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Middle East Fork Hazardous Fuels Reduction Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

News Release - Release of the Middle East Fork Final EIS - 09/22/05 (.pdf, 85kb)

Misconceptions and Clarifications - We have compiled this list of responses to 8 misconceptions that frequently surfaced in comment letters, particularly the emailed form letters, and in some public forums. (.pdf, 621kb)

FEIS Summary (.pdf, 432kb)

Area Photographs (.pdf, 1372kb)

Volume 1

• Cover - Abstract (.pdf, 189kb)
• Chapter 1.0 - Proposed Action (.pdf, 4641kb)
• Chapter 2.0 - Alternatives (.pdf, 1810kb)
  • Map 2-1 Alternative 2 - pg. 22; (.pdf, 2811kb)
  • Map 2-3 Alternative 3 - pg. 29; (.pdf, 2786kb)
• Chapter 3.0 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (.pdf, 88kb)
  • Section 3.1 - Fire, Fuels and Air (.pdf, 2813kb)
  • Section 3.2 - Vegetation (.pdf, 1836kb)
  • Section 3.3 - Watershed (.pdf, 881kb)
  • Section 3.4 - Fisheries (.pdf, 868kb)
  • Section 3.5 - Soils (.pdf, 478kb)
  • Section 3.6 - Wildlife (.pdf, 1291kb)
  • Section 3.7 - Recreation and Roadless (.pdf, 407kb)
  • Section 3.8 - Visual (.pdf, 297kb)
  • Section 3.9 - Heritage (.pdf, 231kb)
  • Section 3.10 - Noxious Weeds (.pdf, 685kb)
  • Section 3.11 - Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive Plant Species (.pdf, 920kb)
  • Section 3.12 - Financial Efficiency, Economic Impact, and Social Analysis (.pdf, 210kb)

Volume 2

Appendices

• Cover - (.pdf, 102kb)
• Appendix A - Best Management Practices (.pdf, 170kb)
• Appendix B - Past, Present, Reasonably Foreseeable Future Activities (.pdf, 1893kb)
• Appendix C - Monitoring Plan (.pdf, 252kb)
• Appendix D - Literature Cited (.pdf, 187kb)
• Appendix E - Glossary (.pdf, 407kb)
• Appendix F - List of Preparers (.pdf, 93kb)
• Appendix G - Implementaion Schedule (.pdf, 108kb)
• Appendix H - Response to Comments (.pdf - 9,222kb)

Objection Process - This project is subject to the objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 218, subpart A. Objections will be accepted only from those who submitted written comments specific to the proposed project during the 45-day public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement (36 CFR 218.6). (.pdf, 141kb)

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