to maintain long-term soil 

 productivity, based upon the 

 implementation of mitigation 

 measures, to control the area and 

 degree of detrimental soil impacts 

 to less than 15 percent of the 

 proposed harvest area. A 

 combination of skidding mitigation 

 measures would include: 



- restricting the season of use, 



- utilizing a minimum skid trail 

 spacing, 



- installing erosion control where 

 needed, 



- retaining woody debris, and 



- following all applicable BMPs . 



CUMULATIVE EFFECTS 



• Cumulatice Liff'ect^t qfJ\o-*icHon . Ilternative 

 »/ on Soil-It 



No-Action Alternative A would have 

 no cumulative impacts on soil 

 productivity; no soil would be 

 disturbed and no reentry of past 

 harvest units would occur. 



• Cumulatice EltJectn of,1ction ^llterimtice B on 

 Soi'/jt 



Action Alternative B would enter 

 some stands of previous timber 

 sale operations. Cumulative 

 effects to soils may occur from 

 repeated entries into a forest 

 stand, where additional ground is 



impacted by equipment operations. 

 DNRC would maintain long-term soil 

 productivity and minimize 

 cumulative effects by implementing 

 any or all of the following 

 mitigation measures: 



• Existing skid trails from past 

 harvesting activities would be 

 used if they are properly 

 located and spaced. 



• Additional skid trails would be 

 used only where existing trails 

 are unacceptable. 



• The potential direct and 

 indirect effects would be 

 mitigated with soil- moisture 

 restrictions, season of 

 operation, and method of 

 harvesting. 



• A portion of coarse woody debris 

 and fine litter for nutrient 

 cycling would be retained. 



In previously unharvested stands, 

 cumulative effects to soil 

 productivity from multiple entries 

 would be the same as those listed 

 in the direct and indirect effects 

 sections . 



Appendix G-Soils Analysis 



Page G-3 



