management along Bear, Beaver Creek and the unnamed tributary in Section 17 is not 

 retrievable. Otherv^'ise, there are no expected irretrievable results from the proposed actions. 



All harvest alternatives are designed to protect long-term productivity of the sites. It is 

 anticipated that stocking reductions occurring under each alternative would increase the health 

 and growth or residual stands, resulting in an increase in long-term productivity. Post harvest 

 stands would more closely resemble stands, which existed under historic conditions, and would 

 provide a variety of opportunities for use in the long term. 



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