Alternative, and Effects on Water Quality, Action Alternative, and Pages 3-5, 

 Cumulative Watershed Effects). 



There are no harvest units located immediately adjacent to Bear Creek or Fish 

 Creek. There is a sufficient buffer between all proposed harvest units and stream 

 channels draining into the proposed project area. Best Management Practices and 

 Streamside Management Zone Laws and Rules would be implemented. No 

 direct, indirect or cumulative impacts to cold water fisheries habitat would be 

 expected to occur (Attachment C, Pages 5-6, Fisheries Habitat-Effects of 

 Proposed Action, Action Alternative). 



Cumulative effects to soils can occur from repeated entries into the harvest area. 

 Skidding and slash disposal mitigation measures will limit the area impacted and 

 therefore present low risk of cumulative effects assuming future stand entnes 

 would likely use existing trails and landings (EA, Page 4, U4, Geology, and Soil 

 Quality, Stability and Moisture, harvest design mitigation measures, and 

 Attachment B, Page 3, Cumulative effects to soil productivity). 



d. Timber and Site Productivity 



Soil productivity would be protected through mitigations such as skidding 

 restnctions and leaving at least 10-15 tons of large woody debris per acre (EA, 

 Page 4, #4, Geology, and Soil Quality, Stability and Moisture, harvest design 

 mitigation measures). Proposed silvicultural treatments would increase stand 

 health and future productivity (EA, Page 6, U7, Vegetation Cover, Quantity and 

 Quality). 



e. Precedent Setting and Cumulative Impacts 



The proposed timber sale is similar to past projects that have occurred in the 

 analysis area. Since the EA does not identify future actions that are new or 

 unusual, the proposed timber sale is not setting a precedent for future action with 

 significant impacts. 



Taken individually and cumulatively, the identified impacts of the proposed 

 timber sale are within acceptable limits (Reference, EA and EA, Attachments B, C, 

 D and E). Proposed timber sale activities would not be conducted on important, 

 fragile, or unique sites. 



The proposed timber sale conforms with the management philosophy adopted by 

 the DNRC in the SFLMP and is in compliance with existing laws, policies, 

 guidelines, and standards applicable to this type of proposed action. 



