forest
Range
Experlment Statlon
809 N E
6th
Avenue
97320
Portland OR
Introductlon
was
The Ashland Research Natural Area wlthln the Clty of Ashland Watershed
1970 to prov1de examples of the
Paclf1c
establ1shed May 4
ponderosa p n
and ponderosa p1ne Douglas flr forests found west of the Cascade Range 1n
Southern Oregon
The Ashland RNA provldes base 11ne areas wlth WhlCh to
1nfluenced
areas
by man
compare
The Ashland RNA
1S
the
represented by
fol1owlng
S A F
types
Acreage
Type
Name
244
245
PaclflC
Paclflc
229
234
243
Paclf1c
Oak Madrone
Ponderosa p1ne
ponderosa p1ne
ponderosa p1ne
Doug1as flr
Douglas
sugar p1ne
flr
Douglas
720
375
280
21
12
flr
1
408 acres
Problem Statement
flre excluslon
Slnce the lnstltutlon of organ1zed flre suppresslon In 1906
has altered the malntenance of the sera1 condltlons of vegetatlon wlth1n the
Ashland RNA
Wlth flre exc1us1on
vegetatlon communlt1es are successlonal1y
C11max 1S to
achlevlng c11max at var10US degrees throughout the entlre RNA
ThlS cond1t1on 1S counter to the lntended purpose of the RNA as
whlte flr
explalned
Proposal
above
Statement
t
To determ1ne the effect1veness of prescr1bed flre 1n ma1nta1nlng the seral
vegetatlon wlthln the Ashland RNA cons1stent wlth other resource values and
management dlrectlon wlthln the Ashland Watershed
r
I
Ashland RNA Act
ObJ ect
2
P1an for Prescrlbed F1re
ves
The pr mary
perpetuate
succeedlng
ve 1 s to measure the effect1 veness of prescrl bed fl re to
245
229 and 243
These S A F
S A F
types 244
types are
towards a cllmax wh te f1r forest
bJ ect
te
Effectlveness of thlS proposal wlll be determ ned by the monltorlng and
evaluatlon of the effects of prescrlbed flre at a test plot on vegetatlon
dead and down fuels
sOll and water qua1 ty wlthln the Ashland RNA
The short term results of thlS test plot wl1l then be used to
test prescrlbed flres ln other parts of the RNA
plan
for future
Methods
To evaluate the effects of test prescrlbed flre 1n malntaln1ng seral
condltlons wlthln the Ashland RNA a prescrlbed flre test plot from f1ve to ten
W1thln the prescrlbed flre
acres w1ll be located wlthln S A F
type 244
area
research wl11 lnstal1 a permanent referenc
stand to monltor effects of
the flre
The test plot wll1 be located to prevent or mlnlmlze any negat1ve lnf1uence to
The test plot
s011 or water quallty wlth the appllcatlon of prescrlbed flre
w ll not be located on draws or wlthln 200 yards of the East Fork of Ashland
Creek
Hand flrellne Slze and locatlon wlll be such as to mlnlmlze lmpacts to so11
Flrellne constructlon to take place as close to proJect
and water quallty
as
posslble to mlnlmlze exposed llne to the elements
1mplementatlon
Flrellnes w ll be water barred upon comp1et1on of the test plot
Burn1ng prescr1ptlons would be formulated wlth the obJectlve of
L 4 ft
depend1ng on fuel
lntenslty burnlng wlth flame lengths
and
weather
condltlons
topography
lower
models
of the avallab111ty of flne fuels
characterlst1c of the plant
slte
at
the
burn
and
the
elavatlons and aspects the test
commun1ty
proposed
wl1l
take
elther
1n
March or Apr11
1983
To
burn
place
plot prescrlbed
control
dlameter
dead
and
lower
flre
for
lntenslty
purposes larger
generate
dla
Also the ldea lS to
down fuel
3
w111 not be prescrlbed for burn1ng
1n order to
capltal1ze on sprlng ralns to accompl1sh much of the mop Upll
Because
keep proJect
Hlgher
costs
at a
m1nlmum
prescrlbed wlth flame lengths
de1etorlous effects to sOll and water
1ntens1tles would not be
because of t e
posslble
An envlronmental assessment through the
alternatlves for lmplementatlon
lOT
process wl1l
greater
qual ty
develop
than 41
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Ashland RNA Act
Monltorlng
Plan
3
for Prescrlbed Flre
and Eva1uatlon
and eva1uatlon of the use of prescrlbed flre to modlfy vegetatlon
wlthln the RNA would be done by the Paclflc Northwest Forest and Range
Plannlng and operatlons wl11 be prlmarl1y the
Experlment Statlon
of
the
Ashland Ranger Dlstrlct
responslbl11ty
Monltorlng would be geared to
the short and long term effects of prescrlbed flre on sOlls
vegetatlon and
Monltorlng
water
qua11ty
Short term lS descrlbed as one to two years
Long term lS descrlbed as a
of three years
It should be recognlzed that a long term commltment
lS necessary ln the mon1torlng and eva1uatlon process before lnformatlon can
evaluatlon of flre
be extrapolated to larger app11catlons
More speclflca1ly
water qual1ty wl1l be necessary
and
flre
effects
on
s011s
and
prescrlptlons
before any recommendatlons for prescrlbed flre as a long term management tool
mlnlmum
wlth1n the
RNA takes
place
Beneflts
In addltlon to malntenance of sera1 vegetatlon wlthln the RNA and reductlon
modlflcatlon of fuels wlthln the RNA lmp1ementatlon of the proposal would
derlve other beneflts
From thlS
1nformatlon
proposal
of
prescrlbed flre
appllcatlons
and
procedures
dependlng on
or
can be obtalned for
stated obJectlves
for other
RNAs wlthln R 6
The Bl0logy and Geography D partments at Southern Oregon State College are
lnterested 1n the proposal
There lS an opportunlty for Southern Oregon State
s011s
students
to
the
effects of prescrlbed flre on vegetatlon
College
study
water and anlma1 11fe
ThlS repr ents an excellent opportunlty for the
Forest Servlce to strengthen 1nstltut
al and pub11c 1nvo1vement w1th land
management
If prescrlbed flre can be compreht Slve1y app11ed wlthln the Ashland RNA
the long run a reduct10n of the flammabl11ty of the RNA would take place
Long
Term Ma1ntenance
over
Sequence
If all resource obJectlves are met
after
evaluatlons
the follow1ng may be app11ed
conductlng
test
plot
burn
The Area Eco1og1St has calculated that the average flre lnterval for the
NA 1S 30 years
Of the 1402 acres of the Ashland RNA
Ashland
approxlmately
and
one half of the acreage
750
due to topography
dead and down fuel
Of
the
750
condltlons
would
be
sUlted
for
prescrlbed burn1ng
vegetat10n
acres
325
acres
of
the
RNA
could
be
burned
the
unlt
approx1mately
meetlng
posltlon requ1rements as exp1alned In the methods sectlon of thlS plan
Wlth 325 acres dlvlded by a 30 year flre lnterval
