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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. &F£>?7 WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE FOREST SUPERVISOR 301 Yakima St. (509) 662-4335 Sonny J. O’Neal RO. Box 811 Wenatchee, WA 98807-0811 RESOURCE GROUP LEADER Elton Thomas PROTECTION, STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY GROUP LEADER Susan L. Vap ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Mark Morris PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT GROUP LEADER Glenn Hoffman PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP LEADER Paul Hart ENGINEERING, LANDS AND MINERALS GROUP LEADER Orv Vanderlin RANGER DISTRICTS CHELAN DISTRICT RANGER 428 W. Woodin Ave. (509) 682-2576 Alphonse J. Murphy RO. Box 189 Chelan, WA 98816 CLE ELUM DISTRICT RANGER 803 W. 2nd Street (509) 674-4411 Catherine Stephenson Cle Elum, WA 98922 ENTIAT DISTRICT RANGER 2108 Entiat Way (509) 784-1511 Karin B. Whitehall R0. Box 476 Entiat, WA 98822 LAKE WENATCHEE DISTRICT RANGER 22976 State Hwy 207 (509) 763-3103 Bob Sheehan Leavenworth, WA 98826 LEAVENWORTH DISTRICT RANGER 600 Sherbourne (509) 782-1413 Rebecca Heath Leavenworth, WA 98826 NACHES DISTRICT RANGER 10061 Highway 12 (509) 653-2205 Jim Pena Naches, WA 98937 United States Wenatchee 301 Yakima Street Department of National Forest Wenatchee, WA 98807 Agriculture September 1, 1995 Dear Forest User, The Wenatchee Forest Plan establishes general direction of all resource management activities on the Forest. It provides for forest protection and coordinated multiple-use management of outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, wildlife and fish, minerals, and wilderness. Its overall purpose is the sustained production of goods and services for the benefit of the American people. Monitoring is a key part of Forest Plan implementation. This report summarizes and highlights Forest Service monitoring activities for Fiscal Year 1994 (October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994). This is our fifth Forest Plan monitoring and evaluation report. On April 13, 1994 the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Interior signed the Record of Decision for Amendments to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Planning Documents Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl. The Record of Decision (also know as the President’s Forest Plan) amended the Wenatchee Forest Plan. The Record of Decision developed new land allocation for the Forest which significantly changed management direction on these lands. These new allocations are Late Successional Reserves, Adaptive Management Areas, Managed Late-Successional Areas, Riparian Reserves, and Matrix. For these areas the Standards and Guidelines for the Wenatchee National Forest were substantially modified. Whenever the ‘Forest Plan’ is mentioned in this document it refers to the Wenatchee Forest Plan as amended by the April 13, 1994 Record of Decision. The summer of 1994 brought severe fire activity to the Wenatchee National Forest. Forest personnel from all resources were involved with the suppression effort during the season. Later, many were also involved in emergency rehabilitation efforts. This resulted in many monitoring activities being delayed. Therefore, many monitoring items and recommendations from last year’s report may be addressed again this year. As Wenatchee Forest Supervisor, I am responsible for ensuring that all Forest management activities comply with the Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines and Management Area Prescriptions. The monitoring and evaluation program tells us how we are doing in implementing the promises made in the Plan. To keep you informed, I have prepared this annual “Monitoring Report” which describes progress made in implementing the Forest Plan as reflected by monitoring and evaluation. If you have questions, concerns, or comments regarding information in this report, the addresses and phone numbers of our Ranger Districts and Supervisor’s Office are located inside the cover of this document. I hope you will continue to be involved with the management of your Wenatchee National Forest. Sincerely, Sonny J. O’Neal Forest Supervisor FISCAL YEAR 19 9 4 MONITORING REPORT LAND AND RESOURCE PLAN MANAGEMENT WE NAT C H E E NATIONAL FOREST WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 1995 Contents I. INTRODUCTION..1 PURPOSE OF THE MONITORING REPORT. 1 GENERAL INFORMATION. 1 FIRE SEASON OF 1994.2 BURNED AREA EMERGENCY REHABILITATION (BAER).3 II. SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS.5 RECOMMENDATIONS . 7 RECREATION . 7 WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATION RIVERS .8 SCENERY MANAGEMENT.8 WILDERNESS.9 CULTURAL RESOURCES (HERITAGE RESOURCES) .9 COORDINATION OF FOREST PROGRAMS WITH INDIAN TRIBES .9 SENSITIVE PLANTS, BIODIVERSITY, AND OLD GROWTH. 10 WILDLIFE. 10 TIMBER OFFERED, HARVESTED, AND RELATED SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 13 SOIL, WATER, FISHERIES AND RELATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. 13 RANGE MANAGEMENT . 15 ROAD MANAGEMENT. 15 INSECT AND DISEASE. 15 FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. 16 AIR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.16 MINERALS . 16 COMMUNITY EFFECTS AND RESOURCE BUDGETS. 16 GENERAL MONITORING OF STANDARDS & GUIDELINES . 16 III. ACTIONS TAKEN ON 1993 RECOMMENDATIONS. 17 RECREATION . 17 WILDERNESS. 18 SCENERY MANAGEMENT. 18 CULTURAL RESOURCES (HERITAGE RESOURCES) . 19 FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. 19 IV. INDIVIDUAL MONITORING ITEMS.20 RECREATION .20 WILD, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS.25 SCENERY MANAGEMENT.26 WILDERNESS.29 CULTURAL RESOURCES (HERITAGE RESOURCES) .31 COORDINATION OF FOREST PROGRAMS WITH INDIAN TRIBES .38 SENSITIVE PLANTS, BIODIVERSITY, AND OLD GROWTH.39 WILDLIFE.42 TIMBER OFFERED, HARVESTED, AND RELATED SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 54 SOIL, WATER, FISHERIES AND RELATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.58 RANGE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. 71 ROAD MANAGEMENT. 73 INSECT AND DISEASE. 76 FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. 77 AIR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.80 MINERALS .82 COMMUNITY EFFECTS AND RESOURCE BUDGETS.84 GENERAL MONITORING OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.93 V. FOREST PLANNING UPDATE.94 Forest Plan Appeals.94 Forest Plan Litigation. 94 Forest Plan Amendments.94 WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST rsr S I N