(1) The department shall promote biodiversity by taking a coarse filter approach thereby favoring an appropriate mix of stand structures and compositions on state lands. The department shall base appropriate stand structures and compositions on ecological characteristics such as:

(a) land type;

(b) climatic section;

(c) habitat type;

(d) disturbance regime; and

(e) unique and rare habitats.

(2) For coarse filter applications, the department shall describe forests and stands using these characteristics:

(a) forest composition;

(b) age class distributions;

(c) cover type; and

(d) stand structure.