approx1mately 1 acres a
of
scheduled
prescrlbed flre
year could be burned 1n the RNA for a program
malntenance
I
Ashland RNA Act
Plan for Prescrlbed Flre
Recommended
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Pa
RONALD E
WAITT
Ashland Dlstrlct
Date
Ranger
2
L
Approved
BOB DEVLIN
Forest Supervlsor
Rogue Rlver Natlona1
Date
1
II
Forest
a
Approved
ROBERT ETHINGTON
Dlrector
Pac1flc Northwest Forest and
Range Experlment Statlon
Date
n
1060
4
Reaearch Facilities
July
A hland Reaeatell Natural
20
1910
Aea
PNW
Daector
We
are
pleased
to the 8
owiDI
release
e
p
ha the Aehlaad Reaearch Natural Area added
Thatlk
sy tem of Datura areaa
J tor th recent
YO
to
We wlll
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uR
e
that thiS
tea
a
ch Natural Area
1968
tit
the
III
the revised veraloD of
y of RNA s on all
We would also lUte to p
rO ride a completed Cheek
area to the Ictelnational B
logical Program aa is
I
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ia tncIQde4
rectot
di
ral lands
Sheet
being
n
tltl
done for aU
re
Fo
t Ser i4
Reseas cb Natural Area
Would YOll please have tlle en lo ed liUed out fol1owil1l1BP
Handbook No 4 and the iit8tl Uctio1l8 Gent you Ma ch 19 1969
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FOREST SERVICE
WO
REPLY TO
SUBJECT
TO
4060
Research Fae titie8
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f
I
Ashland Research Natural Area
PNW
Director
Reglona Forester
1 6
EDCloaed ta your copy of the approved establishment
repoJ and the
lt
d
the
Ashland Researeh Natural Area On
signed eeignation order for
the Rogue aiver National Foreat i
ft OrfgOD A et of the
document8
hat been retained in the WO lhVl1lion Of Tunbcet Ma
eJlt
gem
ltes areb
The
Reglotl ahoutd take actlOJ1 to protect the area Irom mineral entry
The Reaearch Natura l
through initiation of withdl awal procedure
Area should also be recorded in th Repoats Jand tatus record and
noted ia tlte plans and map of the Ashland Ranger DistrIct
A
loca
presa releas
to tlua office
should be
epared
p1
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proposed Ashland Research Natural Area IS located In the
It consIsts of 1408 acres
Rogue RIver NF In southwestern Oregon
IncludIng 720 ac res of 8AF Type 244 PacIfIc ponderosa plne
Douglas fIr and 375 acres of Type 245 PacIfIc ponderosa pIne
as well as 313 acres of other types
NeIther Type 244 nor 245
our
Natural
Area
IS represented In
system so thIS alea fIlls a
The
defInIte gap
good condItIon
The proposed
most of the cover types are classed as old growth
RNA WIll provIde excellent examples of PacIfIc ponderosa pIne
and Douglas fIr for ecologIcal studIes of natural succeSSIon and
It
IS
unusual to fInd
a
low elevatIon sIte
In
such
undIsturbed benchmark for comparIson WIth
as
an
by
man
We recommend
approval
of the
EstablIshment
of the Ashland Research Natural Area
11
Enclosures
areas
Report
Influenced
and creatIon
l@
Pt13
tf
CP
r
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b
2
left
Ashland
and
Research Natural
fir
Douglas
right
Area
Old
note the
growth ponderosa pine
heavy
f1re
scar
FS
center
and
Oregon
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2
left
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Research Natural
and Douglas
fir
right
Area
note
Old
growth ponderosa pine
center
the
heavy
FS
Oregon
fire
scar
and
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ANGE EXJ E IMENT STATION
J O TLAND
O EGON
7201
EST AND
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57 62570
ASHLAND
RESEARCH AREA ESTABLISHED
The
the U
S
south
Ashland Research Natural Area has been established
new
Forest Service
of Ashland
Charles
site
A
the
Douglas
f1r
mixed
Natural Area
River National Forest 4 miles
Rogue
and
A
Philip
to
Briegleb
of the Pacific Northwest
Pacif1c
ponderosa
p1ne
and research
areas
maintained
are
are
Siskiyou
EWS CONTACT
CHA
man
The
new
area
a
h1gh
It is
J
areas
inhabit1ng
is
in
a
who
also Cha1rman
1S
said
provide
forest
other
or
plant
for scientific observation
In addition
of the
to
studies
und1sturbed preserves for
the tracts for
comparison
steep mountain valley
The elevation
mounta1ns
bobcats
LES
and
p1ne
with
others
II
by
Reservoir to
deer
natural
processes
animal spec1es
28 inches
acre
types within the Federal
specifically
Briegleb
Station Director
ecological
influenced
ponderosa
essentially v1rgin
Pacific Northwest Natural Area Comm1ttee
and
the 1 408
System
communities which
plant
Region
of the Pacific
only representation
Research Natural
of
of the Pacific
D1rector
Range Experiment Station and Regional Forester
Connaughton
provides
the
Oregon
According
Northwest Forest
on
by
of 4 600
inhabited
grouse
NEWLON
owls
J UILlC
feet
by
many
ranges
from
2 800
and the annual
animals
1n
the eastern
feet at
Reeder
rainfall averages
and birds
including
blacktail
and red shafted flickers
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1970
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1nformation
our
BERKELEY
MEETING
RESEARCH
Fall Joint Computer Conf
Houston
RANGE
November 17 19
KOA
ON
Scient1sts
working
Texas
CALIFORNIA
on
PLANNED
in Hawai1
a
currently
are
for
problem analys1s
new
s11v1cultural research concerned w1th the
Hawai1 koa
VISITOR
Carl E
Director
Ostrom
Management Research
Div
of Timber
will visit the Stat10n
the afternoon of November
20
increase
working
WEDNESDAY
NOON
November 4
leader
SEMINAR
Kenneth
based
N
project
Boe
for Silvicultural
Research
1n
the
will present a slide talk on
nGrow1ng and Harvest1ng Ca11forn1a s Red
woods
Noon
Room 285 Stead Bldg
Everyone
welcome
Bring your lunch
Redwood Type
tree
TO
the1r
Paul
S1ze
Kojan
Gene
on
the tree and
from
conducted at
the Stat1on
day long
a
lecture at
a
g1ve
for
seSS10n
quarters
ll
1n
talk
a
Service wide
geologists
Portland
at FS
Oregon
will
head
on
November
3
for
Forecasting
Landslide Hazard
Purpose of the training
session is to expand the use of geological
information and techniques in resource man
He
Techniques
on
II
agement
on
National Forest lands
200 persons
are
About
B1shop
A F1re
Behav10r Team of four
s1de
was
Cleveland
The
d1spatched
to
