Cumulative effects were analyzed for lands immediately adjacent to the 2 parcels in the 

 project area. This area is compromised of 1,237 acres of DNRC, 6,554 acres of Plum 

 Creek Timber Company, 640 acres of Thompson River Lumber Company, and 640 acres 

 of National Forest System lands. The lands surrounding the project area received 

 moderate to heavy management starting in the late 1980's and continuing to the present. 

 In many of these areas snags were not managed for in the past. Consequently, snag 

 densities in the surrounding landscape are low. The open habitat and small number of 

 large snags in the surrounding landscape indicates that pileated woodpecker nesting 

 habitat is rare in the area. 



G. Big Game Species 



The project area provides non- winter habitat for white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. 

 During this period of the year, big game species are raising offspring, recovering from the winter 

 food stress, and putting on fat reser\'es for the next winter period. Also, hunting for these species 

 occurs during the autumn. Road densities and hiding cover are important habitat components 

 during the non-winter period. 



Cumulative effects were analyzed for lands immediately adjacent to the 2 parcels in the project 

 area. This area is comprised of 1,237 acres of DNRC, 6,554 acres of Plum Creek Timber 

 Company, 640 acres of Thompson River Lumber Company, and 640 acres of National Forest 

 System lands. The lands surrounding the project area received moderate to heavy management 

 starting in the late 1980's and continuing to the present. In many of these areas, regeneration of 

 tree species could be developing into hiding cover. Most roads are restricted. The restriction 

 devises regulate several miles of existing roads. 



H. Special And Unique Habitats 



No special or unique habitats were found in any harvest units or in the project area. 



V. HYDROLOGY 



A. Analysis Area 



1. Upland Sources of Sediment Delivery 



The analysis area for sediment delivery is limited to the har\'est units and roads used for 

 hauling. This includes upland sources of sediment that could result from this project. 



2. Instream Sources of Sediment 



The analysis area for water yield are the Meadow Creek watershed. Young Creek and 

 Thompson River watersheds. 



3. Cumulative Effects 



The analysis for cumulative impacts, including upland and instream sediment, will be the 

 Meadow Creek, Young Creek and Thompson River watershed. 



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