Or. Admin. Code § 629-630-0905 - Western Oregon Harvesting; Standard Practice; Designated Debris Flow Traversal Areas
(1) For Western
Oregon, operators shall not harvest timber located in designated debris flow
traversal areas.
(2) Operators
shall retain all trees within 25 feet slope distance from either side of the
active channel, or center of the draw if no channel is present for areas
identified by the slopes model as designated debris flow traversal
areas.
(3) Changes in stream
classification for a stream, based on field surveys for fish-use consistent
with OAR 629-635-0200, shall not change
the department's maps used for notifications of operations that identify
designated debris flow traversal areas.
(4) Operators shall submit a written plan,
described in OAR 629-630-0925, for timber harvest
units containing designated debris flow traversal areas.
(5) Cable yarding, which may require cutting,
but not removal, of trees, is permitted through designated debris flow
traversal areas, but the number, size, and location of yarding corridors shall
be designed to minimize impacts to the integrity of designated debris flow
traversal areas. The operator shall not remove trees cut for yarding corridors
unless these are deemed safety hazards.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710, Section 2(1), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 527.715, 527.765, Section 2(2), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, Section (10), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022
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