a
new
National Forest
Boulder No
started from
2 Fire
sparks
researchers
Laboratory
the
last Tuesday
believed to have
1S
from
at R1ver
fire in
a
fire
1n
area
a
Behav10r and Morris McCutchan and Jim
Little informat1on
in
tree
Hawai1an
thought
to
certain
rare or
be
birds
t1ve
a
It is
t
ture
currently
important
The
to
nat1ve
tree
is
the survival of
endangered species of
few mollusks
also the most
tree
and craftwood
and
na
several
in
valuable
native
because of the
beauty
wood
as
pane11ng
furni
Stands of koa have
dW1ndled
in recent years
w1th conversion
An
of forest to pasture the maJor cause
est1mated 100 000 acres of koa forest have
been cleared for pasture
S OFFICE
DIRECTOR
November
2
McCulley
Ga1nes
1n
Lynch
Inforrnat1on Serv1ces
of the week
1S
forests
of its
uti11ty
the Bern1ce P
Forest Service
an
important
er
Camp
be received
and R S
Museum
Nelson of F1re Meteorology
Items for FYI must
1ndustry and a repre
the National Park Service
S1nce
1920
the
month ago
The team included
Clive Countryman and Robert Ha1r of Fire
same
from
ava1lable about koa
and
FIRE NEWS
from the Forest Fire
D1visiqn of Forestry
2 representa
the IPIF
of the t1mber
sentat1ve
Hawai1an
MORE
of
Honolulu
A number of agenc1es and
1ncluding
groups attended that meet1ng
8 assoc1ates of the Un1vers1ty of Hawa1i
sects
expected
sem1nar
October 9
Soil Conservat1on Serv1ce
tra1n1ng
Regional
1S
Inst1tute
s
Pac1fic Islands Forestry in
t1ves
w1th
engineering qeolog1st
the watershed research un1t at Arcata
Scowcroft
the report
wh1ch w1l1 be
informat1on already known about
6 researchers from
SPEAK
The
Gray
on
11 employees of Hawa11
KOJAN
koa
AcaC1a
research program w111 se
ways to
help perpetuate koa forests and perhaps
by noon Thursday
preced1ng pub11cat1on
W1lson
FIELD
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present
paper
Combust10n
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a
meeting
November 5 6
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In Berkeley last year
participation was
BURNED
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on
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fires
in
lands
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timber
of brush
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species
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report
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220
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or
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PATHOLOGY
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in Australian toon
trial
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3 P
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1970
Herbert L
and Robert
Wick
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by injection
firetree in Hawaii
Add
PLANT
Res
of annual
wheat seed
vetch
fescue
and
rye
burned areas 1n the State
2l7
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1970
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seedinq
redwood
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illus
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1970
illus
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timber
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to replace
Res
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of Tordon
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339
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in recent
destroyed
southern Ca11fornia
seeded this month
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acres
16 3
1970
212
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GRASS
000
survival
improves
1970
illus
1emon qum
in Hawaii
AREAS
More
art1ficial
rate of outplanted 2 0 red fir seed11ngs
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already
on
each year instead of about 2 1 4 under normal
341
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d1apause condit1ons
stumps
I
November
Relat1ve contributions
source
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rear about 7 1 2 generat10ns of budworm
to
Berkeley st111 have
1n
from
TING
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pause
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th1s week
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to donate
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tb get
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1n
attend1ng
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research chem1st w1th Mass
Ste1n
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Georg1a
from
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of sed
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source
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and transport
areas
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processes
th1s week
and summarJ zes
reanalyslos of older studies
nent
results
in
the
literature
pertJ
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Math
F1res
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of
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1S November 5 6
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to rear about 7 1 2 generatJ ons of budworm
dJ et
CHANCE
TO
GIVE
Employees
1n
Berkeley st111 have
LAST
t1me
to
the Combined Federal Cam
donat10ns to
make
paign wh1ch helps support over 200 agencies
Un1ted Crusade agen
serving needy people
National Health agencies
and Inter
cJ es
national ServJ ce
CFC
1ncluded
are
that 97 cents of each dollar goes
donatJ ons are income tax de
assures
for
agencJ es
services
ductible
November
2 030
to
Dead11ne
your AD
Berkeley
making con
for
is
secretary
s
where
the CFC
is
already
completed employees gave
capita amount of 18 83 for those givJng
Approximately 64 percent of employees gave
In Berkeley last year
participation was
a
per
AREAS
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GRASS
GET
350 000
of brush
rorester
timber
in recent
destroyed
southern CalJ fornia
seeded this month
RegJ onal
will be
according
to
re
Doug Leisz
for the National Forests
