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Introduction The Land and Resource Management Plan, commonly referred to as the "Forest Plan", was released in January 2004. We have separated the Plan and it's accompanying documents into smaller files for faster downloading. Files will open in a new browser window. The documents of the Plan are:
Supporting
Documents The Record of Decision: This is the public disclosure of the decision made by Robert Jacobs, Regional Forester for the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service. It provides information about many of the things he considered in making his decision and his reasoning behind his decision. Mr. Jacobs decided
to implement Alternative I because, "The
Forest Plan represents a balance among
the diversity of interests and uses of
the National
Forest within the capability of the land
and waters, the biology of its component
plants and animals,
and the ecosystems that they form. It
also considers likely future changes
within
the ten to fifteen
year anticipated life of my decision
and seeks to maintain flexibility to
meet changed
conditions. I
have sought to not make decisions that
severely limit the decision space of
my successors to meet
the issues of their times. Also important
to me is maintaining the collaborative
and cooperative
nature of much of National Forest management
and the partnerships we already have
and others we
hope to build in the future." Please read
the rest of the Record of Decision for
more details behind the choice of Alternative
I. The
Summary: This document provides an overview
of the purpose and need for the new plan.
It explains the planning process, alternative
ways of managing the forest that were considered,
the affected environment and the environmental
consequences of the alternatives. Plan Appendices: Appendices A through I provide a wide variety of information that give further insight to the background and details of the Plan.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement(FEIS): This is a very detailed written statement that documents the proposed action, alternatives to the proposed action, the characteristics of the environment that is potentially affected by the proposal, and the environmental consequences of implementing each alternative. The FEIS follows a prescribed outline and includes a list of the preparers and those consulted in its preparation. Public review of a draft EIS was required before the FEIS was prepared.
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