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CHAPTER I ' HELENA, MONTANA b'=.b20 : 



PUPO'OSE 1 



RELATIONSHIP TO THE SFLMP 2 



EIS PROCESS 2 



EIS DEVELOPMENT 2 



PUBLIC SCOPING 2 



DRAFT EIS (DEIS) 4 



FINAL EIS (FEIS) 4 



NOTIFICATION OF DECISION 4 



PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 4 



OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS RELATED TO THE PROJECT 4 



OTHER AGENCIES WITH JURISDICTION/PERMITS REQUIRED 5 



PERMITS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED ACTIONS 5 



PUBLIC CONCERNS 5 



VEGETATION 5 



WILDLIFE 6 



WATER QUALITY 6 



FISHERIES 6 



TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 6 



ECONOMICS 7 



TRAILS 7 



VISUAL RESOURCES (SCENERY) 7 



CULTURAL RESOURCES 8 



CHAPTER II 



DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES 1 



ALTERNATIVES 2 



NO- ACTION ALTERNATIVE 2 



ACTION ALTERNATIVES A AND B 2 



SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 12 



CHAPTER III 



INTRODUCTION 1 



VEGETATION 1 



WILDLIFE 13 



WATER QUALITY AND FISHERIES 28 



SOILS 34 



TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 38 



ECONOMICS 39 



VISUALS 44 



AIR QUALITY 46 



CHAPTER IV ,: «#' 



INTRODUCTION 1 



VEGETATION 1 



WILDLIFE 8 



WATER QUALITY AND FISHERIES 15 



SOILS 21 



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