Common use of Forest Management Clause in Contracts

Forest Management. An eligible forest management strategy or plan would include any of the following circumstances: YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that maintains or enhances occupied RCW habitat. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that maintains or enhances existing habitat that is potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that restores habitat to a condition that will, in the future, provide potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where the forest management strategy or plan was implemented or maintained either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods in occupied habitat through the use of mechanical or chemical methods or through the use of prescribed fire. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods in potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat through the use of mechanical or chemical methods or through prescribed fire. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods on a regular or recurring basis within areas of the enrolled property that are currently unsuitable RCW habitat, but, in this situation, I also agree to control hardwoods for a period sufficient for the habitat to either become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where hardwood control is conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This also means that I may have to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy that could benefit RCWs, in order for a net conservation benefit to be achieved. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to maintain herbaceous understory in pine forest stands on the enrolled property through the use of lawn mowing methods. Lawn mowing methods will include tractors with ▇▇▇▇ hogs cutting up to 1-inch hardwood saplings. Lawn mowing will provide an immediate net conservation benefit in occupied and potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. In unsuitable RCW habitat, the property owner will agree to mow for a period sufficient for the habitat either to become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where mowing is conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This also means that I may have to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy that could benefit RCWs, in order for a net conservation benefit to be achieved. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install artificial cavities on the enrolled property in occupied clusters that are cavity-deficient (i.e., each RCW present does not have its own complete cavity in which to roost). This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install restrictor plates and artificial cavities on the enrolled property such that each cluster has a minimum of four (4) complete, quality cavities. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install and maintain artificial cavities at appropriate sites on the enrolled property in potentially suitable, unoccupied nesting habitat and that at least four (4) complete cavities are installed per site. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to do cavity maintenance on natural and/or artificial cavities on the enrolled property. This will ensure that cavities do not go unused because of water or other deficiencies. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to translocate pairs of unrelated surplus sub-adults into unoccupied, suitable habitat on the enrolled property provided that such translocations are approved by NCWRC and the Service prior to their implementation. The net conservation benefit will be achieved upon the translocation of the surplus sub-adults to the recipient site(s). YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to translocate surplus sub-adults into habitat on the enrolled property that is occupied by a single (male or female) RCW provided that such translocations are approved by NCWRC and the Service prior to their implementation. The net conservation benefit will be achieved upon the translocation of the surplus sub-adult(s) to the recipient site(s). YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to allow NCWRC and/or the Service to remove surplus sub-adults from the enrolled property to augment other populations if such removal of sub-adults will not affect the property owner’s baseline responsibilities. The net conservation benefit will be provided upon the removal of the surplus sub-adults by NCWRC and/or the Service.

Forest Management. An eligible forest management strategy or plan would include any of the following circumstances: YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that maintains or enhances occupied RCW habitat. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that maintains or enhances existing habitat that is potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to implement or maintain a forest management strategy or plan that restores habitat to a condition that will, in the future, provide potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where the forest management strategy or plan was implemented or maintained either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods in occupied habitat through the use of mechanical or chemical methods or through the use of prescribed fire. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods in potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat through the use of mechanical or chemical methods or through prescribed fire. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to control hardwoods on a regular or recurring basis within areas of the enrolled property that are currently unsuitable RCW habitat, but, in this situation, I also agree to control hardwoods for a period sufficient for the habitat to either become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where hardwood control is conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This also means that I may have to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy that could benefit RCWs, in order for a net conservation benefit to be achieved. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to maintain herbaceous understory in pine forest stands on the enrolled property through the use of lawn mowing methods. Lawn mowing methods will include tractors with ▇▇▇▇ hogs cutting up to 1-inch hardwood saplings. Lawn mowing will provide an immediate net conservation benefit in occupied and potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. In unsuitable RCW habitat, the property owner landowner will agree to mow for a period sufficient for the habitat either to become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. The net conservation benefit will not be achieved until the areas where mowing is conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. This also means that I may have to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy that could benefit RCWs, in order for a net conservation benefit to be achieved. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install artificial cavities on the enrolled property in occupied clusters that are cavity-deficient (i.e., each RCW present does not have its own complete cavity in which to roost). This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install restrictor plates and artificial cavities on the enrolled property such that each cluster has a minimum of four (4) complete, quality cavities. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to install and maintain artificial cavities at appropriate sites on the enrolled property in potentially suitable, unoccupied nesting habitat and that at least four (4) complete cavities are installed per site. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to do cavity maintenance on natural and/or artificial cavities on the enrolled property. This will ensure that cavities do not go unused because of water or other deficiencies. This will provide an immediate net conservation benefit. YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to translocate pairs of unrelated surplus sub-adults into unoccupied, suitable habitat on the enrolled property provided that such translocations are approved by NCWRC ADCNR-WFF and the Service prior to their implementation. The net conservation benefit will be achieved upon the translocation of the surplus sub-adults to the recipient site(s). YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to translocate surplus sub-adults into habitat on the enrolled property that is occupied by a single (male or female) RCW provided that such translocations are approved by NCWRC ADCNR-WFF and the Service prior to their implementation. The net conservation benefit will be achieved upon the translocation of the surplus sub-adult(s) to the recipient site(s). YES, I agree NO, I do not agree to allow NCWRC ADCNR-WFF and/or the Service to remove surplus sub-adults from the enrolled property to augment other populations if such removal of sub-adults will not affect the property ownerlandowner’s baseline responsibilities. The net conservation benefit will be provided upon the removal of the surplus sub-adults by NCWRC ADCNR-WFF and/or the Service.