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Forest Practices Board Manual
The Forest Practices Board Manual is an advisory technical supplement to the Washington State forest practices rules (Title 222 WAC). The Forest Practices Board - an independent agency - adopts forest practices rules to set standards for timber harvesting, road construction, forest chemical application and other forest practices. (See Forest Practices Rules)
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Forest Practices Act (Chapter 76.09 RCW)
Examples of Hydraulic Plans can be Found on the Forest Practices Forms and Instructions Webpage
Forest Practices Qualified Unstable-Slopes Experts
Shallow-Rapid Delivery Methods Reference
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DNR, in cooperation with the departments of Fish and Wildlife, Ecology, and other agencies, affected Indian Tribes, or interested stakeholders having appropriate expertise, prepares and submits board manual revisions to the Board.
Forest Practices Board Manual
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Download individual sections of the manual:
Section 1: Method for Determination of Adequate Shade Requirements on Streams
Section 2: Standard Methods for Identifying Bankfull Channel Features and Channel Migration Zones
Section 3: Guidelines for Forest Roads
Section 4: Guidelines for Clearing Slash and Debris from Type Np and Ns Water
Section 5: Guidelines for Forest Practices Hydraulic Projects
Section 6: Guidelines for Determining Acceptable Stocking Levels
Section 7: Guidelines for Riparian Management Zones (RMZ) (Measuring Widths and Tree Counts)
Section 8: Guidelines for Wetland Delineation
Section 9: Guidelines for Wetland Replacement by Substitution or Enhancement
Section 10: Non-Native Wetland Plant Species
Section 11: Standard Methodology for Conducting Watershed Analysis
Section 12: Guidelines for Application of Forest Chemicals
Section 13: Guidelines for Determining Fish Use for the Purpose of Typing Waters
Section 14: Survey Protocol for Marbled Murrelets
Section 15: Guidelines for Estimating the Number of Marbled Murrelet Nesting Platforms
Section 16: Guidelines for Evaluating Potentially Unstable Slopes and Landforms
Section 17: Guidelines for the Small Forest Landowner Forestry Riparian Easement Program
Section 18: Guidelines for Rivers and Habitat Open Space Program
Section 19: Guidelines for Hardwood Conversion
Section 20: Guidelines for Financial Assurances
Section 21: Guidelines for Alternate Plans
Section 22: Guidelines for Adaptive Management Program
Section 24: Guidelines for the Interim Modification of Bull Trout Habitat Overlay
Section 25: Guidelines for Bull Trout Presence Survey Protocol
Section 26: Guidelines for Large Woody Debris Placement Strategies