Long-range strategy for the
Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit

Prepared by

November, 2005

Authors and Contributors

Mike Anderson, Rick Brown, Martin Goebel, Richard Hart, Patrick Heffernan, Deanna Johnston, Jane O’Keeffe, Clair Thomas, Zayne Turner, Jim Walls

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 2

Acknowledgments. 4

INTRODUCTION. 5

Fig. 1 Fremont National Forest and Surrounding Lands. 7

RESTORATION PLANNING OVERVIEW.. 7

RELEVANT STUDIES AND EXISTING DATA. 8

A. Regional Context: Eastern Oregon and the Interior Columbia Basin (ICBEMP) 8

B. Local Studies. 9

KEY ISSUES. 9

A. Forest and Rangeland Health. 10

1.Fuels and Fire. 10

Fig 2. Priorities for Fire Restoration in the Unit 11

Modeling Forest Management to Reduce Fuel Loads and Restore Natural Stand Conditions. 13

Fuels and Fire Guidelines: 13

2. Old Growth. 14

Historic and Current Conditions. 14

Current Management Direction. 16

Fire and Salvage Impacts. 16

3. Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds. 16

4. Juniper Encroachment 17

Juniper Guidelines: 18

B. Soils and Water. 18

Soil Functions and Repair. 19

C. Fish and Wildlife. 21

D. Roads. 24

Fig. 5 Roads and Trails. 25

E. Wilderness and Roadless Areas. 26

Fig. 6 Wilderness and Roadless areas. 27

Wilderness. 27

Roadless Areas. 28

Organizational Views of LSG Members. 28

F. Recreation. 29

Key Recreation Issues. 30

Fig. 7 Recreation and Special Mgmt Areas. 31

Recreation Guidelines: 32

G. Community Benefits. 32

Timber. 32

Biomass and Other Small Wood Utilization. 33

Fig 8. Graph of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Forest Burning. 34

Non-Timber Forest Products. 34

Grazing. 35

H. Forest Restoration Implementation and Economics. 37

Implementation Principles & Guidelines. 37

Logging Systems & Machinery. 38

MONITORING.. 39

Biophysical Monitoring Component.