lake reduce the amount of visible area that 

 would be harvested in Uruts 16 and 17. 



The proposed activities would cause very little 

 or no change to the views seen from East 

 Lakeshore E>rive and the DFWP fishing access 

 on Beaver Lake. Again, the computer exercise 

 allowed simulated Adrive-by@ views into the 

 project area along both East Lakeshore Drive 

 and the east shoreline of Whitefish Lake. 



The "cul-de-sac" location is proposed to be 

 increased in size to provide an additional 6 

 parking spots for vehicles with trailers. Trees, 

 brush, and slash would be removed for the 

 parking expansion. If adequate funding is 

 available, the placement of a large sign is also 

 proposed. The sign would likely display: 



road maps, 



lake locations, 



authorized trail systems, 



information regarding State land uses, 



such as Recreation Use Licenses, firewood 



cutting, road closures, hunting regulations 



(no-shooting within .25 mile of residences), 



and 



information on resource-protection issues 



in the Beaver Lake complex. 



The effects of the harvest treatments would be 

 most notable to visitors along the open roads. 

 The Description of Silvicultural Treatments in 

 Chapter II provides graphic effects of the 

 proposed treatments. The visualizations 

 portray the geographical distribution of 



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treatment effects across a harvest unit. The 

 combination of the Harvest Treatment Map 

 (Figure 11-2), graphical effects of the silvicul- 

 tural treatments, and postharvest, computer- 

 generated views in Figure lV-3 provides a 

 qualitative review of visual effects. 



Most segments of existing and proposed roads 

 that would be used for log hauling would 

 receive maintenance brushing and /or clearing 

 up to 35 feet wide, (approximately 8 feet either 

 side) to increase visibility around curves and 

 into forested stands. As trees continue to grow 

 along the roadside, views into the adjacent 

 forested stands would be more limited. 



AIR QUALITY 



NO- ACTION ALTERNATIVE 



The No-Action Alternative would not create 

 impacts beyond existing levels to air quality. 

 Over the long term, road dust during summer 

 months would increase as recreational traffic 

 increases and, eventucilly, would need to be 

 addressed with a form of dust abatement over 

 sections of the main access roads. 



ACTION ALTERNATIVES A AND B 



Log hauling and related traffic on dry roads 

 may increase the amount of road dust. The 

 most severe effect from additional road dust 

 may occur along Beaver Lake County Road 

 from Highway 93 northeast to the parking 



area where State lands are entered. 



This section of road is located near 



private residences. 



Burning logging residue would 

 produce particulate matter. The 

 smoke column generated by 

 burning may reach populated 

 areas in Flathead County. The 

 stipulations and specifications 

 listed for air quality in Appendix A 

 should prevent road dust from 

 impacting populated areas and 

 limit the impacts from burning to 

 levels not exceeding EPA /State/ 

 County/Local standards. Cumula- 



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