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Slash: Favor practices that allow for dispersed slash on the site, rather than piling slash, where dispersed slash does not conflict with management objectives or reforestation. When piling slash, piles should be kept away from cultural resources. Scattered leave trees: Employ scattered individual leave trees as an alternative or supplement to clumps, especially if individual leave trees are larger, windfirm specimens of preferred species. This harvest area demonstrates implementation of several guidelines, including retaining leave trees and snags, dispersing slash throughout the site, and keeping slash low to the ground. These practices protect the soil, enhance wildlife habitat and reduce negative visual impacts. Photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR

Guidelines at Work... Snags: Leave all snags possible standing in harvest areas; hide scattered snags with vegetative islands. Snags provide habitat for wildlife. Photo courtesy of Potlatch Corporation

Leave tree clumps: Retain leave trees in clumps, strips or islands occupying a minimum of 5% of each clearcut harvest unit. Both snags (standing dead trees) and leave trees (live trees retained on a site) provide for wildlife requiring perches, tree cavities and bark-foraging sites. Photo courtesy of Potlatch Corporation

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