Summary Final Environmental Impact United States Department of Statement and Revised Land Agriculture

Forest Service and Resource Management Southern Region Plan

Management Bulletin R8-MB 116D January 2004 Summary of the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan

Final Environmental Impact Statement

Sumter National Forest Jerome Thomas Forest Supervisor

Abbeville, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Saluda, and Union Counties

January 2004

1 The picnic shelter on the cover was originally named the Charles Suber Recreational Unit and was planned in 1936. The lake and picnic area including a shelter were built in 1938-1939. The original shelter was found inadequate and a modified model B-3500 shelter was constructed probably by the CCC from camp F-6 in 1941. The name of the recreation area was changed in 1956 to Molly’s Rock Picnic Area, which was the local unofficial name. The name originates from a sheltered place between and under two huge boulders once inhabited by an African- American woman named Molly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (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 USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2 Table of Contents

What is a Forest Plan? ...... 5 This Forest Plan ...... 6 Management Areas ...... 9 Management Prescriptions ...... 12 How will the Forest Plan be monitored? ...... 20 What is an Environmental Impact Statement? ...... 21 Issues ...... 21 Alternatives ...... 22 Comparison of the Effects of the Alternatives ...... 27 Planning Documents ...... 43 How to Contact Us ...... 44

3 4 The Forest Plan

Welcome to the Sumter National Forest which includes approximately 362,000 acres of What Is A Forest Plan? National Forest System land in the mountains and of . The Forest is The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) divided into three ranger districts located in 11 requires all forests to develop plans that direct counties. The Andrew Pickens district is located resource management activities. These plans in western Oconee County. The Enoree District must be revised when conditions have changed is located east of Interstate 26 in Chester, significantly, or on a 10-15 year cycle. The Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry and Union current Land and Resource Management Plan Counties. The Lone Cane District lies east of J. (1985 Forest Plan) was approved in 1985. Strom Thurmond Lake in Abbeville, Edgefield, Forest Plans make broad-scale decisions, Greenwood, McCormick and Saluda Counties. similar to city zoning allocations. They do not undertake site-specific projects; rather they establish overall goals and objectives that the forest will strive to meet. The goals that are emphasized in the Sumter Forest Plan are to (1) ensure watershed health, (2) support viable populations of all native species, (3) restore the health of Forest communities, (4) restore rare communities, (5) maintain the roadless character of inventoried roadless areas, (6) protect and enhance scenery, (7) protect the outstandingly remarkable values of existing and eligible rivers for designation of wild and scenic rivers (8) provide backcountry recreation experiences, and (9) provide high quality sawtimber. National Forest management is complex. The forests belong to all Americans and all have a stake in their management. Choosing the best course of action involves trade-offs. As stewards of these important lands, we have a 5 responsibility to be responsive to the diverse ¾ Recommends to Congress new interests that make up the American public. We wilderness study areas and additions to must also strive for the best management existing wilderness areas. possible for the Sumter. The Sumter National Forest Revised Land ¾ Establishes the monitoring and and Resource Management Plan (Forest evaluation requirements needed to ensure Plan)was completed in conjunction with four the direction is carried out. other Southern Appalachian Forests. These other national forests are the National Forests in The Forest Plan represents the selected Alabama, the Chattahoochee–Oconee in alternative (as discussed in the Final , the Jefferson in Virginia, and the Environmental Impact Statement and Record of in Tennessee. Decision) for managing the land and resources of the Sumter National Forest. It divides the Forest into “Management Areas” based primarily on This Forest Plan using watersheds for boundaries and “Management Prescriptions.” The Revised Land and Resource Management This Forest Plan is different from the previous Plan (Forest Plan) will guide the management of 1985 Forest Plan in several important ways. the Sumter National Forest for the next 10 to 15 years. The Forest Plan does the following. ¾ The forest is zoned differently. The 1985 Forest Plan has 17 management areas. ¾ Establishes the management direction The revised Forest Plan has 24 and associated long-range goals and management prescriptions and 4 objectives for the Sumter National management areas. These new Forest. prescriptions include things such as rare communities, scenic corridors, restoring ¾ Establishes management areas, which forest communities and areas designed to reflect biological, physical, watershed, provide habitat for different groups of and social differences in managing each species that have similar needs. area of land. ¾ The revised Forest Plan defines goals and ¾ Establishes management prescriptions, objectives for restoring natural which reflect desired conditions and communities such as woodland, savanna, provide the specific information used to and open grassland and their habitats; develop projects to implement the Forest maintaining many fire-dependent habitats Plan. including dry-mesic oak forest, dry and xeric oak forest, shortleaf pine/pitch pine/ ¾ Specifies the standards, which set the pine-oak forest and loblolly pine-oak; boundaries for achieving the goals, shortleaf pine, shortleaf pine/oak objectives, and desired conditions. communities will be restored; rare communities such as table mountain pine ¾ Identifies lands suitable for various and canebrakes are restored. The 1985 timber production and establishes a Forest Plan does not have these goals and maximum harvest level (or allowable sale objectives. quantity). ¾ The acreage within the Riparian Corridor has increased from approximately 13,400 6 acres to 63,000 acres. In the 1985 Forest ¾ The revised Forest Plan will maintain the Plan riparian management is controlled roadless character on all inventoried through best management practices roadless areas. The 1985 Forest Plan will (BMP) being applied within streamside not maintain the roadless character for management zones to protect and the Bee Cove roadless area. maintain water quality. The revised Forest Plan establishes a fixed width that borders perennial and intermittent streams. This width varies by slope but is at least 100 feet for perennial streams and 50 feet for intermittent streams on each side of a stream, which is generally wider than streamside management zones. The Forest Plan establishes broader measures encompassing the values of the riparian ecosystem. BMP are still a critical component within these areas.

¾ Future old growth will increase from 17,520 acres to 95,766 acres. This is due to more acres being allocated to prescriptions, such as riparian, that are unsuitable for regulated timber harvest. These prescriptions would be managed in such a way as to encourage future old growth. The revised Forest Plan has more acreage in these types of prescriptions Bee Cove on the Andrew Pickens than Current Management and thus future Ranger District. old growth is expected to increase. The 1985 Forest Plan has an allowable cut of 100 million board feet. In the revised Forest Plan the allowable cut is 76.3 Million Board Feet. (A 3-bedroom house takes about 15 thousand board feet of wood to build.)

¾ The decrease in allowable board feet to cut is the result of the suitable land base for regulated timber harvest declining from 338,258 acres in the 1985 Forest Plan to 259,313 acres. This decrease is due to greater emphasis on special areas, rare communities, threatened and endangered species habitat, riparian areas, and older forest communities for wildlife habitat.

