III. IMPACTS ON THE HUMAN POPULATION 



16. QUANTITY AND 



DISTRIBUTION OF 

 EMPLOYMENT: Will the 

 project create, move or 

 -' eliminate jobs? If so 

 estimated number. Are 

 cumulative impacts 

 likely to occur as a 

 result of this proposed 

 action? 



[N] The wood-product industry currently 

 employs people in this area. Due to the 

 relatively small size of the timber sale 

 program, this proposed action would result in 

 no measurable cumulative impacts on 

 employment . 



17. LOCAL AND STATE TAX 



BASE AND TAX REVENUES: 

 Will the project create 

 or eliminate tax 

 revenue? Are 

 cumulative impacts 

 likely to occur as a 

 result of this proposed 

 action? 



[N] People currently employed in the wood- 

 product industry in this region are paying 

 income taxes. Due to the relatively small 

 size of the timber sale program, this 

 proposed action would result in no measurable 

 cumulative impact on tax revenues. 



18 . DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT 

 SERVIECES: Will 

 substantial traffic be 

 added to existing 

 roads? Will other 

 services (fire 

 protection, police, 

 schools, etc) be 

 needed? Are cumulative 

 impacts likely to occur 

 as a result of this 

 proposed action? 



[N] No measurable cumulative impacts related 

 to demand for government services would 

 result from this proposed action due to the 

 relatively small size of the timber sale 

 program, the short-term impacts to traffic, 

 the small possibility of a few people 

 temporarily relocating to the area, and the 

 lack of other timber sales in the adjacent 

 area. 



19. LOCALLY ADOPTED 



ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS AND 

 GOALS: Are there 

 State, County, City, 

 USFS, BLM, Tribal, etc. 

 zoning or management 

 plans in effect? 



[Y] In June 1996, DNRC began a phased- in 

 implementation of the SFLMP. The management 

 direction provided in the SFLMP comprises the 

 framework within which specific project 

 planning and activities take place. The 

 SFLMP philosophy and appropriate Resource 

 Management Standards have been incorporated 

 into the design of the proposed action. 



20. ACCESS TO AND QUALITY 

 OF RECREATIONAL AND 

 WILDERNESS ACTIVITES : 

 Are wilderness or 

 recreational areas 

 nearby or accessed 

 through this tract? Is 

 there recreational 

 potential within the 

 tract? Are cumulative 

 impacts likely to occur 

 as a result of this 

 proposed action? 



[Y] 



EXISTING ENVIRONMENT 



The Big Slowdown Salvage Project area 

 receives moderate recreational use throughout 

 the year. The area is primarily used for 

 berry picking, snowmobiling, bicycling, 

 fishing, hiking, hunting, and some camping. 



A short section of the Sprunger-Whitney 

 Nature Trail, maintained by Friends of the 

 Wild Swan, lies within the western boundary 

 of the project area. 



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