Fremont-Winema National Forests

FOREST CERTIFICATION TEST

Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit

The results of the National Forest Certification Study were released on October 25, 2007. Here are links to the various documents:

• National Forest Certification Study: An Evaluation of the Applicability of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)and Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) Standards on Five National Forests
  • Appendix - Summary of Non-Conformances
• Study Unit Evaluations
  • Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in Pennsylvania
    • FSC Evaluation
    • SFI Evaluation
  • Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit (LFSU) on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Oregon
    • FSC Evaluation
    • SFI Evaluation
  • Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) in Wisconsin
    • FSC Evaluation
    • SFI Evaluation
  • Mt. Hood National Forest (MHNF) in Oregon
    • FSC Evaluation
    • SFI Evaluation
  • National Forests in Florida (NFF)
    • FSC Evaluation
    • SFI Evaluation
• Further Information
  • Briefing Papers
  • Questions and Answers
  • Summary of Results
  • Presentation
  • Pinchot Institute for Conservation Program on Forest Certification and Market-Based Initiatives

The Assessment on the Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit

The Forest Service and the Pinchot Institute have signed a joint venture agreement that will help the Forest Service learn more about how third party auditing and forest certification processes might work on your National Forests. The Pinchot Institute will contract with auditors to conduct a third party independent assessment of National Forest System lands on six national forests as well as the Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit. The other National Forests involved are:

• Allegheny National Forest (PA)
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (WI)
• Medicine Bow National Forest (WY)
• Mt. Hood National Forest (OR)
• Siuslaw National Forest (OR)
• National Forests in Florida (FL)

The audits will compare how these units are managed in comparison to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative's principles and objectives and the Forest Stewardship Council's principles and criteria.

This page links to further information about the process in general and to specific documents and information the auditors have requested. Additional links and information will be added to this page as the review progresses.

Maps and Data

• Location Map [PDF - 258K]
• Detail Map with Acreages [PDF - 466K]
• Forest Plan Management Areas [PDF - 204K]
• Management Area Acreages Within the Unit

Management Overview

The Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit is managed within the context of the Fremont-Winema National Forests and the Forests' Ranger District and Zone management structure. Certain decision-making authority is retained by the Forest Supervisor (Karen Shimamoto, Lakeview), Regional Forester (Linda Goodman, Portland, Oregon) and Chief (Dale Bosworth, Washington, DC) in accordance with delegations of authority stated in the Directive System.

Four District Rangers normally hold decision-making authority in separate portions of the Stewardship Unit. These Districts and the acreages they manage within the Unit are Lakeview (316,130 acres), Bly (21,680 acres), Paisley (153,500 acres) and Silver Lake (550 acres). Presently, the Lakeview District Ranger (Terry Sodorff) is also the Acting District Ranger for the Bly Ranger District and the Silver Lake District Ranger (Carolyn Wisdom) is also the Acting District Ranger for the Paisley Ranger District.

The Ranger Districts share support staff in two zones. The Silver Lake and Paisley Ranger Districts comprise the NE Zone and the Lakeview and Bly Ranger Districts comprise the SE Zone. Zone personnel may be located at either Ranger District in the zone and include specialists in fields such as biology, fisheries, hydrology, silviculture, engineering and environmental analysis. Specialists at the Forest level (located in Lakeview or Klamath Falls) provide additional support.

Documents in Support of Standards

Choose from the following links to see both the applicable standard and links to the documents that the Forest Service has presented to show compliance. Note that the lack of links to documents mean that (a) the documents are available electronically, but have not yet been linked, (b) the documents are available on paper and will not be linked here, (c) we have not yet identified supporting documents or (d) documents are not needed to address the criteria. This is a work in progress.

• Forest Stewardship Council
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Organizational Charts

• Bly Ranger District [DOC]
• Lakeview Ranger District [DOC]
• Paisley Ranger District [RTF]
• Silver Lake Ranger District [RTF]
• Supervisor's Office
  • Staff [DOC]
  • Administration [DOC]
  • Ecosystems [DOC]
  • Resources [DOC]
  • Fire [DOC]
  • Engineering [DOC]

Timber Sales and Stewardship Contracts Fiscal Years 2000-2006

• Note: Each sale/contract links to its NEPA information.
• October 13, 1999: Fresal Salvage - Purchaser: Northwest Forest Ind. (District-Wide Small Wood Fiber Sales Decision Memo signed in August 1995 - no e-version available)
• December 2, 1999: Thomas Salvage - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill
• March 16, 2000: South Restoration Reoffer - Purchaser: Crown Pacific Lmt. Part. (South Tower Restoration Project Decision Notice signed July 30, 1998 - no e-version available)
• April 20, 2000: UTC (Reoffer 2) - Purchaser: Rosboro Lumber Co.
  NEPA Coverage for this project can be found in: Upper Thomas Creek '96 Ecosystem Management Project, Upper Thomas Creek Ecosystem Management Project, and Lakeview District-Wide Hazard Tree Removal Project.
• August 18, 2000: Grizzly Hazard Salvage Reoffer - Purchaser: Tom Harmon Logging (Defaulted and resold 3/10/2003)
• August 18, 2000: Private Hazard Salvage Reoffer - Purchaser: Tom Harmon Logging (Never Logged)
• November 16, 2000: Lovely - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill (e-documentation not available)
• August 24, 2001: Dog Mtn Salv Reoffer 2 - Purchaser: Curtis L. Wicks Cont.
• August 1, 2002: Warner Salvage - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill Company
• March 10, 2003: Grizzly Hazard Salvage Default - Purchaser: Curtis Wicks Contractng
• July 18, 2003: Cub Salvage - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill
• April 28, 2004: Winter Salvage - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill Company
• July 29, 2005: Grassy Salvage - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill
• September 21, 2005: Lucky Restoration Settlement - Purchaser: Envirocon Inc.
• September 15, 2004: Ripe - Purchaser: Butte Timberlands
• November 1, 2005: Barnes II - Purchaser: Fremont Sawmill
• April ??, 2006: Joker II - Purchaser:
• April ??, 2006: Bull Stewardship Contract - Purchaser:

Benefits from the Forest

Planting

Pre-Commercial Thinning

Management Plan

Silvicultural Policies and Prescriptions

• The rational for derivation and application of silvicultural prescriptions is contained in environmental assessments for individual projects and the related administrative records.

Monitoring and Assessment

• Forest Plan Monitoring

Rogger Meadow in the South Warner Mountains - part of the Federal Stewardship Unit.