Lost Bear Timber Sale EA - Attachment D 



production and potentially augment big game populations in the short term. Thus, there would be 

 low potential for cumulative negative etTects to gray wolves. 



EFFECTS UPON NON-DRIVER ISSUES 



Effects upon Endansered, Threatened, Sensitive, and Other Species of Interest 



No Action 



There would be no direct, indirect, or cumulative effects to bald eagles, peregrine falcons, 

 flammulated and boreal owls, fisher, Townsend's big-eared bats, Coeur d'Alene Salamanders, 

 Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, common loons, ferruginous hawks, harlequin ducks, northern bog 

 lemmings, or mountain plover due to their absence from the area. For bald eagles, there would be 

 no change from current conditions under this alternative. 



Action 



There would be no direct, indirect, or cumulative effects to bald eagles, peregrine falcons, 

 flammulated and boreal owls, fisher, Townsend's big-eared bats, Coeur d'Alene Salamanders, 

 Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, common loons, ferruginous hawks, harlequin ducks, northern bog 

 lemmings, or mountain plover due to their absence from the area. For bald eagles nesting west of 

 the analysis area there would be no change from current conditions under this alternative because 

 the proposed haul route would be over 0.5 miles from the nest. 



Pileated Woodpecker 



Direct and Indirect Effects 



No Action 



There would be no change from current conditions under this alternative. 



Action 



Some large Douglas-fir would be removed from the project area, a direct and indirect negative 

 effect to this species. However, negative effects would be partially mitigated by leaving some 

 areas unharvested and retaining large ponderosa pine and western larch. As trees grow larger, there 

 would be a long-term benefit to pileated woodpeckers because the larger trees would grow to 

 become potential nest trees. Thus, there is low potential for direct and indirect negative effects to 

 pileated woodpeckers in the project area. 



Cumulative Effects 



No Action 



There would be no change from current conditions under this alternative. 



Action 



Some large Douglas-fir would be removed from the project area, in addition to the harvesting that 

 has occurred on industrial lands within the analysis area, a cumulative negative effect to this 

 species. However, negative effects would be partially mitigated by leaving some areas unharvested 



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