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Forest Management Plan

A forest plan provides the framework to guide the ongoing land and resource management operations of a National Forest. Additional guidance is summarized in Appendices. The goal of the Plan is to provide a management program reflecting a mix of activities for the use and protection of the Forest. It fulfills legislative requirements while addressing local, regional, and national issues. To accomplish this, the Forest Plan:

  • establishes the management direction and associated long-range goals and objectives for the Forest;
  • specifies the standards, approximate timing, and vicinity of the practices necessary to implement that direction; and
  • establishes the monitoring and evaluation requirements needed to ensure that the direction is being carried out, and to determine if outputs and effects have been reasonably estimated.

The forest plan is a strategic document that provides guidance for but does not make project level decisions. Those decisions are made after more detailed, site-specific environmental analysis and further public comment. The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) requires that resource plans and permits, contracts, and other instruments issued for the use and occupancy of National Forest System lands be consistent with the forest plan. The following are some examples of project decisions that require more detailed environmental analysis:

  • Timber harvesting and related activities, such as slash disposal and road construction.
  • Range allotment management plans.
  • Fish or wildlife habitat improvement projects.
  • Watershed improvement projects.
  • Developed recreation sites or trail construction

Public involvement is a key part of implementing the forest plan. Monitoring and evaluation reports are available for public review.

The 1995 Mendocino National Forest Plan is available here as a series of tagged PDF downloads or a CD copy may be requested from the Forest Supervisor's Office. You may download the PDF Reader software here »



Table of Contents - 423kb
Chapter One
Introduction - 422kb
Chapter Two
Public Issues & Management Concerns - 589kb
Chapter Three
Summary of the Analysis
Entire chapter - 3216kb
Pages 1-20 - 1575kb
Pages 21-39 - 1332kb
Chapter Four
Management Direction
Pages 1-16 - 1721kb
Pages 17-55 - 2919kb
Pages 56-81 - 2085kb
Pages 82-107 - 2987kb
Pages 108-135 - 2760kb
Pages 136-161 - 2535kb
Pages 162-187 - 2752kb
Pages 188-211 - 2722kb
Pages 212-239 - 2801kb
Pages 240-265 - 2961kb
Chapter Five
Monitoring & Evaluation Requirements - 908kb

Appendices
Appendix A - Disposition of Existing Plans and Needed Implementation Plans - 192kb
Appendix B - Research & Technical Data Needs - 244kb
Appendix C - Timber Harvest Scheduling - 724kb
Appendix D - Range Management Strategies - 205kb
Appendix E - Wildlife and Fish Capability Models - 1286kb
Appendix F - Recreation Opportunity Spectrum - 318kb
Appendix G - Water Quality Management (BMPs) - 362kb
Amendment 2007-01
Introduction - (22kb)
Management Area 07 - Bear Creek - (502kb)
Management Area 09 - Bowery - (558kb)
Management Area 10 - Ericson Ridge - (517kb)
Management Area 12 - Skeleton Glade - (576kb)
Management Area 14 - Open Ridge / Alder - (500kb)
Management Area 15 - Yuki - (730kb)
Management Area 17 - Grizzly - (742kb)
Management Area 18 - Refuge - (560kb)
Management Area 19 - Sanhedrin - (573kb)
Management Area 23 - Buck - (582kb)
Management Area 24 - Eel River - (578kb)
Management Area 25 - Leech - (580kb)
Management Area 26 - Twin Rocks - (697kb)
Management Area 39 - Brushy Mountain - (615kb)
Management Area 43 - Big Butte-Shinbone Backcountry Area - (552kb)
Management Area 43 - Elk Creek Backcountry Area - (679kb)
Management Area 43 - Thatcher Backcountry Area - (683kb)

Monitoring And Evaluation Reports
FY-98 - 81kb
FY-97 - 88kb
FY-96 - 70kb

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