2.0 Alternatives Including the Proposed 

 Action 



2.1 Introduction 



Chapter 2: Alternatives Including the Proposed Action is the heart of this EA. The 

 purpose of Chapter 2 is to describe each alternative and compare them by 

 summarizing their environmental consequences. Alternatives were planned through 

 ^^* scoping and development of issues, input from Interdisciplinary Team (EDT) 



specialists, and guidance from resource management standards from the SFLMP. In 

 addition, compliance with trust mandates helped to shape alternatives. This chapter 

 describes the activities of Alternative A: Deferred Harvest (No Action) and all action 

 alternatives. Then based on the descriptions of the relevant resources in Chapter 3: 

 Affected Environment and the predicted effects of all alternatives in Chapter 4: 

 Environmental Consequences, this chapter presents the predicted attainment of 

 project objectives and the predicted effects of all alternatives on the quality of the 

 human environment in comparative form, providing a clear basis for choice among 

 the options for the decisionmaker and the public. 



This chapter has six sections: 



• History and Process Used to Formulate the Alternatives 



• Alternative Design, Evaluation, and Selection Criteria 



• Alternatives Considered But Eliminated from Detailed Study 



• Description of Proposed Alternatives 



• Description of Relevant Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Future DNRC 

 Actions Not Part of the Proposed Action 



• Summary Comparison of the Activities, the Predicted Achievement of the Project 

 Objectives and the Predicted Environmental Effects of All Alternatives 



2.2 Description of Alternatives 



2.2.1 Alternative A: Deferred Harvest (No Action) 



Timber harvest would be deferred until a later entry. However, ongoing DNRC 

 permitted and approved activities would continue in the project area. 



2.2.1.1 Past Relevant Actions 



• Livestock grazing: An existing permit is in force within the project area. 



Deadman Gulch Timber Sale Environmental Assessment 2-1 



