» Summary
» Chapter 1-Purpose and Need
» Chapter 2-Alternatives, including the Proposed Action
» Chapter 3-Affected Environment
» Chapter 4-Environmental Consequences
» Appendix A-Standards and Guidelines
» Appendix B-Modeling Outputs and Effects of Alternative Proposed Actions
» Appendix C-Consistency Review of Documentation for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment
SNFPA Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
June 2003
Chapter 3: Affected Environment
Chapter Contents
» Introduction
» Physical and Biological Environment
Introduction
This chapter presents the existing or baseline environment for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment. The information provided here supplements the detailed information about the affected environment included in the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment FEIS (January 2001). This chapter focuses on specific areas where there is new information or analysis relevant to the decision to be made. As such, it addresses environmental conditions that may have changed since the FEIS was completed as well as key findings and new information identified in the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment Management Review and Recommendations (March 2003).
USDA Forest Service · Pacific Southwest Region