1.10.2.2 Wildlife 1-5 



1.10.2.2.1 Threatened and Endangered Species 1-5 



1.10.2.2.1.1 Bald Eagle 1-5 



1.10.2.2.2 Sensitive Species 1-5 



1.10.2.2.2.1 Peregrine Falcon 1-5 



1.10.2.2.2.2 Townsend's Big-eared Bat 1-6 



1.10.2.2.3 Other Sensitive Species 1-6 



1.10.2.2.3.1 Coeur d'Alene Salamander 1-6 



1.10.2.2.3.2 Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse 1-6 



1.10.2.2.3.3 Common Loon 1-6 



1.10.2.2.3.4 Northern Bog Lemming -6 



1.10.2.2.3.5 Mountain Plover 1-7 



2.0 ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION 2-1 



2.1 Introduction 2-1 



2.2 History and Process Used to Formulate the Alternatives 2-1 



2.3 Alternative Design, Evaluation, and Selection Criteria 2-2 



2.4 Alternatives Considered But Eliminated from Detailed Study 2-2 



2.5 Description of Alternatives 2-2 



2.6 Mitigation Measures of Alternative B: Harvest 2-3 



2.6.1 Water Quality, Soil, Fisheries, Weed Mitigations 2-3 



2.6.2 Social and Environmental Mitigations 2-7 



2.6.3 WildHfe Mitigations 2-8 



2.7 Description of Relevant Past, Present, and Related Future State Actions Not 

 Part of the Proposed Action 2-9 



2.8 Comparison of Activities, the Predicted Summary Achievement of the 

 Project Objectives, and the Predicted Environmental Effects of All Alternatives 



2-10 



3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT 3-1 



3.1 Introduction 3-1 



3.2 Description of Relevant Affected Resources: Existing Conditions 3-1 



3.2.1 Water Quality, Water Quantity, Soils, Fisheries, and Weeds 3-1 



3.2.1.1 Water QuaHty 3-1 



3.2.1.1.1 Analysis Area 3-1 



3.2.1.1.2 Analysis Method 3-4 



3.2.1.1.3 Water Regulatory Framework 3-4 



3.2.1.2 Geology/Soil Resources 3-10 



Fish Creek Salvage Environmental Assessment ii 



