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<br />IJll,jijtlJ <br /> <br />. Extcndlllg rOtation agl;~ and l'lllulaung natural <br />1alld~C3pc patch sIze III nuny arc:ts where <br />tunm:r IUtyest IS allowed_ <br />. IncT('dslllg Ihe use of lire as a 1113llagclllclll tool, <br />espec1J.lly III ('cosprellls WHh a short or <br />moder:1(c fire r(otum Irlt('ryal. <br />'111eproposc:d acti'Jll will al"-O ulCludl' c1ungcs to thc <br />current rCM.'drch narura.1 arl~ and specUlllUl'l'l'SI J.fl":lS. <br /> <br /> <br />Timber Suitability and <br />Management of Forested <br />lands <br /> <br />TIle CUffl'l1l Fon'sl Pun allocates <br />appwxnn.1tcly Iwo.lhmls of the <br />tcnratl\-C'!ymltl'dlandslrI i <br />111.11l3t-,"Cmellt 3n'a prcscnpuons <br />to tlln!x:r llulugl'1l1erll. Timlx:r <br />m:HlaglOm('IllIS pra.ctlced :l.cross <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. \\'h:t! comtlll.lICs sll~r;lLnabk h.1n.lo~tl('ycls. <br /> <br />. IhocllJIn.d rcC\"alllat](1tl of th(' tC'rH:ltIn.ly SUlll'd <br />buds at 10 ycars. <br /> <br />. COlllfon'rsy onor :llloC:l.llon of eXlsllllg roadkss <br />:l.rcas to umbCT 111.11l:lgC'll1Cl\! pn.-,scnptlOIlS_ <br /> <br />. Cunl1lCtS bet\nTll Stlncllltural prcscnpll')lb <br />spcclficd III Yanous I1Un.igl.mcnt areas and <br />other lllulllple use' lllanaj.,'t'I1K'lIt 3Cl1\'l!K'S. <br /> <br />. Tn.'atn1t'nts for products otlll'r dun s:l\dogs arc <br />needed based on currellt conditIons_ <br /> <br />Under tl1c propuslod 3ctlon, tlmlx-r han.cst would <br />conllllue 11l arl'dS wHh an l'XIStll1g network of rO:lds <br />and p3SllUl1bl't m;\llag('lllt'lU aCll\"ltles. TlOlbl'r <br />I1UIlJ.~enwnt would nOI uke phct' III are:lS when' <br />trees wcre nOI lur\'estcd In the p3St. Forcst <br />1\1.1lugpnent 3CU0l1S would stress sustJ.Hublc forest <br />ccosystcms 3nd ht':tlthy wall'rsheds. TUllbcr stands <br />would Ix- 1l1.1flaged :lS \"Igneous ~een forests. llU'se <br />forcst I1l'llrh },>O:lls \\'ould be 1chlcn-d through :t <br />\":l.nety of e\"Cll- and unc\'cn-a~d sJ\.icu[tural <br />practices. lIlcludmg:ln cmphasls on products othcr <br />dun sawlogs_ :o..tuugellk'nt IlHc.llSlty would nry <br />J.cwss those unds 31loc:ncd to tlmlx'r producuon <br />throu~h:l nux of sllnculrur:11 presCnptlOllS and <br />rotlllon a~l'S <br /> <br />Recreation Opportunities <br />The CUffelll phn emph:1slzcs , \ <br />TOadl'l1 n3rtlnl recre3UOll <br />opporrullltlloS which arlO <br />accommodated by an l'xtl'nSI\T <br />ro:l.d SYStClll_ i\fany roads h:l\'c <br />b(Tfl closed but not obbter:1led <br />10 :illow theIr use III fulUre <br />rll.allagemCnt acrlntlCs. onU'Sl' road closures, <br />combined with the For('st's off-to:l.d pohcy, h:l\"c <br />faCIlItated a ne\\' road syslem crC:ltcd by users_ <br />:\nodll"r key conccrn IS the spond,c dlslnbutlon of <br />Sl'l111-pnnUli\'c rccreahon oppurtUllJtl('S. <br />Thlo need fl)r c1unge IS mdlc:lted by the following: <br />. Rl'Ctlo:ltinn opponuflltlcs han' nO[ kept pacc <br />wilh lIlcrC3smgly dl\"crsc delluuds. <br />. Recrcatlon.rcbted COrltro\"crSles han' increased <br />on:rlhe ustl:. ye:lrs, <br />. In lluny cases, llun:lgl'Il\Crll :IC!IOIlS 11\ tht, <br />curn"nt Forl'st Pbn Jre 111 conflIct \\"Irh Ihc <br />reCrl'3tJon obICCll\.cs fnr a gl,-ell 111.111a~Cml'lIt <br />are:l. <br />. :>tore off-Illghway \'c1uck USl' on the ForeSlls <br />creatUlg a Ileed 1O re.(O'"alu:ltc currelU tT:l\-d <br />111.1na~('1ll('llt pO!.Cles. <br />The proposed action for reCT(':ltion would nUllll31rl <br />curr('rIl lhspl"rsl'd Tl'crC:l.tlOll oppornlllllL('s and <br />3ccommnd;lIe Ill'\\' 3nd dln'r~e dellunds, WIth an <br />emph:lSIS 011 lllCTeaslllg sCllll-prll1l1tln' ROS classt'~ <br />;lnd lInpro\'tn,~ and IIlCT('aslllg dlsperscd <br />opportunllle~. In addllllll1, lhe proposed actton would <br />nlcludc directIon to Impro\"C pubhc access :lnd <br />reIlO\"'::ttl' curren! faCllitlCs to unpron' acceSSIbility, <br />Sl'ttlllj.!; amenitlc~. and parking for larger r('CTe3tional <br />\'Chicks" <br /> <br /> <br />Roadless A,.ea Allocation <br />and Management <br /> <br />111l' currCllt plan 31locatcs <br />nuny of the rt"ITUlnmg <br />roadle5-s atl-:lS In presCnpt1<HlS <br />WlllCh allow w:ld bUlldln~ <br /> <br />Inn'lItor\' of roadkss areas IS <br />:1 n:lIUltl'n\elll III thc (('\"Islon <br />process" ~faJugt'llll'nt of mn:ruoncd road less areas <br />contlllues to be contrO\"ccsuI - the re5-ulrs of \'Jrymg <br />n'snurc(O delTunds on till' roadlcss J.1"(':Js. <br /> <br />COI,'II1:lftd Oft P'~f!-1 <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br />