snoqualmie river watershed snoqualmie valley, winter 2009, king county dnrp
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Snoqualmie River Watershed
Snoqualmie Valley, Winter 2009, King County DNRP
Snoqualmie River Watershed: Where Cows Meet Clams?
The Forest!
Red angus raised in the Snoqualmie by the ranching family business
“Forest Cattle”
Puget Sound butter clams
It’s the water… among other ecosystem services.
South Fork Tolt River Watershed, Winter 2013
A broker of information and resources for small woodland owners.
Members: 155Acres: 140,000
Our members in Washington
Source: Family Forest Owners: An In-depth Profile, The Sustaining Family Forests Initiative, Yale School of Forestry and Env. Studies, 2006
Reasons for owning woodland
NCF member interests and plans
How we help landowners
• FSC certification
• Forestry planning
• Workshops, webinars, training
• Harvest and marketing assistance
• Service provider referrals
Put the fun in forestry!
Forest Planning
Conservation and Restoration Projects
Critter condos
Cost-Share Assistance
• Voluntary and non-regulatory• Pays ~ 75% of project costs if
hiring a contractor• Reimbursement grant• Projects can span up to 6
years• Provides funding to hire a
consulting forester (TSP)• Funding is taxable income
(but deductible)
Workshops and Training
Coordinate Timber Harvests
Wood Product Marketing
South Sound
Wood Product Marketing
San Juans County
Preferred Provider Network
1. Consulting foresters2. Preferred Providers3. Legal consultants
Certification
Forest owner
FSC Certified Products
FSC Certified Products
Forest management Chain of Custody certificate Product labeling
Forest Stewardship CouncilMarket-based certification system includes three key elements:1. A third-party verification of forest management practices, chain-
of-custody, & product labeling2. A diverse membership that governs and monitors the system3. Partnerships that promote those participating in the system
Community
4.1.e. The forest owner or manager provides work opportunities to qualified local applicants and seeks opportunities for purchasing local goods and services of equal price and quality.
5.2. Forest management and marketing operations should encourage the optimal use and local processing of the forest's diversity of products.
5.2.a Preference is given to local, financially competitive, value-added processing and manufacturing facilities.
5.4. Forest management should strive to strengthen and diversify the localeconomy, avoiding dependence on a single forest product.
Economic
P5: Forest management operations shall encourage the efficient use of the forest's multiple products and services to ensure economic viability.
5.4.b. The forest owner or manager reinvests in the local economy and the community through both active civic engagement and ongoing capital investment.
5.6. The rate of harvest of forest products shall not exceed levels that can be permanently sustained.
Environmental
6.3.g.1.a. Within harvest openings larger than 6 acres, 10-30% of pre-harvest basal area is retained.
6.3.g.1.a. Regeneration harvest blocks in even-aged stands average 40 acres or less. No individual block is larger than 60 acres.
6.3.g.1.d. Native hardwoods and understory vegetation are retained as needed to maintain and/or restore the natural mix of species and forest structure.
Environmental6.3.e.1. Forest owners and managers retain (or, if absent, recruit) legacy trees, old and large trees, snags and woody debris to sustain populations of native plants, fungi, and animals, both within the harvest unit and across the FMU.
Environmental
6.5.b. Logging damage to regeneration and residual trees is minimized during harvest operations.
6.5.c. Management activities including site preparation, harvest prescriptions, techniques, timing, and equipment are selected and used to protect soil and water resources and to avoid erosion, landslides, and significant soil disturbance.
6.5.g. Recreation use on the FMU is managed to avoid negative impacts to soils, water, plants, wildlife, and wildlife habitats.
Biodiversity Habitat Water quality Carbon Long term profitability Community stability Product diversity Niche higher value markets
FSC management optimizes multiple values!
Every aspect of the process represents a conscious decision to go green. Employees work four 10-hour days to cut fuel costs, each furniture piece is stained with eco-friendly water-based products and Meyer Wells follows the trees from death to life to make sure they can be
Forest Stewardship Council certified — meaning the pieces promote sustainable forestry.
Manufacturers
Retailers and Wholesalers
End Users
Bringing it together
O’Neill Pine Co.
Douglas-fir
Wild Thyme Farm
Alder Windfall Lumber
Flooring, trim, moulding, stair treds
Hampton Affiliates
Framing Lumber
FSC Certification process 1. Forest owner joins NCF as a member2. Forest owner submits forest
management plan, or NCF assists with developing plan
3. Review of forest management plan4. Field audit5. FSC Assessment Report6. FSC certificate (may be conditional)
