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Oregon Forests at Risk From the Rescissions Logging Rider 

 JuJy 17. 1996 



Ochoco National Forest 



Contact: Tonia Wolf - Eastside Conservation Ontolog\', 541/317-9464 

 62. Rock/Cottonwood 



63. Green Mottntain: 



64. Foss/PerkLns: 



65. Trout Creek: 



66. Harpo (M & M): 



Green and dead trees greater than 21" dbh would be 

 cut as a part of this salvage sale in a roadless area. 



This fire salvage sale will harm a roadless area. 



The sale enters old growth forests in an uninventoried 

 roadless area in Silver Creek, a region in which 11,700 

 acres would be affected by logging activity. 



Two thirds of the 34 mmbf to be cut in the Trout 

 Creek salvage sale will be green trees over 21" dbh. 

 Eighteen mues of temporary roads will be constructed. 

 The 60 miles of roads that v>nll be "closed" wall still be 

 Ccisily accessed by off-road vehicles, with damaging 

 effects on trout bearing streams. Portions of Trout 

 Creek have already been clearcut. 



Originally dropped as a part of the eastside screerung 

 process, the sale was since "revised," yet no chemges 

 were made to the original logging plan. Telemark 

 skiing will be encouraged on tne north slope despite 

 the lack of sufficient snow cover. Clearcuts including 

 old growth ponderosa pines will be. made in this high 

 pubic area. Tlie area is so heavily eroded, there is no 

 tear of fire. 



Malheur National Forest 



Contact: Karen Coulter or Asante Riverwind - Blue Mountain Biodiversity 

 Project, 541/468-2028 



BEAR VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT 



62. Aldzich 



68. SF Deer 



69. Guard 



Aldrich Roadless area is a diverse mosaic which has never 

 been logged. The old growth Ponderosa pine and mixed 

 conifer habitat supports wolverine, goshawk, pine marten, and 

 eUc. Concerned about the increasecT threat of landslides and 

 flashfloods, local ranchers filed a lawsuit to stop the s<ile 

 before the Rider came into existence. 



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