*. t .i Appendices - Volume II U”& states I Department of Agrwlture Final Environmental F;aclflc i-lorthwest hegm Impact Statement Land and Resource \ Management Plan \_ ,v” Siuslaw National Forest jT< LIST OF APPENDICES i i VOLUME II i’ APPENDIX K PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES i ; /’ APPENDIX L WILD & SCENIC RIVER ELIGIBILITY STUDIES ;’ APPENDIX K Public Comment APPENDIX K PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-1 Summary of Public Parttcipation Actiwties . . . . . . . Kl-1 Availability Announcementsand PressR eleases . . . . . . Kl-I Federal Register Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-2 DistrlbutionofDocuments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-2 MaIhngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-3 PubhcMeetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-3 Employee Onentauons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-4 News MediaBrIefings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-4 Presentationst o Organizations and Individuals . . . . . . Kl-4 Other Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-5 InformatIon Distributed by Others . . . . . Kl-6 Summary of CommentsRecewed . . . . . Kl-6 SuttonArea . . . . . . . . Kl-6 DEIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-7 Supplement to the DEIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl-13 PART II - LIST OF RESPONDENTS AND LETIER NUMBERS Agencies and Pubhc OfficmIs . . . . . . . . . . . . K2-1 Organizations . . . . . . . . . . K2-2 Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K2-3 ImhwduaIs . . . . . . . . . . K2-5 PART III - RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-1 Au Quality . . . . . . . I . . . . K3-1 Forest’sR ole as an OxygenP roducer . . . . . . . K3-1 SlashB urnmg . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-2 SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS l-1 Diverstty .................................... K3-3 Consideratton of Diversity .............................. K3-3 Plant Associations ............... . K3-3 SitkaSpmce. ..::::.::.:::::.:::: ........ K3-3 Cultural Resources .............................. K3-4 Economic and Social Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-4 Below Cost .......... . . . . . . . . . . ILL5 Budget ............ . . . . . . . . K3-6 Communities .......... . . . . . . K3-6 EconomIcImpact Analyses .... . . . . . . K3-8 Efficiency of Prescriptions .... . . . . . . . . K3-10 Jobs ............. . . . . . . K3-10 Recreation .......... . . . . . . . . K3-10 Supply-Demand ........ . . . . . . . . . . K3-11 Ttme Intervals ........ . . . . . . . . . . K3-12 Values-Costs .......... . . . . . . . . . . K3-12 Energy ...................................... K3-14 Fire ....................................... K3-15 Protectton and Suppression ............................. K3-15 Slash Burning ......................... K3-15 Ftsheries .......... . . . . K3-16 FshHabitat Index ..... . . K3-16 Habltat Conditions .... . . K3-IS HabItat Restoratton ProIects . . . . . K3-19 Management Requirements . . . . . K3-20 ProtectrveMeasures ..... . . . . K3-22 Riparian Areas ....... . . . . . . K3-23 SpecificPopulations ..... . . . . . . K3-24 Additionallbpics ...... . . . . . . . . K3-25 Herbicides ................................... K3-26 Analysts of Effects and Costs ........................ K3-26 Prohiiit or Restrtct Use of Herbicides .................... K3-26 Land Status ............................. K3-27 Specfic Areas ......................... K3-27 Law Enforcement ......................... K3-2s Improve Enforcement Relattve to ORVs ...... .......... : . : : .. K3-2s Protect Natural Resources ........................ K3-29 Protect Prtvate Property .......................... K3-30 Monitoring .............................. K3-30 Natwe Amencan Rtghts ...................... K3-33 i-2 SNSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS Old Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-34 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-34 Effectsof Harvesting . . . . . . . . . . . . m-34 Definitionof Old Growth . . . . . . . . . . . K3-35 Inventoty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-35 Old-GrowthManagement Areas . . . . . K3-36 GeographicDistribution . . . . . . . . . . K3-37 Range of Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-38 Creating FutureOld Growth . . . . . . . . K3-39 Managing Old Growth on Long Rotations . . . . K3-39 Dependent Wfidhfe Species . . . . . . . . K3-40 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-41 Buffer Zones . . . . . . . . . K3-41 Quahty and Vale, of 61; d%h’ : : : . . . . . . K3-41 Planning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . K342 Adequacy of Planning Documents . . . . . . . . K3-42 Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-45 Cumulattve Effects Analysis . . K3-46 Issues,C oncerns and Opportunities . . . . . m-47 ManagementRequirements . . . . . . . . K3-47 Maps- . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . I‘S58 Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ICI-58 No Action Altemattve . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-60 Plan Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-61 Plannmg Process . . . . . . . . . . . . U-61 Range of Alternattves . . . . . . K3-66 Standards and Gudehnes U-67 Pubhc Involvement . . . . . . . U-68 RangeManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-70 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-71 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-71 Special Interest Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-74 Undeveloped Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-75 Wilderness . