FISH CREEK SALVAGE 

 ENVIRONMENTAL 



ASSESSMENT 



1.0 CHAPTER 1: PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTION 1- 



1.1 Proposed Action: Harvest 1- 



1.2 Location 1- 



1.3 Need for tlie Action 1- 



1.4 Objective of the Action (desired outcomes and conditions) 1- 



1.5 Decisions to be Made 1-2 



1.6 Relationship to the Administrative Rules for Forest Management 1-2 



1.7 History of the Planning and Scoping Process 1-2 



1.8 Other environmental assessments (EAs) related to this project 1-3 



1.9 Permits, Licenses, and Other Authorizations Required 1-3 



1.10 Issues 1-3 



1.10.1 Issues Studied in Detail 1-3 



1.10.1.1 Water Quality, Soil, Fisheries, Weeds 1-3 



l.lO.i.1.1 Water Quality 1-3 



1.10.1.1.2 Water Yield 1-3 



1.10.1.1.3 Cumulative watershed effects 1-4 



1.10.1.1.4 Geology/ Soil Resources 1-4 



1.10.1.1.5 Cold Water Fisheries 1-4 



1.10.1.1.6 Noxious Weeds 1-4 



1.10.1.2 Human Environment 1-4 



1.10.1.2.1 Road Dust and Truck Speeds 1-4 



1.10.1.2.2 Recreational Site Use 1-4 



1.10.1.2.3 Economic Benefits and Project Revenue 1-4 



1.10.1.3 Wildlife 1-4 



1.10.1.3.1 Endangered Species 1-4 



1.10.1.3.2 Sensitive Species 1-4 



1.10.1.3.3 Big Game 1-4 



1.10.2 Issues Eliminated from Further Study and Rationale for Elimination from 

 Further Study 1-5 



1.10.2.1 Historical and Archaeological Sites 1-5 



Fish Creek Salvage Environmental Assessment i 



