Final environmental impact statement on management for the northern spotted owl in the national forests : states of Washington, Oregon and California

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Final Environmental
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Forest Service Impact Statement
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January 1992
the Northern Spotted Owl
in the National Forests
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Forest Planning Model
Final Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for the
Pacific Northwest Region (Spotted Owl Guidelines, 1988)
FSH Forest Service Handbook
FSM Forest Service Manual
FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USDI)
GIS Geographic Information System
HCA Habitat Conservation Area
ISC Interagency Scientific Committee
IMPLAN Forest Service Input-Output Economic Model
KV Knutson - Vandenberg Act of 1924
MBF Thousand Board Feet
MCF Thousand Cubic Feet
MMBF Million Board Feet
MMCF Million Cubic Feet
MPA Multiple-Pair Area
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NFMA National Forest Management Act of 1976
NPS National Park Service (USDI)
NRF Nesting, Roosting, and Foraging (Habitat)
PNW Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Research Station (USDA)
PSW Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Research Station (USDA)
R-5 Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (CA)
R-6 Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (WA and OR)
RNA Research Natural Area
ROD Record of Decision
SAS Seattle Audubon Society
SOIIA Spotted Owl Habitat Area
TSPIRS Timber Sale Program Information Reporting System
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USDI United States Department of the Interior
In this environmental impact statement, any reference to “owl” or “spotted owl” refers
to the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) unless specifically identified as
another species or subspecies.
Appendices to the
Final Environmental
Impact Statement
on Management for
the Northern Spotted Owl
in the National Forests
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Received
Lead Agency Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Responsible Official Edward Madigan
Secretary of Agriculture
For Further Information Jerald N. Hutchins
Contact Spotted Owl EIS Team Leader
USDA-Forest Service
P.0. Box 3623
Portland, Oregon 97208
[phone]

Table of Contents
Volume 2
Appendix A - Public Involvement.A-l
Appendix B - Analytical Models.B-l
Appendix C - Management of Other Lands.C-l
Appendix D - Annotated Bibliography.D-l
Appendix E - Related Activities .E-l
Appendix F - Fire and Fuels Management.F-l
Appendix G - Insects and Diseases.G-l
Appendix H - Land Adjustment .H-l
Appendix I - Pacific Yew.1-1
Appendix J - Monitoring Plan.J-l
Appendix K - Multi-Resource Strategy .K-l
Appendix L - Response to Public Comments.L-l
Introduction.L-l
A. Comments and Responses.L-A-l
The EIS Process.L-A-l
Viability and Management of Other Lands .L-A-l
Reexamine Decisions Made in Forest Plans.L-A-2
Management of Other Resources.L-A-3
Underlying Purpose and Need.L-A-5
Disclosure of Risk and Uncertainty.L-A-5
Time and Innovative Strategies Needed.L-A-7
Interdisciplinary Process.L-A-8
Critical Habitat.L-A-8
Wording, Editing, and References.L-A-8
Diversity of Plant and Animal Communities.L-A-9
Supplement to the DEIS. L-A-9
Shelton Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit. L-A-ll
Habitat Conservation Areas. L-A-ll
Alternatives. L-A-12
Major Additional, or Modified, Alternatives. L-A-12
Combination of Alternatives. L-A-12
Alternatives with Changed Standards and Guidelines.L-A-12
Alternatives Outside Forest Service Authority. L-A-13
A Full Range of Alternatives . L-A-14
