What are the rules for HFQLG Pilot Project?
The preferred alternative would allow defensible fuel profile zone (DFPZ) construction, group selection, and single tree selection in suitable owl habitat. It would also allow DFPZ construction in the Late Successional/Old Growth (LSOG) 4 and 5 areas with direction to preserve large, old trees in these areas. Owl PACs in the HFQLG Pilot Project will not be treated. (SEIA page 53-55) While the acreage of DFPZ is the same in the current direction and the preferred alternative, the effectiveness of the DFPZ treatments in the preferred alternative is expected to be much greater. The preferred alternative treats about 5,500 acres more of group selection annually than current direction.
