Within the Analysis Area, forest management, and the resultant high road 

 densities have reduced security cover and winter range conditions. The 

 quality winter range and important spring/summer habitat features in the Blue 

 Mountain Recreation Area to the north and west of the Project Area would not 

 be greatly affected in the near future, other than potential efforts to improve 

 the somewhat limited availability of security cover (Henderson and Hillis 

 1998). Private land management activities are not likely to change on the 

 majority of the Analysis Area. Selection of the Alternative B: Harvest would 

 result in reductions in winter cover values and increased road densities. 

 However, the effects of these changes would be relatively minor across the 

 Analysis Area, resulting in minimal short term cumulative negative effects 

 with the possibility of positive long term effects as stand replacing fire risk is 

 reduced through the proposed treatment. 



4.3.13.4 Cumulative Effect of Alternative B: Harvest 



The effects of these changes would be relatively minor across the Analysis 

 Area, resulting in minimal short term cumulative negative effects with the 

 possibility of positive long term effects as stand replacing fire risk is reduced 

 through the proposed treatment. 



4.3.14 Cumulative Effects Associated with other DNRC 

 Projects 



Several other DNRC projects are either ongoing or have undergone scoping in the 

 general area around the Deadman Gulch Project Area. The following Table 

 displays the name of the proposed activity, the year when activity is planned, and 

 the type of activity proposed. Of the projects listed, all are outside of any 

 Analysis Area used in this assessment and would have no measurable cumulative 

 effects on wildlife considered in this assessment. 



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