An “Environmental Alternative”. L-A-14
Modified Alternative D. L-A-14
Sub-Region Management Alternatives . L-A-15
Separate Alternative for California. L-A-15
Scientific Panel and Ecosystem Approach Alternatives.L-A-16
Specific Boundary and Unit Change Alternatives. L-A-17
Alternatives for Lands Off the National Forests. L-A-17
Alternative C Comments. L-A-17
The “No-Action” Alternative. L-A-18
Multi-Resource Strategy Alternative. L-A-18
Incomplete Alternatives. L-A-19
Implementation. L-A-20
Incorporation of Research. L-A-20
Amendment of Standards and Guidelines. L-A-20
Area Boundries. L-A-21
Technical Review Team. L-A-21
Standards and Guidelines for Activites. L-A-21
Implementation in California. L-A-22
The Northern Spotted Owl. L-A-23
Scientific Credibility of the ISC Report. L-A-23
Endangered Species Act and Consultation. L-A-24
Range of the Northern Spotted Owl. L-A-25
Incorporation of Current Literature, Studies, and Surveys: Habitat .... L-A-26
Incorporation of Current Literature, Studies, and Surveys:
Spotted Owl Biology. L-A-27
Nesting, Roosting, and Foraging Habitat. L-A-27
Owls in Managed Forests. L-A-29
Habitat on State and Private Lands. L-A-30
Known Number of Northern Spotted Owls . L-A-31
Subspecies Status. L-A-31
Spotted Owl Biology. L-A-31
Artificial Protection Measures. L-A-32
Adequacy of Viability Analysis . L-A-33
Minimum Viability. L-A-34
Viability Rating. L-A-35
Habitat Conservation Areas. L-A-38
The 50-11-40 Rule. L-A-40
Development of Silvicultural Method for Harvest Within HCAs.L-A-41
Comments on Alternative C. L-A-41
Monitoring Spotted Owl Populations. L-A-42
Timber Management. L-A-43
Timber Management - General . L-A-43
Research Related to Timber Management. L-A-46
Timber Management Opportunities and Alternatives. L-A-47
Forest Health.L-A-49
The 50-11-40 Rule. L-A-49
Mitigation Measure and Forest Management Direction. L-A-50
Timber Productivity and Allowable Sale Quantity. L-A-52
Pacific Yew (Taxus Brevifolia). L-A-54
Pacific Yew - General.L-A-54
Taxol Sources. L-A-54
Yew Availability. L-A-55
Insects and Diseases. L-A-56
Port-Orford-Cedar. L-A-58
Fire and Fuels. L-A-59
Fire Management - General.L-A-59
Catastrophic Fire Potential. L-A-59
Fuels.L-A-60
Fire Prevention and Suppression. L-A-60
Old Growth.L-A-61
Wildlife and Threatened and Endangered Species.L-A-63
Marble Murrelets .L-A-63
Big Game.L-A-63
Other Wildlife. L-A-63
Water Quality and Fish Habitat. L-A-65
Sensitive Fish Stock.L-A-65
Water Quality.L-A-66
Watershed Management . L-A-66
Soils.L-A-67
Soil Erosion.L-A-67
Soils and Habitat Management .L-A-67
Land Uses and Permits.L-A-68
Minerals. L-A-69
Mining - General.L-A-69
Open Pit Mining. L-A-69
Access.L-A-70
Recreation. L-A-71
Off-Highway Vehicles. L-A-71
Ski Areas.L-A-71
Primitive Non-Motorized Recreational Opportunities. L-A-71
Transportation. L-A-72
Road Closures.- L-A-72
Road Costs. L-A-72
Roads and Multiple-Use Management . L-A-72
Economics. L-A-74
Technological Advances in the Lumber Industry. L-A-74
Time Periods Chosen to Display Economic Effects. L-A-74
Employment and Income Effects from Other than
National Forest Timber Harvests. L-A-74
Employment Multipliers .. L-A-76
Distribution of Effects. L-A-77
Changes in Timber Employment. L-A-78
Multi-Resource Strategy. L-A-78
Timber Market Effects. L-A-78
Social Cost of Unemployment. L-A-82
Log Exports. L-A-83
Economic Value of Non-Timber Resources. L-A-84
Revenues/Returns to Counties. L-A-85
Wood Product Prices. L-A-86
Economic Efficiency Measures. L-A-87
Economic Diversification. L-A-87
Communities. L-A-99
Social and Cultural Effects. L-A-89
Civil Rights Impacts. L-A-90
Comments and Concerns. L-A-91
“Direct Quotes”. L-A-91
B. Letters From Agencies.L-B-l
C. List of Respondents. L-C-l
Appendix M - Biological Opinion.M-l