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Chapter 4 – Consultation and Coordination
Chapter 4
Consultation and Coordination
Bridge/Buck Project Interdisciplinary Team................................................................ 4-2 Resource Reports.......................................................................................................... 4-2 Parties Contacted During Scoping or Consultation...................................................... 4-3 Responses Received During Initial Scoping ................................................................ 4-3 Comments Received During Preliminary EA Comment Period .................................. 4-3 Summary of Comments and Responses ....................................................................... 4-4 Literature Cited........................................................................................................... 4-15 Literature Cited in Comment Letters.......................................................................... 4-31
Bridge Creek and Buck Creek Subwatersheds Restoration Project EA 4 - 1
Chapter 4 – Consultation and Coordination
CHAPTER 4 – CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION
Bridge Creek and Buck Creek Subwatersheds Restoration Project Interdisciplinary Team (all from Fremont-Winema National Forests) Carolyn Wisdom Silver Lake RD (District Ranger) Lee Bowers Silver Lake RD (Acting District Ranger) Rick Elston Silver Lake RD Environmental Coordinator (IDT Leader) Susan Puddy North Zone Certified Silviculturist (Forest Vegetation) Amy Markus North Zone Wildlife Biologist (Wildlife) Frank Puddy North Zone Timber (Timber) Jeannette Wilson North Zone Botanist (Botany) Richard Pyzikl North Zone Fisheries Biologist (Fisheries) Dennis Griffin Fremont-Winema NF, Lakeview RD (Geographic Information Systems) Desi Zamudio Staff Soil Scientist, Lakeview Interagency Office (FS and BLM) (Hydrology) Doug Miller Engineering (Roads Analysis / Transportation) Doug Uran Silver Lake RD Cultural Resources Technician (Cultural Resources) Martina Keil North Zone Range Management (Range management) Eric Nicita Staff Soil Scientist, Klamath Falls Office (Soils) Mary Pierce Silver Lake RD (Recreation and Scenery, Inventoried Roadless Areas,
Writer-Editor)
Resource Reports The following Resource Reports were used in the development of this environmental assessment and are available in the Bridge/Buck project record unless the location is otherwise noted: 1. Wildlife 2. Forested Vegetation 3. Fire, Fuels, and Air Quality 4. Cultural Resources 5. Treaty Rights 6. Soils 7. Hydrology 8. Fisheries 9. Non-Forested Vegetation and Rangeland Resources 10. Endangered, Threatened, Proposed, or Sensitive Plants 11. Noxious Weeds 12. Recreation and Scenery 13. Inventoried Roadless Areas 14. Social Resources and Environmental Justice 15. Other Disclosures
4 - 2 Bridge Creek and Buck Creek Subwatersheds Restoration Project EA
Chapter 4 – Consultation and Coordination
Parties Contacted During Scoping or Consultation The Klamath Tribes Allen Foreman, Tribal Chairman Gerald Skelton, Heritage Director Perry Chocktoot, Cultural Resource Protection Specialist Will Hatcher, Tribal Forester Rick Ward, Tribal Biologist Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Craig Foster, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, District Wildlife Biologist Mary Jo Hedrick, Wildlife Biologist, Summer Lake Office Oregon Department of Forestry Greg Pittman The complete scoping mailing list is on file in the Bridge/Buck Project Record at the Silver Lake Ranger District, Silver Lake, Oregon.
Responses Received during Initial Scoping Mark Gaffney, Chiloquin, OR Greg Pittman, Oregon Department of Forestry Lloyd Seely, Manzanita, OR Craig Foster, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, District Wildlife Biologist Rick Ward, The Klamath Tribes, Tribal Biologist Nicole Navas, Resource Coordinator, Oregon Department of State Lands – Eastern Region Chandra LeGue, Oregon Natural Resources Council Joseph Vaile, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
Comments Received During Preliminary EA Comment Period Mark Gaffney, Chiloquin, OR Mary Jo Hedrick, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, District Wildlife Biologist Rick Ward, The Klamath Tribes, Tribal Biologist Doug Heiken, Oregon Wild
Bridge Creek and Buck Creek Subwatersheds Restoration Project EA 4 - 3
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Sum
mar
y of
Com
men
ts a
nd R
espo
nses
Th
e fo
llow
ing
tabl
e su
mm
ariz
es th
e pu
blic
com
men
t rec
eive
d du
ring
the
30-d
ay c
omm
ent p
erio
d. T
he fu
ll ev
alua
tion
of th
e co
mm
ents
is
docu
men
ted
in a
tabu
lar d
ocum
ent i
n th
e pr
ojec
t rec
ord
that
is a
vaila
ble
for r
evie
w u
pon
requ
est.
In th
e in
tere
st o
f doc
umen
t len
gth,
wha
t fo
llow
s is a
sum
mar
ized
ver
sion
of t
hat t
able
. Th
e re
fere
nces
cite
d in
the
com
men
t let
ters
wer
e al
so in
divi
dual
ly e
valu
ated
. A
list
of c
itatio
ns
from
the
com
men
t let
ters
is in
clud
ed in
Cha
pter
4 (s
ee L
itera
ture
Cite
d in
Com
men
t Let
ters
). A
mor
e co
mpl
ete
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
bot
h th
e co
mm
ents
and
thei
r use
in c
ompl
etin
g th
e fin
al E
A c
an b
e ga
ined
from
the
tabu
lar d
ocum
ent i
n th
e pr
ojec
t rec
ord
(als
o po
sted
on
the
WW
W).
T
able
4-1
: C
omm
ent L
ette
rs C
onte
nt A
naly
sis S
umm
ary
Com
men
ts
How
Com
men
t was
Con
side
red
Mai
ntai
n 15
per
cent
cov
er in
all
treat
ed
area
s wel
l dis
tribu
ted.
p.1
Mar
y Jo
H
edric
k (O
DF&
W) “
MJ”
M
aint
ain
40%
rete
ntio
n of
all
shru
b ha
bita
ts d
urin
g pr
escr
ibed
fire
tre
atm
ents
on
sum
mer
and
tran
sitio
n ra
nge
and
60%
on
win
ter r
ange
. p.1
MJ
The
final
EA
cla
rifie
s tha
t 16
perc
ent o
f the
fore
sted
are
a w
ould
rem
ain
com
plet
ely
untre
ated
with
ei
ther
act
ion
alte
rnat
ive
(‘be
low
’ the
Yam
say
Mou
ntai
n Se
mi-P
rimiti
ve A
rea)
. In
add
ition
to th
is,
appr
oxim
atel
y 10
per
cent
of t
he a
rea
iden
tifie
d fo
r tre
atm
ent i
n A
ltern
ativ
e 3
wou
ld re
mai
n un
treat
ed in
wel
l dis
pers
ed le
ave
area
s. (f
inal
EA
pag
e 3-
84)
Alt.
3 in
clud
es th
e de
sign
feat
ures
sugg
este
d w
ithin
sum
mer
and
tran
sitio
n ra
nges
. In
win
ter
rang
e, A
lt. 3
incl
udes
the
60%
rete
ntio
n in
the
com
men
t for
Juni
per a
nd P
onde
rosa
Pin
e St
inge
r/Bur
n (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1,
100
acre
s).
Fa
wni
ng/C
alvi
ng p
rote
ctio
n fr
om
dist
urba
nce
May
15
to Ju
ne 3
0. p
.1 M
J R
estri
ctio
ns fo
r faw
ning
and
cal
ving
ha
bita
t– M
arch
15
– Ju
ne 3
0. p
.1 R
ick
War
d (K
lam
ath
Trib
es) “
RW
”
Bot
h th
e pr
elim
inar
y EA
and
fina
l EA
incl
ude
a re
stric
tion
on a
ctiv
ities
from
5/1
– 6/
30 fo
r fa
wni
ng.
