roads adjacent to the sale area. Notices were also posted near local residents' 

 mailboxes and at a few local businesses. Scoping letters were mailed to 25 

 organizations and individuals (a list of the organizations/individuals contacted is 

 available in the project file). Reports were also aired on local TV stations: KPAX and 

 KECl. Written and/or verbal comments were received from the following individuals 

 and/or organizations: Elaine Anderson and Brady Wood, Roy and Jody Anderson, Dr. 

 Bob Griffin, Eric Douglas Hafer, Elden and lone Inabnit, The Ecology Center Inc, 

 Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, and Myra Shults. A 

 public meeting concerning the proposed sale was held on October 24, 2001 at the 

 Boone and Crockett Club. A public tour of the proposed sale area and the Sixmile 

 Timber Sale (a state sale previously harvested) was held on November 6, 2001. 



The following resource specialists were involved in the project design, assessment of 

 potential impacts, and development of mitigation measures: Cindy Bertek - Forester, 

 Missoula Unit, Bob Rich - Forester, Missoula Unit, Brian Gibert - Wildlife Ecologist, 

 Gilbert Environmental, George Mathieus - Hydrologist, Forest Management Bureau, 

 Pat Rennie - Archeologist, Agriculture and Grazing Management Bureau, DNRC, 

 Helena. 



1.8 Other Environmental Assessments (EAs) Related to 

 this Project 



1.8.1 None 



1.9 Permits, Licenses, and Other Authorizations Required 



1.9.1 Temporary road use permit from AndersonAVood 



1.10 Issues 



1.10.1 Issues Studied in Detail 



1.10.1.1 Soil Resources (Issue #1) 



Equipment operations and timber harvest on wet sites or sensitive soils can result 

 in soil impacts that effect soil productivity depending on area and degree of 

 physical effects and amount or distribution of coarse woody debris retained for 

 nutrient cycling. 



1.10.1.2 Water Quality (Issue #2) 



Land management activities such as timber harvest and road construction can 

 impact water quality primarily by accelerating sediment delivery above natural 

 levels to local stream channels and draw bottoms. These impacts are caused by 

 erosion from road surfaces, skid trails, log landings and by the removal of 

 vegetation along stream channels. 



Deadman Gulch Timber Sale Environmental Assessment 1-3 



