Appendices - Volume II Final Environmental Impact Statement

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LIST OF APPENDICES
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APPENDIX K PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
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APPENDIX L WILD & SCENIC RIVER ELIGIBILITY STUDIES ;’
APPENDIX K
Public Comment
APPENDIX K
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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