Con
side
ratio
nof t
he id
ea th
at A
ltern
ativ
e 3
be m
odifi
ed in
the
Dec
isio
n N
otic
e to
stat
e th
e re
stric
tion
perio
d as
Apr
il 15
to Ju
ne 3
0 oc
curr
ed d
urin
g a
mee
ting
with
the
Kla
mat
h In
dian
G
ame
Com
mis
sion
on
Mar
ch 3
0, 2
007.
See
Dec
isio
n N
otic
e fo
r out
com
e.
Eval
uate
pot
entia
l aff
ects
on
Bal
d E
agle
ha
bita
t. p
.1 M
J In
form
atio
n ha
s bee
n ad
ded
to th
e Fi
nal E
A (p
age
3-58
)
Avo
id im
pact
s to
rapt
or n
ests
and
en
hanc
e ha
bita
t for
div
erse
pre
y sp
ecie
s. p.
5 D
H
The
final
EA
(pag
e 2-
21),
cons
iste
nt w
ith p
rote
ctio
n of
rapt
or n
estin
g st
anda
rds i
n th
e LR
MP,
st
ates
that
“m
ajor
act
iviti
es su
ch a
s log
ging
and
road
con
stru
ctio
n ad
jace
nt (3
00 y
ards
) to
activ
e ra
ptor
nes
ts, s
houl
d be
pos
tpon
ed u
ntil
youn
g ha
ve fl
edge
d (u
sual
ly a
roun
d Ju
ly 3
0).”
Th
e ac
tion
alte
rnat
ives
incl
ude
varia
bilit
y/di
vers
ity e
lem
ents
that
pro
vide
long
-term
ass
uran
ce o
f m
aint
aini
ng h
abita
t for
gos
haw
ks, w
hich
wou
ld a
pply
to o
ther
rapt
ors.
With
Alte
rnat
ive
3,
varia
bilit
y w
ould
incr
ease
the
pote
ntia
l for
snag
recr
uitm
ent o
ver t
ime,
incr
ease
ver
tical
stru
ctur
e fo
r nes
ting
habi
tat,
incr
ease
ove
rall
spec
ies d
iver
sity
for p
rey
habi
tat,
and
crea
te m
ore
of a
div
erse
m
osai
c of
con
ditio
ns fo
r a v
arie
ty o
f spe
cies
. (f
inal
EA
, pag
e 3-
6)
4 - 4
B
ridge
Cre
ek a
nd B
uck
Cree
k Su
bwat
ersh
eds R
esto
ratio
n Pr
ojec
t EA
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d Th
e PE
A m
isch
arac
teriz
ed g
osha
wk
habi
tat p
refe
renc
es.
Gos
haw
ks d
o no
t ap
pear
to p
refe
r ope
n st
ands
. p.8
DH
Th
e PE
A d
oes n
ot in
clud
e sc
ient
ific
basi
s for
find
ing
that
snag
rete
ntio
n fo
r go
shaw
ks w
ould
be
adeq
uate
. p.9
DH
The
prel
imin
ary
EA st
ated
that
gos
haw
k fo
ragi
ng h
abita
t wou
ld im
prov
e in
are
as w
here
ope
n co
nditi
ons a
re c
reat
ed.
As p
er th
e ci
te (R
eyno
lds e
t al.,
199
1), f
orag
ing
area
s nee
d no
t pro
vide
hi
ding
cov
er fo
r fle
dgin
g go
shaw
ks, s
o a
mor
e op
en c
anop
y is
pre
ferr
ed.
The
effe
cts o
f the
al
tern
ativ
es o
n ha
bita
t com
pone
nts f
or g
osha
wk
are
repo
rted
as a
chie
ving
the
stru
ctur
al d
iver
sity
re
quire
d fo
r gos
haw
k ne
stin
g an
d ha
bita
t for
pre
y sp
ecie
s tha
t pre
fer d
ense
r stru
ctur
al h
abita
t (m
ore
so w
ith A
lt. 3
than
Alt.
2),
as w
ell a
s ope
n ha
bita
ts. (
see
final
EA
, pag
e 3-
7)
Snag
rete
ntio
n gu
idel
ines
wer
e de
sign
ed fo
r the
Brid
ge/B
uck
proj
ect u
sing
Dec
AID
Ver
sion
2.0
. “S
nag
rete
ntio
n st
rate
gies
are
des
igne
d to
mat
ch th
e re
fere
nce
cond
ition
s in
Dec
AID
. ...
......
sna
g le
vels
are
like
ly a
t or a
bove
est
imat
ed h
isto
rical
con
ditio
ns a
nd p
rovi
de su
ffic
ient
hab
itat f
or c
avity
de
pend
ent s
peci
es”
(fin
al E
A, p
age
3-44
).
FS sh
ould
con
side
r the
con
ditio
n of
go
shaw
k po
pula
tions
, not
just
gos
haw
k ha
bita
t. p.
9 D
H
Info
rmat
ion
abou
t act
ive
gosh
awk
terr
itorie
s, in
clud
ing
the
num
bers
of y
oung
pro
duce
d a
s wel
l as
five
othe
r doc
umen
ted
sigh
tings
of g
osha
wks
with
in th
e su
bwat
ersh
ed h
ave
been
add
ed to
the
final
EA
(pag
e 3-
5).
Mon
itorin
g pl
ans a
re a
lso
refe
renc
ed.
M
aint
ain
snag
s and
larg
e di
amet
er g
reen
re
plac
emen
t tre
es d
istri
bute
d ac
ross
the
land
scap
e to
mee
t Dec
AID
re
com
men
datio
ns. p
.1 M
J M
aint
ain
and
upla
nd d
own
woo
d di
strib
uted
acr
oss t
he la
ndsc
ape
to m
eet
Dec
AID
reco
mm
enda
tions
. p.1
MJ
Ret
ain
abun
dant
snag
s and
coa
rse
woo
d an
d gr
een
trees
for f
utur
e re
crui
tmen
t of
snag
s and
woo
d. p
.5 D
H
Thin
ning
cap
ture
s mor
talit
y an
d pl
anta
tions
are
alr
eady
lack
ing
criti
cal
valu
es fr
om d
ead
woo
d. p
p. 5
,6 D
H
Dec
AID
Ver
sion
2.0
was
use
d to
det
erm
ine
snag
rete
ntio
n re
com
men
datio
ns a
nd re
tent
ion.
Sna
g R
eten
tion
Stra
tegi
es fo
r Alte
rnat
ives
2 a
nd 3
are
: “.
......
.. tre
es w
ould
be
left
as p
rimar
y ca
vity
ex
cava
tor h
abita
t at l
evel
s com
plia
nt w
ith th
e di
rect
ion
cont
aine
d in
Reg
iona
l For
este
rs A
men
dmen
t#2
, as i
nfor
med
by
a D
ecA
ID a
naly
sis.”
(fin
al E
A p
age
3-38
) D
own
woo
d w
ould
beg
in to
incr
ease
as s
nags
fall,
ther
eby
incr
easi
ng d
enni
ng, n
estin
g, a
nd
feed
ing
habi
tat f
or d
epen
dent
spec
ies.
Thi
s wou
ld v
ary
acro
ss th
e la
ndsc
ape.
Pre
scrib
ed fi
re is
ex
pect
ed to
cau
se b
oth
a de
crea
se in
snag
s and
dow
n w
ood
and
the
recr
uitm
ent o
f new
snag
s.
Ther
e is
exp
ecte
d to
be
a ne
t los
s of d
own
woo
d an
d a
net i
ncre
ase
in sn
ags,
sim
ilar t
o th
e re
sults
se
en in
rese
arch
by
Saab
et a
l. (2
006)
. In
the
shor
t ter
m, l
arge
woo
d is
exp
ecte
d to
be
defic
ient
du
e to
loss
dur
ing
pres
crib
ed b
urni
ng.
