Table 1. Criteria and management of conservation categories of Survey and Manage species (USDA and USDI 2001). N/A = not applicable. The “three basic criteria” refer to occurrence in the Northwest Forest Plan area, association with late-successional and old-growth forests, and plan provision for persistence. “Off” means not to be included under the Survey and Manage species mitigation. Also see Table 2 for further criteria. Criteria Management Species category Meet three basic criteria? Relative rarity Predisturbance surveys Management of known sites Predisturbance surveys Strategic surveys A yes rare practical manage all known sites required required B yes rare not practical manage all known sites not required required C yes uncommon practical manage high-priority sites required required D yes uncommon not practical manage high-priority sites not required required E information insufficient rare N/A manage all known sites not required required F information insufficient uncommon N/A not required not required required Off no --- --- N/A N/A N/A