7 Management Areas

8 Management Areas Management Area 1—Turkey Creek and Upper Stevens Creek, Long Cane Ranger District Management areas are large, geographically contiguous areas. These areas reflect biological, Existing Conditions physical, watershed, and social differences. These areas are generally based on the The 41,653-acre management area includes boundaries of watersheds. The Sumter National Turkey Creek and Upper Stevens Creek Forest is separated into 4 management areas as watershed areas above their confluence. This shown on the previous page. area contains approximately 238.4 miles of Two types of management areas are assigned moderate to large perennial streams, all classified on all acres of the Sumter: those with unique as freshwater by the state. Turkey and Upper management direction and those without unique Stevens Creek watersheds are likely the most direction. biologically significant watersheds in South Those with unique management direction will Carolina for freshwater mussels, containing have that direction assigned to a geographic area critical habitat for the federally endangered that is not covered in Forest-wide goals, Carolina Heelsplitter, (Lasmigona decorata). objectives, standards, management prescription Occurring along with the Carolina heelsplitter desired conditions, objectives, or standards. and sensitive is the brook floater (Alasmidonta These management areas will generally be varicosa). According to several state and federal defined based on watersheds. They are described authorities, the Stevens Creek/Turkey Creek below as Turkey Creek and Upper Stevens Creek watershed is “…one of the most biologically Management Area and diverse aquatic systems in all of South Carolina Management Area. and appears to be the most biologically The second type of management area has no significant tributary of the entire Savannah River unique direction. All direction is already Basin in , South Carolina, and available in the Forest Plan. They are being Georgia.” (Alderman, 1998) The Nature presented here strictly as an area that provides a Conservancy has identified Stevens Creek “sense of place” as well as presenting additional watershed as one of national significance for information related to objectives and conservation of aquatic biodiversity (Master, et management prescription allocations. These will al, 1998). It ranks in the top 15 percent of the be defined based on the remaining Forest acres entire nation’s watersheds for its significance in outside of the Turkey Creek and Upper Stevens biodiversity. Creek Management Area and Chattooga River Management Area. These are described below as Desired Conditions and Foothills Management Area (Andrew Pickens District) Habitat for Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona and the Piedmont Management Area (Enoree and decorata) is maintained or improved, and Long Cane Districts). populations are increasing toward recovery. The movement of aquatic species is unhindered by migration barriers. Habitats for the diversity of freshwater mussels and other aquatic sensitive species are stable or increasing. The dominant land use is forestry, which is the best land cover with low frequency use pattern for the

9 conservation of most Atlantic slope freshwater swimming, floating, hiking, horseback riding, mussels, as well as reptiles and amphibians. and sightseeing in remote and occasionally in Mid- and late- successional forests dominate this roaded settings. The river provides premier trout management area; however, some scattered early fishing opportunities for anglers across the successional habitat is evident. In the long-term, Southeast. Recreational boating (including pines, oak, and hickory dominate most of the kayaking, canoeing, and rafting) has been a very sites. popular use of the river and includes both guided and self-guided users. Water quality declines on some sections, especially below the confluence Management Area 2—Chattooga with Stekoa Creek or in relation to storm events River in other areas.

Existing Conditions Desired Conditions

This 180,000-acre watershed includes the There are no longer any water quality impaired 122,192-acre management area comprised of or watch list streams. Water quality concerns public lands in National Forest management have diminished or been removed from located within the Blue Ridge Mountains and excessive sediments, fecal coliform upper piedmont of Georgia, South Carolina, and concentrations, and/or impacts to aquatic North Carolina. The Chattahoochee-Oconee habitats. National Forests in Georgia, Nantahala National Proactive measures are taken to help evaluate Forest in North Carolina, and the Sumter and prioritize pollutant sources and work with National Forest in South Carolina share communities, agencies, neighbors, industry, management of the watershed, with the Sumter developers, farmers, ranchers, and foresters on National Forest in charge of administering the water quality issues within the watershed. river uses associated with the Chattooga Wild Currently the means is through the various and Scenic River Corridor. groups concerned about the Chattooga River Water quality is a special concern for water quality, state water and environmental suspended sediment and/or fecal coliform on agencies, Environmental Protection Agency, some Chattooga River tributaries resulting in USFS Large Scale Chattooga Watershed Project streams being water quality impaired or on the and Natural Resources Conservation Service watch list. Impaired streams are because of personnel and programs. Efforts to develop excessive sedimentation, aquatic biological partnerships and seek internal and external community or habitat impairment or poor sources of funding to improve water quality will biological community rating. Watch list streams be undertaken. show signs of impact and may need added Fecal coliform levels do not exceed water protection from sedimentation and increased quality standards, even during storm events. monitoring of point and non-point source Until standards can be met, official notice to pollutants. river companies and private boaters will be made Congress designated 57 miles of the that health concerns during river uses and water Chattooga River corridor as a component of the contact sports are much higher than normal National Wild and Scenic River System on May below Stekoa Creek and for most areas during 10, 1974. The headwaters of the river begin in heavy storm events. North Carolina and continue downriver along the Outstandingly remarkable values and free- South Carolina and Georgia border. The river flowing conditions are not impaired by forest corridor and its immediate surroundings offer management actions. many recreational uses: boating, fishing, 10 Habitat for sensitive species such as brook Management Area 4—Piedmont, floater (Alasmidonta varicosa), a freshwater mussel and Oconee stream crayfish (Cambarus Enoree and Long Cane Districts – chaugaensis), is protected, maintained, and outside of the Turkey Creek and monitored to help prevent listing. Brook trout Upper Stevens Creek Watersheds are restored to suitable streams within their range. Existing Conditions

The 236,113-acre management area is located in Management Area 3—Blue Ridge the piedmont of South Carolina within Mountains and Foothills, Andrew Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick and Saluda counties in the Long Cane Ranger Pickens District—outside the District and within Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Chattooga Watershed Newberry, and Union counties in the Enoree Ranger District. Existing Conditions The piedmont is underlain by several complex sequences of crystalline, mixed acid, micaceous The 59,975-acre management area is located in rocks and Carolina slates. Soils surfaces are the mountains and upper piedmont of South generally thin with sandy clay loam surfaces. Carolina within Oconee County. Carolina slate surfaces consist of silt loams and The dominant forest types in upland areas are subsurfaces consist of silty clay loams. Annual Virginia and shortleaf pine (Pinus virginiana and precipitation averages about 45 inches of which P. echinata) and chestnut and scarlet oak species 17 inches is water yield. Past agricultural uses (Quercus prinus and Q. coccinea). Eastern have left portions of the area with little or no hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), yellow poplar topsoil and active and inactive gullies. (Liriodendron tulipfera) and white pine (P. Watersheds on the Enoree Ranger District strobus) often dominate moist areas as coves and with substantial portions of national forest streamsides with dense understories of include Duncan Creek, Indian Creek, Lower rhododendron (Rhododendron sp.) and mountain Composite, and the Upper Broad laurel (Kalmia latifolia) (Van Lear et al., 1995). River Composite. Duncan Creek is a backup This management area includes portions of water source for the community of Whitmire, six watersheds including , South Carolina. Most of the watersheds within Coneross Creek, Upper Lake Keowee this area contain streams which are listed as Composite, Little River Composite, Tugaloo impaired from excessive levels of fecal coliform, River Composite, and the Whitewater River high turbidity and/or suspended solids. Specific Composite. The Chauga River has about 50 river or stream segments have abnormal levels or percent of its land base in National Forest declining conditions for zinc, pesticides, pH, System land with each of the other watersheds dissolved oxygen and/or phosphorus. In some composed of 14 percent or less. instances, mercury accumulation in certain fish species is also a concern. The water quality problems are primarily linked to past and present activities outside of National Forest control and residual air pollutants. Watersheds on the Long Cane Ranger District with substantial portions of National Forest include Little River, Long Cane Creek and Lower Savannah River Composite areas. Small 11 portions of the Long Cane district has been The explanations are provided to help you severely eroded and lost over a foot of topsoil understand the following management from past agricultural activities. Many other prescriptions. areas of past agricultural uses were only Wild—Rivers or sections of rivers that are moderately eroded due to lower slopes, so most free of impoundments and generally inaccessible of these areas still contain a thin soil A horizon. except by trail, with watersheds or shorelines Extensive efforts to recover soil and water essentially primitive and waters unpolluted. conditions have been ongoing since the lands These represent vestiges of primitive America. were acquired. Scenic—Rivers or sections of rivers that are free of impoundments, with shorelines or watersheds still largely primitive and shorelines largely undeveloped, but accessible in places by Management roads. Recreational—Rivers or sections of rivers Prescriptions that are readily accessible by road or railroad, that may have some development along their Within each management area are management shorelines, and that may have undergone some prescriptions. Management prescriptions impoundment or diversion in the past. provide specific information used to develop projects to implement the Forest Plan. The 2.A.1. Designated Wild River Segments Sumter National Forest is separated into 24 management prescription areas. (See Chattooga River Section - 3,290 acres Management Area maps at the end of this (approximately) section.) Emphasis: Congress designated these wild river 1.A. Designated Wilderness Area segments and their associated corridors as a part Area—Andrew of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Pickens, 2855 acres (approximately) They are managed to enhance and protect the outstandingly remarkable values and unique Emphasis: The emphasis is to allow ecological qualities of the river and its surroundings. The and biological processes to progress naturally river will be preserved in a free-flowing with little to no human influence or intervention, condition for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of except the minimum impacts made by those who present and future generations. seek the wilderness as a special place offering opportunities to experience solitude and risk in as primitive surroundings as possible. 2.A.2. Designated Scenic River Segments

