Identify keystone species (trout, etc.) within the Central Appalachian CBA
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Identify keystone species (trout, etc.) within the Central Appalachian CBA (FROM FSC: How does this mitigate the risk of sourcing from areas where this species is being threatened by forest management activities?)
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Christopher Gibbons
Aug 14, 2018
Eh. I agree with the FSC question.
Ashley Hawk
Oct 12, 2018
To get the most benefit, take this option one step further by not only identifying keystone species, but identifying ways that sourcing is still an option but does not negatively impact species habitat. Specialists are very sensitive to certain management activities, but perhaps there are certain operations that can improve their habitat. By identifying the species and the habitat in which they thrive, forest management activities can potentially improve their habitat. One drawback is that these species may be difficult to identify on a very fine scale. Resources would need to be available to do species or habitat presence assessments through database queries as well as on the ground verification that they exist or could potentially exist there.
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Eh. I agree with the FSC question.
To get the most benefit, take this option one step further by not only identifying keystone species, but identifying ways that sourcing is still an option but does not negatively impact species habitat. Specialists are very sensitive to certain management activities, but perhaps there are certain operations that can improve their habitat. By identifying the species and the habitat in which they thrive, forest management activities can potentially improve their habitat. One drawback is that these species may be difficult to identify on a very fine scale. Resources would need to be available to do species or habitat presence assessments through database queries as well as on the ground verification that they exist or could potentially exist there.