How
ever
......
. sho
uld
incr
ease
larg
e do
wn
woo
d in
the
long
te
rm a
s lar
ge sn
ags a
re d
evel
oped
acr
oss t
he la
ndsc
ape.
(fin
al E
A, p
age
3-44
) Fi
nal E
A o
n 3–
120
(pla
ntat
ion
thin
trea
tmen
t): “
pres
crip
tion
is to
cut
thes
e pl
anta
tions
to a
den
sity
of
app
roxi
mat
ely
80 tr
ees p
er a
cre
......
..des
igne
d to
dev
elop
stan
ds th
at a
re fa
ster
gro
win
g an
d ab
le to
mov
e m
ore
quic
kly
to th
e ob
ject
ive
of L
OS.
” O
utsi
de p
lant
atio
ns th
e EA
stat
es th
at “
the
rete
ntio
n ar
eas a
nd th
e va
riabi
lity
in le
ave
tree
rete
ntio
n pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e “g
roup
ings
” w
ould
resu
lt in
indi
vidu
al tr
ees a
nd p
atch
es o
f tre
es th
at w
ould
rem
ain
subj
ect t
o in
sect
, dis
ease
, or f
ire
mor
talit
y. T
his w
ould
allo
w fo
r the
recr
uitm
ent.
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
4 -
5
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d Sn
ag a
nd d
ead
woo
d an
alys
is is
in
adeq
uate
to m
eet s
cien
tific
and
lega
l st
anda
rds.
The
re is
no
logi
cal l
ink
betw
een
the
east
side
scre
ens r
equi
rem
ent
for 1
00%
pop
ulat
ion
pote
ntia
l and
the
Dec
AID
tole
ranc
e le
vels
. p.
10
DH
D
ecA
ID m
ust b
e su
bjec
ted
to N
EPA
an
d N
FMA
requ
irem
ents
bef
ore
it is
ad
opte
d as
a n
ew fo
rest
pla
n st
anda
rd to
re
plac
e th
e sc
ient
ifica
lly d
iscr
edite
d po
tent
ial p
opul
atio
n m
etho
d. p
. 10
DH
Sn
ag h
abita
t ana
lysi
s fai
led
to a
ccou
nt
for “
limite
d de
ad tr
ee r
emov
al.”
p. 1
0
DH
Cur
rent
dire
ctio
n di
ctat
es th
at th
e be
st a
vaila
ble
scie
nce
be u
sed
to a
ddre
ss sn
ag a
nd d
own
woo
d ha
bita
t ana
lysi
s as m
ore
info
rmat
ion
is c
ontin
ually
bei
ng g
athe
red
and
beco
mes
ava
ilabl
e to
refin
e in
form
atio
n us
ed to
dev
elop
exi
stin
g S
& G
s in
the
LRM
P. O
n pg
3-2
8 to
3-3
2 th
e fin
al E
A
expl
ains
the
lega
l and
scie
ntifi
c in
form
atio
n us
ed to
ana
lyze
snag
and
dow
n w
ood.
Dec
AID
is a
cu
lmin
atio
n of
the
mos
t rec
ent s
cien
ce a
nd d
ata
avai
labl
e. A
s sta
ted
by R
ose
et a
l. (2
001)
, D
ecA
ID is
bas
ed o
n a
thor
ough
revi
ew o
f the
lite
ratu
re, a
vaila
ble
rese
arch
and
inve
ntor
y da
ta, a
nd
expe
rt ju
dgm
ent.
In o
rder
to m
eet m
anag
emen
t and
lega
l dire
ctio
n to
use
the
best
ava
ilabl
e sc
ienc
e, in
form
atio
n fr
om D
ecA
ID w
ill b
e co
mpa
red
to c
urre
nt L
RM
P st
anda
rds a
nd g
uide
lines
in
this
ana
lysi
s … .
D
ecA
ID is
an
advi
sory
tool
and
a su
mm
ary,
synt
hesi
s, an
d in
tegr
atio
n of
cur
rent
scie
ntifi
c kn
owle
dge
abou
t the
size
s and
am
ount
s of s
nags
and
dow
n w
ood
used
by
cavi
ty n
estin
g bi
rds i
n sp
ecifi
c ve
geta
tion
type
s in
the
Wes
t. (f
inal
EA
pag
e 3-
29)
Info
rmat
ion
has b
een
adde
d to
the
final
EA
that
the
lack
of p
ost f
ire d
ata
is a
ckno
wle
dged
and
ad
dres
sed
in th
e D
ecA
ID Im
plem
enta
tion
Gui
de.(f
inal
EA
pag
e 3-
28).
Alth
ough
Dec
AID
may
not
ac
coun
t for
the
“hig
h le
vels
” of
dow
n w
ood
post
dis
turb
ance
, it i
s acc
ount
ed fo
r in
the
anal
ysis
.
As b
ark
beet
le m
orta
lity
cont
inue
s, sn
ags w
ould
incr
ease
at m
oder
ate
to h
igh
leve
ls.
The
Silv
er
Fire
is e
xpec
ted
to p
rovi
de h
igh
snag
leve
ls fo
r 10
to 1
5 m
ore
year
s, af
ter w
hich
the
area
wou
ld
prov
ide
high
den
sitie
s of d
own
woo
d. D
own
woo
d w
ould
beg
in to
incr
ease
as s
nags
fall,
ther
eby
incr
easi
ng d
enni
ng, n
estin
g, a
nd fe
edin
g ha
bita
t for
dep
ende
nt sp
ecie
s. A
ltern
ativ
e 3
wou
ld
prov
ide
for s
light
ly h
ighe
r sna
g de
nsiti
es o
verti
me
as re
flect
ed in
the
anal
ysis
…. .
(EA
pag
es 3
-40
and
3-4
9)
The
disc
ussi
on o
n fin
al E
A (p
g 3-
47 to
3-4
8) fo
r Alte
rnat
ives
2 a
nd 3
(pg.
3-5
1) w
ith
acco
mpa
nyin
g fig
ures
add
ress
es li
mite
d de
ad tr
ee re
mov
al in
rela
tion
to sn
ag h
abita
t for
Inve
ntor
y an
d W
ildlif
e To
lera
nce
Leve
ls o
ver t
he la
ndsc
ape.
PEA
faile
d to
dis
clos
e ho
w m
any
acre
s of
bla
ck-b
acke
d w
oodp
ecke
r ha
bita
t w
ill b
e af
fect
ed b
y lo
ggin
g. p
. 10
DH
The
prel
imin
ary
EA d
iscl
oses
the
effe
cts t
o bl
ack-
back
ed w
oodp
ecke
rs o
n p.
52-
53.
The
follo
win
g w
as a
dded
to th
e fin
al E
A:
The
mos
t opt
imal
bla
ck-b
acke
d w
oodp
ecke
r hab
itat w
ithin
th
e pr
ojec
t are
a is
with
in th
e Si
lver
Fire
are
a. N
one
of th
is a
rea
will
be
affe
cted
by
logg
ing
with
th
is p
roje
ct.
Alth
ough
nes
ting
use
post
-fire
gen
eral
ly te
nds t
o de
crea
se 4
+ ye
ars a
fter t
he fi
re d
ue
to th
e de
clin
e in
bar
k be
etle
fora
ging
hab
itat,
blac
k-ba
ck w
oodp
ecke
rs a
re e
xpec
ted
to c
ontin
ue
usin
g th
e Si
lver
Fire
are
a fo
r 5-1
0 ye
ars (
final
EA
pag
es 3
-54
to 3
-55)
.