1.B. Recommended Wilderness Study Areas Chattooga River – Andrew Pickens Ranger District, 224 acres (approximately) Ellicott Rock Extension - Andrew Pickens, 1,982 acres (approximately) Emphasis: Congress designated these scenic river segments and their associated corridors as a Emphasis: Manage these areas to protect part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers wilderness characteristics and to provide existing System. They are managed to protect and uses where compatible with protecting perpetuate the outstandingly remarkable values wilderness character. that led to their designation. The river itself is preserved in a free-flowing condition for the 12 benefit, use, and enjoyment of present and future 4.G.1 Calhoun Experimental Forest generations. Recreation opportunities emphasize relatively low development levels. 4,862 acres (approximately)

2.A.3. Designated Recreational River Emphasis: Meet the current and future research Segments, Chattooga River needs of the Southern Research Station. Demonstrate common forestry practices to non­ Chattooga River – Andrew Pickens Ranger industrial private forest landowners District, 1,030 acres (approximately) 5.A. Administrative Sites Emphasis: Congress designated these recreational river segments and their associated 285 acres (approximately) corridors as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. They are managed to protect and Emphasis: Sites are managed to serve/support perpetuate the outstandingly remarkable values resource programs and will be maintained to that led to their designation. A range of protect capital investment. Includes areas such recreational opportunities is provided in this as work centers, lookout towers, offices. prescription area. These opportunities are characteristic of, and in harmony with, the 5.B. Designated Communication Sites natural setting of the individual river segments. 4 acres (approximately) 4. D. Botanical-Zoological Area Emphasis: These specific sites serve a public 4,399 acres (approximately) benefit and includes ridge top radio towers and support facilities to provide local government Emphasis: These lands serve as a network of agencies and the nation’s communication and core areas for conservation of significant electronic network. Areas are managed to elements of biological diversity. These areas minimize adverse impacts on other areas. serve to perpetuate or increase existing individual plant or animal species that are of 5.C. Designated Utility Corridors National, regional, or State significance as identified on threatened, endangered, or sensitive 2,948 acres (approximately) lists; and to perpetuate plant and animal communities that are unique at the scale of their Emphasis: These uses serve a public benefit and ecological section or subsection unit. include long linear features like high voltage electric transmission lines and buried pipelines 4.F. Scenic Areas for public drinking water or natural gas. These designated corridors serve uses that require at 10,020 acres (approximately) least 50 feet of right-of-way. Local distribution lines are not included in this prescription area, Emphasis: Protect and enhance the scenic but rather are part of the prescription area in qualities and natural beauty of designated scenic which they are physically located. areas.

13 6.C. Old-Growth Areas Managed With A Mix 7.D. Concentrated Recreation Zone Of Natural Processes And Restoration Activities 605 acres (approximately)

1,640 acres (approximately) Emphasis: Concentrated recreation zones are managed to provide the public with a variety of Emphasis: recreational opportunities in visually appealing and environmentally healthy settings. Developed This prescription is part of an overall network of recreation areas, concentrated use areas, and large (2,500+ acres), medium (100 to 2,499 areas of high density dispersed recreation activity acres), and small (<100 acres) old growth are the components of concentrated recreation patches associated with a disturbance regime. zones. Facilities are provided to enhance the Management of these areas emphasizes quality of the recreational experience and/or to protecting, restoring, and managing old growth mitigate damage to the affected ecosystems. forests and their associated wildlife, botanical, These areas also serve as “gateways” to the wide recreational, scientific, educational, cultural, and diversity of recreational opportunities on the spiritual values. Within this prescription, most remainder of the forest. of the area will contain forest communities where no forest management activities or 7.E.1. Dispersed Recreation Areas (Piedmont intervention will take place. On a smaller Only) portion of the area, forest management activities are allowed in order to restore or maintain old- 12,575 acres (approximately) growth conditions. Emphasis: Dispersed recreational demand is 7.A. Scenic Byway Corridor managed to provide the public with a variety of recreational opportunities in a setting that Oscar Wiggington Scenic Byway—Andrew provides quality scenery, numerous trails and Pickens, 3,044 acres (approximately) limited facilities.

Emphasis: A scenic byway corridor is managed to provide visitors with views of outstanding 7.E.2. Dispersed Recreation Areas With scenery of natural and cultural landscapes along Vegetation Management a well-maintained road. The area may also contain recreational and interpretive trails. The 61,938 acres (approximately) byway corridor is defined by the area that is visible during the winter after leaves have fallen Emphasis: These areas receive moderate to for up to ½ mile from either side of the road, high recreational use and are managed to provide unless other criteria are established in the a variety of dispersed recreational opportunities, specific scenic byway corridor management plan. improve the settings for outdoor recreation, and Management is focused on protecting and enhance visitor experiences, in a manner that showcasing the unique and scenic natural and protects and restores the health, diversity, and cultural resources, the basis for the corridor’s productivity of the land. These areas provide a being designated a scenic byway. sustained yield of timber products; however, timber harvest methods will be compatible with the recreational and aesthetic values of these suitable lands.

14 8.A.1. Mix Of Successional Forest Habitats 9.F. Rare Communities

41,544 acres (approximately) 916 acres (approximately) Emphasis: This area provides habitat for plants and animals associated with mid- to late- Emphasis: Rare communities are assemblages successional forest habitats. Management of plants and animals that occupy a small portion activities are designed to: (1) maintain a of the landscape, but contribute significantly to minimum of 50 percent of the forested acres in plant and animal diversity. They generally are mid- to late-successional habitat, (2) maintain or limited in number of occurrences, are small in enhance hard and soft mast production, (3) size, and have relatively discrete boundaries. increase vegetative diversity (structural and Rare communities, wherever they occur, will be spatial), and (4) limit motorized access across managed under this prescription to ensure their the prescription area. contribution to meeting goals for community diversity, endangered and threatened species 8.B.2. Woodland And Grassland/Savanna recovery, and species viability. All known rare Habitats community sites are allocated to this prescription. As new rare community sites are 8,320 acres (approximately) found, they will be added to this prescription without plan amendment, unless such additions Emphasis: This area provides optimal to would result in large shifts in land allocation or suitable habitat for a variety of upland game expected benefits and outputs. species and plant and animal populations associated with early successional habitats in open, park-like woodlands and savannas with 9.G.2 Restoration Of Upland Oak-Hickory herbaceous ground cover. Management And Mixed Pine-Oak-Hickory Forests activities are designed to: (1) sustain a distribution of early successional habitat 43,080 acres (approximately) conditions interspersed throughout a forested landscape, (2) restore areas of native warm Emphasis: Restore and maintain upland oak- season grasses and maintain open, forb and hickory and mixed oak-hickory-pine forest. grass-dominated groundcover, (3) optimize hard and soft mast production, and (4) control access 10.B. High Quality Forest Products to protect habitat when necessary. (Piedmont Only)