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in CalJ fornJ a
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Game are
1n an effort to spread
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illus
improves survival
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on
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and Harry V
WJ ant
coastal
redwood
growth
of old
Forest
slopes
illus
to
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kJ lled firetree in Hawaii
Res
Note PSW
on
PATHOLOGY
November
Of M1ce
YELLOWS
2
illus
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spacing
report
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and William
trial
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and
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or
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on ret1rement
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Page
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publJ
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by inJection
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3 P
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1970
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and Robert
A
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of Tordon 22K
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1970
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1970
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replace
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illus
Sci
1970
Gerald
Walters
species
F
Robert
of annual
wheat seed
vetch
fescue
and
rye
burned areas 1n the State
Shade
1970
Powers
212
SEED
acres
and recreation lands
in
Donald T
rate of outplanted 2 0 red fJ r seedlJ ngs
USDA Forest Serv
Res
Note PSW 210
4 P
lemon gum
in Hawaii
16 percent
fires
PRINT
Gordon
341
1 092
BURNED
IN
stumps
10
RJverside
In
employees
Already
have gJ ven
tr1butJ ons
in
each year instead of about 2 1 4 under normal
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to
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Branch
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November 2
1970
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
FOREST
EXPERIMENT STATION
tour 1nformation
r
AND RANGE
BERKELEY
CALIFORNIA
RESEARCH ON
MEETING
Fall Joint Computer Conf
17 19
November
working
Texas
Houston
KOA
PLANNED
Scient1sts in
on
a
Hawai1
new
currently
problem analysis for
are
s1lvicultural research concerned with the
Hawaii
VISITOR
koa tree
koa Gray
AcaC1a
I
Carl E
Div
Director
Ostrom
of Timber
will visit the Station
Management Research
the afternoon of November
w1ll
research program
help perpetuate koa forests and perhaps
increase
20
their
working
WEDNESDAY
NOON
November 4
leader
for
based
SEMINAR
Kenneth
N
Boe
Silvicultural
Research
1n
the
Br1ng your lunch
TO
engineering geolog1st
w1th
the watershed research un1t at Arcata
lecture
a
g1ve
seSS10n
quarters
He
ll
Service wide
FS
Oregon
Techniques
on
Landslide Hazard
head
November
3
Forecasting
for
II
information and
on
techniques
in
resource
National Forest lands
200 persons
are
man
About
A Fire
Behavior Team of four researchers
from the Forest Fire Laboratory at River
s1de was d1spatched to a new fire in the
Cleveland
National Forest last
The Boulder No
started from
2 Fire
sparks
Tuesday
is believed
from
a
fire in
to have
from
sentat1ve
area a month ago
The team included
Clive Countryman and Robert Ha1r of Fire
Behav10r and Morris McCutchan and Jim
of the week
industry
Bishop
and R 5
Little informat10n
ava11able about koa
tree
Hawai1an
in
be
thought
to
certain
rare
tive birds
It is
ture
currently
an
important
native
The tree
forests
to
is
the survival of
endangered species of
few mollusks
tree
of its
and craftwood
because of the
wood
as
na
and several
also the most valuable
timber
uti11ty
the Bern1ce P
Forest Service
1S
important
or
a
of Forestry
2 representa
and a repre
the National Park Service
Museum
pane11ng
in
native
beauty
furni
Stands of koa have
in recent years
w1th conversion
of forest to pasture the maJor cause
An
estimated 100 000 acres of koa forest have
dW1ndled
been
cleared for pasture
DIRECTOR S OFFICE FIELD
November
2 9
since
1920
in
M T
Camp
Wash1ngton
Berkeley
Ga1nes
Berkeley
Lynch
by noon Thursday
preceding pub11cat1on
M T W Th
Serv1ces
W11son
SCHEDULE
M T W
McCulley
Nelson of Fire Meteorology
Items for FYI must be received
Divisiqn
the IPIF
the
same
Information
of Hawai1
employees
and
FIRE NEWS
of
Honolulu
A number of agenc1es and
attended
that meet1ng
including
groups
8 associates of the Un1vers1ty of Hawa1i
Hawai1an
MORE
Forestry in
October 9
sects
expected
sem1nar
Institute
s
Soil Conservat10n Serv1ce
tra1n1ng
Regional
on
Scowcroft is
day long
tives of the t1mber
will
Purpose of the training
to expand the use of geological
session is
agement
a
Portland
1n
talk
at
geologists lat
for
a
6 researchers from
SPEAK
Kojan
Gene
and from
Pac1fic Islands
11
KOJAN
on
conducted at the Stat10n
will present a s11de talk on
Redwood Type
Grow1ng and Harvest1ng Ca11fornia s Red
Noon
Room 285 Stead Bldg
woods
Everyone
welcome
Paul
S1ze
the report
wh1ch will be
1nformat10n already known about
on
the tree
project
The
ways to
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Berkeley
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11 23 70
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11 25 70
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telephone operator asks what
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Fred E
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and Director
841 5121
whJ ch starts
wJ th
of UC
s
oratory in Richmond
Professor of Forestry
Forest Products Lab
has
receJved
the
Heinrich Christian Burckhardt Medal
Faculty of Forestry at
Gottinqen He was cited
the
of
merits
Jn
for
ceJved
of wood scientJ sts
Richard
Davis
the two
W
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has
re
the 1970 EducatJonal Award from
the CalifornJa AssocJ ation
Harris
from
University
outstanding
advancing inter
wood research
cooperation
the
and promotJng cooperatJ on between
