Mt. Hood NF Eastside Spotted Owl Habitat

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Mt. Hood NF Eastside Spotted Owl Habitat. Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts. Threats to Owl Habitat. Insects, Diseases, Fire and Human Influence. 1973 Rocky Burn. Ponderosa Pine/Oregon White Oak. Mt. Pine Beetle Mortality. Insect and Disease Mortality. Thinning Slash. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mt. Hood NF Eastside Spotted Owl Habitat

Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts

Threats to Owl Habitat

Insects, Diseases, Fire and Human Influence

1973 Rocky Burn

Ponderosa Pine/Oregon White Oak

Mt. Pine Beetle Mortality

Insect and Disease Mortality

Thinning Slash

Treatments in Owl Habitat

Landscape to Project Level

Precommercial Thinning

Roadside Firewood

Treat Uplands in a Pattern to reduce Crown Fire

Maintain Riparian Area as Owl Habitat

1999 Harvest Unit – Suitable Owl Habitat Post Harvest

2004 Harvest Unit-Suitable owl Habitat Post harvest

2005 Proposed WUI Unit Maintain at 60 Percent Canopy - Underburn

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