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1993

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Final Environmental Impact Statement North Slope Timber Sale Dixie National Forest Jan 1993

Final Environmental Impact Statement North Slope Timber Sale Dixie National Forest

Final environmental Impact Statements (UT)

This Final Environmental Impact Statement describes the analysis for the proposed North Slope Timber Sale. The 1,730 acre proposal area is located on the north slope of Boulder Mountain within the Teasdale Ranger District (Wayne County, Utah). Alternatives were developed for this proposal which respond to issues identified during the scoping and analysis process.


Snapshot In Time, Repeat Photography On The Boise National Forest 1870-1992, United States Department Of Agriculture Jan 1993

Snapshot In Time, Repeat Photography On The Boise National Forest 1870-1992, United States Department Of Agriculture

Forestry

A forest health crisis of unprecedented proportions faced the Boise National Forest in the early years of the 1990's. Six years of drought set the stage for catastrophic outbreaks of insect and disease in the various tree communities of the forest, and wildfires burned hotter and more frequently than at any time in the past. In our often desperate search for ways to moderate the crisis, we turned to the notion of repeat photography to try to understand what happened in the past and how things are different now. We hoped to find some clues that would help shape management …