Snags definition
Examples of Snags in a sentence
Reserved Timber is that timber, including trees, Snags, and logs, on the Timber Sale Area which is not sold to PURCHASER.
PURCHASER shall leave acceptable substitute Snags as approved by STATE for any reserved Snag which must be cut to facilitate logging (i.e., cable corridors, Landings) or to resolve safety problems pursuant to Section 1610, "Permits; Licenses; Safety" (i.e., danger trees, hang-ups).
Snags, whether merchantable or not, shall be left standing unless they must be felled for road or landing construction, for cable corridors, for safety reasons, or for fire protection purposes as designated in the Timber Harvesting Plan or by the Sale Officer.
Snags may be created by girdling, or topped with the use of mechanized equipment.
PURCHASER shall create or insure 2 Snags per acre in the Timber Sale Area.
Snags are defined as matters of a “cosmetic” nature, and not structural defects.
Snags in the project area will be checked for species presence before removal.
Special habitat features include: • Bottomland hardwoods, • Caves, • Cliffs and bluffs, • Native prairies (particularly those with climax species of native grasses and forbs), • Ponds (temporary and permanent, natural and man-made), • Seeps or springs, • Snags (dead trees or groups of snags), • Water bodies (creeks, streams, rivers, etc.), • Existing bridges with known or easily-observed bird or bat colonies, • Rookeries, • Prairie dog towns.
Snags felled for safety reasons shall not be removed and must remain where felled.
Snags and Den trees are marked with a YELLOW “W” and are not to be cut.