. West fork of Swift Creek timber sale project final environmental impact statement . Forest reserves; Logging; Logging; Environmental impact statements; Harvesting. Logging costs are minimized with the use of common skyline and ground- based logging eguipment. Based on discussions and reviews of the issues, the decisionmaker was comfortable with developing a second action alternative, Action Alternative C, which would harvest those areas in Harvest Areas I and II, but not the areas in Harvest Area III. The decisionmaker also asked the ID Team to meet 2 additional objectives: replace the bridg
. West fork of Swift Creek timber sale project final environmental impact statement . Forest reserves; Logging; Logging; Environmental impact statements; Harvesting. Logging costs are minimized with the use of common skyline and ground- based logging eguipment. Based on discussions and reviews of the issues, the decisionmaker was comfortable with developing a second action alternative, Action Alternative C, which would harvest those areas in Harvest Areas I and II, but not the areas in Harvest Area III. The decisionmaker also asked the ID Team to meet 2 additional objectives: replace the bridge on the West Fork and complete site improvements on existing roads to improve water quality. These objectives are listed in Chapter I. To relieve economic concerns related to the removal of a wooden bridge and installation of a 75-foot steel bridge across the West Fork, Harvest Area II-P was added to both action alternatives. Expected returns from the harvest of Area II-P would cover the expenses of the bridge work. This bridge is instrumental in accessing the Stryker Basin area for fire protection, timber management, and recreation. Inventory and assessment work was completed on existing roads within the project area in 2004. This information has identified sections of roads that should be improved to meet BMP standards prior to hauling logs. This information also helped identify several older stream crossings as potential sediment sources to the West Fork. These crossings in Section 25, T34N, R24W, and Section 29, T34N, R23W, were originally constructed with logs and covered with dirt and are beginning to collapse. Both action alternatives include upgrading roads to meet BMPs, removing the collapsing structures, and stabilizing the Rotting West Fork wooden bridge that would be replaced with a 75-foot steel Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearan
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