TABLE OF CONTENTS 



COVER SHEET i 



HOW TO READ THIS EA ii 



1.0 CHAPTER 1: PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR 



ACTION 1-1 



1.1 Proposed Action: Harvest 1-1 



1.2 Location 1-1 



1.3 Need for the Action 1-1 



1 .4 Objectives of the Action (desired outcomes and conditions).. 1-2 



1.4.1 Objective #1 1-2 



1.4.2 Objective #2 1-2 



1.5 Decisions to be Made 1-2 



1.6 Relationship to the State Forest Land Management Plan 1-2 



1.7 History of the Planning and Scoping Process 1-2 



1 .8 Other Environmental Assessments Related to this Project 1-3 



1.9 Permits, Licenses, and Other Authorizations Required 1-3 



1.10 Issues 1-3 



1.10.1 Issues Studied in Detail 1-3 



1.10.1.1 Soil Resources (Issue #1) 1-3 



1.10.1.2 Water Quality (Issue #2) 1-3 



1.10.1.3 Cumulative Watershed Effects (Issue #3) 1-4 



1.10.1.4 Cold Water Fisheries (Issue #4) 1-4 



1.10.1.5 Air Quality (Issue #5) 1-4 



1.10.1.6 Noxious Weeds (Issue #6) 1-4 



1.10.1.7 Natural Forest Conditions (Issue #7) 1-4 



1 . 10. 1 .8 Heavy Truck Traffic and Public Safety (Issue #8) 1-4 



1.10.1.8.1 Dust 1-4 



1.10.1.8.2 Cochise Drive 1-4 



1.10.1.8.3 Entering Highway 93 from Cochise Drive 1-4 



1.10.1.9 Visual Quality (Issue #9) 1-5 



1.10.1.10 Economic Benefits and Project Revenue (Issue #10) 1-5 



1.10.1.11 Endangered Species (Issue #11) 1-5 



1.10.1.11.1 Bald Eagles 1-5 



1.10.1.11.2 Grizzly Bear 1-5 



1.10.1.11.3 Gray Wolves 1-5 