schools
who
HortJculture
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work J n developJ ng
plantJ ng
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of Nurserymen
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and
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SECTION CT
CONSERVATION OF TERRESTRIAL BIOLOGICAL COMMUNlneS
CHECK SHEET
To be
completed
Mark VII
wIth reference
FOR SURVEY OF IBP AREAS
the GUIDE TO THE CHECK SHEET
to
SerIal
Number
For Data
Centre Use
only
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Address
of surveyor
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Name of IBP SubdIVISion
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Map
showmg
Sketch map of IBP Area
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or
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IBP Area
from records
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NA1Ultlll II
serial letter
boundaries attached
Yes
Please mark direction of north
applicable
For
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of IBP Area
OREGO
on site
completed
Name of IBP Area
2
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LABORATORY
TJEHJEST JFOREBT AND
EXPERIMENTSTATION
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or
IBP SubdiVISion
No
the scale and
grid
numbers where
2
For Data
Centre Use
only
3
I
Location of IBP Area
Latitude
a
2
Country
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State
0
or
NIl Longitude
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Portland Oregon 97208
International Class
3
Included
Rejected from
In
U N List
A
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Area with formal
conservation
U N List
C
B
Characteristics of IBP Area
I
Surface
2
Altitude
area
state
state
Units
Units
of
of
1D
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measurement
111
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Maximum
measurement
J 114
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Climate
Nearest
climatological
station
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Name
AS
2
Climatological
station on
3
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4
Direction from IBP Area
5
Additional data sheet attached
2
not
AN p
distance from
R6tflJ
IBP Area l
edge
Yes
of IBP Area
No
II
state Units
N llrll
Yes
No
cons
D
Minimum
6
No formal
status
3lfH
status
3
For Data
Centre Use
only
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Vegetation and Soli
1
Vegetation
Vegetation Code
Area
state
Plant communities
units
give usual
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species where applicable
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Similar Communities
In
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or
State
Protected
Protected and
Unprotected
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only
9
Landscape
1
General
give brief
Landscape
NlNf1f1t
2
Relief
1
11
Flat
dissected
n tI lttl
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200
Mountainous
1000 m
Hilly
Undulating
0
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dissected
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description
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Incised
Skeletonlsed
100
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3
10
features
Special landscape
AI
Coastline of IBP Area
1
Protected
2
Substratum
bays
jI
and
of
Rock
I
3
list
or
Inlets
Many
D
Boulder
Beach
jI of
Sand
Beach
Shingle
Beach
I
I
Shell
Beach
I
D
None
D
SpeCial
Coastal Features
5
Tide
MaXimum range
6
Total
Coral
Ice
I
Cllffed
coast
4
Mud
I
I
length of
Few
coast
I
Physiography
N
Flat
Sloping
I
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list
state
Units
of
measurement
coastline
Less than I km
D
I 10 km
D
Above 10 km
D
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I
I
For Data
Centre Use
only
I
II
Freshwater within IBP Area
I
Permanent
IntermI ttent
General
Standing
2
Standing
Running
y
Intermittent
Unproductive
Water
Permanent
Productive
Swam ps
Ponds
lakes
3
Running
Water
Permanent
Springs
cold
Springs
hot
Intermittent
Streams
Rivers
4
12
Special
freshwater
features
Salt and Brackish Water wlthan IBP Area
8
N
I
Salt lakes
Estuaries
13
B
Adjacent Water Bodies
D
I
Fresh
2
Salt and Brackish
Estuary
Lagoon
Salt
pools
B
B
not Within IBP Area
lake
Salt lake
ca
Salt
River
pool
D
lagoon
Stream
Ocean
D
15
List Items and
Exceptional Interest of IBP Area
teaching area site of classIc research since 1930
16 1
Significant
Human
Impact
General
Check
one
salient facts
g
botanical
ornithological
line
2
Particular types of Significant human Impact
Types of human Impact additional to the 16
listed
should
be
In the vacant rows
entered
Where the Impact does not operate today
types
but has operated In the past check past
Where It does operate now but did not operate
before 1900 check Present only
Where a present day Impact operated before 1900 check
both past and present
For all types of present Impact check off the trend
Only check
IncreaSing or decreaSing If thiS Is certain otherwise check no certain change
3
Additional details
17
on
each type of Impact attached
Yes No
Check
Conservation Status
Refers to human Influence on material objects Within the IBP Area
ThiS Influence may be partial
In
space time or manner
Protection from explOitation
Refers to current legal position regarding deletenous Influence
of man
If practice falls Significantly short of theory thiS fact should be noted In 19
Utilisation
Restrained explOitation to take a long term
The extent and
crop
utilisation may be legally limited
Controlled
or not
Uncontrolled
of
period
Conservation
Management Utilisation With the primary object of maintaining restoring or
Status
refers to blo
ecosystem which has some speCial mterest to biOlogists
status
which may be equated With vegttatlon type for the purposes of thiS survey
creating
logical
an
Permitted Research
research
perlmental
18 1
List maJor
2
List
3
Aerial
main
Observational
usually
biological geographical
not
Interfere With
some
the ecosystem
Ex
sort
