OTHER AGENCIES 

 WITH JURISDICTION/ 

 PERMITS REQUIRED ., 



DNRC has had an ongoing contract with the 

 Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and 

 Parks (DFWP) to collect data and monitor 

 streams in Stillwater State Forest for existing 

 fisheries habitat and the presence/absence of 

 bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. A 

 DFWP fisheries biologist made a presentation 

 at a collaborative meeting; DFWP is on the 

 mailing list and received the initial proposal 

 and other information that was mailed follow- 

 ing the collaborative meetings. DFWP leases a 

 fishing-access site on Beaver Lake from DNRC 

 and has jurisdiction over the management of 

 fisheries and recreational boat use in lakes in 

 the project area. 



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PERMITS THAT MAY 

 BE REQUIRED TO 

 IMPLEMENT THE 

 PROPOSED ACTIONS 



A Stream Preservation Act Permit (124) is 

 required from DFWP for activities that influ- 

 ence any fisheries stream. 



A Short-term Exemption from Montana's 

 Surface Water Quality Standards (3A Authori- 

 zation), issued by the Montana Department of 

 Environmental Quality, may be required if: 



temporary activities would introduce 



sediment above natural levels into streams, 



and 



DFWP feels a permit is necessary after 



reviewing the mitigation in the 124 permit. 



DNRC is a member of the Montana Airshed 

 Group, which regulates DNRC slash burning. 

 DNRC receives an air quality permit through 

 participation in the Airshed Group. 



Through the public-involvement process, the 

 public and resource specialists of DNRC and 

 other agencies raised concerns about the 

 project's potential impacts on the environ- 

 ment. DNRC used these concerns in develop- 

 ing the project design, mitigation measures, 

 and alternatives (see Chapter II). A para- 

 phrased summation of comments that were 

 incorporated into the alternatives is presented 

 below. 



VEGETATION 



MAINTENANCE OF FOREST 

 HEALTH AND DIVERSITY 



Concern was expressed that natural succes- 

 sional development, appropriate species 

 ] I mixes, size classes, and age classes should be 

 perpetuated. Further, the effects of the pro- 

 posed actions on sensitive plant species that 

 exist in the area were a concern. 



PUBLIC CONCERNS 



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OLD GROWTH 



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Concern was expressed that old-growth levels 

 should not fall below the amounts necessary 

 to ensure the viability of old-growth-depen- 

 dent species and the historically appropriate 

 component of old growth in the forest struc- 

 ture be maintained or moved toward. Old- 

 growth areas should be identified and 

 mapped. 



FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION 



Concern was expressed that management 

 activities should contribute to the reduction of 

 wildfire hazard risks, particularly in areas 

 where wildfires would be difficult to suppress 

 or human life and property may be at risk. 



NOXIOUS WEEDS 



Concern was expressed that harvesting activi- 

 ties, road construction, and other project . , t 

 activities should not increase the establish- , j • 

 ment of noxious weeds in the area. 



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