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Vestal Final Environmental Impact Statement Table of Contents SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ i CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 Document Structure ...................................................................................................... 1 Background .................................................................................................................... 1 Location .......................................................................................................................... 4 Management Direction ................................................................................................. 4 Purpose and Need for Action ..................................................................................... 12 Proposed Action........................................................................................................... 12 Decision Framework ................................................................................................... 13 Public Involvement ...................................................................................................... 13 Issues ............................................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 2: COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION .................................................................................................... 16 Alternatives Considered in Detail .............................................................................. 16 Alternative 1 – No Action ........................................................................................ 16 Alternative 2 – Proposed Action............................................................................. 16 Design Criteria............................................................................................................. 24 Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 24 Alternatives Not Considered in Detail ....................................................................... 25 Comparison of Alternatives........................................................................................ 27 CHAPTER 3: AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ......................................................................................................... 33 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Actions ................................................ 33 Forest Vegetation......................................................................................................... 33 Affected Environment ............................................................................................. 33 Cover Types ............................................................................................................... 33 Ponderosa Pine.......................................................................................................... 34 Very Large Sized Trees .............................................................................................. 35 Late Succession.......................................................................................................... 36 Mountain Pine Beetle ................................................................................................ 36 Hardwoods................................................................................................................. 37 Table of Contents
Vestal Final Environmental Impact Statement Spruce ........................................................................................................................ 37 Meadows .................................................................................................................... 38 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................ 38 Alternative 1- No Action ......................................................................................... 38 Cover Types ............................................................................................................... 38 Ponderosa Pine.......................................................................................................... 38 Very Large Sized Trees .............................................................................................. 41 Late Succession.......................................................................................................... 42 Hardwoods................................................................................................................. 42 Spruce ........................................................................................................................ 42 Meadows .................................................................................................................... 42 Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................. 42 Cover Types ............................................................................................................... 42 Ponderosa Pine.......................................................................................................... 43 Very Large Sized Trees .............................................................................................. 46 Late Succession.......................................................................................................... 47 Hardwoods................................................................................................................. 47 Spruce ........................................................................................................................ 47 Meadows .................................................................................................................... 47 Cumulative Effects .................................................................................................. 48 Ponderosa Pine.......................................................................................................... 48 Late Succession and Very Large Sized Trees ............................................................ 48 Mountain Pine Beetle Risk ........................................................................................ 49 Hardwoods................................................................................................................. 49 Spruce ........................................................................................................................ 50 Meadows .................................................................................................................... 50 Wildlife and Fish ......................................................................................................... 50 Affected Environment ............................................................................................. 50 Snags and Down Woody Material ............................................................................. 50 Management Indicator Species (MIS) ....................................................................... 50 Beaver (MIS) ............................................................................................................. 52 White-tailed Deer (MIS) ............................................................................................ 52 Golden-crowned Kinglet (MIS) ................................................................................. 53 Table of Contents
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