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I OD2937 B. Authci~itfes The .Congressfonal.directfon for manDgfng tfmber on the Natfonal Forests is contafned in the O~ anftAdmfnist~atfcinAtt.ciflB97.lf ne of the key provisfons of the Act in establishing t e t ona orest. ystem IS to urnfsh - "a contfnuous supply of tfmber for the use and necessfties of Cftfzens of the Unfted States." It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations for the management and harvest of timber on Natfonal Forest lands. The Secretary's Regulation 35 CFR 221~3Y specifies "Management plans for National Forest timber resources shaJJ be prepared and revised as needed. . . ." The Multi Ie Use-Sustained Yield Act of.196n21 broadens the direction in the Organic Act for manag ng t e ona orests an proves or managing the'lands in such a way that outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed and wildlife and fish will be available in combinations that will best meet the needs of the American people. The Knutson-Vandenberg Act of 1930&1 provides for establishment of tree nurseries, the production and planting of young trees, cOllecting and sowfng of tree seed, and removal of undesirable trees or growth on National Forestland (cut over by the timber purchaser) in order to improve the future stand of timber. C. Timber Management Planning (See Ffgure 2) . 1. Land Use Plannino Land use plannfng of the National Forests is a continuing process. Multiple Use Plans initially developed in response to the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (and revised as needed) govern management direction except where superseded by more current land use planning. Under current Forest Service "Land Use Planning" procedures, an inventory of appropriate resources is compiled on selected Units of land. When the inventory is completed and analyzed, this system then focuses on comparing the needs and desires of people with available resources and capabilfty of the land. Management alternatives are then developed. Public views are invited and used throughout the proceSs. . After conSidering the alternatives and the pUblic response reflecting Natfonal and local needs, the responsible Forest Officer then selects one alternative through the Environmental Analrsis process. This system develops management decisions that recognize appropriate resource,uses and . activfties and protects sensitive areas from unacceptable damage. It not only broadly prescribes the environmental constraints to be placed On all useS and activities to make them compatible with the most evident uses, but also guides design so as to enhance other values. When approved, the Plan is not static, because conditfons and needs change. This plan relates to the tentative allocations made in Unit Planning. As individual projects are proposed, they are reviewed through a site-specific environmental analysis, and a need for further change in the overall Unft Plan may be indicated, There may be a need to further revfse this Timber Management Plan to reflect changes .in timber practices and yields if new inventories, analysis, and management decisions result from revised Land Use Plans. All projects and actfvities are gufded by the Land Use Plan. Specifically, individual timber harvest contracts must be responsive to the constraints and opportunities developed in the Land Use Plan. . The summary point of the foregoing discussion is that the Land Use Plan will provide the basfc directfon for uses and mixes of uses. The Timber Management Plan is subordinate to and provides the technical information to implement the use of the timber resource within the direction and framework of individual Land Use Plans. This holds true for all individual resource plans as they are revised or developed. AI See Appendfx B. Y Ibid. V Ibfd. Y Ibid. 5