This is a series of images of "Taylor Made" THP
Timber Harvest Plan 01-413 or "Taylor Made" is currently being cut by contractors hired by Maxxam/Pacific Lumber company. A blockade was erected by activists last month to stop the beginning of road building in this plan and was evicted later that day by a climber hired by the company. The areas threatened by the plan include pristine stands that have never been logged in or had roads built through them.
In the following four maps the dark grey aareas represent "late-seral" or old-growth stands. "Late seral" means that the forest exibits many of the same charicteristics of an old-growth forests but is not quite old enough. The units of the plan are defined by the dark lines with two dashes evenly spaced through the line.
This unit is located on the north and south faces of the saddle between Long Ridge and Taylor Peak.
These units are located on the north face of Taylor Peak.
This unit, which is actually 3 seperate areas, is located on the north face of Long Ridge.
This map and the following two show the "silviculture" or logging methods to be used. The brick pattern shows clearcutting.
The tree pattern shows a selective type of cutting called "Shelterwood Prep"
The other pattern is "Seed Tree Prep Step" another selective type of cutting.
No pattern means no cutting.
The star on the map shows the nest of a mating pair of spotted owls. the buffers around the nest are 500 ft. and 1000 ft.
This spotted owl occupies the above mentioned nest with its life-long mate. It's nest is in a new Timber harvest plan called "Canned Heat", recently filed by Maxxam/PL.
This specimen was found in unit 2 of the plan. Usnea Longisima is very rare so close to the coast. It grows at the rate of 1 inch every seven years. This lichen is all over the place in and around the units.
This tree will be spared as many others around it are fallen. Who knows what plans Maxxam has for the future.
This tree may or may not still be standing. The picture was taken in Unit 1.
This is an example of Maxxams forestry practices in the Mattole.
An old clearcut on the north face of Taylor Peak