9.A.3. Watershed Restoration Areas 139,528 acres (approximately)

11,360 acres (approximately) Emphasis: This prescription is applied to lands capable of producing high quality valuable Emphasis: Management emphasizes improving sawtimber. Timber stand improvement and conditions where past land uses have degraded regeneration harvest methods are applied that water quality or soil productivity. The long-term best provide for the growth and harvest of high goal of these watersheds is to showcase restored quality, valuable sawtimber that is most in and resilient watersheds where proper multiple demand in the marketplace. Opportunities are use management practices are applied. When also provided for other high value forest this goal is achieved, these watersheds are products. allocated to a different management prescription.

15 11. Riparian Corridors

(62,524 acres embedded in adjoining prescriptions)

Emphasis: Riparian corridors will be managed to retain, restore and/or enhance the inherent ecological processes and functions of the associated aquatic, riparian, and upland components within the corridor.

12.A. Remote Backcountry Recreation—Few Open Roads

Andrew Pickens Ranger District, 4,929 acres (approximately)

Emphasis: These lands are managed to provide users with a degree of solitude and a semi- primitive experience in large remote areas that still allow the use of limited public motorized access on existing, open motorized roads. Areas will be 2,500 acres or greater in size unless adjacent to a prescription that also provides a semi-primitive experience (1.A., 1.B., 4.A., 6.A., 12.B., 12.C., etc.).

16 17 18 Management Prescription for the Long Cane Ranger District Sumter National Forest

19 ¾ Assumptions, relationships and decisions are How Will This Forest valid in light of new information or changing Plan Be Monitored? conditions;

Over the next 10 to 15 years, we need to know if this Forest Plan is working as intended. Do the decisions made in the Forest Plan need to be changed in response to changing conditions? The monitoring and evaluation strategy is the Forest Plan’s quality control mechanism to respond to this question. Information is collected and evaluated to ensure that management remains sufficient to sustain a diverse, healthy and productive forest while serving the public. The first step is collecting information. Data about projects, activities, practices, and effects from implementing the plan direction; ongoing research projects; legal policy; and social or resource changes are collected. Evaluating this information through the annual monitoring report provides useful and valid indicators to the public and Forest Service decision makers. The Forest Plan will be adjusted as needed. The Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy helps the Forest Service keep the commitments made in the Forest Plan. A few of these commitments include assessing whether or not;

¾ Projects are implemented in compliance with project design, Forest Plan direction, and the NEPA project decision document;

¾ Forest, Management Area, and Management Prescription standards are followed;

¾ Plan standards are effective;

¾ Planning goals and objectives are met;

¾ Emerging public issues are being addressed;

¾ Plan implementation is moving towards the desired condition;

20 What is an Enivronmental Impact Statement?

Documentation of this Forest Plan’s environmen­ 3. Old Growth The issue surrounding old tal impacts is contained in its accompanying growth has several facets including: How much Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). old growth is desired? Where should old growth The FEIS is required by the National Environ­ occur? How should old growth be managed? mental Policy Act to disclose the potential effects of alternatives on significant resource-related 4. Riparian Area Management, Water issues associated with administering the Sumter Quality and Aquatic Habitats What are the National Forest Plan. desired riparian ecosystem conditions within The steps of an FEIS include defining issues, national forests, and how will they be delineated, developing alternatives to address these issues, maintained and/or restored? What management and estimating and comparing the environmental direction is needed to help ensure that the effects by alternative. hydrologic conditions are attained that are needed for the beneficial uses of water yielded by and flowing through National Forest System Issues lands? What management is needed for the maintenance, enhancement, or restoration of aquatic habitats?