references for the IBP Area
Attach list and check
Attach list and check
maps available for the IBP Area
for the liP Area available
Check one space
photographs
Other relevant Infonnatlon
to another question
19
research does
Involves Interference of
Can also be used when there
IS
insuffiCient space for the
answer
Additional Infonnatlon
In a number of sections surveyors are asked
available on separate sheets
These sections are
2 4
6 5
16 3
18 1
2
Map of IBP Area
Climatological Data
Significant Human Impact Explanatory
Major biological geographical references
List of
main
to
attach additional Information
when
thiS
IS
notes
maps available
Data Centre
Completed Check Sheets should be returned
Centre whose address IS
IBP CT Survey
Biological
to
the national organlser
Records Centre
The Nature
Conservancy
Experimental
Abbots Rlpton
Huntingdon England
Monks Wood
Station
or
direct to the Data
8
For Data
Centre Use
only
14
Outstanding
Floral and Faunal Features
None
2
Fauna
lit
lit
u
I
0
QI
0
lit
6
5
QI
0
QI
u
6
III
QI
U
X
C
ns
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0
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lit
QI
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lit
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QI
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0
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QI
0
QI
0
III
0
QI
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QI
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lit
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QI
0
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0
0
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6
0
Qln
QI
CQ
Amphibia
Pisces
Insecta
threatened
endemic
relict and
rare
I
a
0
n
00
C
p
ns
L
L
Reptilia
main
C
0
Aves
Names of
lit
C
2
C
0
P
ns
lit
Mammalia
3
0
P
p
QI
QI
ns
lit
lit
ns
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QI
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L
U
0
0
C
C
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species
1
0
0
n
DO
C
L
QI
C
Sloping
Cllffed coastlines
Flat
Coastlines which lack cliffs and
In
which
4
Special
coastal features should be listed
5
Tide
Maximum
6
Total
11
State
Range
of coastline
length
part
no
IS
inaccessible
land animals
to
cliffs
sloping
accordingly
to
Widely
terms
e
reefs sand bars
g
Units
Check appropriate value
Freshwater Within IBP Area
1
2 and 3 Check In the spaces the features which are present
Surveyors may Insert Indications
of abundance e g
many few etc
provided It Is clear which features are present and
which absent
Definitions
General
All types of freshwater
Standing
Water
Running
Swamp
Water
not
flOWing continuously
In
definite direction
a
definite direction
flOWing In a
pond or other site of such small depth that It IS occupied
com
pletely by emergent vegetation
A body of standing water whose area of open water IS less than 10000 m2
A body of standing water whose area of open water IS
greater than 10000 m2
A site at which water IS ISSUing through a natural opening In such quantity as
to form an
appreciable current A hot spring has an average temperature more
than lOoC above the yearly mean for the surrounding air
A lake
Pond
lake
Spring
Stream
A
River
Permanent
A watercourse or part of a watercourse whose mean Width
Never or very rarely disappears
All other Situations are
m
Productive
part of
watercourse or
a watercourse
whose
mean
Width
IS
less than 5
m
greater than 5 m
regarded as Inter
IS
Ittent
EutrophiC waters and those With relatively high biological productiVity which
morphometrlcally oligotrophiC
Other oligotrophic waters and those of
relatively low biological productiVity
are
Unproductive
4
Special
geysers
freshwater features should be listed
seasonally Inundated land
12
Salt and Brackish Water Within IBP Area
13
Adjacent
Area
water bodies
which
Definitions
are
as
Freshwater
Salt and
Brackish
14 1
2
I e
therefore
Widely
known
terms
e
rapids
g
Check
those whose margins form part
Within the IBP Area
all of the
or
boundary
of the IBP
follows
Salinity
Within the range 15 300 p p
m
above the normal range of freshwater
Ocean
Should
Salt lake
A body of
10000 m2
Salt Pool
A
only
be used for the Interconnected
standing
salt
water
whose
body of standing salt
than 10000 m2
or
lagoon
Shallow lake formed
aSSOCiation
Estuary
Tld 1 portion of
Outstanding
to
not
Salinity generally
water
according
In
a river
Floral and Faunal Features
brackish
area
water
oceans
of open
whose
area
water
IS
of open
greater than
water
IS
less
With coral
mouth
Check If
none
known
and 4 Only the presence of outstanding features should be noted
by checking the appropriate
box No other Information Is required here
we do not want or example the number of bird
Aves
because thiS IS not In Itself an
species present Inserted under
species diversity
indication that thiS number IS outstanding
Columns have been left vacant for additional
types of outstanding feature and additional taxonomic groups may be added In the vacant
The vacant rows may also be used to give more precise data for the
rows
groups listed e g
If the outstanding Interest centres on the Carnivora of the Mammalia
Carnivora
may be
Inserted In a vacant row
Always deSignate taxonomic groupsl by their latln name
3
and
5 Names of main threatened endemic rehct and rare species list the species
latln
names
Vernacular names In addition are welcome but not obligatory
by
their
9
For Data
Centre Use
onl
4
Flora
C1I
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0
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Anglospermae
trees
shrubs
herbs
grass
I
Gymnospermae
Ptendophyta
Bryophyta
Lichens and
5
15
Names of
Exceptional
Algae
mam
threatened endemic relict and
EJtIf l
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species
Interest of IBP Area
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Soli
Soli Type
Enter the code number for the sOil type which occurs under each
Community
These can be Identified In Appendix 2
Where more than one sOil type occurs under one
Community either the definition of the Community should be revised or an explanatory note
