Section 670-2-3 - TIMBER HARVESTING/HERBICIDE TREATMENT/NEW CONSTRUCTION3.1TIMBER HARVESTINGA. A management plan for all forest operations within the Waterway must be submitted to the Bureau of Forestry on the appropriate section(s) of the Forest Operation Notification.B. Forestry Operations in Visible Areas must receive the prior written approval of the Bureau of Parks and Lands. Maps of Visible Areas are available from the Bureau of Parks and Lands.C. Standards for timber harvesting in the Visible Area of the Waterway and associated road construction are presented in section 3.2 of these rules. Timber harvesting approval for the remainder of the Waterway within the One-Mile Zone is not required, but the Bureau must receive prior notification of plans to harvest.D. Harvesting in Visible Areas that exceeds the standards, can only take place to remove trees that are dead, dying, or damaged by natural causes, or is the sole economically feasible silvicultural alternative. Such proposed harvesting must be reviewed in the field by Bureau staff with landowner representatives in order to determine the impact on the natural character of the Visible Area, as well as the ramifications of disapproval. In such cases, additional information may be requested of the applicant to justify exceeding the standards.E. For harvesting in the Waterway outside of the visible area, submission of the appropriate section(s) of the Forest Operations Notification will serve as notification by the landowner of plans to harvest.3.2STANDARDSThe following standards will apply to timber management and associated activities. A management plan will be approved by the Bureau of Parks and Lands-if these standards are met.
A. Timber Harvesting in the Restricted Zone is not permitted except for reasons of public safety or partial clearing for administrative purposes (campsites, ranger cabins, authorized trails, etc.). Visual enhancement cuts are not allowed.B. Timber Harvesting in Visible Areas of the Waterway shall not remove in any 10 year period more than 40% of the volume of trees 6 inches or greater in diameter, measured 4 1/2 feet above ground level, in the area to be cut; however, all remaining merchantable trees in an area may be harvested in the removal stage of a shelter wood system providing that sufficient natural regeneration is present on the site. Evidence of adequate, well distributed natural regeneration must be included with the application for the removal harvest of a shelterwood. C. Strip or patch cuts in the Visible Area should be oriented perpendicular to the line of sight from the river. Maximum harvest openings for the strip or patch cuts based on slopes are as follows: Allagash River |
Slope Max. | Width Max. | Size |
0-5% | 2000' | 50 acres |
6-10% | 2000' | 50 acres |
11-15% | 2000' | 50 acres |
16-20% | 1800' | 20 acres |
21-25% | 900' | 20 acres |
26-30% | 600' | 10 acres |
31-35% | 450' | 10 acres |
36-40% | 350' | 5 acres |
Umsaskis Lake |
Slope Max. | Width Max. | Size |
0-5% | 1800' | 50 acres |
6-10% | 650' | 20 acres |
11-15% | 350' | 20 acres |
16-20% | 250' | 10 acres |
21-25% | 180' | 10 acres |
26-30% | 140' | 5 acres |
31-35% | 100' | 5 acres |
36-40% | 80' | 5 acres |
Long Lake |
Slope Max. | Width Max. | Size |
0-5% | 2000' | 50 acres |
6-10% | 750' | 20 acres |
11-15% | 400' | 20 acres |
16-20% | 250' | 10 acres |
21-25% | 200' | 10 acres |
26-30% | 150' | 5 acres |
31-35% | 100' | 5 acres |
36-40% | 100' | 5 acres |
Round Pond |
Slope Max. | Width Max. | Size |
0-5% | 1800' | 50 acres |
6-10% | 650' | 20 acres |
11-15% | 350' | 20 acres |
16-20% | 250' | 10 acres |
21-25% | 180' | 10 acres |
26-30% | 140' | 5 acres |
31-35% | 100' | 5 acres |
35-40% | 80' | 5 acres |
D. Timber harvesting in other areas of the Waterway, outside the Visible Area, requires only notification of the Bureau of Parks and Lands through the appropriate section of the Forest Operations Notification.E. Road construction for timber harvesting in the Restricted Zone is not permitted, although winter roads may cross the watercourse at right angles with the prior written permission of the director.F. Roads for timber harvesting in Visible Areas of the Waterway should be designed to follow the contours of the land, avoiding straight lines and taking advantage of foreground vegetation for screening.3.3NEW CONSTRUCTIONPrior written approval by the Bureau of Parks and Lands-of new construction with 1/4 mile of the Restricted Zone is required. New construction approval application forms are available from the Bureau of Parks and Lands.
3.4HERBICIDE TREATMENTAll proposed herbicide treatments must be submitted to the Bureau of Parks and Lands. Prior written approval by the Bureau of Parks and Lands of herbicide treatments within Visible Areas is required. Herbicide application forms are available from the Bureau of Parks and Lands.
01- 670 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 3