Common use of Proposed Action Clause in Contracts

Proposed Action. Under the Proposed Action Alternative, 453 acres of old growth forest (210+ years old Hemlock) would be set aside as Presumed Habitat and become a no harvest area for the life of the proposed SHA. These set-asides could have reasonably foreseeable positive impacts on species that prefer mature and old growth forests. The old-growth forest being set aside for conservation purposes could be associated with reduced levels of habitat fragmentation, and/or edge effects. While timber harvest activities have the potential to negatively affect wildlife both directly and indirectly, these effects are not expected to be significantly different under any of the alternatives under consideration. In addition, there may be reasonably foreseeable (although likely small) positive impacts to endangered and threatened wildlife associated with making Occupied Sites no-harvest zones for the life of the proposed SHA. Other threatened and endangered species which utilize these areas may benefit from this conservation measure.

Proposed Action. Under the Proposed Action Alternative, 453 494 acres of old growth forest (210+ years old HemlockWestern Hemlock or 250+ years old Xxxxxxx Fir) would be set aside as Presumed Habitat and become a no harvest area for the life of the proposed SHA. These In addition, 64 acres of forest that has a younger stand age than Presumed Habitat would become a no harvest area for the life of the proposed SHA.These set-asides could have reasonably foreseeable positive impacts on species that prefer mature and old growth forests. The old-growth forest being set aside for conservation purposes could be associated with reduced levels of habitat fragmentation, and/or edge effects. While timber harvest activities have the potential to negatively affect wildlife both directly and indirectly, these effects are not expected to be significantly different under any of the alternatives under consideration. In addition, there may be reasonably foreseeable (although likely small) positive impacts to endangered and threatened wildlife associated with making Occupied Sites no-harvest zones for the life of the proposed SHA. Other threatened and endangered species which utilize these areas may benefit from this conservation measure.

Proposed Action. Under the Proposed Action Alternative, 453 494 acres of old growth forest (210+ years old HemlockWestern Hemlock or 250+ years old Xxxxxxx Fir) would be set aside as Presumed Habitat and 64 acres of Murrelet Habitat Development Areas would become a no harvest area for the life of the proposed SHA. These set-asides could have reasonably foreseeable positive impacts on species that prefer mature and old growth forests. The old-growth forest being set aside for conservation purposes could be associated with reduced levels of habitat fragmentation, and/or edge effects. While timber harvest activities have the potential to negatively affect wildlife both directly and indirectly, these effects are not expected to be significantly different under any of the alternatives under consideration. In addition, there may be reasonably foreseeable (although likely small) positive impacts to endangered and threatened wildlife other priority species associated with making Occupied Sites no-harvest zones for the life of the proposed SHA. Other threatened and endangered priority species which utilize these areas may benefit from this conservation measure.