should be added under Other notes
Other Notes
Sub types present should be mentioned
significant features e g colour humus content depth
Similar Communities
8
Country
In
or
together
With short
of
deSCriptions
State
This Section will normally refer to the entire Country but In the case of
large countries
Australia BraZil Canada China India USA US S R
It should refer to states or
provinces
All Communities should be conSidered here
primary administrative subdivIsions
In
In
7 uSing the Community Reference Number for cross reference
exactly the same order as
Insert up to four checks In each row
Protected refers to sites of A Band C
see
Protected and
sites
refers
4 3
above
Unprotected
Country or State
The Community does not occur elsewhere In the country state
Infrequent Other examples of the Community eXist In the country state but the loss of any
one of them would be a grave depletion of ItS
type
Abundant Other examples of the
Community are suffiCiently common and Widespread that
the loss of anyone of them would not be a Significant depletion of ItS
type
Decreasing Increasing Insert a check only when the change observed appears to be leading
to a
permanent change In the status of the Community
to
all
Within the
None known
9 1
2
General
features
Landscape Describe In less than 50 words Confine description to geomorphological
It IS permissible to conSider land outSide the IBP Area
see Part 3
Rehef Type
see Part 3
Check off type
present
s
It
IS
pOSSible
to
conSider land outSide the IBP Area
Altitudinal range diVided Into four classes of which the lowest
very little variation In altitude
ErOSion
Types
may be Illustrated
as
Incised
10 1
2
Features should be listed according
fields dunes recent vulcanism
Interpret speCial
Bays
Many
Few None
to
Widely
liberally
known terms
e
g cliff
Ice
Check
Substratum
Insert approximate percentage value for the length of coast
occupied by each
It IS pOSSible for the total to exceed 100
Definitions are as follows
type of substratum
Rock
Fixed stable
Beach
Mobile
large
3
and Inlets
IS
skeleton Ised
Special Landscape
Protected
which there
In
dissected
gently
v
3
flat
follows
dissected
sharply
IS
or
unweathered rock
potentially
boulder
to
mobile material of which the
mud
Insert approximate percentage value for the
These values should total 100
PhYSiography
type
Definitions
C ffed
are as
Wholly
particle
ranges from very
size
minute
length
of
coast
occupied by
each
follows
or
partially
vertical
With
at
least
some
part InacceSSible
to
land animals
10
For Data
Centre Use
onl
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Significant
Human
General
Impact
None
None
In
2
IBP Area
part of IBP Area
In
Impact
entire
entire
on
IBP Area
Particular
Trend
c
0
P
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c
U
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E
c
E
c
41
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VI
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0
f
1
0
c
1
0
C
Vi
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f
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f
u
41
C
0
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41
0
1
c
s
E
E
u
0
0
Z
Z
Cultivation
Drainage
Other soli disturbance
Grazing
Selective flora disturbance
Logging
Plantation
Hunting
Removal of predators
Pesticides
plants
Introductions
Introductions
I
animals
Fire
t
Permanent habitation
Recreation and
tourism
I
Research
3
Additional details
Yes
vi
No
on
each type of Impact attachedl
2
Name of IBP SubdiVISion
To be used only when the IBP Area IS divided Into two or more
IBP SubdivIsions
IBP SubdivIsions for which there IS no sUitable name should be given a
reference letter a b c
etc
thus distinguishing them from other IBP SubdivIsions In the
same IBP Area
This question
shuld only be left blank If the Check Sheet refers to an IBP
Area
3
Map
4
Sketch map of IBP Area
of IBP Area
the
shape
showing
boundaries attached
Yes No
Check
This should show
of the IBP Area
I
ItS
relation
compass directions
with the boundary of the IBP Area
to
boundaries
common
major features of the land form
of field
sites
1
latitude and
2
Country
3
stations
tude
Long
State
and vegetation e g
and other permanent habitations
Delete the N
or
S
E
or
for IBP SubdivIsions
peaks
rivers
W which does
woods
only
etc
apply
not
Province
County Insert names of administrative areas In whteh the IBP
Area IS situated
The follOWing levels are recognlsed
National or Territorial embraCing the whole contiguous area under one political
sovereignty
Country
Regional or Provincial Units intermediate between national and local levels State or
or
Province
Local
Spaces
4 1
e
are
National
parish
g county
prOVided
Category
eg
gemelnde etc
which overlap
Province
commune
for IBP Areas
Address of Administration
responsible
for the IBP Area
3
Intematlonal Class
The
appropriate class
Class A
Included In U N
follOWing
four classes
S 1
2
6 1
ConSidered for InclUSion In U N
Chapter V of the U N List
Class C
Other
Class D
Unprotected
area
Altitude
at
been
present
List but rejected
postal
address
adopted
Check
In
any
Maximum and Minimum
Climatological
These
sites
are
Climatological
Station
3
Distance from
edge
4
on
units
In
but
please
state Units
Please state Units used
Station
IBP Area
of IBP Area
mentioned
biologists
As used
In
publications
of national
organlsatlons
2
under the
protected
sites of Interest to conservationists and
may be Inserted
Name of Nearest
have
Full
List
Class B
Surface
boundaries
National Park Strict Nature Reserve etc
2
sites
County
or
Yes No
If outside
climatological
Check
State
units
Direction from IBP Area
Insert compass direction from centre of IBP Area
notation
N NNE NE
NNW or degrees 00 100
3S00
Use 16 pOint
compass
S
7 1
Additional data sheet attached
Yes No
Check
Vegetation
Plant Communities
List these by their usual names
Latin
names for all
uSing
species
mentioned Space IS prOVided for 20 Communities further Communities should be listed
on a
sheet
There
IS
no
restriction
on
separate
the methods by which Communities
may be
