1.10.1.9 Visual Quality (Issue #9) 



Timber harvesting and road construction associated with the proposed action 

 could adversely affect the visual quality of this area. Harvesting timber can 

 create aesthetically unpleasing views for some individuals' tastes. From a 

 distance this is often caused by unnatural appearing features on the landscape 

 such as roads, skid trails, skyline yarding corridors, and hard edges created by 

 cutting unit boundaries. From within the harvest units untreated logging 

 slash, damaged trees, and heavily scarified skid trails are often found to be 

 aesthetically unappealing. Some people also find the perfectly spaced 

 appearance of a thinned stand of trees to be rather unnatural looking. 



1.10.1.10 Economic Benefits and Project Revenue (Issue #10) 

 Concern has been raised that this proposed project might not be economically 

 viable. 



1.10.1.11 Endangered Species (Issue #11) 



1.10.1.11.1 Bald Eagles 



Timber harvest and associated activities could alter habitat or create 

 disturbance that could be detrimental to bald eagles. 



1.10.1.11.2 Grizzly Bears 



Timber harvest and associated activities could alter habitat or create 

 disturbance that could be detrimental to grizzly bears. 



1.10.1.11.2 Gray Wolves 



Timber harvest and associated activities could alter habitat or create 

 disturbance that could be detrimental to gray wolves. 



1.10.1.12 Sensitive Species (Issue #12) 



1.10.1.12.1 Flammulated Owls 



Timber harvesting could alter habitat or create disturbance that could be 

 detrimental to the flammulated owl. 



1.10.1.12.2 Pileated Woodpeckers 



Timber harvesting could alter habitat and create disturbance that could be 

 detrimental to pileated woodpeckers. 



1.10.1.12.3 Black Backed Woodpeckers 



Timber harvesting could alter habitat or create disturbance that could be 

 detrimental to black-backed woodpeckers. 



Deadman Gulch Timber Sale Environmental Assessment 1-5 