4 - 6
B
ridge
Cre
ek a
nd B
uck
Cree
k Su
bwat
ersh
eds R
esto
ratio
n Pr
ojec
t EA
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d M
aint
ain
or e
nhan
ce h
eter
ogen
eity
w
ithin
tim
bere
d st
ands
. p.1
RW
G
oal s
houl
d no
t be
a un
iform
low
se
verit
y fir
e re
gim
e, b
ut ra
ther
a w
ide
mix
of t
ree
dens
ities
p.3
DH
R
etai
n pa
tche
s of d
ense
you
ng st
ands
fo
r wild
life
cove
r and
recr
uitm
ent o
f fu
ture
fore
sts.
p.4
DH
L
eave
pat
ches
in ti
mbe
r and
shru
b-
step
pe h
abita
ts sh
ould
be
iden
tifie
d an
d pr
otec
ted
from
pre
scrib
ed fi
re o
r m
echa
nica
l tre
atm
ents
p.1
RW
V
aria
bilit
y sh
ould
be
impl
emen
ted
at
num
erou
s sca
les p
.4 D
H
Ano
ther
alte
rnat
ive
shou
ld b
e de
velo
ped
that
incl
udes
larg
er le
ave
area
s p. 1
0
DH
An
obje
ctiv
e of
the
Brid
ge/B
uck
Proj
ect i
s to,
“Pr
ovid
e he
alth
y, d
iver
se a
nd st
ruct
ural
ly c
ompl
ex
fore
sts”
, as s
tate
d in
the
final
EA
on
pg 3
-79.
It i
s als
o no
ted
(3-8
0) th
at: “
Var
iabl
e co
nditi
ons
wou
ld b
e ac
hiev
ed w
ith th
e ac
tion
alte
rnat
ives
by
inco
rpor
atin
g sp
ecifi
c de
sign
feat
ures
. ...
...Th
e in
tent
is to
reta
in tr
ees i
n a
non-
unifo
rm p
atte
rn so
ther
e ar
e so
me
clum
ps o
r gro
ups o
f tre
es v
ersu
s ha
ving
leav
e tre
es in
a u
nifo
rm e
ven
spac
ing.
“
Var
iabi
lity
wou
ld b
e ac
hiev
ed b
y us
ing
“gro
upin
gs”
of le
ave
trees
......
As d
iscu
ssed
on
pg 3
-81
in
the
final
EA
, a m
inim
um o
f 5 p
erce
nt (A
ltern
ativ
e 2)
or 1
0 pe
rcen
t (A
ltern
ativ
e 3)
of t
he a
rea
plan
ned
for t
reat
men
t wou
ld b
e m
anag
ed a
s lea
ve p
atch
es fo
r wild
life
habi
tat i
n sm
all s
catte
red
no
harv
est r
eten
tion
area
s. Fo
r Alte
rnat
ives
2 a
nd 3
, bur
ning
in sh
rub-
step
pe h
abita
t wou
ld fo
llow
the
shru
b re
tent
ion
stra
tegi
es d
escr
ibed
in T
able
2-1
(pg
2-5)
and
tabl
es in
eac
h of
the
Alte
rnat
ive
desc
riptio
ns (T
able
2-
3 on
pag
e 2-
14 a
nd T
able
2-4
on
page
2-2
0)
The
final
EA
cla
rifie
s tha
t 16
perc
ent o
f the
fore
sted
are
a w
ould
rem
ain
com
plet
ely
untre
ated
with
ei
ther
act
ion
alte
rnat
ive
(‘be
low
’ the
Yam
say
Mou
ntai
n Se
mi-P
rimiti
ve A
rea)
– m
uch
of th
is in
la
rge
area
s. In
add
ition
to th
is, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
% o
f the
are
a id
entif
ied
for t
reat
men
t in
Alte
rnat
ive
3 w
ould
rem
ain
untre
ated
in w
ell d
ispe
rsed
leav
e ar
eas.
(fin
al E
A p
age
3-84
)
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
4 -
7
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d T
hinn
ing
affe
cts f
ire
haza
rd in
co
mpl
ex w
ays,
poss
ibly
mak
ing
fire
haza
rd w
orse
bec
ause
thin
ning
cre
ates
sl
ash;
mov
es fi
ne fu
els f
rom
the
cano
py
to th
e gr
ound
; inc
reas
es ig
nitio
n ris
k,
mak
es th
e fo
rest
hot
ter,
drye
r, w
indi
er,
and
coul
d st
imul
ate
grow
th o
f fut
ure
surf
ace
and
ladd
er fu
els.
p.4,
17
DH
Th
ere
is sc
ient
ific
unce
rtai
nty
abou
t ra
tes o
f tre
e m
orta
lity,
how
muc
h ca
nopy
ca
n be
redu
ced
with
out m
akin
g st
and
hotte
r, dr
yer,
win
dier
, and
whe
ther
lo
ggin
g ha
s any
sign
ifica
nt b
enef
icia
l ef
fect
on
cont
rolli
ng in
sect
s and
dis
ease
s lik
e m
istle
toe.
pp.
6,7
DH
W
e ar
e co
ncer
ned
that
fuel
red
uctio
n in
lo
dgep
ole
is n
ot w
ell s
uppo
rted
ecol
ogic
ally
. p.6
DH
Pred
ictin
g an
d ac
hiev
ing
the
‘sw
eet s
pot’
is d
esira
ble.
Fire
beh
avio
r dep
ends
on
fore
st d
ensi
ty,
com
posi
tion,
am
ount
of s
urfa
ce fu
el, i
ts a
rran
gem
ent,
moi
stur
e co
nten
t, pr
evai
ling
wea
ther
, and
ph
ysic
al se
tting
(Gra
ham
and
oth
ers,
1999
). ..
....
As s
tate
d in
the
EA th
e ou
tput
s for
the
anal
ysis
pr
ovid
e on
ly a
rang
e of
fire
beh
avio
r pre
dict
ion.
(fin
al E
A p
age
3-14
4)
The
full
posi
tive
effe
ct o
f the
trea
tmen
ts w
ill n
ot o
ccur
unt
il bo
th c
omm
erci
al a
nd n
on-c
omm
erci
al
treat
men
ts a
re c
ompl
ete.
In
this
pro
ject
, mos
t of t
he “
slas
h” th
at c
ould
be
left
in th
e un
it as
a
haza
rd w
ould
be
skid
ded
to a
land
ing
whi
le st
ill a
ttach
ed to
the
tree.
Th
e ce
rtifie
d si
lvic
ultu
rist o
n th
e ID
T pr
escr
ibed
a st
rate
gy a
imed
tow
ard
incr
easi
ng in
divi
dual
tree
vi
gor.
The
man
agem
ent d
ensi
ty st
anda
rd is
to m
aint
ain
stan
ds b
elow
Coc
hran
’s U
pper
M
anag
emen
t Zon
e (U
MZ)
(dev
elop
ed b
y Pa
t Coc
hran
from
the
Ben
d Si
lvic
ultu
re L
ab).
The
ha
rves
t/whi
pfel
l com
bina
tion
is d
esig
ned
to re
duce
stan
ds b
elow
UM
Z an
d m
aint
ain
them
ther
e fo
r se
vera
l dec
ades
. In
crea
sing
the
indi
vidu
al tr
ee v
igor
wou
ld im
prov
e th
e re
sidu
al st
ands
’ abi
lity
to
effe
ctiv
ely
pitc
h ou
t man
y be
etle
atta
cks.
(fin
al E
A, p
age
3-12
2)
The
lodg
epol
e tre
atm
ents
incl
uded
in th
e al
tern
ativ
es a
re n
ot p
rimar
ily d
esig
ned
as “
fuel
s re
duct
ions
.” F
or th
is p
roje
ct th
e rip
aria
n tre
atm
ents
in lo
dgep
ole,
with
in IN
FISH
stan
dard
s, ar
e ai
med
tow
ard
prom
otin
g th
e re
cove
ry a
nd m
aint
enan
ce o
f pre
-fire
supp
ress
ion
ripar
ian
vege
tatio
n.
