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O~j:99 TraD,~ortatloD and Land OWnership. There would be no transfer of ownership. Furthermore, scenic and a~cess easements would not be COUBtralnts on uSe of private lands. private lands to public acquired, resulting In few To provide for DOre efficient timber harvest and loop recreatIon drives could result in one or two llI01"e river crossings on the East and Middle Forks. Envlro~ental/Land ~ Impacts. Management of National Forest lands within the corridor would not result in any significant impacts that could not be mitigated through the use of standard management technIques. Scenic values can be protected through screening and management to meet visual qu.aUty Objectives. Impacts of mineuI exploration vill continue although lltioll11hed through obliteration of the drill sites and closing the access roads. The i~pact of development On private lands also result in stream shore modifications. tive sewage systems. ~ill result in the loss of rural scenery and may Water quality may be depreciated through ineffec- B. OUTPUTS A system of public information accounts ~aS used to display the effects of implementation of the alternative plans. The four accounts are: Sational Economic Development, Environmental Quality, Regional Dcvelopmant and Social Well Being. The Sational Economic Develop~nt and Environmental Quality accounts should not be confused ~ith alternative plans for National Economic Development and Enviromnental Quality. To sho~ the effect of river classification on overall c~nity economic and enviro~ental concerns, current direction or the no designation alternative, i. developed for the Piedra Valley including the river corridor. The outpUtS of the classification plans are expressed as changes from outputs of goods and services from the entire drsinage. Output estimates are displayed in Table IX. They ~ere derived from ELU suitability/capability and past trends (se~ Appendix B-li). . I Wood Fiber: and marginal For the no classification alternative, wood fiber components of spetial. ~cre derived from assessing the potential a5 indicated by the ELU's. standard !he ecologicai potential for harvest under a sustained yield concept (cutting during a planning period does not exceed growth) Is the basis for the wood fiber output. The output was deter- mined through appI1cation of RAM: a computer resource allocation lIIOdel designed to generate cutting and reforelltation schedules for commercial Forest lands. The worksheets and computer documents are on file in the Supervisor's Office of the San Juan National Forest. I Recreation: OutPUt estimates are derived from projections of Recreation Information ~nagement data. Increases in recreation uses and developed aite capacity an~ based on needs to accollllllO- date increased rIver use. Sew trails, reopening obliterated trails and oanaging the transportation system were also considered. Outputs for recreation developments on private lands are acknowledged but were not quantifiable. I Compon"nt Need Io;ood Products Annual C05t Unit "" No River Designation 29,800 $]65,000 TABLE IX COMPONENT OUTPUTS BY ALTER.'lATIVE Increases/Decreases Alternative A.lternative Plan I Plan II -4000 -4000 -$5,000 -55,000 NED ACCOUNT Outdoor Recreation Thousand \'isitor Days Camping Hunting Fishing Hiking 6. Other Trail Uses ;.'hit" Water Soating Other !loating Picnicking Annual Costs 212.4 11.0 32.7 29.0 +11.0 No Change -(J,1 +1.0 +11.0 So Change -0.1 +1.0 1.2 U ...8 $]86,000 +5.1 So Change "',1 +S69,000 +'>.1 So Ch',"ge "',1 +56'),000 Dolllesti.clivestock Annual Costs "'" 14,421 $ 76,000 No Change N"Change ltineralsandGa.s and Oil Exploration (So Current Production) Acres '0' Entry 20':',800 16,200 acres closed to entry for exploration and production 1-26