Mitigation measures to be applied: 



• All harvesting activities, including site 

 preparation and hazard reduction, would 

 be accomplished in one season. 



• A sediment-control fence v^^ould be in- 

 stalled and maintained along the shoreline 

 of Woods Lake. 



LOCATION AND 

 STANDARDS OF ROADS 



NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE 



• All existing roads would remain in their 

 current location. 



• The standards would remain the same or 

 continue to deteriorate. 



• Roads would continue to be a potential 

 source of sediment delivery to lakes. 



• The existing level of maintenance and 

 emergency repairs would not be sufficient 

 to meet minimum BMPs. 



COMMON TO ACTION 

 ALTERNATIVES A AND B 



All roads remaining in use after the timber sale 

 would be part of a long-term transportation 

 plan. Loop roads on State ownership would 

 be eliminated. Most roads in draw bottoms 

 would be relocated or improved to meet BMP 

 standards. Most roads having steep grades 

 would be eliminated from the transportation 

 plan. 



All roads would be constructed to meet at 

 least minimum BMPs. Generally, this would 

 be accomplished by: 



• improving surface drainage through the 

 installation of more: 



ditched road segments, 

 cross drain culverts, and 

 drive-through dips, and 



• graveling road segments that have steeper 

 grades and /or low-bearing-strength soils. 



Management of road use would be accom- 

 plished by installing gates on the main road 

 systems and rock, berm, and debris closures 

 on the side roads. Turnarounds with parking 

 sites available would be designed into the road 

 system at most closures (see Beaver Lake Pro- 

 posed Road Plan Maps, Chapter 11). »•' t 



The road's improved driving surface would 

 result in more of the open road system being 

 accessible to cars and pickups. ■•ai 



It?;t;. 

 Although the standards of the main roads ^** 

 would be improved, none of the roads would 

 be designed to meet the minimum standards 

 required by Flathead Coimty under their 

 subdivision rules. As an example, minimum 

 subdivision rules require a 20-foot road with 2- 

 foot shoulders and a surface for use in all 

 seasons (personal communication with Tom Jentz, 

 Flathead County Planner). B. 



ACTION ALTERNATIVE A o i sriT 



The road location and design would result in a 

 maintainable road system that could be up- 

 graded to higher standards. Approximately 

 7.2 miles of road could be upgraded to a i«; 

 primary or secondary road to improve safe, 

 year-round access to all comers of the project 

 area. These roads include South Beaver Road, 

 North Beaver Road to the north end of Woods 

 Lake, and North Murray Road to the center of 

 Section 18. The location, design, and up- 

 graded standards of roads could accommodate 

 year-round uses, such as recreational, private 

 land access, and commercial timber-product 

 hauling, and may possibly meet the minimum 

 subdivision requirements for limited subdivi- 

 sions. 



The road standards would generally have 

 grades 6% or less, with a few pitches of 7%. x 

 With 4 exceptions, the curve radius would 

 generally be 65' or more. These curves would 

 accommodate lowboy tiailers hauling road- 

 building, logging, and fire equipment to the '| 

 south end of Beaver Lake, north of Woods 

 Lake, and to the center of Section 18. 



Chapter IV: Environmental Consequences 



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