Oregon Administrative Code

629-630-0925 Written Plans to Evaluate Harvesting on Features Identified in the Slopes Model To evaluate timber harvesting on features identified by the slopes model, operators shall submit a written plan that describes how the operation is planned to be conducted in sufficient d…

629-635-0000 Purpose, Goals, Classification and Riparian Management Goals The definitions in OAR 629-600-0100 apply to the Water Protection Rules, unless otherwise defined in the specific rules. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 527.715 & 527.…

629-635-0100 Purpose and Goals (1) The leading use on private forestland is the growing and harvesting of trees, consistent with sound management of soil, air, water, fish and wildlife resources. There is a unique concentration of public resource values in and near waters of the …

629-635-0120 Watershed Specific Practices for Water Quality Limited Watersheds and Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species (1) The objective of this rule is to describe a process for determining whether additional watershed specific protection rules are needed for watersheds tha…

629-635-0200 Water Classification (1) The purpose of this water classification system is to match the physical characteristics and beneficial uses of a water body to a set of appropriate protection measures. (2) For the purposes of applying appropriate protection measures, the St…

629-635-0210 Designation of Waters; Notice to Landowners; Reconsideration (1) The State Forester shall maintain a map showing the classification of waters of the state to assist operators who complete a notice of operations as required by ORS 527.670(6). The State Forester shall …

629-635-0220 Geographic Regions For the purposes of assigning protection measures to waters of the state, the State Forester has defined two geographic regions west and east of the Cascade Crest in Oregon, depicted as Western Oregon and Eastern Oregon, respectively. The boundarie…

629-635-0300 Riparian Management Areas and Water Quality Protection Measures (1) Riparian management area widths are designated to provide adequate areas along streams, lakes, and significant wetlands to retain the physical components and maintain the functions necessary to accom…

629-635-0310 Riparian Management Area Measurements for Streams and Wetlands (1) The riparian management area measurement widths for streams in each geographic region for both the standard practice prescriptions and small forest owner minimum option prescriptions are provided for …

629-643-0000 Vegetation Retention Goals for Streams; Desired Future Conditions (1) The purpose of this rule is to describe the vegetation retention measures for streams, the measures’ purposes, and how the measures shall be implemented. The vegetation retention requirements for s…

629-643-0100 Western Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type F and Type SSBT Streams (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention prescription for Western Oregon Type F and Type SSBT streams, as shown in Table …

629-643-0105 Western Oregon Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type N Streams (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention prescription for Western Oregon Type N streams, as shown in Table 1. The riparian management ar…

629-643-0120 Eastern Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type F and Type SSBT Streams (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention prescription for Eastern Oregon Type F and Type SSBT streams, as shown in Table …

629-643-0125 Eastern Oregon; Standard Practice Vegetation Retention Prescription for Type N Streams (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the standard practice vegetation retention prescription for Eastern Oregon Type N streams, as shown in Table 2. The riparian management a…

629-643-0130 Standard Practice Requirements for Small Type N Streams (1) For purposes of determining the vegetation retention area and streamside retention requirements for a small Type Np stream that flows into a Type F or Type SSBT stream, the operator must, depending on the ci…

629-643-0135 Standard Practice Vegetation Retention for Seeps and Springs, Side Channels, and Stream-Associated Wetlands (1) In Western Oregon, for seeps and springs located within the distances described in Table 1, the operator: (a) Shall retain all trees within 35 feet of the …

629-643-0140 Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Vegetation Retention Prescription Requirements (1) The goals of the small forestland owner minimum option vegetation retention requirements are to recognize the inherent differences in the needs and requirements of these owners w…

629-643-0141 Western Oregon; Small Forestland Owner Minimum Management Option Prescription (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the small forestland owner minimum option prescription for vegetation retention in Western Oregon riparian areas, as shown in Table 3. [Table 3: W…

629-643-0142 Eastern Oregon; Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Prescription (1) The purpose of this rule is to provide the small forestland owner minimum option prescription for vegetation retention in Eastern Oregon riparian areas, as shown in Table 4. [Table 4: Eastern Oreg…

629-643-0143 Small Forestland Owners Small Type N Streams Vegetation Requirements (1) The small forestland owner shall follow this rule for small Type N streams in addition to the rules described in OAR 629-643-0130. The small forestland owner shall apply the tree retention requi…

629-643-0145 Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Prescription for Seeps and Springs (1) The following prescriptions apply to seeps and springs located in Western Oregon: (a) For seeps and springs located within the riparian management areas described in Table 3, the small fores…

629-643-0150 Type D Vegetation Retention Requirements (1) For classified small Type D stream segments that extend beyond the tree retention areas described in the Small Type Np requirements in OAR 629-643-0130 and OAR 629-643-0143, the operator shall retain in both Western Oregon…

629-643-0200 Placing Large Wood Key Pieces in Type F or Type SSBT Streams to Improve Fish Habitat (1) In conjunction with a forest operation, placement of large wood key pieces in a Type F or Type SSBT stream to improve fish habitat is subject to the regulations in the Oregon For…

629-643-0300 Alternative Vegetation Retention Prescriptions (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe an alternative vegetation retention prescription for harvest units experiencing stand level mortality. This alternative prescription is intended to contribute to desired futur…

629-643-0400 Site Specific Vegetation Retention Prescriptions for Streams and Riparian Management Areas (1) A primary purpose of these site-specific vegetation retention prescriptions in Table 7 and described for the geographic areas in Figure 1, is to identify opportunities and …

629-643-0500 Reforestation Within Stream Riparian Management Areas Harvested portions of riparian management areas along streams are subject to the same reforestation requirements that apply to adjacent areas that are outside of the riparian management areas. A number of factors …

