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Frank Rue -5- September 14, 19';? 



understand hou the F ore sl Service could release t h l c . 

 unit before the Long-Term Sale is found consistent uith 

 the ACriP. 



5. Unit 571-134 includes an AHflU buffer which ue do not 

 feel is sufficient to protect coho salmon habitat in 

 the stream flouing through the unit. Essentially, this 

 is a cut to the break situation uith a 25 to 60 foot 

 variable uidth buffer on either side of this inter- 

 course. Ue understand there ac± 9 tributaries located 

 uithm the unit which ue believe need protection. 

 Finally, ue understand a 150 foot buffer has beer, 

 provided around a pond located further upstream. Ue 

 concur uith the layout of this portion o f the leave 

 strip, but request that the part that is inadequate be 

 modi f led . 



01<;-Grouth Prescription Timber Harvest 



Lodging uas found to have occurred this past spring and 

 summer uithin tracts designated for old-grouth prescription 

 (retention) in numerous locations throughout the area. 

 Though the Forest Service is required to follou specific 

 processes in this regard, ue have no record of revieuing any 

 EISs or EAs for logging of retention areas, nor uas there 

 discussion uith the Department concerning legging of these 

 areas. DGC does not have any record of having received 

 information on this logging. All of these areas are 

 indicated for old-grouth prescription in the KPC 89-94 FEIS 

 for uhich the record of decision uas signed June 2nd, 1939. 

 The state still hasn't found the Long-term Sale consistent 

 uith the ACMP, yet ue understand 100 mmbf of timber has been 

 released for harvest. 



Based on the angle of repose of the stumps, the vast 

 majority of the timber in all of the "salvage units" uas 

 standing uhen it uas cut. The feathering effect of the 

 blown doun timoer uas lost in every instance by cutting the 

 timber (taken to a "logical" setting) to fully standing 

 boundaries. This creates another *ial 1 of timber for 

 additional bloudoun and presumably, more "salvage" 

 operat ions. 



Ue uould like to know more about the way "salvage" 

 units are selected, the criteria used in determining 

 "significant or catastrophic" blowdown or insect damage, 

 and why approval is given without interagency 

 coordination. Ue understand KPC receives "purchaser 

 credits" for road construction into these units, rather 

 than paying for the roads with the sale of salvage 

 t imber . 



