tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746822545844423193.post3163505841643171653..comments2023-05-26T05:16:21.819-07:00Comments on ConnectingCalifornia.org: Rex Frankelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628414635820202044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746822545844423193.post-292052076682442112008-03-17T15:55:00.000-07:002008-03-17T15:55:00.000-07:00MRC's Option A from their site states:Option AWild...MRC's Option A from their site states:<BR/><BR/>Option A<BR/><BR/>Wildlife Habitat Old Growth <BR/><BR/>MRC will not harvest old growth as defined below:<BR/><BR/>Terrestrial – Un-entered stands of more than 20 acres.<BR/><BR/>– Stands of 5 acres or more with an average of 6 old growth<BR/>trees per acre or more (old growth trees defined as trees over 250<BR/>years old and 48 inches d.b.h. or larger) .<BR/><BR/>– Individual residual old growth trees with significant wildlife<BR/>value (eg. large limbs, cavities, nesting platforms, limited available<BR/>structures).<BR/><BR/>I have to ask: <BR/><BR/>-Can the MRC log "entered" stands containing old-growth?<BR/><BR/>(Most TPZ's have been entered, in fact, I'd like to see an unentered stand that is not a park or refuge)<BR/><BR/>-Can the MRC log old growth stands less than 20 acres?<BR/><BR/>(Most of the old growth stands left in TPZs are very small residual groves)<BR/><BR/>-Can the MRC log stands of old-growth that are more than five acres containing 5 or less old growth trees per acre?<BR/><BR/>(An acre is a very small piece of land, how many old growth trees can you fit in an acre? To achieve this requirement, 30 OG trees would have to exist on 5 acres. Furthurmore, residual Old growth trees and groves are extremely rare on TPZs, and the chance of finding 6 or more OG trees on one acre is extremly low).<BR/><BR/>-Who determines the "significant wildlife value" of residual old growth trees? (Besides wildlife surveyors, who else but the MRC?)<BR/><BR/>Our old growth may be safer if MRC takes over, but they better get up, walk, and clump together in a central location. Saftey in numbers, right?Jeff Muskrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667987497481815521noreply@blogger.com