The following issues and planning questions were 5. Wood Products The issue surrounding the used to develop alternatives for the forest plan sustained yield production of wood products revision process. The first twelve issues are from national forests has several facets, common to the five national forests in the Southern including (1) What are the appropriate objectives Appalachian area that are working together through for wood product management; (2) Where the revision process. The last two issues are local should removal of wood products occur, given and developed for the Sumter National Forest. that this production is part of a set of multiple use objectives, and considering cost 1. Terrestrial Plants and Animals and Their effectiveness; (3) What should be the level of Associated Habitats—How should national outputs of wood products; and (4) What forest retain or restore a diverse mix of terrestrial management activities associated with the plant and animal habitat conditions, while production of wood products are appropriate? meeting public demands for a variety of wildlife values and uses? 6. Aesthetics/Scenery Management What scenic integrity should the national forests have 2. T&E and Sensitive/Locally Rare Species in the future, and what scenic opportunities What levels of management are needed to should they provide? protect and recover the populations of federally listed Threatened, Endangered and Proposed 7. Recreation Opportunities/Experiences species? What level of management is needed How should the increasing demand for for Forest Service sensitive and locally rare recreational opportunities and experiences be species? addressed on the national forests while protecting forest resources? This includes considering a full range of opportunities for 21 developed and dispersed recreation activities 14. Minerals What type of restrictions should (including such things as nature study, hunting we place on mineral development? and fishing activities, and trail uses). 8. Roadless Areas/Wilderness Management Alternatives What National Forest System lands should be recommended for wilderness designation? How should any roadless areas not recommended for wilderness be managed? How should areas Seven alternatives were developed in detail in recommended for wilderness designation be the Final Environmental Impact Statement. A managed? How should the patterns and intensity brief description of each alternative follows. of use, fire, and insects and disease be managed Alternative A would emphasize production in the existing wilderness areas? of goods and services beneficial to local economies and communities. Timber 9. Forest Health What conditions are needed to management would provide sustained yield of maintain forest capacity to persist and perform as wood products with emphasis on the high-quality expected or desired? Of particular concern are sawtimber. This alternative would also the impacts of exotic or non-native species; and emphasize habitat for wildlife including game the presence of ecological conditions with a and other species. Public access would increase higher level of insect and disease susceptibility. in high-use areas and/or improved to provide for more recreation opportunities. Boating on the 10 Special Areas and Rare Communities Chattooga River would be allowed between What special areas should be designated, and Burrell’s Ford Bridge and Highway 28. how should they be managed? How should rare Alternative B would emphasize restoring communities, such as those identified in the resources and natural processes and creating and Southern Appalachian Assessment, be managed? maintaining wildlife habitats. When possible, natural processes would be mimicked in a 11. Wild and Scenic Rivers Which rivers are natural landscape pattern. Wood products would suitable for designation into the National Wild be managed only in concert with restoring and and Scenic River System and how should rivers creating wildlife habitats. The long-term goal that are eligible, but not suitable, be managed? would be to provide old-growth conditions by 12. Access/Road Management How do we old-growth community types within the balance the rights of citizens to access their ecological province or section similar to that national forests with our responsibilities to existing before pioneer settlement and land uses. protect and manage the soil and water resources, Access would be reduced as needed to restore wildlife populations and habitat, aesthetics, and protect aquatic systems, soils, and plant/ forest health, and desired vegetative conditions? animal communities. Boating would not be allowed on the Chattooga River above Highway 28. 13. Chattooga River Watershed How can the Alternative C was not developed in detail. national forests manage the Chattooga River Alternative C—commonly known as the zero watershed for desired social and ecological benefits timber cut alternative—did not need to be further while protecting the outstanding values of the evaluated in detail in the FEIS. The reasons are: Chattooga Wild and Scenic River corridor? 1) Alternative C is very similar to the “Minimum Should the River be open or closed to public Level Benchmark” which is analyzed and boating above Highway 28? discussed in Appendix B; 2) From ongoing analyses it was determined that this alternative, as originally envisioned, could not meet all the 22 legal requirements of the National Forest would be recommended for wilderness study. Management Act of 1976 (NFMA), the Multiple- Boating would be allowed on the Chattooga Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (MUSYA) and River above Highway 28 and below NC-1107 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA); and (Grimshawes Bridge). 3) Alternative C only addresses some, but not all, Alternative F is the “No Action Alternative” of the forest planning issues that have been (Current Management). This is the management identified by the public. under the existing 1985 Forest Plan, as amended. Also, with respect to the agency’s “Healthy Management activities are designed to improve Forests Initiative,” a management emphasis of the age class distribution in all forest types to the agency is to change the situation where address the “aging forest” condition and to forests, overloaded with fuels, are vulnerable to provide a balanced market and non-market severe wild land fires. Additionally, minimizing resource program. This alternative increases “human intervention” would increase opportunities for developed and dispersed susceptibility of the forest to insect and disease recreational experiences as demand dictates. outbreaks, which would create increased fuel- Production of wood products and a variety of loading problems, and increase the risks to other wildlife habitats would be emphasized. Boating resources and to adjacent private lands. would not be allowed on the Chattooga River Alternative C would not address these problems above Highway 28. and areas of concern. Alternative G would emphasizes wilderness. Alternative D would emphasize reaching and Semi-primitive, wildlife, and nature-oriented maintaining a balanced age class. This “balance recreational opportunities would be emphasized. of age classes” would occur on lands identified This alternative would link together—through as suitable for timber harvest. Large- and land allocations—wildlife-movement corridors medium-sized blocks of old growth would be and large undisturbed areas, threatened and provided only on unsuitable land. Potential for endangered species, species reintroduction, and roaded natural experiences would increase as watershed restoration. Backcountry, wildlife access roads for timber harvest are built or species using late-successional habitat, and improved. Only those roadless areas that are nature-oriented non-motorized recreation already withdrawn from timber production opportunities would be emphasized. Most would be recommended as wilderness. Access roadless areas would be recommended for would be developed, maintained, and used as wilderness study. Effects of native insects and needed to meet the goal of balanced age classes, diseases would be accepted. Road network wildlife habitats, and production of timber mileage would be reduced through closure and products. Boating would not be allowed on the obliteration of roads not needed for ecosystem Chattooga River above Highway 28. stewardship or restoration. Boating would not be allowed on the Chattooga River above Highway Alternative E—dispersed and developed 28. recreational areas and opportunities would be Alternative H was not developed in detail. increased in this alternative. This alternative would provide a natural setting and concentrated When the management prescriptions applicable recreational facilities that could attract a variety to this alternative were allocated, there was of recreation users including off-highway vehicle virtually no difference between this alternative users. Active resource management would be and Alternative G. The allocations were concentrated in certain locations and would essentially the same, and therefore, the support recreational use and visual quality. environmental effects would be essentially the Large blocks of the forest would be maintained same. The only significant difference between in a roadless condition to provide remote, Alternatives G and H was that in G, most of backcountry recreation. Most roadless areas those acres being managed through silvicultural 23 harvesting methods were classified as acres “suitable for timber production,” while in H, those same acres and same management activities would be classified as “unsuited for timber production.” The timber harvesting levels planned in Alternative H are close to the levels of harvesting planned for in Alternative G. Since the main difference is primarily an administrative classification change, and there would be no differences in the overall outputs and environmental effects, this alternative did not need to be considered further in detail in this FEIS. Alternative I, the selected alternative, emphasizes managing forest ecosystems by restoration and maintenance. This alternative ensures healthy watersheds; provides sustainable and diverse ecosystems that support viable plant, wildlife, and fish populations; and provide high quality, nature-based recreational opportunities, especially in non-motorized settings with high quality landscapes. Habitat conditions that are suitable for maintaining viable populations of all vertebrate species native to the planning area will be emphasized. Early successional habitats would be created and maintained by a variety of events, conditions, treatments, and activities. All rivers eligible for consideration as wild and scenic rivers would be managed to protect their “outstandingly remarkable values.” The Chattooga River watershed will be managed to emphasize recreation in association with the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Corridor; maintenance of roadless values; dispersed recreation opportunities; and improved water quality. Boating would not be allowed on the Chattooga River above Highway 28. The following table shows some of the significant differences of the alternatives.

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26 Comparison of the Effects of the Alternatives

This section compares the effects of the alternatives by issue. Issue 1—Terrestrial Plants and Animals and Their Associated Habitats

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish the following.

¾ Maintain or increase habitats for those species needing large, contiguous forested landscapes, and where the management of National Forest lands can make a difference in their populations and viability.

¾ Provide habitat conditions necessary to maintain viable populations of all species native to the planning area, and to support desirable levels of selected species (e.g., species with special habitat needs, locally rare species, species commonly trapped/hunted, or species of special interest).

Table S-1 shows the comparison of Issue 1 by alternative.

27 d e ta i co s sA r i ehT dna s l ami nAdna s tn a lP l a i r t s e r r eT -1eu s s I . 1 -S e l baT baT le -S 1 . Is s -1eu eT rr e s tr i a l lP a tn s nAdna ami ls dna ehT ir sA s co i ta e d s ta t i baH baH it ta s Alte tanr i nU/ev it s o rapmoCf is no A B D E F G I S eccu s s i ano l roF e s baHt it ta s eP r ec tn fo roF e s te d e rcA s Era ly S sseccu i ano l ibaH ta -t s1 edaceDt 1. 094. 59. 8 6. 5 1. 26 4. 5 . 74 Era ly S sseccu i ano l ibaH ta -t t5 edaceDh 8. 46. 48. 8 7. 2 1.1 8 4. 5 . 80 Mi -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l ibaH ta -t s1 edaceDt 69 7 87 07 367 7 5 7 1 Mi -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l ibaH ta -t t5 edaceDh 64 7 06 37 654 8 3 6 7 Late S sseccu i ano l ibaH ta -t s1 edaceDt 3 74 63 94 235 4 3 4 1 Late S sseccu i ano l ibaH ta -t t5 edaceDh 2 74 12 44 312 5 63 4 s e rcA d e t s e roF fo tn ec r eP r ec tn fo roF e s te d rcA e s c i seMl ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano seMl ic 9. 5 9. 29. 5 9. 4 9. 4 8. 8 .9 0 daceDt s1 ­s t se ro F )ka O-non(suoud i ceD ceD i O-non(suoud )ka F ro se t ­s s1 daceDt e suoud i ceDc i seMl ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano seMl i ceDc i suoud 7. 5 8. 77. 2 8. 8 2. 9 9. 4 .8 5 daceDh t5 -s t se ro F )ka O-non( O-non( )ka F ro se t -s t5 daceDh e en i P -ka O, ka O l ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l O ka O, -ka P i en 14. 6 1. 341. 391 . 48 1. 63 1 . 52 . 419 daceDt s1 -s t se ro F ro se t -s s1 daceDt e en i P -ka O, ka O l ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l O ka O, -ka P i en 8. 0 1. 126. 8 1. 13 4. 6 1. 25 . 018 daceDh t5 -s t se ro F ro se t -s t5 daceDh e ka O-en i P , en iP l ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l iP en , P i O-en ka 42 4 94 44 641 4 84 4 daceDt s1 -s t se ro F ro se t -s s1 daceDt e ka O-en iP , en iP l ano i s seccuS -e t aL o t -d iM -d to aL t -e seccuS si ano l iP en , iP O-en ka 46 5 84 65 344 5 5 4 4 daceDh t5 -s t se ro F ro se t -s t5 daceDh e ra en iL , sd l e iF d lO , sgn i n epO tn enamr eP enamr tn epO ni sgn , lO d iF e l sd , iL en ra sdna suohT n i s e rcA rcA e s in suohT sdna p i r tS ri p s weNgn iwo l lA no i tp i rcse r P . t gMn i se rcA rcA se i gMn t. P r rcse i tp i no lA l iwo weNgn 371 6 932 625 333 55 4521 gn i nep Ot nenamre P nenamre Ot nep i gn s M nummoC-SI it y dnI i tac ro s rT de sn re lbrawdedooH lbrawdedooH re + = + + + = + S rac le t t regana + = = + = + + Pi lbrawen re - + = = - + - rehc t acy l f na idacA idacA na fl acy t rehc + + + + = + + Pra i r i lbrawe re + = + + + = + Pil ae t rekcepdoowde + + + + + + + Fie l d S rap wor + + + + = = + lbraWs ' nosn i awS awS i nosn ' lbraWs er = + = + - + + kcocdoownac i remA remA i kcocdoownac + - + = + - + B-nwor daeh de un t ah t hc = + = + = = +

