Lassen National Forest 



19. Butt Creek Management Area, Part II, 

 Ruffa and Lost Lake Compartments Green Timber Sales 



Ranger District Volume (mmbf) Project Acres Logging Acres 



Almanor 5.5 N/A N/A 



Location 



These sales are located adjacent to the Butt Mountain Roadless Area. 



Impact 



The Butt Creek II activities have illegally been placed under the jurisdiction of PL. 104-19. The Forest 

 Service admitted that this is a green sale in an April 3, 1996 lener from the District Ranger stating that the 

 sale will log "1 1.2 million board feet of green timber and chips on 1,760 acres." Not only are these green tree 

 sales, but they were part of the ten-year green tree sale program prior to P.L. 104-19. On page 7, under 

 "C. Purpose and Need", the Butt Creek II EA acknowledges that the Bun Creek Management Area, Part II, 

 proposed action is an implementation of the Forest Plan and a continuation of earlier planning efforts. 



Also of major concern is the Ruf]& analysis area's incursion into the Bun Mountain released roadless area. The 

 Butt Mountain Roadless Area was designated a Further Planning Area under R-A.R.E. II. According to 

 NFMA implementing regulations, all first entries into roadless areas must be addressed in an EIS that assess- 

 es the potential wilderness, wildlife, aesthetic, and other values of preserving the roadless area. 



A key issue is how these sales affect the Quincy Library Group, a unique community-consensus process 

 involving environmentalists and people working in the timber industry. These sales violate the Quincy 

 Library Group's off-timber base designation by entering a roadless area. This violation undermines the 

 progress the Group has made in resolving issues affecting the Lassen National Forest. 



The biological evaluation that was prepared for this project clearly shows that wildlife habitat of species that 

 the Forest Service recognizes as sensitive, such as goshawk, great gray owls, and furbearers, will be altered. It 

 also suggests that six California spotted owl sites may be adversly affected. In addition, 4.8 miles of new roads 

 will be constructed. 



For additional information: 



Linda Blum, Quincy Library Group, 916/283 1230 



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