root disease concentrations; 



- specific and general watershed 

 characteristics; and 



- wildlife habitat. 



Field data was used to define the 

 project and analyze the alternatives 

 and their potential effects. Using 

 this information within the 

 framework of the SFLMP and 

 associated Resource Management 

 Standards, an initial proposal was 

 developed. The initial proposal 

 began the public scoping period. 



Public scoping consisted of 

 newspaper advertisements, 

 newsletters, and a project update 

 letter. During two 3 -day comment 

 periods, 6 letters and 2 phone calls 

 were received. Issues and concerns 

 received during the two 3 -day 

 comment periods are summarized in 

 TABLE I-l - SUMMARY OF ISSUES AND 

 CONCERNS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS. 



Within the context of public 

 comments, continuing field 

 reconnaissance, and specific 

 resource concerns, the ID team 

 considered the need or benefit of 

 developing additional alternatives. 

 The ID Team determined that the 

 issues directly related to proposed 

 actions could be addressed through 

 minor changes in the project design 

 and/or mitigation. Based on 

 determination of the ID Team, issues 

 and concerns did not drive further 

 alternative development. The ID 

 Team developed an action proposal. 

 Action Alternative B, within the 

 framework of the SFLMP and its 

 associated Resource Management 

 Standards . 



ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTIONS 



This section describes No-Action 

 Alternative A and Action Alternative 

 B. The decisionmaker may select a 

 modification or combination of the 

 alternatives. 



• Description qfJVo-^lction .llfernntive . 1 



No-Action Alternative A may be 

 used as a baseline for comparing 



the effects that Action 

 Alternative B would have on the 

 environment. No-Action 

 Alternative A is considered a 

 possible alternative for 

 selection. 



Under No-Action Alternative A, no 

 timber harvesting, improvements to 

 existing roads or stream crossings 

 on access roads, or timber- 

 management revenue generation for 

 the appropriate school trusts 

 would occur in the Dog/Meadow 

 Timber Sale Project area at this 

 time. Winter recreation would 

 continue to occur under commercial 

 permits. Salvage logging, 

 firewood gathering, recreational 

 use, fire suppression, noxious- 

 weed control, additional requests 

 for permits and easements, and 

 other ongoing management requests 

 may occur. Road maintenance may 

 occur when funding is available 

 and equipment is in the area. 

 Nonpoint- source sediment -de livery 

 from roads in violation of BMPs 

 may occur. Seasonal road closures 

 may be installed to protect water 

 quality and investments in road 

 maintenance. Natural events, such 

 as plant succession, tree 

 mortality due to insect 

 infestations and disease 

 infections, windthrow, down fuel 

 accumulation, in-growth of ladder 

 fuels, and wildfires, would 

 continue to occur. Future 

 proposed management activities, 

 including timber harvesting, would 

 go through the appropriate level 

 of environmental analyses before 

 implementation . 



Description of.lction ,1lternative R 



The ID Team developed strategies 

 for harvesting timber within the 

 framework of the SFLMP. 

 Opportunities for harvesting 

 timber are identified based on 

 current and desired timber-stand 

 conditions. Proposed treatments 

 were developed that would, in the 

 long-term, move timber-stand 

 conditions toward desired age 



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