Tongass National Forest Plan Maintenance Program

Monitoring Program

Timber Management

Forest Plan Objectives and Monitoring Plan Questions

The following objectives, monitoring questions, evaluation criteria, and adaptive feedback mechanisms are identified in Table 6-1 of the 2008 Forest Plan.

Objective

Non-interchangeable Components (NIC). The annual allowable sale quantity was partitioned into two components based on operability to promote economic sustainability of the timber resource. This approach distinguishes portions of the timber supply at lower risk of attainment from those portions at higher risk of attainment. Volumes associated with each component will be identified separately in annual harvest plans for the Forest and are not to be substituted for volume from the other component to determine the allowable sale quantity. Land of normal operability is designated NIC I; all other land is designated NIC II.

Monitoring Plan Question

1. Are the non-interchangeable components (NICs) of the allowable sale quantity consistent with actual harvest?

2. Is the proportional mix of volume in NIC I and NIC II as estimated in the Forest Plan accurate?

Sampling/Reporting Period

1. Annual/5 year

Evaluation Criteria

1. Amount of harvest by NIC is consistent with amounts specified in Forest Plan.

2. Estimate the amount of volume within NIC I and NIC II areas across the Forest.

Data and Inventory Sources

Silviculture Inventory, Timber Monitoring

Feed Back Mechanism

Evaluate management practices and change if needed; Timber Standards and Guidelines.

Inventory and Monitoring Information

This section is a location where resource-specific inventory and monitoring data and reports can be stored and made available for review by Forest Service and other participating agencies, as well as interested members of the public.

Procedures and Tools

The Procedures and Tools subsection of this web site provides information on important procedures and tools used in Forest Plan implementation. These procedures and tools are provided on this web site to help ensure that they are applied in an accurate and consistent manner.