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Ladgcberr}' timber >•!« (XA commaai detdliac March 26. dcciiioo expected): 



The Lodgebern irtibcr sale propos« biuldm; \ i nulu of new rmd aiid loggmj 3.6 inillioa board feet frozi 3}9 

 taa of the 7,600 acre Horseshoe Roadless Area and the 2.200 lae South VCdv^ay Roadleu Area adjacent to the Mt. 

 Adams Wilderness. Disregarding tlie fan that the CiiTurd Pinchac Foresc Plan sn-v clearly acd pbinly that "tiaber 

 harvest is not to be scheduled in these areas," the Forext Service plans to ftugment nearly tv-o tliousand acres of RaR£ Q 

 Roadless Area i*ith this timber sile. lu 1990, a tedenl court luled that nxidless areas "pioMde a sancnwy to aninal and 

 pUiu ipedes most sensiiive to human disturtODces" and that pnieac pLinned m roadless areas tnua be xmlyzed m an OS. 

 No EIS is planned for this sale As proposed, this sale doa mX meei the standaids and »iiiiielinn of the CiSxd Piochot 

 Forest Plaa 



McToo cimber tale (£A comment deadUae Jnna 27, dedtioa npected): 



Tiue Wind River Ranger Distnct plans to cut nearly 7 milliun board feet and over 200 acres of old-grovkth from the 

 Wind River Key Watershed. As proposed, the sole will violate Korthwcsi Forest Plan provisions to protect old- 

 giQwib habitat fconires. uvtlonds, waier qualic>, and sensitive and endangered xpeaes. The Forest Service intends to 

 cut old-growth un unstable slopes, compact seosiave soils, and increase sedimentation to streams. Surveys Cor the 

 Larch Mountain salamander and great gray owl «ere not conducted as required ^y the Plan. As proposed, this sale 

 does not meet the rajuireinents of the Northwest Forest Plan or the Aquatic Conservatiwi Stntegy, 



' Paradise HiU> DEMO timber sale (deciiion slgDed June 26): 



The Paradise Hill DEMO timbex sale will log nearly 4 miUiuu board feet of old-growth forest Irotn 1 1 S acres of the 

 Lewis River Key Watershed Despite ptoviiioui in the NorTh*e.<t Forest Plan to protect water quality in tl:e 

 watershed, the sole will cut sensitive stream-side forest and increase sediment and temperature levels. The Forest 

 Service acknowledges the sale will eliminate two spotted owl areas, and adversely unpacts sensitive and endangered 

 plant species and habitaL This sale docs not meet the conservation objectiva of ihc Northwest Forest Flan or the 

 Aquatic Cotiservation Strategy 



Butte DEMO timber iai«(d*dsloo sipwd March 2S): 



The Butte DEMO timber sale will log ova t«'o miniaa board teet fiom 1 1 8 acres of the Cispos Adaptive 

 ■ Management Area. The Forest Service acknowledges that Ihc suk will destroy two oorthem goshawk oestx, habitat 

 (or sensitive and endangsed plants, and cut forests akog stieams. This sale fiiiU to meet the conservatian objectives 

 of the Northwest Forest Plan. 



Loole/Bosey timber sale (decision notice signed May 15): 



The Louie/Rosey timber sale «ill cm 4.4 million board feet from 1 59 acres of the Lewis RiverKeV Watenbed, 

 Although Key Watersheds are intended to provide high water quality and the Forest Service acknowledges existing 

 sediment problems in the sale area, the l.^)Uie/Roscy timber sale £a anticipates that proposed lo<!ging and road 

 boilding will cause an "increase in sediment that is delivered to streams adjacent to and dowiuiream rrom the road 

 systems" and could potentially ~reactivaic the large (slope) liiilure" in the sale area. The amber sale also employs 

 logging techniques that are expected to cause "increased bonk and r.hann^l ^osion and the ultimate delivery of more 

 sediment" to streams in the Lewis River. As ptoposcd, only two of the nine cutting units comply with the Notthwesi 

 Forest Plan's Aquatic Conservatian Strategy. Even these wo units ate out of compliance with the CiSbtd Piscboi 

 Forest Plan. 



Creeahora timber sale (EA comment dcadllri* May 6, decision cxpccicd): 



The G reenhorn timber sale proposes to log the largest trees from within a late-succcsatooal reserve and within buffen 

 jntmrirtl to protect stream-side forests. The sale will destroy imponam dispersal habitat for spotted owls and other 

 Ute-auccessianal as s ocia t ed species, and violates die Narthwe« Forest Plan by cutting foresu older than SO years old. 

 As proposed, this sale does not meet the Northwest Forest Plan oclhc Aquatic Conservation Strategy. 



Middle Fork timber tale (dceisiun oodce signed July S): 



The Middle Fork timber sale is planned in the drastically over-cm Kalama River watershed. During the winter sturm 

 events of 1996, cutthroat and steelhead trout habitat in the Kalama River *ts sobjected to high amounts of 

 twiimmration from numerous lanHtlides and debris tonents. DespiiefUllprotecliimof stream-side forests, the FS 

 fisheries biologist concluded that the Middle Fork sale would cause 'substantial risk of adverse stream effects and 

 prolonged delays m wuenhed recovery.' This sale does aocmeet the rcquinatkeoB of the Gifford Piitchot Forest 

 Plan. 



