» 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
Summary
Contents
The Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA) responds to new information regarding several problem areas addressed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (January 2001). Specifically, the Draft SEIS focuses on specific components of the following problem areas: (1) old forest ecosystems and associated species, (2) aquatic, riparian and meadow ecosystems and associated species, and (3) fire and fuels management.
The Draft SEIS presents a range of alternatives for amending the land and resource management plans for the Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Tahoe, Eldorado, Stanislaus, Sequoia, Sierra, Inyo, and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. One of the alternatives considered in detail is the "no action" alternative, which would continue management direction in the January 2001 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment. The Draft SEIS describes new information since the SNFPA FEIS was completed and discloses the expected environmental consequences of the alternatives considered in detail.
USDA Forest Service · Pacific Southwest Region