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What the 1987 Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) Revision Work Plan Said 

 About Kay Issues on tba Tongass National Forest. 



On Wildlife Habitat Management: 



"We must be able to . . . predict where there may be conflicts between forest 

 uses (e.g. high volume, high value timber stands coincide with important 

 wildlife habitat and/or areas of high visual significance) [pps. 111-27 - 

 111-28]", and "wildlife habitat management ... is linked to the larger 

 issue of 'development versus preservation' of specific areas of the Forest 

 and concerns about subsistence uses of forest resources. . . . Failure to 

 address this issue will result in non-compliance with NFMA and possibly with 

 NEPA [p. 11-15, emphasis added]." 



On Fish Habitat Management: 



"Failure to address this issue will result in non-compliance with NFMA, 

 ANILCA 507(a), and possibly with NEPA [p. 11-19]." 



On Subsistence Uses and Lifestyles: 



"ANILCA requires that management activities on the Forest be evaluated to 

 determine their short-term, long-term, and cumulative effects on subsistence 

 use opportunities. Failure to address this broad issue could result in non- 

 compliance with Title VIII of ANILCA and undesired changes in lifestyles 

 within some Southeast Alaska communities [p. 11-22]." 



On Regional and Community Economic Development and Structure : 



"Forest management programs not adequately coordinated with community needs 

 . . . can result in increased resistance to Forest Service activities in the 

 form of litigation and appeals. In addition, opportunities to provide for 

 greater regional and community economic development and structure through the 

 development of diversified economies may be foregone [p. 11-25]." 



On the Long-term/Short-term Timber Sales Programs: 



"There is some concern that failure to address this issue may result in the 

 disappearance of a viable short-term timber sales program on the Tongass. 

 Failure to address this issue may also result in NFMA non-compliance and may 

 complicate NEPA related analysis [p. 11-36]." 



On Transportation Systems and Road Management: 



"If the issues associated with transportation planning are not addressed, 

 there may be localized adverse impacts to anadromous fisheries, wildlife 

 populations, visual quality, recreation and subsistence use opportunities, 

 and community lifestyles [p. 11-45]." 



