16. QUANTITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT: 



Estimate the number of jobs the project would create, move or eliminate. Identify cumulative effects to the employment 

 market. 



People are currently employed in the wood products industry in the region. Due to the relatively small size of 

 the timber sale program, there will be no measurable cumulative impact from this proposed action on 

 employment. 



17. LOCAL AND STATE TAX BASE AND TAX REVENUES: 



Estimate tax revenue the project would create or eliminate. Identify cumulative effects to taxes and revenue. 



People are currently paying taxes from the wood products industry in the region. Due to the relatively small size 

 of the timber sale program, there will be no measurable cumulative impact from this proposed action on tax 

 revenues. 



18. DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES: 



Estimate Increases In traffic and changes to traffic patterns. What changes would be needed to fire protection, police, 

 schools, etc. ? Identify cumulative effects of this and other projects on government services 



There will be no measurable cumulative impacts related to demand for government services due to the relatively 

 small size of the timber sale program, the short-term impacts to traffic, the small possibility of a few people 

 temporarily relocating to the area, and the lack of large timber sales in the adjacent area. 



19. LOCALLY ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS AND GOALS: 



List State, County, City, USES, BLM, Tribal, and other zoning or management plans, and identify how they would affect 

 this project. 



In June 1996, DNRC began a phased in implementation of the State Forest Land Management Plan (Plan). 

 The management direction provided in the Plan comprises the framework within which the 2003 State Forest 

 Land Management Rules (rules) were developed and adopted. State forest land management rules 36. 1 1.403 

 through 36. 1 1.450, ARM apply to forest management activities on all forested state trust lands administered by 

 DNRC. The appropriate rules have been incorporated in the action alternative. 



20. ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF RECREATIONAL AND WILDERNESS ACTIVITIES: 



Identify any wilderness or recreational areas nearby or access routes through this tract. Determine the effects of the 

 project on recreational potential within the tract. Identify cumulative effects to recreational and wilderness activities. 



The trust lands in this project area are used for general recreational use consisting mostly of day use activities 

 such as, hiking, biking, ATV riding, Nordic skiing, and restricted hunting (refer to hunter opportunity section of 

 Appendix W - Wildlife Report). The action alternative proposes closing many of the existing roads with water 

 bars and slash, to reduce the amount of motorized use that is resulting in erosion and sediment delivery. 



21. DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION AND HOUSING: 



Estimate population changes and additional housing the project would require. Identify cumulative effects to population 

 and housing. 



There will be no measurable cumulative impacts related to population and housing due to relatively small size of 

 the timber sale program, and the fact that people are already employed in this occupation in the region. 



22. SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND MORES: 



Identify potential disruption of native or traditional lifestyles or communities. 



No disruption of the rural agricultural or rural residential lifestyle is anticipated. 



23. CULTURAL UNIQUENESS AND DIVERSITY: 



How would the action affect any unique quality of the area? 



None. 



