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<br />002509 <br /> <br />.3. <br /> <br />, <br />LabOr costs are high as a result of the competition fromL, <br />the several major skiing developments and well-establish~ <br />. outdoor recreation industry. <br /> <br />.4. Land costs are high for developing a forest products <br />manufacturing facility. . <br /> <br />5, Local government is reluctant to zone for a manufacturing:' <br />facility which may conflict with recreation related <br />developments. <br /> <br />Additionally, because the Spruce Creek Area is a Congressionally' <br />'designated Wilderness Study Area, the timber resource is . <br />classified as "deferred" and is not included in the Forest's <br />'annual potential yield. The effect on the Forests potential <br />. yield under Alternative 2 is shown below: <br /> <br />Annual Potential Yield -- MMBF <br /> <br />Spruce Cr. <br />Component Addition <br /> <br />Standardll ~ Specialfl <br /> <br />Margina12.1 <br /> <br />Deadman <br />Proj. <br /> <br />Area <br />lIAlI <br /> <br />Rest of <br />NF <br />14.8 <br />48.0 <br /> <br />Total <br />Forest' <br /> <br />14.8 <br />49.2 <br /> <br />1.2 <br /> <br />1/ Standard:' 'The component of the commercial forest land on which <br />trees can be grown and harvested with adequate protection of the forest <br />resources und~t ~he usual provisions of the timber sale contract. <br /> <br />fI Special: .The component that is recognized as needed specially <br />designed trea~ent of the timber resource to achieve other than timber <br />resource objectives. <br /> <br />Y Marginal:. ,The component in which harvesting of timber will require <br />appropriated fc4nding for the development of access, marginal or no <br />product, markets for the type of trees, or extraordinary resource protection. <br />requirements. <br /> <br />:l'hus. the potential yield under Alternative 2 is more than <br />:s,ufficient to supply the annual needs of the existing forest <br />'products .industry dependent on the White River timber resourcei <br />The annual need of Kaibab Industries was 6.0 MMBF from the ' <br />Forest when they were in operation. Therefore, under Alterna-, <br />tive 2. the Forest could supply the needs of the existing. <br />industry plus an industry the size of Kaibab's mill in the <br />event a new mill is established. <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />h;"'. <br /> <br />