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<br /> <br />000292 <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br /> <br />Acreage Summary <br /> <br />Area <br /> <br />Acreage 1/ <br /> <br />White River National Forest <br /> <br />1,960,760 <br /> <br />Dillon District of the Arapaho National Forest (Summit County) <br />Less Forest Acreage Covered in Other Forest Plans2/ <br /> <br />312,136 <br /> <br />33,271 <br /> <br />Net Forest Acreage Covered in Plan <br /> <br />2,239,625 <br /> <br />Other Forest Wilderness Acreage Analyzed in this EIS <br /> <br />196,280 <br /> <br />Total National Forest System Lands Analyzed in this EIS <br /> <br />2,435,905 <br /> <br />1/ Includes only National Forest System lands. Private lands and other public <br />ownerships within the National Forest boundary are not included. <br /> <br />2/Includ!!s 16,750 acres in the Raggeds Wilderness and 16,521 acres in the <br />Williams Fork Further Planning Area. <br /> <br />The Plan and draft EIS address <br />to Forest Management. These <br />summarized into thirteen Forest <br /> <br />public issues and management concerns related <br />issues and concerns were analyzed and then <br />planning questions. <br /> <br />The planning questions are an integral part of the planning process. They are <br />linked to alternative development and evaluation. These planning questions, <br />and the requirements of the NFMA regulations, established the scope of the <br />proposed Plan and its draft EIS. The planning questions analyzed in the EIS <br />and the Plan are: <br /> <br />PLANNING QUESTION 1: How well can Regional Direction be attained and how can <br />it best be accomplished to maintain or enhance local productive and enjoyable <br />hannony? <br /> <br />The issues and concerns related to this question are related to the level of <br />goods and services produced on the Forest. Included are need for additional <br />firewood supplies, dispersed and developed recreation opportunities, effects <br />of mineral development and timber harvest, and the effects of land use allo- <br />cation on the Forest on local community. <br /> <br />PLANNING QUESTION 2: How will Forest resources be protected from unacceptable <br />damage? <br /> <br />3 <br />