Supp
orts
pre
scri
bed
fire.
p.1
Mar
k G
affn
ey “
MG
.”
Pref
ers s
ome
mec
hani
cal t
reat
men
t of
unde
rsto
ry in
stea
d of
just
pre
scrib
ed fi
re.
p.1
RW
To
be
effe
ctiv
e, m
echa
nica
l tre
atm
ents
m
ust b
e fo
llow
ed b
y pr
escr
ibed
fire
. p.
4 D
H
Mos
t of t
he m
echa
nica
l tre
atm
ents
(inc
ludi
ng c
omm
erci
al h
arve
st) i
n bo
th a
ctio
n al
tern
ativ
es
wou
ld in
clud
e th
e us
e of
pre
scrib
ed fi
re a
s a fo
llow
-up
(Cha
pter
2, E
A p
age
2-4
– A
ctio
n A
ltern
ativ
es S
naps
hot).
Spe
cific
ally
, in
each
alte
rnat
ive
abou
t 70
perc
ent o
f the
trea
ted
area
in
clud
es p
resc
ribed
fire
as a
par
t of t
he p
resc
ribed
sequ
ence
of e
vent
s.
The
mec
hani
cal u
nder
stor
y tre
atm
ent o
ptio
n, in
lieu
of p
resc
ribed
fire
, rec
omm
ende
d by
Mr.
War
d w
ill b
e ad
dres
sed
in th
e D
ecis
ion
Not
ice.
4 - 8
B
ridge
Cre
ek a
nd B
uck
Cree
k Su
bwat
ersh
eds R
esto
ratio
n Pr
ojec
t EA
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d E
stab
lish
ecol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
that
will
al
low
stre
ams a
nd fi
re re
gim
es to
re
cove
r. p.
2 D
H
Don
’t ju
st re
stor
e fo
rest
stru
ctur
e; tr
y to
re
stor
e ec
olog
ical
pro
cess
es th
at c
an b
e se
lf-su
stai
ning
. p.2
DH
Pr
iorit
ize
treat
men
t of t
he d
ense
you
ng
stan
ds th
at a
re m
ost a
men
able
to
rest
orat
ion.
p.4
DH
T
hin
from
bel
ow, r
etai
ning
the
larg
est
trees
. p.3
DH
Proj
ect p
urpo
se a
nd n
eed
and
desi
gn o
f Alte
rnat
ives
inco
rpor
ate
thes
e su
gges
tions
. Ev
en so
, the
ac
tual
pre
scrip
tions
do
not c
oinc
ide
with
furth
er su
gges
tions
in th
e sa
me
lette
r (se
e ne
xt C
omm
ent).
A
ttent
ion
has b
een
give
n to
des
ign
feat
ures
that
reta
in so
me
cond
ition
s tha
t are
out
side
of H
RV
and
do
not
opt
imiz
e se
lf-su
stai
ning
eco
logi
cal p
roce
sses
(i.e
. 40%
to 6
0% sh
rub
rete
ntio
n in
are
as w
here
fir
e w
ould
be
appl
ied)
. In
this
exa
mpl
e, th
e re
ason
is to
pro
vide
hab
itat f
or m
ule
deer
. Th
inni
ng o
f den
se y
oung
stan
ds is
one
of t
he o
bjec
tives
refle
cted
by
the
prop
osed
pre
scrip
tions
. O
n th
e ot
her h
and,
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith o
vera
ll pr
ojec
t obj
ectiv
es, t
hinn
ing
to in
crea
se th
e re
silie
ncy
of
late
and
old
stru
ctur
e co
nife
r sta
nds (
LOS)
is a
lso
a fo
cus o
f the
pro
ject
. R
etai
ning
the
larg
est t
rees
is
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
pres
crip
tions
. “L
eave
tree
sele
ctio
n sh
ould
focu
s on
rete
ntio
n of
tree
s mos
t lik
ely
to d
evel
op in
to P
P LO
S tre
es...
.” (f
rom
Cha
pter
3, F
ores
ted
Vege
tatio
n, D
escr
iptio
n of
Si
lvic
ultu
ral P
resc
ript
ion,
fina
l EA
pag
e 3-
129)
.
Dra
w th
e lin
e at
20”
dbh
inst
ead
of 2
1”
dbh
to e
nhan
ce re
cove
ry o
f old
gro
wth
. p.
1 M
G
Use
low
er d
iam
eter
lim
its fo
r fire
re
sist
ant s
peci
es, h
ighe
r lim
its fo
r fire
in
tole
rant
spec
ies.
The
bes
t ava
ilabl
e in
form
atio
n in
dica
tes t
hat t
he e
xist
ence
of
bru
sh a
nd tr
ees u
nder
12
inch
es te
nd
to c
ontri
bute
mos
t to
fire
haza
rd p
.4, 1
6
DH
The
Reg
iona
l For
este
r’s E
asts
ide
Fore
st P
lans
Am
endm
ents
pro
vide
dire
ctio
n fo
r ret
entio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
of L
ate/
Old
stru
ctur
al (L
OS)
fore
st c
hara
cter
istic
s, in
clud
ing
the
21”
guid
elin
e ...
....P
rom
otin
g th
e re
silie
ncy
of la
te a
nd o
ld st
ruct
ure
coni
fer s
tand
s and
man
ipul
ate
youn
ger
coni
fer s
truct
ure
in a
man
ner t
hat m
oves
thes
e st
ands
tow
ard
a su
stai
nabl
e LO
S co
nditi
on is
a
cent
ral e
lem
ent o
f the
pro
ject
’s p
urpo
se a
nd n
eed.
R
eten
tion
of tr
ees o
ver 1
2 in
ches
dbh
as a
tech
niqu
e to
“re
duce
fire
haz
ard”
nee
ds to
be
cons
ider
ed
in th
e co
ntex
t of e
xist
ing
stan
d co
nditi
ons,
incl
udin
g ov
eral
l sta
nd d
ensi
ty.
In th
is a
rea,
usi
ng a
di
amet
er li
mit
of 1
2 in
ches
wou
ld n
ot b
e ex
pect
ed to
cre
ate
a su
stai
nabl
e fo
rest
con
ditio
n (S
. Pu
ddy,
IDT
certi
fied
Silv
icul
turis
t).
The
12 in
ch a
nd o
ver t
reat
men
t (th
in fr
om a
bove
, tak
ing
the
larg
est t
rees
) stu
died
in M
ason
et a
l. is
ve
ry d
issi
mila
r to
the
Brid
ge/B
uck
pres
crip
tion
(fin
al E
A p
age
2-27
). T
he c
omm
erci
al h
arve
st
prop
osed
in B
ridge
/Buc
k go
es d
own
to a
n ex
pect
ed 7
inch
es d
bh a
nd u
p to
21
inch
es d
bh (f
inal
EA
pa
ges 2
-7).
The
pre
scrip
tion
from
the
Mas
on e
t al.
stud
y th
at is
mos
t sim
ilar t
o th
e B
ridge
/Buc
k pr
escr
iptio
n, is
“Le
ave
45 sq
ft B
A, F
rom
Bel
ow (B
A 45
). T
his t
reat
men
t is i
nten
ded
to si
mul
ate
rest
orat
ion
of sa
vann
ah-li
ke c
ondi
tions
that
are
sim
ilar t
o w
hat h
as b
een
desc
ribed
in li
tera
ture
as
the
pre-
settl
emen
t ope
n-st
and
cond
ition
s tha
t res
ulte
d fr
om fr
eque
nt b
ut lo
w w
ildfir
es (A
gee
1993
).” I
n th
e st
udy,
BA
45
had
the
best
ove
rall
fire
risk
redu
ctio
n pe
rfor
man
ce.
