These harvests could result in 

 the displacement of elk for a 

 portion or the entire winter of 

 2004, depending on elk response. 

 Since Soup Creek Road is an open 

 road, the elk probably avoid the 

 area north of this road. Due to 

 the short harvest period, 

 displacement past the winter of 

 2003/2004 is not expected. Any- 

 displaced animals could relocate 

 south to the main winter range . 

 The scale of the effects of this 

 displacement is unknown, but due 

 to the small area affected, the 

 effects are expected to be minor. 



Indirect Effects to Elk 



• Indirect tweets qfthe JVo-»iction Mtemative 

 on Elk 



The existing blowdown and snag 

 pockets would persist. The 

 blowdown areas are likely 

 unavailable to elk for forage and 

 travel due to the physical 

 obstruction of the downed trees. 

 Snag pockets would eventually 

 fall and provide areas similar to 

 the pockets of blowdown. These 

 pockets of blowdown and snags are 

 small (1 to 2 acres) and not 

 likely to prevent use of 

 appreciable forage resources or 

 prevent travel through the area 

 presently or in the near future. 

 The existing amount of thermal 

 cover would be retained. This 

 alternative, therefore, is 

 expected to result in negligible 

 negative effects. 



• Indirect Ejects qfthe %Iction Alternative on 

 Elk 



Pockets of large downed woody 

 debris and snags would be ■ 

 harvested. The removal of this 

 material would allow elk 

 increased access to forage and 

 travel through these pockets. 

 The blowdown and snag pockets are 

 small (1 to 2 acres) and not 

 likely to prevent use of 

 appreciable forage resources or 

 prevent travel through the area 

 presently or in the near future . 

 Har-vesting would not reduce the 

 amount of thermal cover in the 

 project area. This alternative, 

 therefore, is expected to result 

 in negligible positive effects. 



Cumulative Effects to Elk 



• Cumulative E^ect» qfthe JWo-JIction and 

 miction Jtlternative« on Elk 



No Other projects would occur 

 concurrently and no future 

 projects are planned in the 

 project area; therefore, the 

 effects discussed under the 

 Direct Effects to Elk and 

 Indirect Effects to Elk apply to 

 the cumulative effects area. 



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