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If any larch aggregation of bats is discovered during the preparation or administration of this sale, 

 the DNRC wildlife biologist will be informed immediately. Depending upon the nature of the 

 report, the biologist will then coordinate efforts to determine the species. If Townsend's big-eared 

 bats were determined to be present, further mitigative measures will be developed. 



ROADS 



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• Information on road-construction activities and road use associated with road-construction 

 activities will be relayed to the general public. 



• BMPs will be incorporated in all planned road construction. 



• Signs will be placed at some critical intersections. 



• See EROSION section ioii'Jt.> o.i ; 



b» Under the action alternatives, many miles of existing roads will be closed by sign or physically 

 ' closed; signs will also close some proposed roads. There will be a special emphasis on closing 

 spur roads to snowmobiles by posting signs on the big game winter range: 



VISUALS 



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• Damaged residual vegetation will be slashed. lU*^' * 



• Thelocation, size, and number of landings will be limited.' t^iJ'^^f^^fi'^ls''^*-'"^" 



• Disturbed sites along road right-of-ways will be grass seeded. 



• Pockets or strips of the residual stands along topographic breaks and roadsides will be retained 

 to limit views into harvest units. 



archaeology: 



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• A contract clause provides for suspending operations if cultural resources are discovered; 

 operations may only resume as directed by the Forest Officer. 



• A review of the project area was conducted by a DNRC archaeologist. 



A4 Stillwater State Forest • Beaver Lake Timber Sale Project 



