appraised value would be. This figure assumes a highly competitive market with several 

 interested parties. This calculation is not an actual appraisal of the projected timber sale. 



The average employment and wage effects are found in the table below. This project is 

 estimated to create the equivalent of 6.88 jobs. These would not necessarily be new jobs but 

 would be employment in the winter months primarily when jobs typically are scarce for loggers. 



Table 24-1 Average Employment Impact - Action Alternative 



Cumulative Effects 



If the dead and dying trees are not salvage harvested, their commercial value and the benefits 

 described above would be permanently lost to the trust and to the local and State economy. 



EA Checklist 

 Prepared By: 



Name: Roger M. Ziesak 



Title: Forest Management Supervisor 



Date: December 23, 2004 



V. FINDING 



25. ALTERNATIVE SELECTED: 



Two alternatives are presented and fully analyzed in the CEA: 



• No-Action Alternative - includes existing activities, but does not include a 500 to 700 MBF timber 

 sale salvage permit. 



• Action Alternative - In addition to existing activities, the Action Alternative proposes preparing a 

 Timber permit that salvage harvests a total of 500 to 700 MBF of timber from approximately 100 

 acres and constructs approximately 1.3 miles of new road. 



I have reviewed the correspondence from the public and information presented in the CEA. For the 

 following reasons, I have selected the Action Alternative without additional modifications: 



• The selected Action Alternative meets the goals and objectives listed in the checklist. 



• The analysis of identified issues did not reveal information to persuade DNRC or myself to 

 choose the No-Action Alternative. 



• The project area is located on State-owned lands that are principally valuable for the timber that 

 is on them (77-1-402 MCA). DNRC manages these lands according to the standards adopted 

 by the Administrative Rules for Forest Management (ARM 36.11.401 through 450) and the 

 philosophy within the SFLMP, which states: 



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