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Tiller Whiskey Salvage United States Department of Tiller Whiskey Complex Agriculture Forest Service Fire Salvage Project Pacific Northwest Region Umpqua National Forest Tiller Ranger District June 2014 This page is intentionally left blank. Tiller Whiskey Complex Fire Salvage Project Final Environmental Assessment Douglas County, Oregon June 2014 Lead Agency: USDA Forest Service, Umpqua National Forest Responsible Official: Donna L. Owens, District Ranger Tiller Ranger District 27812 Tiller Trail Highway Tiller, Oregon 97484 Phone: (541)-825-3107 For More Information Contact: Calib Baldwin, Project Manager Tiller Ranger District 27812 Tiller Trail Highway Tiller, Oregon 97484 Phone: (541) 825-3133 Email: [email protected] Electronic comments can be mailed to: [email protected] Abstract: This Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes a no-action alternative, and one action alternative that includes salvaging approximately 3.4 million board feet of commercial timber on approximately 100 acres, removing danger trees on 188 acres along approximately six and one quarter miles of Forest Service roads, creating shaded fuel breaks by limbing or removing trees less than 8” dbh on approximately 960 acres, conducting maintenance burning on approximately 1,135 acres, treating activity-generated fuels, conducting road work, and other connected actions. The proposed activities are located within Management Areas 10 & 11 of the Umpqua National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), as well as the Matrix and Riparian Reserve land-use allocations as defined by the Northwest Forest Plan. The project area is located within the Jackson Creek Middle South Umpqua and Upper South Umpqua watersheds within the Tiller Ranger District. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ..................................................... 1 PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................. 1 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................... 1 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND ANALYSES ............ 3 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ..................................................................... 4 PROPOSED ACTION .............................................................................................. 6 DECISIONS TO BE MADE .................................................................................... 14 SCOPING .............................................................................................................. 14 ISSUES AND CONCERNS .................................................................................... 14 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.............................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 2 - ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION ................... 19 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED, BUT ELIMINATED FROM DETAILED STUDY . 19 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED IN DETAIL ......................................................... 20 COMPARISION OF ALTERNATIVES .................................................................... 25 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES, AND MONITORING ........................................................................................................ 26 CHAPTER 3 - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ....... 42 ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ................. 42 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 47 Economics ............................................................................................................. 47 AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 53 Stream Flows ......................................................................................................... 64 Riparian Reserves .................................................................................................. 68 Stream Channels ................................................................................................... 74 Erosion and Sedimentation .................................................................................... 76 Chemical Contamination ........................................................................................ 77 Fisheries ................................................................................................................ 79 TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................... 95 Forest Vegetation ................................................................................................... 95 Wildlife ................................................................................................................. 111 Botany .................................................................................................................. 170 Fire and Fuels ...................................................................................................... 185 Soil Productivity .................................................................................................... 199 i Climate Change ................................................................................................... 211 Recreation and Visuals ........................................................................................ 213 Transportation ...................................................................................................... 217 Heritage Resources ............................................................................................. 218 SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED and OTHER DISCLOSURES ................................. 219 Air Quality and Smoke Management .................................................................... 219 Wetlands and Floodplains .................................................................................... 220 Potential Wilderness Areas .................................................................................. 220 Prime Farmlands, Rangelands, Forestlands, and Parklands ............................... 221 Conflicts with Plans, Policies, or Other Jurisdictions ............................................ 221 Potential or Unusual Expenditures of Energy ....................................................... 221 Consumers, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, and Women ...................................... 222 Environmental Justice .......................................................................................... 222 CHAPTER 4 – CONSULTATION WITH OTHERS ...................................................... 223 Public Involvement ............................................................................................... 223 Agency and other government Consultation ........................................................ 223 Tribal Consultation ............................................................................................... 224 Interdisciplinary Team .......................................................................................... 225 REFERENCES..................................................................................................... 226 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................... 236 APPENDIX A – RESPONSE TO COMMENTS .................................................... 239 ii Tables Table 1. Acres of Proposed Treatment by Management Area ........................................ 3 Table 2. Alternative 2 -- Unit Summary ......................................................................... 23 Table 3. Comparison of Alternatives ............................................................................. 25 Table 4. Primary Shade Zone Distances ....................................................................... 37 Table 5. Relevant Disruption Distances for the Northern Spotted Owl during the critical breeding period (March 1- July 15) for the Whiskey Salvage Project. ........................... 38 Table 6. Past Management Activities in the Beaver and Lower Jackson 6th field HUCs 42 Table 7. Past Management Activities in the Ash/Zinc and Skillet/Emerson 6th Field HUCs ............................................................................................................................. 44 Table 8. Ongoing and Reasonably Foreseeable Activities in the Planning Area ........... 46 Table 9. Ponderosa Pine Percent Sound Board Foot Volume ....................................
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