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Ally 21, 2005
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Tribal members comment
(ote: The following is the con
clusion to a story that began in tht
1 previous edition. As background:
' An interdisciplinary (turn from the
Forestry and Natural Resources
branches has been collecting tribal
member comments on U'ildland
Urban Interface (Will) projects
proposed for 200$. Responses to a
number of comments and concerns
art included in this article.)
Much of Shiiikc Canyon is
designated as conditional use and
some of the stands there are
overstocked. The Natural Re
sources and Forestry staffs are
currently assessing the situation
in Shitike Canyon and they will
make recommendations to
Tribal Council later this year.
Another question arose
about the Muddy Run area and
thinnings that were supposed to
occur following the scheduled
harvest. Initially the Muddy Run
project included an overstory
treatment to remove dwarf
misdetoe-infectcd trees. The un
derstory trees were then thinned
to a healthy spacing that pro
motes growth.
One tribal member at
Simnahso asked how much mer
chantable timber came off the
Sidwaltcr Fire salvage. The an
swer is 7,020 board feet, or 1 .5
truckloads.
Natural resources
A comment that came from
a meeting at Agency Longhousc
raised the question of whether
cut juniper limbs will be scat
tered about the project area, as
they sometimes were in die past.
The tribal soil scientist said that
because a large portion of the
juniper's nutrients are stored in
the above ground sections of the
tree, it may be necessary to re
turn some of those nutrients to
the ground by scattering the
limbs. This will most likely be
done on a site-by-site basis, in
areas determined to be poor in
nutrients. In addition, the scat
tering of limbs could help to
reduce erosion on hillsides.
On the subject of soil move
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ment, the technical staff believes
the removal of juniper will ac
tually reduce erosion in the long
run.
There may be a small in
crease in erosion immediately
following the removal due to the
absence of crown cover and its
ability to intercept precipitation.
I lowever, junipers have an ex
tensive, shallow root system that
generally out-competes grasses
and other understory vegetation,
which may leave the ground
bare in the immediate vicinity
of the tree. By removing juni
per, native grasses and shrubs
will be able to fill that nitch and
additional groundcovcr will be
established, creating a more
stable hill slope.
Another tribal member was
concerned about stream corri
dors and how they would be
protected. The width of stream
buffers will largely be dependant
on the type of proposed treat
ment. I ''or instance, if treatment
of juniper involves hand cutting
and hand pulling only, these ac
tivities could be allowed to oc
cur up to the waters edge on
most streams. If the proposed
treatment involves the use of
skidders or other mechanized
equipment that could result in
significant ground disturbance,
stream buffers at a minimum
would follow 1RMP standards.
As such, class I, class II, and ,
class III streams would have
minimum buffers of 100 feet,
60 feet, and 30 feet, respec
tively. Juniper trees
More than one person at the
scoping meetings expressed a
concern over the amount of
water used by junipers and the
fire hazard they create. The
range conservationist agreed
and noted that junipers produce '
highly flammable pitch, which
makes the trees a potential fire
hazard. He also noted a large
juniper takes in an average of
50 gallons of water per day.
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The spread of juniper
has been attributed to
fire suppression, live
stock gracing and
climatic factors.
ing coordinated efforts to re
move juniper. F.fforts have not
been coordinated in the past
because there have not been
resources available to treat ju
niper stands on a large scale.
I lowever, the desire to reduce
fuel loads and control wildfire
is bringing people together and
a number of projects are being
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A number of people wanted
to know if the juniper will be
clear cut or thinned. While most
of the younger trees will be re
moved, juniper treatments will
vary to meet community needs.
Some junipers will be left for
cultural values and to provide
habitat for wildlife.
One objective would be to
reduce juniper stands to re-create
pre-treaty-era densities. Un
der this scenario, old-growth ju
niper would be retained for wild
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life and ecological diversity.
1RMP II contains a number of
management goals and objec
tives for juniper woodlands.
In regards to long-term goals
junipers will be managed to re
duce wildfire threats near the
community areas.
Juniper encroachment into
range areas will also be con
trolled. In the future, new uses
for juniper may result in more
intensive management reservation-wide,
as resource managers
gain new information pertaining
to beneficial uses of this tree.
The spread of juniper has
been attributed to fire suppres
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It should be noted, however,
that junipers arc native to this
region and they provide a wide
variety of benefits, especially to
wildlife.
Birds feed, roost and nest in
juniper, and help to spread its
seed for regeneration. At least
27 species of birds are known
to use juniper for nesting or
perching.
Small mammals and reptiles
use the trees for cover, forage
and hibernation. Big game ani
mals use the trees for hiding
cover, shade and forage.
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