Common use of AQUATIC RESOURCES Clause in Contracts

AQUATIC RESOURCES. ‌ Applicant has approximately 60,802 acres of Forests & Fish Buffers comprising RMZs, WMZs, and CMZs delineated or modeled on the Enrolled Lands. The locations of these Buffers are shown on Applicant’s Enrolled Lands maps where delineated and modeled (see the SHA). These stands are shown on the Enrolled Lands maps interspersed with unstable slope buffers, but the majority of the lands identified as Forests & Fish Buffers are RMZs, WMZs, and CMZs. Location of streams and rivers are also shown, which indicate the location of typed waters when viewed in conjunction with locations of Forests & Fish Buffers. Site I 200’ 50’ 83’ 100’ 67’ 50’ Site II 170’ 50’ 63’ 78’ 57’ 42’ Site III 140’ 50’ 43’ 55’ 47’ 35’ Site IV 110’ 50’ 23’ 33’ 37’ 27’ Site V 90’ 50’ 20’ 18’ 30’ 22’ *No harvest is allowed in the core zone (i) Limited Hardwood Conversion (to conifer) is allowed in inner zone if a number of criteria are met: • If shade requirements (222-030-040) (FPBM (Forest Practices Board Manual) Section 1) cannot be met in core and inner zone, then No Inner Zone Harvest is permitted (2220-030- 020 (1)(b)(ii)(A). • If shade requirements (222-30-040) (FPBM Section 1) are met and the core and inner zone inventory will achieve the target 325 sq. ft of basal area by 140 yrs of age (Desired Future Condition), landowners have 2 options for harvest operations in the RMZ’s: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ (1)(b)(ii)(B)(I) Inner zone option 1 (Thinning from below), ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ (1)(b)(ii)(B)(II) Inner Zone option 2 (leave trees closest to water). Within Bull Trout Overlay, all available shade within the first 75’ must be retained. Leave tree requirements are shown in Table 3- 3. No Inner Zone Harvest No harvest No harvest Dispersed: Minimum of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12” dbh** Clumped: Minimum of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12” dbh*** Clumped Associated with Sensitive Sites: Minimum of 20 tpa (conifer/hardwood) ≥ 8”dbh representative of overstory Inner Zone Harvest Option 1: Thinning from Below*† No Harvest • Residual must meet DFC target (140 yr) • Harvest smallest DBH 1st • Maintain proportion of conifer • Minimum of 57’ conifer/ac Same as above Inner Zone Harvest Option 2: Closest to Stream*‡ No Harvest • No harvest on 1st 30’ on streams with BFW ≤ 10 ft • No harvest on 1st 50’ on streams with BFW > 10 ft • Residual must meet DFC target (140 yr.) • Min of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12”dbh • Harvest from outer edge towards stream Same as above *Shade requirements must be met (222-030-040); FPBM section 7 †Harvest within first 25’ must still maintain shade requirements ‡Only permitted on Site Class I, II, & III on streams with BFW ≤ 10 ft and Site Class I & II on streams with BFW > 10 ft **Must be left in perpetuity; If conifer ≥ 12’dbh not present, next largest must be left; If conifer not present, must use clumped retention. ***Clumped retention must be evenly distributed.

AQUATIC RESOURCES. ‌ The Applicant has approximately 60,802 134,757 acres of Forests & Fish Buffers comprising RMZs, WMZs, and CMZs delineated or modeled on the Enrolled Lands. The locations of these Buffers are shown on the Applicant’s Enrolled Lands maps where delineated and modeled (see the SHA). These stands are shown on the Enrolled Lands maps interspersed with unstable slope buffers, but the majority of the lands identified as Forests & Fish Buffers are RMZs, WMZs, and CMZs. Location of streams and rivers are also shown, which indicate the location of typed waters when viewed in conjunction with locations of Forests & Fish Buffers. Site I 200’ 50’ 83’ 100’ 67’ 50’ Site II 170’ 50’ 63’ 78’ 57’ 42’ Site III 140’ 50’ 43’ 55’ 47’ 35’ Site IV 110’ 50’ 23’ 33’ 37’ 27’ Site V 90’ 50’ 20’ 18’ 30’ 22’ *No harvest is allowed in the core zone (i) Limited Hardwood Conversion (to conifer) is allowed in inner zone if a number of criteria are met: • If shade requirements (222-030-040) (FPBM (Forest Practices Board Manual) Section 1) cannot be met in core and inner zone, then No Inner Zone Harvest is permitted (2220-030- 020 (1)(b)(ii)(A). • If shade requirements (222-30-040) (FPBM Section 1) are met and the core and inner zone inventory will achieve the target 325 sq. ft ft. of basal area by 140 yrs of age (Desired Future Condition), landowners have 2 options for harvest operations in the RMZ’s: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ (1)(b)(ii)(B)(I) Inner zone option 1 (Thinning from below), ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ (1)(b)(ii)(B)(II) Inner Zone option 2 (leave trees closest to water). Within Bull Trout Overlay, all available shade within the first 75’ must be retained. Leave tree requirements are shown in Table 3- 3. No Inner Zone Harvest No harvest No harvest Dispersed: Minimum of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12” dbh** of 20 Clumped: Minimum of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12” dbh*** of 20 Clumped Associated with Sensitive Sites: Minimum of 20 tpa (conifer/hardwood) ≥ 8”dbh representative of overstory Inner Zone Harvest Option 1: Thinning from Below*† No Harvest • Residual must meet DFC target (140 yr) • Harvest smallest DBH 1st • Maintain proportion of conifer • Minimum of 57’ conifer/ac Same as above Inner Zone Harvest Option 2: Closest to Stream*‡ No Harvest • No harvest on 1st 30’ on streams with BFW ≤ 10 ft • No harvest on 1st 50’ on streams with BFW > 10 ft • Residual must meet DFC target (140 yr.) • Min of 20 conifer/ac ≥ 12”dbh • Harvest from outer edge towards stream Same as above *Shade requirements must be met (222-030-040); FPBM section 7 †Harvest within first 25’ must still maintain shade requirements ‡Only permitted on Site Class I, II, & III on streams with BFW ≤ 10 ft and Site Class I & II on streams with BFW > 10 ft ft. **Must be left in perpetuity; If conifer ≥ 12’dbh not present, next largest must be left; If conifer not present, must use clumped retention. ***Clumped retention must be evenly distributed.