Are levels of special forest products use monitored? Can harvest levels be adjusted?
At least once every three fiscal years, the Forest Service shall monitor the effects of harvesting a product on its sustainability. Such monitoring may include on-site examination of the product, including both harvested and non-harvested areas, and a review of past and projected harvest levels depending on available information. The sustainable harvest level may be increased or decreased based upon monitoring. When will the directives that pertain to the proposed rule be issued and what will they contain? The Forest Service has drafted a Proposed Rule for public comment. The rule will be published in the fall of 2007. Based upon public comments a Final Rule will be published in the spring of 2008. The directives will amend current Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2409.18 Timber Sale Preparation Handbook, Chapter 80 Uses of Timber other than Commercial Timber Sales. The rule has many parts that look like the Forest Service’s timber sale regulations and procedures; are these the same regul
