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Deeernber 1.2403 <br />Page 7-4 <br />mitigation measures - To avoid an impact by not taking action; minimize an impact by limiting the <br />degree of magnitude of the action and its implementation; rectify an impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or <br />restoring the affected environment; reduce or eliminate an impact over time by preservation and <br />maintenance operations during the life of the action; or compensate for an impact by replacing or <br />providing substitute resources, or by enhancing the value of an adjacent existing environment. <br />multiple use -The management concepts under which NFS lands are managed. The management of <br />the lands and their various resource values so they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the <br />present and future needs of the American people. <br />N <br />National Forest Land Resource Management Plan - A plan which "...shall provide for multiple use and <br />sustained yield of goods and services from the National Forest system in a way that maximizes long-term <br />net public benefits in an environmentally sound manner:' (36 CFR 219). Also see Forest Plan. <br />NEPA -The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. National charter for protection of the <br />environment. It establishes policy, sets goals and provides means for carrying out the policy. 40 CFR <br />1500-1508 are the regulations for implementing the act. <br />NEPA process -All measures necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 2 and Title 1 of <br />NEPA. <br /> <br />P <br />perennial stream - A stream that flows year-round. <br />project -The whole of an action, which has the potential for resulting in a physical change in the <br />environment. <br />proposed action - A description of the project as proposed by a project proponent. <br />Q <br />R <br />riparian - A type of ecological community that occurs adjacent to streams and rivers. It is characterized <br />by certain types of vegetation, soils, hydrology and fauna and requires free or unbound water or <br />conditions more moist than that normally found in the area. <br />runoff -Precipitation that is not retained on the site where it falls, not absorbed by the soil, natural <br />drainage away from an area. <br />nvlrnnrrzental Assessment <br />West Flahron LBA Tract <br />Gunnison County, Colorado <br />