629-645-0000 Riparian Management Areas and Protection Measures for Significant Wetlands (1)(a) The purpose of these rules is to protect the functions and values of significant wetlands, including wetlands larger than eight acres, estuaries, bogs and important springs in eastern O…

629-645-0010 Live Tree Retention for Significant Wetlands (1) In significant wetlands and their riparian management areas, operators shall retain approximately 50 percent of the original live trees, by species, in each of the following diameter classes (DBH): (a) 6 to 10 inches; …

629-645-0020 Site-Specific Vegetation Retention Prescriptions for Significant Wetlands (1) Operators are encouraged to develop site specific vegetation retention prescriptions for significant wetlands in a plan for an alternate practice. (2) The functions and values of forested w…

629-645-0030 Soil and Hydrologic Function Protection for Significant Wetlands (1) In significant wetlands and their riparian management areas, operators shall protect soil from disturbances that result in impaired water quality, hydrologic functions, or soil productivity. Operato…

629-645-0040 Understory Vegetation Retention for Significant Wetlands (1) The purpose of retaining understory vegetation is to provide soil stability and bank stability in and along significant wetlands, to maintain cover and shade for wildlife habitat and aquatic habitat, and to…

629-645-0050 Snag and Downed Wood Retention for Significant Wetlands (1) For significant wetlands, operators shall retain all snags and downed trees within the wetlands and the applicable riparian management areas. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this rule, any snag defined…

629-650-0000 Riparian Management Areas and Protection Measures for Lakes (1) The purpose of this rule is to protect the functions and values of lakes. Lakes on forestlands provide a wide range of functions and values, including those related to water quality, hydrologic functions…

629-650-0005 Written Plans for Operations Near Large Lakes An operator shall submit a written plan to the State Forester before conducting an operation that requires notification under OAR 629-605-0140 and that is within 100 feet of a large lake. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 52…

629-650-0010 Live Tree Retention for Lakes (1) Operators shall retain in the riparian management areas of lakes approximately 50 percent of the original live trees, by species, in each of the following diameter classes (DBH): (a) 6 to 10 inches; (b) 11 to 20 inches; (c) 21 to 30 …

629-650-0020 Soil and Hydrologic Function Protection for Lakes (1) Operators shall protect soil within the riparian management areas of lakes from disturbances that result in impaired water quality, hydrologic functions, or soil productivity. Operators shall protect hydrologic fu…

629-650-0030 Understory Vegetation Retention for Lakes (1) The purpose of retaining understory vegetation is to provide soil stability and bank stability along lakes, to maintain cover and shade for wildlife habitat and aquatic habitat, and to protect water quality. (2) To achiev…

629-650-0040 Snag Retention and Downed Wood Retention for Lakes (1) For lakes, operators shall retain all snags and downed trees within the lakes and the applicable riparian management areas. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this rule, any snag defined to be a safety hazard …

629-655-0000 Protection Measures for “Other Wetlands,” Seeps and Springs (1) Unless identified as stream-associated seeps, springs, or other wetlands under OAR 629-643-0135 and OAR 629-643-0145, there is no riparian management area for other wetlands, seeps, and springs. Importan…

629-660-0040 Stream Channel Changes (1) Operators shall not channelize, relocate, or divert water from any stream, except as allowed in the forest practice rules for construction of roads, stream improvement projects or temporary stream crossings. (2) Operators shall not add to o…

629-660-0050 Beaver Dams or Other Natural Obstructions (1) Except as needed for road maintenance, operators must submit a written plan to the State Forester prior to the removal of beaver dams and other natural obstructions from waters of the state during forest operations. Remov…

629-660-0060 Headwater Amphibian Species Amphibians that are sensitive to temperature and moisture fluctuations may live in small Type N streams. Operators are encouraged to retain portions of in-unit green live trees and snags as blocks of intact vegetation along small Type N st…

629-665-0000 Purpose (1) OAR 629-665-0000 to 0210 shall be known as the specified resource site protection rules. (2) These rules provide a protection goal, describe the duties of the State Forester, landowner, timber owner and operator, and outline protection for: (a) Sensitive …

629-665-0010 Protection Goal for a Resource Site (1) The goal of resource site protection is to ensure that forest practices do not lead to resource site destruction, abandonment or reduced productivity. (2) A resource site shall receive protection when the State Forester determi…

629-665-0020 Application of Protection and Exception Rules; State Forester Duties; Landowner, Timber Owner and Operator Duties (1) When a landowner, timber owner or operator proposes an operation near a resource site that requires special protection, the State Forester shall insp…

629-665-0100 Species Using Sensitive Bird Nesting, Roosting, and Watering Sites The following species use sensitive bird nesting, roosting and watering resource sites: (1) Osprey use sensitive bird nesting sites. (2) Great blue herons use sensitive bird nesting sites. (3) Bald ea…

629-665-0110 Osprey Resource Sites; Key Components; Protection Requirements; Exceptions (1) For osprey, the resource site is the active nest tree and any identified key components. (a) An active nest tree is one that has been used by osprey within the past five (5) nesting season…

629-665-0120 Great Blue Heron Resource Sites; Key Components; Protection Requirements; Exceptions (1) For the great blue heron, the resource site is the active nest tree(s) and any identified key components. (a) An active nest tree is one that has been used by one or more pair of…

629-665-0130 Bald Eagle Nesting Sites; Key Components; Protection Requirements; Exceptions (1) For bald eagle nesting sites, the resource site is the active nest tree and, if present, all identified key components: (a) An active nest tree is one that has been used by eagles withi…

629-665-0200 Resource Sites Used by Threatened and Endangered Species The following resource sites used by threatened or endangered species are sensitive to forest practices: Northern spotted owl nesting sites. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710 Statutes/Other Implemented: OR…