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Treating 38,500 to 60,000 acres is recommended to move the landscape into a resilient condition (34-54% of forested acres; Table 1). This total includes an estimated 27,500-43,000 acres to shift dense to open forest and 11,000-17,000 acres of maintenance treatments in exist- ing open forest, based on current condition data from 2017 aerial photos. Most of the treatment need is located within the Teanaway Community Forest and USFS land, although substantial need exists on private land in the southern tip. Forest Health Treatment Needs Meeting this target range will require multiple treatment strategies (Table 1). Managed wildfire under safe condi- tions will be needed, especially in the large roadless area in the northern third and for maintenance treatments over time. Based on tree size class, many areas are commer- cially viable, although treatment type will depend on road access, logging systems, and other considerations. lndi- vidual landowners will conduct their own planning and decision-making processes to determine acres and types of treatments to achieve the landscape goals while meet- ing their own objectives and regulatory requirements. Table 1. Summary of forest health treatment needs (range represents low ond high end of treatment need). Left Figure 4. Forest structure $rpes that are overabundant relative to targets for a resilient landscape, as well as potential maintenance treatments. Only a portion of the areas shown need to be treated. Right Figure 5. Current land ownership. Teanaway Landscape Evaluation Summary (2020) | page 3 Small 1,500 - 3,000 56 4,034 108 236 Dry Dense 11,129 21,344 5,713 498 Moist + Cold Dense 19,627 6,684 345 480 Dry + Moist Open *\moCIlr:,.,.@moi 11,992 10,333 1,238 530 Total 38,500 - 60,000 *These are current acres, not torgets Noncommercial thin plus fuels treatment. May be fire only (prescribed or managed wildfire). Commercial thin plus fuels treatment if access exists. May be noncommercial, fire only (pre- scribed or managed wildfire), or regeneration treatment. Anticipated treatment type Maintenance treatment prescribed fire, managed wildfire, or mechanical fuels treatment. Target range corresponds to 50-75% of dry open and 25-50% of moist open forests. Current acres by major landowner* DNR-Community Private TNCUSFS hi$$$$.ttff-ffi Forest conditions to treat Type Size class Treatment need (acres) Forest types to treat OwnershipForest type k , Dry Dense Moist, Cold Dense r', Dry, Moist Open DNR-Cmty" Forest I USFS I other Federal Tribal t Municipal, NGO I lndustrial Private No-jJ",,"" { Other State