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Executive Summary

Background and Project Overview 

A Brief History of the Waynesville Watershed

Watershed Assessment:  Soils

Watershed Assessment:  Water Quality

Watershed Assessment:  Aquatic Health

Watershed Assessment:  Forest Resources

Watershed Assessment:  Herbaceous Plant Communities

Watershed Assessment:  Wildlife 

Watershed Assessment:  Roads 

Principles Guiding Forest Management Within Watershed Areas

Forest Stewardship Objectives and Implementation Strategies

Implementation of Forest Stewardship Strategy for First Five Years 

Watershed Monitoring

Contracts and Other Operational Concerns

Literature Cited and Other References

APPENDICES:

Appendix 1:  General Soil Properties

Appendix 2:  Soil Limitations and Hazard Ratings

Appendix 3:  Herbaceous Species

Appendix 4:  General References for Quabbin Forest Management Plan

Appendix 5:  Glossary of Forestry Terms

SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS:

Supplemental Document 1:  Strategic Forest Management Plan for Working Forest Easement

Supplemental Document 2:  Water Quality Assessment

Supplemental Document 3:  Aquatic Ecology Assessment

Supplemental Document 4:  Forest Resource Assessment

MAPS: 

Waynesville Watershed Location Map

Waynesville Watershed and Neighboring Properties Map

Waynesville Watershed Conservation Easement Map with USGS Quads

Color Coded Forest Cover Map

Color Aerial Photo Forest Cover Map

Color Aerial Photo Forest Cover Map with 100 Foot Contours

Color Coded Sub-Watersheds Map

Color Coded Potential Forest Management Areas Map

Color Coded Successional Stage Map

Natural Heritage Occurrences Map

Blue Ridge Parkway Viewshed Analysis Map

Infrastructure and natural Features Map

Roads and Streams Intersection Map

Color Coded Soils Map

Color Coded Management Compartments Map

Allen Creek 2010 Stewardship Areas Map

Rocky Branch 2012 Stewardship Areas Map