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
4 -
9
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d
The
agen
cy sh
ould
top
a po
rtion
of t
he
trees
and
leav
e th
e gr
eens
in th
e fo
rest
in
orde
r to
reta
in n
utri
ents
. p.5
, 24
DH
Pr
otec
t soi
ls b
y av
oidi
ng ro
ad
cons
truct
ion,
min
imiz
ing
grou
nd-b
ased
lo
ggin
g, a
nd a
void
ing
num
erou
s lar
ge
burn
pile
s. p.
5 D
H
Bio
mas
s sho
uld
only
be
allo
wed
if it
co
ntrib
utes
to re
stor
atio
n an
d m
ust b
e do
ne a
t the
sam
e tim
e as
the
prop
osed
ac
tiviti
es, u
sing
the
sam
e eq
uipm
ent –
no
seco
nd e
ntry
for
biom
ass.
p.6
DH
Und
er th
e si
lvic
ultu
ral p
resc
riptio
ns, a
mpl
e tre
es w
ill st
ill re
mai
n to
pro
vide
nee
dles
and
br
anch
es to
con
tribu
te n
utrie
nts t
o th
e so
il.
Bur
n Pi
les d
iscu
ssed
on
EA p
age
3-19
4 “t
he lo
w d
ensi
ty o
f pile
s lim
its th
e de
trim
enta
l eff
ects
” C
h. 2
of t
he E
A (p
age
2-22
) con
tain
s Res
ourc
e Pr
otec
tion
Mea
sure
s reg
ardi
ng ro
ad
cons
truct
ion,
as f
ollo
ws:
“A
ll ro
adw
ork
asso
ciat
ed w
ith im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e pr
ojec
t will
fo
llow
the
Roa
ds B
est M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
es (F
rem
ont N
atio
nal F
ores
t Sup
plem
ent).
See
A
ppen
dix
B –
Pro
ject
Des
ign
Crit
eria
Det
ails
. In
clud
ed in
thes
e B
MPs
are
requ
irem
ents
to
reha
bilit
ate
all t
empo
rary
road
s. C
h. 2
, p. 2
-7 o
f the
fina
l EA
stat
es:
“If b
iom
ass m
arke
ts a
re a
vaila
ble,
mat
eria
l fro
m a
ny o
f th
e ap
prox
imat
ely
2,70
0 ac
res c
ould
pot
entia
lly b
e so
ld.
Usi
ng th
e se
quen
ce o
f eve
nts
desc
ribed
abo
ve (r
emov
ed to
the
land
ing
at th
e sa
me
time
as h
arve
st) t
he b
iom
ass o
pera
tion
wou
ld n
ot re
quire
a se
cond
ent
ry in
to h
arve
st a
reas
.”
Whe
re ro
ad b
uild
ing
is n
eces
sary
, bui
ld
the
road
s to
the
abso
lute
min
imum
st
anda
rd a
nd r
emov
e th
e ro
ads a
s soo
n as
pos
sibl
e. p
.5 D
H; p
.1 G
Pr
efer
Alt.
2 d
ue to
pro
pose
d m
eado
w
rest
orat
ion
in S
PNM
RA
. p.1
MG
Incl
uded
in th
e B
MPs
ado
pted
for t
his p
roje
ct a
re re
quire
men
ts to
reha
bilit
ate
all t
empo
rary
road
s, ei
ther
thro
ugh
re-c
onto
urin
g, in
the
even
t cut
slop
es/fi
ll sl
opes
hav
e be
en c
reat
ed, o
r thr
ough
su
bsoi
ling
or sc
arifi
catio
n to
a d
epth
of 8
inch
es.
Pref
eren
ce fo
r Alte
rnat
ive
2, fo
r the
reas
on st
ated
, is n
oted
.
Buf
fer s
trea
ms f
rom
the
effe
cts o
f hea
vy
equi
pmen
t and
loss
of b
ank
trees
and
sh
ade
trees
. p.5
DH
R
etai
n ex
tra
snag
s and
woo
d in
ripa
rian
area
s. p.
5 D
H
Alte
rnat
ive
desi
gn st
ates
(Pag
e 2-
15):
As p
er L
RM
P di
rect
ion
for M
A 1
5, so
il, fi
sh, w
ater
and
w
ildlif
e w
ould
be
give
n pr
efer
entia
l con
side
ratio
n if
conf
licts
with
ope
ratio
nal o
r oth
er re
sour
ce
obje
ctiv
es a
rise
durin
g la
yout
or i
mpl
emen
tatio
n (L
RM
P, p
.199
). Th
e R
esou
rce
Prot
ectio
n M
easu
res s
tate
(fin
al E
A, p
age
2-23
): A
pply
silv
icul
tura
l pra
ctic
es fo
r R
HC
As t
o ac
quire
des
ired
vege
tatio
n ch
arac
teris
tics w
here
nee
ded
to a
ttain
RM
Os..
...w
here
pr
actic
es w
ould
not
reta
rd o
r pre
vent
atta
inm
ent o
f oth
er R
ipar
ian
Man
agem
ent O
bjec
tives
(R
MO
s) a
nd w
here
adv
erse
eff
ects
can
be
avoi
ded
to in
land
nat
ive
fish.
Sn
ags w
ill b
e re
tain
ed a
s per
Dec
AID
reco
mm
neda
tions
. A
ltern
ativ
es 2
and
3 in
clud
e si
te-s
peci
fic
pool
enh
ance
men
t/LW
D p
lace
men
t act
iviti
es fo
r por
tions
of t
he B
ridge
Cre
ek a
nd B
uck
Cre
ek
stre
am c
hann
els (
final
EA
, pag
e 2-
16 a
nd 2
-21)
.
4 - 1
0
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d In
corp
orat
e st
anda
rds f
rom
Reg
iona
l 20
06 In
vasi
ve P
lant
EIS
RO
D. p
.1 M
J Ta
ke st
eps t
o av
oid
spre
ad o
f wee
ds. p
.5
DH
The
PEA
and
EA
inco
rpor
ate
stan
dard
s fro
m th
e R
egio
nal I
nvas
ive
Plan
t EIS
RO
D, w
hich
was
si
gned
in O
ctob
er 2
005
(fin
al E
A, p
ages
2-2
3 to
2-2
4 an
d A
ppen
dix
B).
Rem
ovin
g co
mm
erci
al si
zed
logs
, and
as
soci
ated
roa
ds a
nd sl
ash
disp
osal
, of
ten
conf
licts
with
the
othe
r re
sour
ce
valu
es su
ch a
s soi
l, w
ater
, wee
ds,
wild
life
habi
tat,
fire
haza
rd, a
nd c
arbo
n st
orag
e. C
anop
y re
mov
al m
akes
av
aila
ble
mor
e lig
ht fo
r exp
loita
tion
by
wee
ds. p
p. 6
, 25
DH
The
reso
urce
val
ues l
iste
d in
the
com
men
t are
con
side
red
in th
e Pu
rpos
e an
d N
eed
for t
he p
roje
ct.
Fina
l EA
Ch.
1, p
. 4 st
ates
: “T
he g
ener
al p
urpo
ses o
f thi
s pro
ject
, con
sist
ent w
ith th
e di
rect
ion
of
the
1989
Fre
mon
t Nat
iona
l For
est L
and
and
Res
ourc
e M
anag
emen
t Pla
n (L
RM
P), a
re to
pro
mot
e th
e ov
eral
l sus
tain
abili
ty o
f veg
etat
ive
syst
ems a
nd h
ydro
logi
c fu
nctio
ning
with
in th
e pr
ojec
t pl
anni
ng a
rea
(the
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k C
reek
Sub
wat
ersh
eds)
. W
hile
incr
ease
d lig
ht m
ay c
ontri
bute
som
ewha
t to
the
spre
ad o
f nox
ious
wee
ds, g
roun
d-di
stur
bing
ac
tiviti
es h
ave
the
mos
t pot
entia
l to
effe
ct sp
read
of n
oxio
us w
eeds
. Th
e Fr
emon
t-Win
ema
Wee
d Pr
even
tion
Stra
tegy
, inc
lude
d in
App
endi
x B
of t
he E
A, c
onta
ins R
esou
rce
Prot
ectio
n M
easu
res t
o pr
even
t spr
ead
of n
oxio
us w
eeds
. R
esou
rce
Prot
ectio
n M
easu
res l
iste
d in
Ch.
