[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR292.46]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 292_NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart F_Hells Canyon National Recreation Area_Federal Lands
 
Sec. 292.46  Timber harvesting activities.

    (a) Other Lands. The standards and guidelines of this section apply 
to timber harvesting activities in the Other Lands category of the 
HCNRA.
    (1) Timber may be harvested only to protect and enhance ecosystem 
health, wildlife habitat, or recreational and scenic uses; to reduce the 
risk of harm posed by hazard trees; or to respond to natural events such 
as wildfire, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, high winds, and 
disease or insect infestation.
    (2) Where authorized, trees may be harvested by selective cuttings. 
Openings created by the timber harvesting activity must be limited in 
size and number to the minimum necessary to accomplish the purpose of 
the harvest, and must blend with the natural landscape to the extent 
practicable.
    (b) Wild and Scenic Rivers. The following standards and guidelines 
apply to timber harvesting activities in the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
category of the HNCRA.
    (1) Timber may be harvested on river segments classified ``scenic'' 
or ``recreational'' to protect and enhance the

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values for which the river was designated.
    (2) Timber may be harvested on river segments classified ``wild'' 
only when necessary to provide for recreational facilities such as 
trails, to reduce the risk of hazard trees, or to respond to natural 
events provided that the activity is consistent with the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act.
    (3) Where authorized, timber harvesting activities on wild and 
scenic rivers may be conducted in accordance with and using the same 
methods as prescribed in section (a)(2) above.
    (c) Wilderness Lands. Except as provided for in Sections 4 (c) and 
(d) of the Wilderness Act and regulations at 36 CFR part 293, timber 
harvesting is prohibited on Wilderness Lands.