Klamath Falls Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan

Klamath Falls Record of Decision

Klamath Falls District Resource Management Plan Table of Contents:

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Ecological Principles for Management of Late- Successional Forests

One goal of this plan is to maintain late-successional and old growth species habitat and ecosystems on federal lands. A second goal is to maintain biological diversity associated with native species and ecosystems in accordance with laws and regulations.

All land use allocations described in this plan will contribute to these two goals. For instance, Late-Successional/District Designated Reserves and many special areas (for example, some areas of critical environmental concern) will be managed to enhance and/or maintain late-successional forest conditions. The Matrix will be managed to retain late-successional forest legacies while providing diversity (for example, coarse woody debris, large green trees, snags, and late-successional forest patches). These and other land use allocations and resource programs are described in detail below.

See the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision (Appendix A) for additional information about ecological principles for management of late-successional forests.