Dr. Lorin Hicks talks about the Montana example of habitat conservation planning in forestry management. Dr. Hicks describes some of the tools Plum Creek Timber Co.uses.(stand density visualization tool, Montgomery and Buffington stream classification tool, channel migration zones). With the largest bull trout habitat in the world, the conservation plan covers more than just forestry practices, including grazing, road construction and land-use planning. He concludes with some lessons learned from their ten years of native fish habitat conservation planning.
Dr. Lorin Hicks is Director, Fish and Wildlife Resources, Plum Creek Timber Company, Columbia Falls, Montana, USA. His presentation was part of the Water Program Workshop for the Foothills Research Institute on Feb. 6, 2013.