defined so long as the Communities so formed can be
eaSily recognlsed by local sCientists
Community Reference Numbers are prOVided to faCilitate cross reference between 7 1
7 2 and 8
Vegetation
Code
The Formation
and sub formation
to which each
Community belongs
should be entered
These Formations and sub formations
may be Identified In AppendiX 1
A key IS prOVided to faCIlitate Identification
Enter only the code numbers for each Forma
tlon
and sub formation
plaCing one digit In each square
Area of each
Community
should be entered
to
maximum
available accuracy
11
For Data
Centre Use
only
17
Conservation Status
Protection
Conservation
Utilisation
Permitted
Research
Management
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QI
c
0
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QI
c
0
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Q
0
c
0
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QI
C
0
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c
QI
c
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g
QI
C
0
P
c
QI
Q
0
QI
c
0
Flora
Fauna
Non
18
I
living
I
References
List major
biological geographical
Sheet attached
2
List
main
Aerial
19
I
Yes
photographs
For whole
I
No
maps available for the IBP Area
List attached
3
Yes
references for the IBP Area
No
for the IBP Area avallable
area
For part of
None
area
Other Relevant Information
SIgned
MAf
3 1
Surveyor
0
QI
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e
Q
GUIDE TO THE CHECK SHEET
G
by
F
Peterken
PART FOUR
FIELD INSTRUCTIONS
This part IS designed to assist the surveyor to fill In the Check Sheet and thereby facIlitate the
task of the Data Centre In transferring the contents of each Check Sheet to the computer tape
It
contains all definitions and instructions necessary for completing the Check Sheet except the class I
ficatlons of plant formations and SOils which are presented In Appendices 1 and 2 respectively
Together With these appendices It can be used In Isolation from the remainder of the GUide
and IS therefore sUitable for translation In those countries where It IS not possible to translate
the entire GUide
PrevIous parts explain the purpose and obJectives of the survey Part 1
the
selection of sites
Part 2 and the meaning and purpose of each question on the Check Sheet
Part 3
Following this part are four appendices dealing With the claSsification of Plant Formations
classification of SOils the Geocode and an example of a completed Check Sheet
I
Incomplete
Information
It IS likely that for many IBP Areas the surveyor will not have enough information to complete
To a limited extent this does not matter for even Incomplete returns will contain
every question
valuable information
Nevertheless there IS a minimum number of sections which must be com
pleted before a returned Check Sheet can be accepted as adequate Sections 1 2 3 4 5 and 7 1
must be completed before It IS worth sending In a Check Sheet to the Data Centre
A returned Check Sheet containing only the bare minimum of information will possess only
limited worth
In practice It IS expected that for most IBP Areas
much more information will be
available any ecologist reasonably familiar With an IBP Area should have no difficulty In answering
Sections 6 7 2
9 10 11 12 and 13 In addition to those listed above The remaining Sectlons
S 14 IS 16 17 and IS
ask for more detailed information which may not be readily available
Since these later sections largely correspond With the conservation content of the Check Sheet It I
hoped that surveyors Will make every effort to obtain the additional information necessary to com
plete the Check Sheet As the number of unanswered questions Increases so does the value of the
su
rvey decrease
IBP Area and IBP SubdiVISion
IBP Area
An IBP Area
IS a site
of class ABC
or
0
as
defined below under 4 3
It IS an area variable In extent
IBP SubdivIsion An IBP SubdivIsion
part of an IBP Area
which IS of Interest to conservatiOnists and biologists and which IS of such size and
uniformity that ItS features can be meaningfully set out on a Single Check Sheet
IS
Notes
on
Sections
In the paragraphs below the numbers
Check Sheet
correspond
With the
section
question
numbers
on
the
General rules
e
Where quantitative Information IS requested
g area
Estimates are acceptable In the absence of
as possible
a
b
Name of surveyor
2
Address of surveyor
3
Check Sheet
4
Date Check Sheet
2 1
completed
on
site from
accurately
records
Check
I e
one or
both
as
applicable
completed
Insert the name as It
If the IBP Area IS Class A B or C see 4 3 below
Name of IBP Area
In the U N
List
A
and
B
or In national lists of protected sites
B and C
For
appears
If the U N
Class D IBP Areas Insert the name by which the IBP Area IS generally known
List IS not available for Classes A and B fill In the name by which the IBP Area IS generally
known
N B
as
In general only pOSitive statements should be made I e presence of a particular feature
but when a feature IS known With certainty to be absent thiS may be stated
1
1
thiS should be given
values
accurate
IBP Areas and IBP SubdiVISions
NA TURAL AREA INFORMATION FORM
1
Name of Natural Area
Ashland Re search Natural Area
2
AdmInIsterIng Agency
U
3
SupervIsIng
4
State and
5
LatItude and
Field UnIt
County
S
Forest ServIce
Rogue
Jackson
Oregon
42
LongItude
RIver NatIonal Forest
o
15 N
122
0
30 W
TIllS InformatIon WIll not be gIven to the
6
PrImary type
SAF
on areas
244 PacIfIc
720
7
Other
7a
7b
Important types represented
BotanIc
375
acres
SAF
229
280
acres
SAF
234
21
acres
SAF
243
12
acres
17 blacktall deer
Z
16 red
Douglas squIrrel
squIrrel coyote
JackrabbIt
shafted flIcker
7c
GeologIc
G
16 Quarty dIorlte
7d
AquatIc
A
12
Ac reage
9
ElevatIon and
1408
Douglas
acres
245
blacktall
8
pIne
on area
western gray
Juvas
SIC
or
Cretaceous
acres
2800 to 4600 feet
Topography
Steep
10
ponderosa
SAF
Z
ZOOlOgIC
general publIc
For InformatIon contact
mountaIn
valley
DIrector
PNW Forest
Range Expt
StatIon
POBox 3141
Portland
ThIS form should be fIlled out
In
accompanYIng InformatIon sheet
Oregon
97208
accordance wIth the InstructIons
on
the
fIr