Final Environmental Impact Statement

Vestal Final Environmental Impact Statement
Table 13. Structural Stage (SS) Objective Percentages for Ponderosa Pine in MAs 4.1,
5.1, and 5.4 across the Black Hills National Forest .......................................................... 34
Table 14. Existing Pine Structural Stage Acres and Percentages in MA 4.1.................... 35
Table 15. Existing Pine Structural Stage Acres and Percentages in MA 5.1.................... 35
Table 16. Existing Pine Structural Stage Acres and Percentages in MA 5.4.................... 35
Table 17. Existing Percentages of Very Large Sized Pine Acres by Management Area . 36
Table 18. MPB Risk Rating by Pine Structural Stage ...................................................... 37
Table 19. Current MPB Risk Rating for Ponderosa Pine in Vestal .................................. 37
Table 20. Alternative 1 Pine Structural Stages in the Vestal Project Area, Projected to
Year 2018 and Compared to Existing Condition .............................................................. 38
Table 21. Alternative 1 Pine SS in MA 4.1, Forest-Wide ................................................ 40
Table 22. Alternative 1 Pine SS in MA 5.1, Forest-Wide ................................................ 40
Table 23. Alternative 1 Pine SS in MA 5.4, Forest-Wide ................................................ 41
Table 24. Alternative 1 Acres of SS4 with an Average Tree Size of Very Large at Year
2018................................................................................................................................... 41
Table 25. Alternative 1 Percentage of SS4 with an Average Tree Size of Very Large at
Year 2018 .......................................................................................................................... 41
Table 26. Pine Structural Stages by Alternative within the Vestal Project Area .............. 43
Table 27. MPB Risk Rating - Alternative 2 Compared to Existing Condition................. 44
Table 28. Forest-Wide Management Area 4.1 Pine Structural Stages by Alternative ..... 45
Table 29. Forest-Wide Management Area 5.1 Pine Structural Stages by Alternative ..... 45
Table 30. Forest-Wide Management Area 5.4 Pine Structural Stages by Alternative ..... 46
Table 31. All Alternatives: Acres of SS4 with an Average Tree Size of Very Large at
Year 2018 .......................................................................................................................... 46
Table 32. All Alternatives Percentage of SS4 with an Average Tree Size of Very Large at
Year 2018 .......................................................................................................................... 47
Table 33. MIS List and Rationale for Inclusion in Project-Level Analysis ...................... 51
Table 34. Current Screening Cover in the Vestal Project Area on Forest Service Land .. 53
Table 35. SOLC List and Rationale for Project-Level Analysis ...................................... 57
Table 36. Summary of Effects on MIS ............................................................................. 79
Table 37. Summary of Effects to SOLC ........................................................................... 85
Table 38. Summary of Effects on R2 Sensitive Species ................................................... 95
Table 39. Fire History Occurrence and the Size of the Fires from 1950 to Present ....... 109
Table 40. Existing Fire Hazard within Whole Project Area and within 3 Mile WUI. .... 112
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