Individual trees would usually not be salvaged due to their small size and low value. If a 

 large patch were to be blown down the DNRC would evaluate the potential for a salvage 

 sale/permit. 



No further analysis of this issue will be done in Chapters 3 and 4. 



> The proposed action could cause noxious weed establishment associated with 

 ground disturbance, road construction, reconstruction and traffic. 



This issue will receive further analysis in Chapters 3 and 4. 

 Recreation 



> Hunting, hiking and other recreational opportunities may be reduced if the 

 proposed action is implemented. 



Sections 5, 8, and 17 are bounded by private land on the east; USPS on the north and west 

 side, and on the south by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Road access to these 

 tracts is from one of two directions, walking along Forest Service Road #4325 or crossing 

 private land to the east. Ownership in Sections 21 and 28 has a similar pattern. Forest 

 Service land adjoins trust lands to the east while the BLM owns 360 acres to the north. 

 Remaining land to the south and west of the School Trust Land is owned by a private 

 individual. The 80 acres located in the W1/2SW1/4 of Section 21 touches the Upper 

 Willow Creek county road for a short distance. Lands controlled either by the USFS or 

 BLM are open for use by the public at all times. The methods of accessing these lands 

 are restricted by road closures. All of Forest Service Road #4325 north of its junction 

 with Road #5156 is closed to motorized vehicles year-around unless specifically 

 permitted by the Philipsburg Ranger District. This road has a locked Powder River gate 

 near its road junction with Road #5156. To cross private land, permission must be 

 obtained from the appropriate landowner. Existing roads on BLM land in Section 2 1 are 

 open year around to motorized public use. Under the no action and action alternatives 

 opportunities to access and use School Trust Lands would remain as they currently are. 

 Individuals who possess a recreational access license and who legally access the trust 

 lands are authorized to use the tracts in compliance with 77-1-101 through 77-1-810, 

 MCA. There are no roads or trails on trust land within the project area that are licensed 

 for recreation or any other specific use. 



Trust lands are available for non-motorized recreational use to anyone purchasing a 

 Recreational Use License for trust lands. Licenses are not site specific and allow use of 

 all legally accessible trust lands. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine the amount of 

 recreational use and income resulting from license sales for a specific area. Statewide, 

 during fiscal year 2001, 37,818 General Recreational use Licenses were sold, producing 

 $491,222 in trust revenue. There is approximately 5,157,380 acres of School Trust land 

 Statewide (Annual Report for FY 2001). Therefore an average of one General 



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