28 Issue 2—Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive/Locally Rare Species I n addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Conserve and recover threatened, endangered, and sensitive species and their habitats.

Table S-2 shows the comparison of Issue 2 by alternative. This table shows/describes the number of species/habitat combinations ranked as very high, high, and moderately high risk to species viability on the Sumter National Forest, the Andrew Pickens and piedmont districts combined. This information was derived from a species viability analysis conducted for this Forest Plan.

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29 Issue 3—Old Growth

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ A variety of large, medium, and small old growth patches will be managed (through restoration, protection, or maintenance activities) to meet biological and social needs. These patches could include stands of either “existing old growth” or “future old growth”.

Table S-3 shows the comparison of Issue 3 by alternative. This table shows acres of future old growth allocated, including old growth compatible prescriptions, on the Sumter National Forest.

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30 Issue 4—Riparian Area Management, Water Quality, and Aquatic Habitats

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Watersheds are managed (and where necessary restored) to provide resilient and stable conditions to ensure the quality and quantity of water necessary to protect ecological functions and support intended beneficial water uses. ¾ Riparian ecosystems, wetlands and aquatic systems are managed (and where necessary restored) to protect and maintain their soil, water, vegetation, fish and wildlife associated resources.

Table S-4 shows the comparison of Issue 4 by alternative.

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31 Issue 5 —Wood Products

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Where forest management activities are needed and appropriate to achieve the desired composition, structure, and function of forest ecosystems; a result of such activities will also be to provide a sustainable supply of wood products for local needs. ¾ Provide supplies of those wood products where the Forest Service is in a unique position to make an impact on meeting the demand for those products.

Table S-5 shows the comparison of Issue 5 by alternative.

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fo s t inU/evi tanr et lA et tanr inU/evi ts fo A B D E F G I o s i rapmoC rapmoC is o n Tebmi Mr emegana tn ercA s ni suohT ad ns sa deifissal C dnaL dnaL C deifissal sa rebmiT rof elbatiu S elbatiu rof rebmiT 26 588,0 253 0 80, 231,07 4272,21 5 35,83 2 8 155,42 7 13,952 3 noitcudor P noitcudor FBMM/FCMM FBMM/FCMM ytitnau Q ela S el bawollA bawollA el S ela Q ytitnau 1858/65 10 0 6/9 0158/65 8126/31 218 001/2 0734/9 5 67/931 3 edaceD tsri F( tsri edaceD ) margorP ela S rebmiT rebmiT S ela margorP tsriF lat oT(ytitnau Q oT(ytitnau lat tsriF 1858/65 1 06/90 0158/65 8126/31 218 001/2 0734/9 5 67/931 3 edaceD edaceD margorP ela S rebmiT rebmiT S ela margorP htfiF lat oT(ytitnau Q oT(ytitnau lat htfiF 1858/65 10 0 6/9 0158/65 8126/31 218 001/2 0734/9 5 67/931 3 )edaceD )edaceD

32 Issue 6 - Aesthetics/ Scenery Management

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Protection and enhancement of the scenic and aesthetic values of national forest lands in the Southern Appalachians. ¾ Management of national forests to provide a variety of landscape character themes with the predominant themes being natural appearing, natural evolving, and variations of these themes.

Table S-6 shows the comparison of Issue 6 by alternative. This table shows/describes Scenic Integrity Objectives. The acres in each SIO class, ranging from very high (VH- unaltered) to low (L- moderately altered), were then totaled to develop the following range.

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st inU/evi tanr et lA et tanr inU/evi st A B D E F G I no s i rapmoCfo rapmoCfo is no

yt i rg etnI cin ec S ec cin etnI rg i yt s ercAt s eroFlatoT eroFlatoT s ercAt s evi tc ejbO ejbO tc evi s

Vyre hgiH 100 6,5 10 05,6 10,4 8 0 1003,6 202,0 0420 3,0 006,51

Hhgi 408,7 0 40 04,3 40,0 60 606,7 0 200,7 0330 0,0 005,74 Metaredo 109,01 0 10 06,13 670, 50 108,13 0 204,2 019 80 0,0 08,211 0 Lwo 107,28 0105,56 02340 1,01003,14 204,78 0830 7,0 001,181

33 ¾ The National Forests will manage areas Issue 7—Recreation to provide for the “backcountry” (semi- primitive/remote) recreation experiences Opportunities/ that are not available on other land Experiences ownerships. ¾ Although the opportunities for outdoor In addressing this issue, management activities recreation are extensive and the public would strive to accomplish: demand for these opportunities is seemingly endless, the Forest’s capability ¾ Provide a spectrum of high quality, to meet these demands is neither static nature-based recreation settings and nor endless. Visitor preferences can shift opportunities which are not widely over time, and both changing financial available on non-Federal lands. limitations and environmental impacts must be considered. In order to ¾ Strive to meet the following recreation maximize value to the public with the needs within the capabilities of the land: limited resources available, the Sumter will focus on providing those recreation  Hiking, biking, and equestrian opportunities which are unique or of trail systems, especially in non- exceptional long-term value in a manner motorized settings with high that focuses on maximizing visitor quality landscapes. (Provide satisfaction within financial and separate-use trails where environmental limitations. necessary to reduce user conflicts or to improve the quality of ¾ A goal is to provide a spectrum of high recreation experiences.) quality nature-based recreation settings and opportunities that reflect the unique  Designated OHV routes (which or exceptional resources of the Forest and will occur primarily in RN1 the interests of the recreating public on settings). an environmentally sound and financially sustainable basis. Adapt management of  The high priority improvements, recreation facilities and opportunities as expansions, or additions of needed to shift limited resources to those facilities providing developed opportunities. recreation opportunities.

