Appendixes Final Environmental Impact United States Department of Agriculture Statement for the Revised Forest Service Land and Resource Southern Region Management Plan Cherokee National Forest Management Bulletin R8-MB 114F January 2004 Supervisor’s Office P.O. Box 2010 Cleveland, TN 37320 2800 N. Ocoee Street. Cleveland, TN 37312 Office: (423) 476-9700 Fax: (423) 339-8650 Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District Nolichucky/UnakaRanger District Rt. 1, Box 348-D 4900 Asheville Highway, SR70 Benton, TN 37307 Greeneville, TN 37743 Office: (423) 338-5201 Office: (423) 638-4109 Fax: (423) 338-6577 Fax: (423) 638-6599 Tellico Ranger District Watauga Ranger District 250 Ranger Station Road P.O. 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CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................i List of Tables..................................................................................................................................................iii List of Figures ..............................................................................................................................................viii Appendix A: Summary of Public Involvement.............................................................................................. 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 1 Notice of Intent: ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Initial Scoping Efforts: ............................................................................................................................... 1 Issue Development:................................................................................................................................... 2 Alternative Development:.......................................................................................................................... 2 Rolling Alternative:..................................................................................................................................... 2 Release of the Draft Revised Plan & EIS:................................................................................................. 3 Content Analysis: ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Appendix B: Description of the Analysis Process........................................................................................ 5 Introduction – The Analysis Process and Goals....................................................................................... 5 Framework of the Planning Process......................................................................................................... 5 The 10-Step Planning Process.................................................................................................................. 5 Inventory Data and Information Collection (Step 3)................................................................................ 8 Analysis of the Management Situation (Step 4) ....................................................................................11 Analysis of Resource Demand Determination .......................................................................................13 Fire Regime..............................................................................................................................................19 Fire Frequency .........................................................................................................................................19 Fire Effect to Dominant Vegetation ........................................................................................................19 Benchmark Analysis ................................................................................................................................22 Formulation of the Alternatives ..............................................................................................................25 Analytical Tools Used...............................................................................................................................26 Development of Land Allocation Model (SPECTRUM) ...........................................................................27 SPECTRUM Model Design.......................................................................................................................28 Land Stratification ...................................................................................................................................31 Analysis Areas..........................................................................................................................................36 Analysis Area Development – All Alternatives .......................................................................................36 Management Actions ..............................................................................................................................41 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT i TABLE OF CONTENTS CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST Timber Suitability Analysis ......................................................................................................................45 Objective Functions.................................................................................................................................50 SPECTRUM Constraints...........................................................................................................................50 Constraints and The Riparian Adjustment .............................................................................................52 Constraints Used in SPECTRUM for All Alternatives ..............................................................................53 Constraints Common To All Alternatives ................................................................................................54 DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES.........................................................................................................54 Alternative A.............................................................................................................................................55 Alternative B.............................................................................................................................................58 Alternative D ............................................................................................................................................61 Alternative E.............................................................................................................................................64 Alternative F.............................................................................................................................................67 Alternative G ............................................................................................................................................69 Alternative I..............................................................................................................................................72 ESTIMATED EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVES (STEP 6) ................................................................................75 Analysis Results.......................................................................................................................................75 ECONOMIC, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT ANALYSES.................................................................75 Sediment Yield and Cumulative Effects for Water Quality and Associated Beneficial Uses...............82 Roads Analysis.........................................................................................................................................83 Inventorying and Monitoring Institute (IMI) Effects Analysis Process...................................................84 Appendix C: Roadless Area Evaluations................................................................................................. 105 Appendix D: Wild and Scenic Rivers....................................................................................................... 241 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 241 THE PROCESS: