FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT United States Land and Resource Management Plan Department of for the Daniel Boone National Forest Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region Daniel Boone National Forest Winchester, KY April 2004 Management Bulletin R8-MB 117B Nondiscrimination Notice The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and 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). 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Daniel Boone National Forest Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 PURPOSE AND NEED.....................................................................................................................1-1 Forest Plan Decisions.............................................................................................................1-1 Forest Profile..........................................................................................................................1-2 Reason for Revision.............................................................................................................1-16 The Planning Process...........................................................................................................1-16 Preliminary Issues................................................................................................................1-17 Significant Issues .................................................................................................................1-17 Chapter 2 ALTERNATIVES..............................................................................................................................2-1 Alternative Development.......................................................................................................2-1 Alternatives Considered But Eliminated ...............................................................................2-2 Alternatives Considered in Detail..........................................................................................2-4 Comparison of Alternatives .................................................................................................2-11 Chapter 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES...................................3-1 Physical Elements ..............................................................................................................................3-2 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................3-2 Soil and Water......................................................................................................................3-13 Minerals ...............................................................................................................................3-48 Biological Elements.........................................................................................................................3-89 Old-Growth..........................................................................................................................3-89 Rare Communities .............................................................................................................3-103 Vegetation Cover ...............................................................................................................3-113 Forest Health......................................................................................................................3-133 Viability .............................................................................................................................3-152 Aquatic Species Viability ..................................................................................................3-176 Riparian Species Viability .................................................................................................3-193 Proposed, Endangered, Threathened, and Sensitive Species.............................................3-200 Demand Species.................................................................................................................3-209 Partners-In-Flight Landbirds..............................................................................................3-223 Fragmentation ....................................................................................................................3-236 Resource Programs ........................................................................................................................3-250 Recreation ..........................................................................................................................3-250 Wild and Scenic Rivers (Designated and Proposed) .........................................................3-265 Wilderness (Designated and Proposed) .............................................................................3-272 Final Environmental Impact Statement TOC-i Table of Contents Daniel Boone National Forest Timber Products.................................................................................................................3-276 Heritage Resources ............................................................................................................3-292 Prescribed Fire ...................................................................................................................3-299 Wildland Fire .....................................................................................................................3-310 Scenery...............................................................................................................................3-315 Special Areas .....................................................................................................................3-322 Land Adjustments and Uses...............................................................................................3-324 Socioeconomic Environment.........................................................................................................3-328 Chapter 4 PREPARERS .....................................................................................................................................4-1 Core Interdisciplinary Team ..................................................................................................4-1 Interdisciplinary Team Members...........................................................................................4-1 Interdisciplinary Team Consultants .......................................................................................4-3 Other Agency Consultants .....................................................................................................4-3 Former Core Interdisciplinary Team Members .....................................................................4-3 Former Interdisciplinary Team Members ..............................................................................4-3 Leadership Team....................................................................................................................4-4 Former Leadership Team Members.......................................................................................4-5 Other Daniel Boone National Forest Specialists ...................................................................4-5 Chapter 5 DEIS DISTRIBUTION LIST ............................................................................................................5-1 Chapter 6 GLOSSARY, ACRONYMS, and SCIENTIFIC NAMES ................................................................6-1 Glossary .................................................................................................................................6-1 Acronyms.............................................................................................................................6-42 Scientific Names for Common Names Used .......................................................................6-46 Chapter 7 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................7-1 Index.......................................................................................................................................... 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