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riparian management plans for all streams, in addition, 

 information collected from site reconnaissance surveys are 

 utilized to refine project-level plans and to tailor management 

 prescriptions to site-specific conditions. The planning 

 process results in the application of management prescriptions, 

 that accomplish Forest Service management objectives and 

 minimize the probability of catastrophic damage to fish habitat. 



Substitution of a fixed 30-meter buffer on all streams 

 (proposed by National Marine Fisheries Service) for the Forest 

 Service management guidelines does not accomplish the 

 objectives of a multiple-use forest. The fixed-width buffer 

 will result in: 



1. Fewer timber harvest opportunities; more timber will 

 be left standing along streams; and access to timber 

 will be limited or possibly blocked off by buffer 

 zones . 



2. Znoreaced sediment production from tho additional 

 roads required to harvest the timber, which is blocked 

 off by buffer zones. 



3. Less habitat enhancement opportunities (e.g., canopy 

 openings and LWD placement); and minimal planning will 

 reduce enhancement potential while restricted access 

 prevents enhancement during logging operations. 



