Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 21.10.1996

West Fork Potlatch EIS, Vegetation Management Analysis, Clearwater National Forest, Latch County, Idaho

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Clearwater National Forest, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose effects of alternative decisions it may make to manage vegetation, restore watersheds, and analyze access management in the vicinity of the West Fork of Potlatch Creek. The area is located approximately 2 miles north of the town of Bovill, Idaho. The purpose of the project is to implement the Clearwater Forest Plan within the context of ecosystem management principles; improve forest stand composition and health by reducing crown competition; reestablish western white pine as a major component in the ecosystem; and provide timber from suitable lands in response to human needs for wood products. This project will tier to the Clearwater National Forest Environmental Impact Statement Land and Resource Management Plan and Forest Plan (1987), which provides overall guidance of land management activities on the Clearwater National Forest. Analysis will also be conducted in compliance with the Stipulations of Dismissal agreed to in the settlement of the lawsuit between the Forest Service and the Sierra Club, et al. (Signed September 13, 1993). Th