Western Oregon Resources Management

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Focus on highest priorities (-$43,569,000 / -22 FTE) - The BLM Western Oregon Resources Management program will focus on implementation of EO 14225 Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production and timber volume production increases mandated by Section 50301 of the Working Families Tax Cut Act through implementation of the 2016 RMPs, which currently govern program One of the primary responsibilities and workloads of the Resources Management budget activity is providing for the management, maintenance, and enhancement of forests on the O&C Grant lands, the CBWR Grant lands, and Public Domain lands within western Oregon, including activities directly related to reforestation and forest development to ensure replacement of growing stock for long-term sustained yield of forest lands. Forest management follo s the management action/direction outlined in the western Oregon RMPs. The RMPs include a four-year analysis that incorporates the 2011 Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, the 2012 Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Plan, management of the BLM special status species, updated riparian and aquatic protection guidance, sustainable forest management direction, increased recreational opportunities, and critical analysis of other multiple resources. The BLM will also support forest health and resiliency through management of fire-prone forest types through reforestation and non-commercial fuels treatments. The BLM will continue to look for efficiencies in streamlining the administrative review process with the strategy and objective of resolving project level issues early in the planning process to assure timber sale offering targets are met. Within the framework of the ESA, the Clean Water Act, the O&C Act, and in alignment with the guiding principles of the RMP, the program provides a sustainable source of timber, protects watersheds, and contributes to conservation, restoration, species recovery, and economic stability. The BLM develops forest management projects using landscape and watershed approaches to determine the suite of treatment and restoration activities. Work continues in coordination with FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to implement active forest management prescriptions and terrestrial and aquatic The components of forest management include: Page V-19

Extracted from Bureau of Land Management, p. 151. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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