2 o
f the
EA
incl
ude
spec
ific
mea
sure
s des
igne
d to
pre
vent
spre
ad o
f nox
ious
wee
ds d
urin
g im
plem
enta
tion
of a
ctiv
ities
in
clud
ed in
the
Brid
ge/B
uck
proj
ect.
Prot
ect h
ardw
ood
enha
ncem
ent
treat
men
t pro
ject
s fro
m li
vest
ock.
p.1
R
W
Red
uce
or e
limin
ate
lives
tock
gra
zing
D
H
Som
e fa
ctor
s cau
sing
juni
per e
xpan
sion
ar
e no
t add
ress
ed in
PEA
. FS
shou
ld
addr
ess l
ives
tock
and
fire
as c
ause
s, an
d sh
ould
not
figh
t the
nat
ural
tren
d to
the
exte
nt it
is re
late
d to
clim
ate
chan
ge. p
.6
DH
The
final
EA
Ch.
3 (p
. 3-2
6) st
ates
: “D
istri
butio
n of
cat
tle g
razi
ng is
exp
ecte
d to
impr
ove
as n
ew
fora
ging
are
as a
re c
reat
ed w
ith m
ore
open
and
favo
rabl
e co
nditi
ons,
relie
ving
gra
zing
pre
ssur
e on
rip
aria
n ar
eas a
nd o
ther
are
as o
f con
cern
.”
Live
stoc
k gr
azin
g is
not
an
activ
ity b
eing
ana
lyze
d as
a p
art o
f the
pro
pose
d ac
tion
in th
is E
A.
Live
stoc
k gr
azin
g is
a se
para
te a
ctio
n fr
om th
ose
prop
osed
in th
e B
ridge
/Buc
k EA
. G
razi
ng w
ill
be a
naly
zed
unde
r a se
para
te a
naly
sis o
f the
Buc
k C
reek
Gra
zing
Allo
tmen
t lat
er in
200
7 or
200
8.
The
EA d
oes a
ddre
ss fi
re su
ppre
ssio
n an
d liv
esto
ck g
razi
ng a
s cau
ses o
f jun
iper
exp
ansi
on, a
s fo
llow
s: “
……
stud
ies h
ave
show
n th
at, a
s a re
sult
of fi
re su
ppre
ssio
n, in
trodu
ctio
n of
live
stoc
k,
and
a m
ilder
, wet
clim
atic
cha
nge
over
the
past
100
yea
rs, w
este
rn ju
nipe
r has
incr
ease
d its
rang
e in
to a
reas
pre
viou
sly
dom
inat
ed b
y sa
ge a
nd b
itter
brus
h.”
(fin
al E
A C
h. 3
, p. 3
-139
)
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
4 -
11
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d
Proj
ect r
equi
res a
n E
IS. p
.2.
DH
A
low
er d
iam
eter
lim
it an
d pr
otec
tion
of
old
trees
less
than
21
inch
es re
pres
ent
two
diff
eren
t NE
PA a
ltern
ativ
es a
nd
shou
ld b
oth
be c
onsi
dere
d as
reas
onab
le
alte
rnat
ives
. p.6
DH
Th
e PE
A is
arb
itrar
y an
d ca
pric
ious
be
caus
e it
disc
lose
s tha
t big
gam
e ha
bita
t is
in v
iola
tion
of L
RM
P in
win
ter a
nd
trans
ition
rang
e p.
10
DH
The
fact
ors t
hat w
ould
nec
essi
tate
an
EIS
will
be
indi
vidu
ally
con
side
red
in th
e D
ecis
ion
Not
ice/
FON
SI, w
ith sp
ecifi
c re
fere
nces
to in
form
atio
n in
the
EA a
s rat
iona
le fo
r the
FO
NSI
. N
o si
gnifi
cant
eff
ects
are
repo
rted
in th
e EA
that
wou
ld in
dica
te a
nee
d fo
r an
EIS.
Th
e fin
al E
A in
clud
es d
iscu
ssio
n re
gard
ing
cons
ider
atio
n of
var
ious
dia
met
er li
mits
and
pro
tect
ion
of sm
alle
r old
gro
wth
tree
s (pa
ge 2
-27
to 2
-28)
. O
ld tr
ees t
hat a
re le
ss th
an 2
1 in
ches
dbh
will
be
cons
ider
ed d
urin
g im
plem
enta
tion
(bas
ed o
n si
lvic
ultu
ral p
resc
riptio
n) o
n a
stan
d-sp
ecifi
c ba
sis.
In
som
e st
ands
, cur
rent
den
sitie
s wou
ld d
icta
te th
at m
ost t
rees
of t
hat n
atur
e w
ould
be
rem
oved
in
orde
r to
prom
ote
sust
aina
ble
cond
ition
s for
old
tree
s tha
t are
gre
ater
than
21
inch
es d
bh.
In o
ther
st
ands
, mee
ting
basa
l are
as o
bjec
tives
wou
ld n
ot n
eces
sita
te th
eir r
emov
al.
The
Reg
iona
l For
este
r’s E
asts
ide
Fore
st P
lans
Am
endm
ents
pro
vide
dire
ctio
n fo
r ret
entio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
of L
ate/
Old
stru
ctur
al (L
OS)
fore
st c
hara
cter
istic
s, in
clud
ing
the
21”
guid
elin
e. T
he
pres
crip
tions
, whi
ch m
ay re
sult
in e
ither
the
rete
ntio
n or
the
rem
oval
of s
peci
fic o
ld tr
ees (
smal
ler
than
21
inch
es) a
re p
repa
red
with
the
obje
ctiv
e of
dev
elop
ing
a re
sidu
al st
and
that
has
the
func
tiona
lity
of a
n H
RV
stan
d an
d de
velo
ping
a st
and
that
mov
es th
e ar
ea to
war
d th
at g
oal.
It is
no
t exp
ecte
d or
pos
sibl
e th
at a
fter t
his o
ne e
ntry
the
stan
ds w
ould
be
imm
edia
tely
con
verte
d to
an
HR
V c
ondi
tion.
The
man
agem
ent d
ensi
ty st
anda
rd fo
r the
pon
dero
sa p
ine
type
is to
mai
ntai
n st
ands
bel
ow C
ochr
an’s
Upp
er M
anag
emen
t Zon
e (U
MZ)
. Th
ese
stoc
king
leve
ls w
ere
deve
lope
d by
Pat
Coc
hran
from
the
Ben
d Si
lvic
ultu
re L
ab (3
-116
). Th
e EA
dis
clos
es th
e ex
tent
(pag
es 2
-16
and
2-21
) and
the
effe
cts r
elat
ing
to th
e si
te-s
peci
fic
amen
dmen
t reg
ardi
ng m
ule
deer
hab
itat.
The
non
-com
mer
cial
thin
ning
that
trig
gers
the
need
for
amen
dmen
t is i
mpo
rtant
bec
ause
it w
ould
pro
mot
e th
e re
cove
ry o
f asp
en, b
lack
cot
tonw
ood,
w
illow
s, an
d ot
her m
eado
w a
nd ri
paria
n ve
geta
tion
(fin
al E
A p
ages
3-1
3, 3
-66
and
3-12
1).
