The project area receives use by walk-in recreationists. Recreation opportunities would 

 continue under the proposed action 



21. Density and Distribution of Population and Housing 



The project has no direct implications for density and distribution of population and 

 housing. 



22. Social Structures and Mores 



The proposed action has no direct implications for social structures and mores. 



23. Cultural Uniqueness and Diversity 



The proposed project has no direct implications for cultural uniqueness and diversity. 



24. Other appropriate Social and Economic Circumstances 



Primary costs and benefits of the proposed action may be summarized as follows: 

 Road Work 



New road construction consisting of excavating a road prism and providing surface 

 drainage as well as re-construction of existing roads consisting of blading and improving 

 surface drainage would be done. 



Reforestation 



Current plans estimate the total reforestation costs assumed by DNRC to be 

 approximately $45,375 (based on current average market costs for tree planting ($2 1 5.00 

 / acre X 13 1 acres) and prescribed burning ($150.00 / acre X 104 acres for broadcast 

 burning and $10.00 / acre X 161 acres). Other additional associated reforestation costs 

 such as fire-line construction, slash treatment and shrub competition reduction would be 

 assumed by the timber sale purchaser. 



Timber harvest 



The estimated stumpage is based on comparable sales analysis. This method compares 

 recent sales to find a market value for stumpage. These sales have very similar species, 

 quality, average diameter, product mix, terrain, date of sale distance from mills, road 

 building and logging systems, term of the sale or anything that could affect a buyer's 

 willingness to pay for stumpage. The estimated stumpage price ($ / MBF) for the lower 

 end of the range equals approximately $1 15.00 (Clearwater River #3 Timber Sale) and 

 conversely, $249.00 (Cramer Creek Timber Sale) at the upper end of the range. These 

 two comparable timber sales were sold based on tons. Six and one half tons per MBF 

 was used to convert from tons to MBF. 



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