Forest landowners and foresters · California

Where are the harvest units?

Draft a California timber harvesting plan for your RPF: units, silviculture, roads, watercourse protection and the 14 CCR 1034 sections. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source

ePlan fills in

  • County and watershed
  • Past THPs on or near the parcel
  • Watercourses
  • Slopes
  • Soils and erosion hazard

How it works

Timber harvesting plan draft for RPF review, from one answer

  1. Map the unitsOne answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. Answer three questions3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the RPF-ready draft free; download it for $49The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Timber harvesting plan draft for RPF review and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Timber harvesting plan draft for RPF review

  1. Timberland owner, timber owner, licensed timber operator and RPF
  2. Location, acres and maps
  3. Silvicultural methods and stocking
  4. Yarding systems
  5. Roads, landings and crossings
  6. Watercourse and lake protection

Modeled on: Approved THPs in the same county, from CalTREES

Next · 2

Brief for your RPF

  1. Owner goals
  2. Unit map and acres
  3. Field questions
  4. Open items marked for the RPF
Next · 3

Review timeline

  1. Filing with CAL FIRE
  2. First review within 5 working days
  3. Copies to CDFW, the Regional Water Board, CGS, State Parks and the county
  4. Preharvest inspection
  5. Second review
  6. Decision; plan effective up to 5 years

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

5 years

How long an approved THP can stay in effect, for plans approved since July 1, 2012. If work has begun, an amendment can extend it 2 years.
Source: California Public Resources Code 4590

Questions

Timber harvest plan: what people ask

Who can prepare a THP?

A Registered Professional Forester. California law requires timber harvesting plans to be prepared by an RPF. ePlan drafts the sections from public data and your answers, for your RPF to check, complete, sign and file.

Source: codes.findlaw.com

How does CAL FIRE review a THP?

CAL FIRE does a first review within 5 working days of filing to decide whether to accept the plan, then a preharvest inspection and a second review by a review team chaired by a CAL FIRE RPF.

Source: law.cornell.edu

Which agencies see the plan?

CAL FIRE sends copies to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Geological Survey, State Parks and the county.

Source: law.cornell.edu

How long is a THP good for?

Plans approved since July 1, 2012 stay in effect up to 5 years. If operations have begun but aren't finished, the plan can be extended 2 years by amendment, with a notice filed 10 to 140 days before it expires.

Source: codes.findlaw.com

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