Table 5. Special Status Animal Species Management


Species or
Habitat
  Management Action
Bald eagle   Buffer around nest sites. Manage approximately
30-acre core area around nest sites. Retain older
forests within 1/2-mile of nests. Develop HMP for
sites. Seasonal restrictions. Avoid disturbance
within 1/2-mile Feb. 1 - Aug. 15. Provide for
future population expansion. Retain two 80-acre areas
for future nest sites.
Peregrine falcon   Core area 1/2-mile around nest sites. No timber harvest,
no spraying, no surface occupancy. Buffer around
core area, one mile. Manage for prey diversity.
Seasonal restriction. Avoid disturbance Feb. 1 -Aug. 15.
Provide for future population expansion. Maintain potential
nests.
Northern spotted owl   Seasonal restriction. No timber harvest within 1/4-mile of nest
sites between Mar. 1 and Sep. 30. No disturbance, salvage or
timber harvest within 100 acre core areas. See LSRs in Table
R-1. Minimize road construction.
Marbled Murrelets   Conduct surveys, protect occupied sites.
Townsends big-eared bat   Protect within 250' of occupied sites, develop management plan.
Northern goshawk   Protect all nest sites.
Siskiyou Mountain Salamander,
and Del Norte Salamander
  Maintain 40% canopy closure within salamanders 100' of\
occupied sites. Avoid surface disturbing activities
within 100 feet.
Jenny Creek sucker and
redband trout
  Protect known sites. No timber harvest or surface-disturbing
activities within steep canyon areas.
Allotropa virigata   Protect known sites. Protect according to protocol.
Cypripedium fasciculatum   Protect known sites. Protect according to protocol.
Cypripedium montanum   Protect known sites. Protect according to protocol.