Alth
ough
cov
er w
ould
be
redu
ced
in th
e sh
ort t
erm
alo
ng B
ridge
Cre
ek, B
uck
Cre
ek, a
nd T
hirte
en
Mile
dra
inag
e, it
is e
xpec
ted
that
ripa
rian
vege
tatio
n w
ould
incr
ease
and
exp
and
deve
lopi
ng m
ore
suita
ble
faw
ning
hab
itat,
fora
ge, a
nd h
idin
g co
ver o
ver t
ime
(EA
, pag
e 3-
13).
The
reas
ons f
or th
e am
endm
ent n
ot b
eing
sign
ifica
nt w
ill b
e di
scus
sed
in th
e D
N/F
ON
SI.
4 - 1
2
Brid
ge C
reek
and
Buc
k Cr
eek
Subw
ater
shed
s Res
tora
tion
Proj
ect E
A
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d
The
anal
ysis
com
pare
d ap
ples
and
or
ange
s, su
ch a
s sna
g le
vels
of t
he a
ctio
n an
d no
act
ion
alte
rnat
ive
durin
g di
ffer
ent
time
perio
ds (e
.g.,
no a
ctio
n =
2007
ve
rsus
act
ion
alt =
201
8). T
he F
S fa
iled
to d
iscl
ose
the
resu
lts o
f the
FV
S m
odel
on
the
no a
ctio
n al
tern
ativ
e. p
. 10
DH
The
EA d
oes d
iscl
ose
the
resu
lts o
f the
FV
S m
odel
on
the
no a
ctio
n al
tern
ativ
e on
pag
es (P
EA
page
3-4
0 to
3-4
1; fi
nal E
A, p
ages
3-4
0 to
3-4
2).
Whe
n us
ing
any
type
of m
odel
, the
re a
re a
lway
s lim
itatio
ns to
be
cons
ider
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. O
ne li
mita
tion
of F
VS
is th
at th
e ou
tput
s are
ge
nera
lly c
ompl
eted
in 1
0 ye
ar in
crem
ents
. A
ll of
the
alte
rnat
ives
wer
e ba
sed
on th
e sa
me
CV
S pl
ots g
row
n to
a c
omm
on y
ear o
f 200
8, a
nd th
en g
row
n in
to th
e fu
ture
in 1
0 ye
ar in
crem
ents
with
co
mpa
rativ
e tre
atm
ents
or n
o tre
atm
ents
. Th
e fin
al E
A p
. 3-3
2 st
ates
that
: “C
urre
nt V
eget
atio
n Su
rvey
(CV
S) p
lot d
ata
was
use
d fo
r thi
s pro
ject
. Th
e m
ost r
ecen
t re-
mea
sure
men
t dat
a av
aila
ble
was
use
d fo
r eac
h pl
ot.
The
mos
t rec
ent m
easu
rem
ent y
ear f
or th
e C
VS
plot
s ran
ged
from
199
7 to
20
05.
This
plo
t dat
a w
as th
en g
row
n to
a c
omm
on y
ear o
f 200
8 an
d pr
ojec
t act
iviti
es w
ere
mod
eled
afte
r tha
t tim
e. T
he o
ut y
ear p
roje
ctio
ns w
ere
mod
eled
on
a 10
-yea
r per
iod.
Det
ails
of
how
snag
est
imat
es w
ere
arriv
ed a
t usi
ng la
nd b
ase
stra
tific
atio
ns, L
ands
at Im
ager
y (u
sed
to c
reat
e co
vera
ges)
, mor
talit
y ca
lcul
atio
ns, a
nd si
mul
atio
n of
bar
k be
etle
mor
talit
y ar
e in
clud
ed in
the
Wild
life
Res
ourc
e R
epor
t, av
aila
ble
in th
e B
ridge
/Buc
k Pr
ojec
t Rec
ord.
” Fo
r Alte
rnat
ive
2 an
d 3,
201
8 w
as u
sed
as th
e ex
istin
g co
nditi
on b
ecau
se th
is w
as th
e fir
st y
ear
afte
r all
of th
e tre
atm
ents
took
pla
ce (t
reat
men
ts a
re e
xpec
ted
to ta
ke se
vera
l yea
rs a
nd w
ould
oc
cur b
etw
een
2008
-201
3) th
at c
ould
acc
urat
ely
be re
flect
ed in
the
data
. Th
is is
not
a c
ase
of
appl
es to
ora
nges
as t
he sa
me
data
was
use
d fo
r the
com
paris
on, b
ut d
iffer
ent y
ears
wer
e ne
cess
ary
for t
he c
ompa
rison
bec
ause
of t
he li
mita
tions
of t
he F
VS
mod
elin
g. T
his w
as a
n as
sum
ptio
n th
at
was
dis
clos
ed o
n p.
3-3
2 of
the
final
EA
“A
ssum
ptio
ns: 1
.) T
he p
ost t
reat
men
t (A
ltern
ativ
es 2
an
d 3)
con
ditio
n fo
r sna
g de
nsiti
es is
bas
ed o
n ye
ar 2
018,
whi
ch is
the
year
the
effe
cts o
f sna
gs
loss
/recr
uitm
ent a
re re
flect
ed in
the
Fore
st V
eget
atio
n Si
mul
ator
(FV
S) m
odel
ing
afte
r the
tre
atm
ent t
akes
pla
ce.”
See
fina
l EA
pag
e 3-
43 fo
r add
ition
al d
ata/
tabl
es th
at d
ispl
ay th
e co
mpa
rison
bet
wee
n A
ltern
ativ
es 1
, 2 a
nd 3
usi
ng th
e sa
me
year
(yea
r 201
8).
This
lim
itatio
n in
the
mod
elin
g m
ay re
flect
som
e of
the
diff
eren
ces b
etw
een
the
no a
ctio
n al
tern
ativ
e an
d A
ltern
ativ
e 2
and
3. T
his i
s sta
ted
in th
e w
ildlif
e an
alys
is in
the
EA (f
inal
EA
pag
e 3-
43):
“W
hen
com
pare
d to
Alte
rnat
ives
2 a
nd 3
, in
gene
ral,
ther
e is
less
are
a th
at p
rovi
des f
or h
ighe
r tol
eran
ce le
vels
for
wild
life
spec
ies.
Thi
s is p
artia
lly b
ecau
se th
e da
ta u
sed
to d
eter
min
e w
ildlif
e to
lera
nce
leve
ls fo
r A
ltern
ativ
e 1
wer
e ba
sed
on th
e cu
rren
t con
ditio
n, a
nd th
e da
ta u
sed
to d
eter
min
e w
ildlif
e to
lera
nce
leve
ls
for A
ltern
ativ
es 2
and
3 a
re b
ased
on
2018
dat
a, w
hich
wou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
the
curr
ent c
ondi
tion
afte
r tre
atm
ent.
Thi
s is b
ecau
se, i
n th
e FV
S m
odel
ing,
this
is th
e fir
st y
ear t
he e
ffec
ts o
f the
Alte
rnat
ives
2 a
nd 3
tre
atm
ents
are
refle
cted
in th
e sn
ag d
ata.
Thi
s acc
ount
s for
12+
yea
rs (a
s mod
ified
in fi
nal E
A)…
of sn
ag
recr
uitm
ent f
or A
ltern
ativ
es 2
and
3 th
at a
re n
ot a
ccou
nted
for i
n A
ltern
ativ
e 1.
” Br
idge
Cre
ek a
nd B
uck
Cree
k Su
bwat
ersh
eds R
esto
ratio
n Pr
ojec
t EA
4
- 13
Chap
ter 4
– C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d Co
ordi
natio
n
Tab
le 4
-1:
Com
men
t Let
ters
Con
tent
Ana
lysi
s Sum
mar
y (c
ontin
ued)
C
omm
ents
H
ow C
omm
ent w
as C
onsi
dere
d In
clud
e a
10-y
ear o
r lon
ger m
onito
ring
pl
an to
det
erm
ine
if ob
ject
ives
we