Orchard
With one year to log, road work has begun. Orchard 's beautiful forests was sold to the only bidder, Rosboro lumber, on 3/19/04. The previous attempt was on 12/19/2003 and prior to that on Friday, 10/17/03.
General Info
- District: Clackamas
- Total Acres: 198
- Watershed: South Fork Clackamas
- Sub-Watersheds: Memaloose Creek
- Basic Location: Between S. Fork Clackamas River and Memaloose Creek
- Driving Directions: Take 224 to Estacada. At Estacada turn right on 211. Take 211 for 5 miles to 45, marked Dodge from 211. Follow 45/dodge into Mt. National Forest.Oscar is spread out around the next 10 miles of road. Orchard is off 220. The 220 sign might be shot out. Look for 210 sign on right, next left is 220. You have past it when 4545 is on right.
- Legal Description: T5S, R5E sections 4, 5 and 8
- Northwest Forest Plan Classification: MatrixLSRRiparian Reserves
- LMRP (Forest Plan) Land Management Classification: C1
- Total MMBF: 4.725
- Total CCF: 8636
Timber Sales
- Orchard (198 Acres, 4.725 MMBF, 8636 CCF)
Sold on Mar-19-2004 to Rosboro
Status: Finished
Prescriptions
- Total Regeneration Acres: 4
- Total Commercial Thin Acres: 230
- Total Riparian Acres: 16
- "Purpose & Need:" According to the Forest Service, the stands of trees in the Orchard sale are experiencing a slowing of growth due to overcrowding. "
- Bark's Comments: Unit 1 40 acre tractor 65 acre skylineUnit 2a 10 acre tractor 43 acre skylineUnit 2b 4 acre site prepUnit 3 47 acre tractor unit 40 acre skyline
Roads
- Road Comments: This sale would build 200 feet of road through a late successional reserve. Obliterate and revegetate 4500-242
- Reconstruction Miles: 10.2
- Temporary Miles: 2.2
- Obliteration Miles: 0.75
Habitat & Species
- T&E Species: NSO 1999 Bi-OpPeregrine FalconLower Columbia SteelheadUpper Willamette River Chinook
- Other Species: Lower Columbia River Coho SalmonLower Columbia River Cuttrhoat TroutDeer and ElkPine Marten and Pileated Woodpecker
Restrictions
- Nov 1st - May 31st : No off road ground based equipment skyline okay. Restricted Units: 1,2a,3
- Jan 1st - July 31st : No Blasting. Restricted Units: all
- Dec 1st - March 31st : No harvest, road construction, use of motorized vechicle or blasting. Restricted Units: North 1, 2a, and 3
- March 1-July 15th : No Yarding. Restricted Units: All
Updated 5/7/09
