Environmental Assessment

ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTION – ALTERNATIVE –TREATMENTS CHAPTER 2
Roads
Roads 2312-466, 2312-467, and 2312-468, totaling approximately 1.1 miles, were proposed for closure
when the project was originally scoped. Further analysis determined that these roads had been previously
closed. They are not included in the analysis or decision.
A roads analysis was conducted to determine if any roads in the planning area were surplus to current or
future management needs and could be closed or decommissioned and removed from the transportation
system. Road closures and decommissioning would be used to mitigate the effects of vegetation and fuel
reduction treatments on wildlife habitat, particularly to reduce the effects of reductions in hiding and
thermal cover and to reduce habitat fragmentation. Approximately 19 miles of forest system roads would
be closed or decommissioned. This includes the closure of approximately 3.0 miles and the
decommissioning of approximately 16.0 miles of roads. All are located within the deer winter range
(MA-7) and scenic views (MA-9) land allocations of the LRMP.
Unless otherwise noted, for the purposes of this project, a road recommended for decommissioning is
removed from the transportation system.
Table 2-1 lists the roads proposed for closure and decommissioning as a result of that analysis. The table
also includes the miles of road proposed for closure. Mileage figures are based on the district roads
database. Figures 1-6a through 1-6c displays the specific roads or road segments proposed for closure.
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