DIRTY IKE SALVAGE 

 ENVIRONMENTAL 



ASSESSMENT 



1.0 CHAPTER 1 : PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTION 1 



1.1 Proposed Action: Harvest 1- 



1.2 Location 1- 



1.3 Need for the Action 1- 



1.4 Objective of the Action 1- 



1.5 Decisions to be Made 1-2 



1.6 Relationship to the Administrative Rules for Forest Management 1-2 



1.7 History of the Planning and Scoping Process 1-2 



1.8 Other environmental assessments (EAs) related to this project 1-3 



1.9 Permits, Licenses, and Other Authorizations Required 1-3 



1.10 Issues 1-3 



1.10.1 Issues Studied in Detail 1-3 



1.10.1.1 Water Quality, Soil, Fisheries, Weeds 1-3 



1.10.1.1.1 Water Quality Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.1.2 Soil Resources Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.1.3 Cold Water Fisheries Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.1.4 Noxious Weeds Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.2 Human Environment 1-3 



1.10.1.2.1 Economic Benefits and Project Revenue Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.2 Wildlife 1-3 



1.10.1.3.1 Endangered Species Issue 1-3 



1.10.1.3.2 Sensitive Species Issue 1-4 



1.10.1.3.3 Big Game Issue 1-4 



1.10.2 Issues Eliminated from Further Study and Rationale for Elimination 1-4 



1.10.2.1 Historical and Archaeological Sites 1-4 



1.10.2.2 Threatened and Endangered Species 1-4 



1.10.2.2.1 Bald Eagle 1-4 



1.10.2.3 Sensitive Species 1-4 



1.10.2.3.1 Townsend's Big-eared Bat 1-4 



Dirty Ike Salvage Environmental Assessment i 



