Alternate Plan Guidance Links
Unofficial Guide To Helping SFLO Alternate Plan Success The Forest and Fish Agreement provides Alternate Plans to offset the disproportionate impact of the rules on small forest land owners (SFLOs). Alternate Plans are appropriate for a multitude of site or forest conditions where the standard rules are insufficient to meet the needs of the landowner, the forest conditions, or the Riparian Management Zone functionality. However, getting an Alternate Plan approved can be very complex and intimidating, so few SFLOs take advantage of this opportunity. This updated unofficial document is intended to provide SFLOs with supplemental information to help you understand the process and offer some hypothetical examples of potential strategies to demonstrate riparian protections &/or enhancements in your particular AP application.
Examples
Eastside Standard AP 2003 Site Class 3 Forest Health Thinning
Eastside Standard AP 2012 Site Class II Salvage Blowdown
Eastside Standard AP 2015 Site Class IV Salvage Fire
Westside Overstocked Stand Template AP Site 1 2023 RMZ thin to 100 TPA 30′ Core LWD Placement
Westside Overstocked Stand Template AP Site Class II 2023 RMZ thin to 100 TPA 25′ Core LWD Placement
Westside Fixed Width Template Site Class V 2021 5-yr permit
Westside Standard AP 2017 Site Class V Unusual Rehab Monitoring Plan Lakefront
Westside Fixed Width Template Site Class I 2022 4-yr permit
Westside Standard AP 2015 Site Class II & IV Hardwood Conversion Channel Migration Zone Monitoring
Westside Standard AP 2014 Site Class II Variable Width Buffer 20-150′ Monitoring Plan
Westside Standard AP 2012 Site Class II Variable Width Buffer Ave 63′ Long Term Permit
Westside Standard AP 2022 Site Class I Hardwood Conversion Monitoring Plan
Westside Standard AP 2024 Site Class II Hardwood Conversion to BFW Monitoring Plan