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-76 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-77 SodConsiderations . . . . . . . . . . la-so Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-so SodProductivity . . . . . . . . . . K3-31 Special Land Uses ........... .............. K3-84 Uttity Corridors ......... ....... ....... . . K3-84 Special Uses ............. ......... . . . . K3-84 SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS i-3 Sutton Area ................. . . . . . . . . . . . K3-85 Administrative Concerns .......... . . . . . . . . . , . . K3-85 -Capacity for Increased Use ......... . . . . . . . . . , . . K3-85 Comments on Alternatives ......... . . . . . . . . . K3-85 DevelopmentofBergstromProperty ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . , K3-86 Dqgmg Shrubs for Xansplanting and Resale . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-86 DogUseoftheEstuary ........ . . . . . . . . u-87 Horse Use ........... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-87 Impacts to Snowy Plover ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . K3-87 Ldly Lake Development .......... . . . . . . . . . K3-88 Off-Road Vehicles ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-89 Plant Community Ban&ion ........ . . . . . . . . . . . K3-90 ‘Iixhnical Comments ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-90 Timber ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-91 Harvest Levels ....... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-91 Reforestation ....... . . . . . . . . . . K3-94 SustainedYIeld ...... . . . . . K3-95 Departure ........ . . . . IG-96 Below Cost Sales ...... . . . . . . . . K3-98 Species Mix ........ . . . . . . . . . . . K3-99 ‘IfrpeConverslons ...... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-100 LandSuitabfity ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-100 HarvestMethods ...... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-102 ‘ReeI mprovement and Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-103 Yield ‘lkbles ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-104 ConverslonRatios ..... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-112 Inventories ........ . . . . . . . K3-113 Timber Harvest Effects ... . . . . . . . . K3-114 RotationLength ...... . . K3-115 Waste of Timber Resource . . . . . . . . . K3-115 IntensiveManagement ... . . . . . . . K3-116 Alder/Hardwood ...... . . . . . . . K3-118 Fertihzation ........ . . . . . . . . . K3-120 CommercialThinnIng .... . . . . . . . . . K3-122 Timber SaleSchedule .... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-124 Fuelwood ......... . . . . . . . . . K3-124 Other Forest Products .... . . . . . . . K3-125 MlscelIaneous ...... . . . . . . . . . . . K3-125 pansportation ............. . . . . . . K3-125 Design and Construction of Roads . . . . . . . . K3-125 Road Closures ............. . . . . . . K3-126 Nsual Resources ............... . . . . . K3-127 Watersheds .............. . . . . . . . . . K3-128 Sod and Water ProtectIon ......... . . . . . . . . K3-128 i-4 SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS Wddlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-144 General Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-144 DeadandDefecuve-eeHabltat . . . . , . , . . . . K3-147 Deciduous Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-149 Elk Management . . . . . . . . . . . K3-151 Martenand Woodpeckers . . . . . . . K3-155 Management Indicator Spec1euWddhf.cM Rs . . . . K3-158 Snowy Plover . . . K3-162 SpottedOwl . . . . . . : : : : : : : : : K3-164 Threatened, Endangered and Sensitwe Species . . K3-170 Wdd and Scenic Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3-176 PART IV - LEl-IERS PROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STATE/FEDERAL AGENCIES . . . . . . . . K4-1 SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS l-5 PART 1 Public Participation SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST - FEIS APPENDIX K PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES PART 1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INTRODUCTION This Appemiii details the Siuslaw Natmnal Forest’s efforts to involve and consult with the pubhc during the review of the pmposed land and resource management plan and its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) It also mcorporates the public mvolvement efforts for two other activitms which are included in the Final Plan and FEIS-- the Supplement to the DEIS, and the public recommendations for long-range management of the Sutton Area Part I of this Appendix describes the Forest’s public involvement process, and summaruxs the comments received m response to the DEIS, the Supplement, and the Sutton Area outreach effort Part II hsts the people, organizations and agencies who responded to these outreach efforts, and the number assigned to each response A summary of the FEIS or a complete FEIS has been sent to those bsted, unless they chose to have them name removed from the mmling hst. Part III contams summary statements of comments made by respondents, followed by a Forest Service response to each statement These are organized by subject area. In Part IV, copies of response letters from elected officials and government agencies ale shown. SUMMARY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES Availability Announcements and Press Releases A. Sutton Area Pressreleases- Editor’s advisory - 1 B. DEIS Press releases - 3 Forest Plan newsletters _ 14 editions Hand delivery of DEIS - 159 C. Supplement to the DEIS Pressreleases- Forest Plan newsletters - 2 SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST -FEIS Kl - 1
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