 Hunting, fishing, and non- Table S-7 shows the comparison of Issue 7 by consumptive wildlife alternative. opportunities.

 Improved interpretive opportunities or other special recreation needs locally identified.

34 s ecn e i r epxE/s e i t i nut roppO no i t a e rc e R-7eu s s I . 7 -S e l baT baT le -S 7 . Is s R-7eu e rc e a ti no roppO nut it i e epxE/s ri e ecn s Is s nU/eu it s o f apmoC ri s no A B D E F G I y t i nut roppO no i t a e rc e R e rc e a ti no roppO nut it y s e rcA rcA e s p S pe ct ur m Pr imi ti xR(ev ' s A1 dna )B1 109, 43 92, 93 46, 91 73, 98 53, 16 94, 18 43 , 87 S­ime rP imi ti Nev o oM-n to ri z de 46, 42 51, 01 57, 82 73, 06 37, 25 374, 90 39 , 02 S­ime rP imi ti oMev to ri z de 166, 69 89, 92 62, 27 411, 46 16 120 255 , 13 RNdedao at u r a l 382 6, 85 363 6, 53 3432 , 49 30 49 , 09 3 15 1, 97 331 9, 19 743 0, 92 Rura rU/l nab 60 060 060 060 060 060 0060 t n em egana Mno i t a e rc e R e rc e a ti Mno egana em nt s e rcA rcA e s sno i t aco l lA l aco ti sno Acr se iw t ah ceR r ae ti sahpmEno i xR(s 7 ' )s 754, 07 58 458 4780 , 98 10, 97 55 5 87 6, 12 no i t ae r ceR y r t nuockcaB ah t iw se r cA r se iw t ah nuockcaB tr y ceR r ae ti no 12, 970 011, 20 369 , 57 00 42 , 9 s ' 21 xR(s i sahpmE sahpmE i xR(s 21 ' s) De ev l epo D/d is ep rs e d R e rc e a ti o n R g nae fo y t i capa C n i esae r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn r esae in C capa it y fo Lwo Lwo L wo Lwo Lwo Lwo woL sae rA no i t ae r ceR e sU yaD depo l eveD eveD l depo yaD sU e ceR r ae ti no rA sae . veD fo y t i capa C n i esae r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn r esae in C capa it y fo veD . Lwo Lwo L wo Lwo Lwo Lwo woL dnuo r gpma C 2 l eveL eveL l 2 C gpma r dnuo s . veD fo y t i capa C n i esae r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn r esae in C capa it y fo veD . Dce r sae e L wo L wo Dce r seae Lwo Lwo woL dnuo r gpma C 3 l eveL eveL l 3 C gpma r dnuo s . veD fo y t i capa C n i e sae r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn r sae e in C capa it y fo veD . Hi hg L wo L wo Hghi Lwo Lwo woL dnuo r gpma C 4 l eveL eveL l 4 C gpma r dnuo s Est ami t de In c r esae in iH ­ek no ly rT ai l s L wo Lwo L wo Lwo Lwo Lwo woL hg iH hg Est ami t de I cn r esae in iH ek dna iB ek rT ai l s Hgi hL wo L wo Hgih Lwo woL e r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn re a es in iH ek dna seuqE tr i na Lwo Lwo L wo Lwo Lwo Lwo woL s l i a rT ai l s dna ek iB , ek iH n i esae r cn I de t ami t sE t ami t de I cn r esae in iH ek , iB ek dna e t a r edoM edoM ra t e Lwo L wo edoM rtae Lwo L wo edoM rt ea l i a rT na i r t seuqE seuqE tr i na rT ai l s Est ami t de I cn r sae e in ddaP le S rop ts rT ai l s L wo Lwo L wo edoM rtae Lwo L wo woL dna sdao Re l c i h eV yawhg iH-f fO iH-f yawhg eV hi c l Re sdao dna s e rcA rcA e s s l i arT arT il s sae rA esU e l c i heV yawhg iH -f f O fo se r cA r se fo O f -f iH yawhg heV ic l e esU rA sae 3, 005 00 30, 50 0 0 0 )C7 xR( xR( )C7 e gn a R a gn e dna sda oR de z i ro t oMn i egnah C de t ami t sE t ami t de C egnah i oMn t ro iz de oR sda dna Hi hg L wo L wo Hghi Lwo Lwo gh iH s l i a rT ai l s M -SI D dname S ep ci e s rT de sn Bo hwb it e auq il +++++++ = + East e r n iW ld uT r yek + ++++ = = + Bl kca aeB r +++ ++ = = + + Hnu ti gn rT ed ns Whit ­e ta i l de eed r + += ++ ++ ++ =+ + Wild tu r yek + += ++ ++ ++ =+ + Sam ll emag ++ = ++ ++ ++ =+ +

35 Issue 8—Roadless Areas and Wilderness Management

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Wilderness, roadless and other unroaded areas are managed to provide their full range of social and ecological benefits.

Tables S-8A and S-8B show the comparison of Issue 8 by alternative.

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. B 8 -S e l baT baT le -S 8 B . Is s R-8eu dao le s s rA e a Rs e emmoc edn d f sASWro ydutS s s enr ed l iW sa no i tang i s e Dro f d edn emmoc e Rsa e rA s s e l dao R dao le s s rA e Rsa e emmoc edn d f Dro e s i tang i no sa iW l ed enr s s ydutS ev i tanr e t lA te tanr i ev a e rA e a s A ttocillE 1kcoR dna ,2 CeeB vo e B ttocillE 1kcoR dna ,2 giB niatnuoM dna CeeB ve o D ttocillE 1kcoR 2dna E ttocillE 1kcoR dna ,2 CeeB v eo F ttocillE 1kcoR 2dna G ttocillE 1kcoR dna ,2 giB niatnuoM dna CeeB ve o I ttocillE 1kcoR 2dna

36 Issue 9 - Forest Health

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Protect or restore the rare communities found on National Forest lands. ¾ Those areas with special geological, paleontological, botanical, zoological, cultural, or heritage characteristics will be managed (or where feasible restored) to protect those characteristics.

Table S-9 shows the comparison of Issue 9 by alternative.

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Fero s eHt la ecnoCht snr R nikna g

S nrehtuo P eni elteeB M L M M L H M Lfaeleltti Di esaes L H L H L H M Oka enilceD M M L M L H M Gyspy htoM M M L M L H M Per s rc ebi d iF er ercA s ni suohT d nas debircserP sercA detamitsE detamitsE sercA debircserP 16.9 33 . 02.01 3.3 21.49 1.0 4. 326 latoT(denruB latoT(denruB ) noi t arot s e R e s arot t noi noitarotseR a htiw sercA sercA htiw a noitarotseR (sisahpmE (sisahpmE 'xR ,3A9s ,E9 2G9 , 021 25,02 0 00 9 64,4 9 44,45 0 )H9 )H9 fo sercA launnA detamitsE detamitsE launnA sercA fo 50 50 01502, 500 250 25 05 07 ortno C tnal P evisavnI evisavnI P tnal C ortno l

37 Issue 10—Special Areas and Rare Communities

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Protection or restoration of the rare communities found on national forest lands. ¾ Manage areas with special geological, paleontological, botanical, zoological, cultural, or heritage characteristics (or where feasible, restored) to protect those characteristics.

