South Manti Timber Salvage; Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT

Zusammenfassung

On March 14, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball issued an adverse opinion that affected the South Manti Timber Salvage project (Record of Decision was signed by acting Forest Supervisor, Crockett Dumas, on May 22, 2000). Based upon this decision, it was determined that another NEPA analysis and decision (non-significant Forest Plan Amendment) would be made to evaluate blue grouse as a Management Indicator Species (MIS) and to replace with the northern gashawk before the Forest made another decision related to the South Manti Timber Salvage project. The Forest has developed an non- significant Forest Plan Amendment that was signed on June 16, 2003. This Amendment changed one MIS from the blue grouse to the northern gashawk. On March 20, 2003, a team met to review the existing document relative to section 18 of the Forest Service NEPA Handbook. Consequently, the Forest is developing an addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to make simple corrections and update the document.