Forest Plan Implementation
Forest Plan Overview
Chapter 4 - Forest-wide Standards and Guidelines
Fish
Chapter 4 Direction
Objective for fish habitat management is to maintain or restore the natural range and frequency of aquatic habitat conditions on the Tongass National Forest to sustain the diversity and production of fish and other freshwater organisms.
Standards and Guidelines
The Forest Plan provides guidance for fish habitat management including:
- Fish Habitat Inventory
- Fish Habitat Planning including:
- - Channel processes
- - Channel classification and process groups
- Fish stream classification
- Management Activities Affecting Fish
- Fish Habitat Restoration and Improvement
- Fish Habitat Maintenance
- Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Fish Species
Changes in the 2008 Plan
- Clarified the direction for fish stream value classification
- Moved the direction on channel types and process groups to Appendix D
- Moved the Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Fish Species Standards and Guidelines to this section
- Edited wording and updated many areas based on new literature and the updated Aquatic Habitat Management Handbook
Related References
- Beach and Estuary Fringe Direction
- Riparian Direction
- Soil and Water Direction