Cumulative E^ffects of the Action 

 Alternative to Grixxly Bears 



During the implementation of 

 this project, several other DNRC 

 projects could be active in the 

 vicinity. The Soup Creek 

 Salvage Project is expected to 

 be active for approximately 1 

 week between July 14 and August 

 31, 2003. The Soup Creek 

 Project Area is adjacent to this 

 project area; thereby, the 

 amount of disturbance occurring 

 would be concentrated in the 

 subunit. Additionally, both 

 projects would occur during the 

 summer period, when habitat is 

 abundant and bear use of the 

 lower elevation areas is 

 expected to be low. 



The adjacent Goat Creek Subunit 

 will be in active status during 

 the duration of this project. 

 DNRC is proposing the Goat 

 Squeezer Timber Sale Project in 

 this subunit. In 2003, 912 

 acres in the northern portion of 



the subunit are proposed for 

 harvest. These harvests would 

 be initiated in late September 

 or early October of 2003, at the 

 earliest. The disturbance and 

 activities associated with this 

 project would not run 

 concurrently with this project; 

 therefore, cumulative 

 disturbance would not occur. 

 Additionally, no harvests would 

 occur in the Goat Creek Subunit, 

 so no additional cumulative 

 effects to bears using that 

 subunit are expected. 



SENSITIVE SPECIES 



When conducting forest -management 

 activities, the SFLMP directs DNRC 

 to give special consideration to the 

 several "sensitive" species. These 

 species are sensitive to human 

 activities, have speqial habitat 

 requirements that may be altered by 

 timber management, or may become 

 listed under the Federal Endangered 

 Species Act if management activities 

 result in continued adverse impacts. 



TABLE E-1 - LISTED SENSITIVE SPECIES FOR THE NWLO SHOWING THE STATUS OF THESE 

 SPECIES IN RELATION TO THIS PROJECT 