Table S-10 shows the comparison of Issue 10 by alternative. This table shows acres allocated to special areas (includes botanical areas and scenic areas) and the management of rare communities across alternatives on the Sumter National Forest

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laicepS ot detacollA sercA sercA detacollA ot laicepS 5512, 5994, 7958, 65 7,11991,0 1646,0 194,41 F4 dna D 4 xR .tmgM(saerA .tmgM(saerA xR 4 D dna F4 ) s ei t inummoCera R inummoCera t ei s deganaM seitinummo C eraR eraR C seitinummo deganaM R eht ot gnidr occA occA gnidr ot eht Rera Yse Ye sYes Ye sNo Yes e sY )F9(xR .tmgM ytinummo C ytinummo .tmgM )F9(xR s ercA ercA s launnA fo sercA detamitsE detamitsE sercA fo launnA elbaT rof seitivitcA noitarotseR noitarotseR seitivitcA rof elbaT 50 250 50 15 0 0 150 50 2 eniP niatnu oM niatnu eniP launnA fo sercA detamitsE detamitsE sercA fo launnA rof seitivitcA noitarotseR noitarotseR seitivitcA rof 50 300 50 10 0 0 400 00 2 sekarbena C sekarbena launnA fo sercA detamitsE detamitsE sercA fo launnA rof seitivitcA noitarotseR noitarotseR seitivitcA rof 50 250 50 15 0 0 150 50 2 snerraB dna sedalG sedalG dna snerraB 38 Issue 11—Wild and Scenic Rivers

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Wild, Scenic and Recreation Rivers which are designated by Congress, recommended for designation, or are eligible for designation, will be managed to protect their outstandingly remarkable values.

Table S-11 shows the comparison of Issue 11 by alternative.

sr evi R cin ec S dnadl iW-11 eu s sI .11SelbaT .11SelbaT sI s eu iW-11 dnadl S ec cin R evi sr fo st inU/s evi tanr et lA et tanr evi inU/s st fo A B D E F G I o s ir apmoC apmoC ir s o n cin ecSdnadl iW ecSdnadl cin M i el s r evi R evi rs sreviR fo seliM seliM fo sreviR 5.7 0 5.70 5.07 5.07 5.07 5.07 . 075 etangiseD yltnerru C yltnerru etangiseD d sreviR fo seliM seliM fo sreviR 6.2 1 6.21 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 . 126 lbigilE lbigilE e snoitpircser P snoitpircser ,B1 ,B1 ,B1 ,B1 ,B1 ,B1 ,B1 lbigilE ot detacollA detacollA ot lbigilE e B2 1 1 -B2 2B2 , B2 1 4 D, 1B2 , D4 , srodirro C reviR reviR C srodirro ,2B2 ,2B2, ,3B2 ,2B2 4 ,F ,F4 ,F4 ,3B2 ,3B2 ,3B2 4 ,D ,3B2 C5 , ,B6 C5 , ,D4 ,D4 ,D4 C5 , 4 ,D 7 ,1E ,D6 ,A7 , C5 C5 , C5 B01 C5 , ,1A8 ,2E7 B01 B01 A21 ,B01 ,1A8 A21 A21 ,11 ,2G9 A21 A21 B01

39 Issue 12—Access and Road Management

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Provide a transportation system that supplies and improves access for all forest road users within the capabilities of the land. ¾ Provide a minimum transportation system that supplies safe and efficient access for forest users while protecting forest resources. ¾ Provide better quality access by upgrading highly used forest roads; and any roads that are needed but are adversely effecting surrounding resource values and conditions.

Table S-12 shows the comparison of Issue 12 by alternative. These acres are estimated based on the desired conditions and standards assigned to the applicable management prescriptions by alternative.

tn emeganaMdao Rdnas s eccA-21 eu s sI .2 1SelbaT 1SelbaT .2 sI s eu eccA-21 s Rdnas emeganaMdao tn fo st inU/evi t anr et lA et anr t inU/evi st fo A B D E F G I o s irapmoC irapmoC s o n Tsnar tatrop noi S sy met ercA s suohTni d sna dna noitcurtsno C noitcurtsno dna 15. 1 1.4 99. 61.3 88. 41.63 .8 1 etibihor P noitcurtsnoceR noitcurtsnoceR P etibihor d dna sda oR nep O fo ytisneD ytisneD fo O nep oR sda dna liarT dezirotoM dezirotoM liarT s S dluoh 12.8 1. 034 6. 52.15 02.8 12.352 . 373 emiT rev O esaerceD esaerceD O rev emiT dna sda oR nep O fo ytisneD ytisneD fo O nep oR sda dna luoh S sliarT dezirotoM dezirotoM sliarT S luoh d 33.42 2. 230 3.054 9.82 3.32 81.222 .972 7 sleveL gnitsixE rae N niameR niameR N rae gnitsixE sleveL dna sda oR nep O fo ytisneD ytisneD fo O nep oR sda dna aM sliarT dezirotoM dezirotoM sliarT aM y 35. 00 3.5 7. 2 0 0 emiT rev O esaercnI esaercnI O rev emiT 40 Issue 13 – Chattooga River Watershed

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Manage the Chattooga Watershed for desired social and ecological benefits while protecting the outstanding values of the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River corridor.

Table S-13 shows the comparison of Issue 13 by alternative.

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tnanimoD tnanimoD snoitpircser P tnemeganaM tnemeganaM P snoitpircser A2 B1 B1 A2 B1 A2 (serca 000,5 > 000,5 (serca S retmu 1E7 A2 A2 A2 A01 A2 I4 )s ' F N .oc O .ttah C dna dna C .ttah O .oc N F ' )s 2E7 2A8 H9 1E7 B01 F4 2E7 B01 B01 3A9 B01 2E7 C6 8 1A A21 A21 H9 A6 3A9 H9 H9 s el i M i el s reviR ago ottah C fo seliM seliM fo C ottah ago reviR evoba gnitaob ot denepo denepo ot gnitaob evoba 10 00 2 .0 7 0 0 0 82 YWH YWH 82

41 Issue 14—Minerals

In addressing this issue, management activities would strive to accomplish:

¾ Meet demands for energy and non-energy minerals consistent with Forest Plan management prescriptions.

Ta ble S-14 shows the comparison of Issue 14 by alternative.

elbaT elbaT .41-S sI s eu -41 M eni slar fo stinU/evitanr etlA etlA stinU/evitanr fo A B D E F G I o sirapmoC sirapmoC o n s ercA t s eroF lat oT fo tn ecr eP ecr tn fo oT lat eroF s t ercA s esaeL rof elbaliavA N to elbaliavA rof esaeL 2.4 8.3 6.2 5.3 7.2 8.3 0.3 ycnapucc ecafru S oN oN S Oecafru ycnapucc ro esU ecafruS dellortno C dellortno ecafruS esU 2 4.4 35.2 24.3 3 6.6 4.4 47.5 6.33 snoitalu pit S pit snoitalu htiw esaeL rof elbaliavA elbaliavA rof esaeL htiw 74.1 67.3 70.4 5 9.9 99.2 55.0 4.36 noitalupit S dradnat S dradnat S noitalupit s

42 Planning Documents

Other planning documents are available in both paper and electronic formats. These documents are posted on our website at www.fs.fed.us/r8/ fms. Final Environmental Impact Statement— describes the environmental effects of the seven altrnatives. Revised Land and Resource Management Plan—guides management on the Sumter National Forest for the next 10 to 15 years. Record of Decision—explains why we chose the selected alternative. It is a companion docu­ ment to the Revised Land and Resource Man agement Plan.

43 How to Contact us

Supervisor’s Office 4931 Road Columbia, SC 29212-3530 Phone: (803) 561-4000 Fax: (803) 561-4004 TDD (803) 561-4023

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