VII. IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES 



Individual trees that are harvested and removed will for all practical pur- 

 poses be irreversibly and irretrievably committed for the time period to replace 

 them. The physical condition of many of these overmature trees is such that it 

 is extremely unlikely that prudent management will be directed toward produc- 

 ing similar trees and stand conditions in the future on these productive sites. 



The proposed extension of the Upper Stryker road systems and related 

 road improvement activities represents for practical purposes the long term 

 commitment of the roadbed to a use, which, by its nature, will reduce the future 

 productivity. 



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