Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan
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Total Pages: 1850
Release: 2022
Genre: Forest management
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This environmental impact statement (EIS) evaluates the environmental consequences of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issuing incidental take permits associated with the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) prepared the HCP in support of its permit applications. ODF is seeking take authorization from NMFS and FWS for the following species: Oregon Coast coho, Oregon Coast spring-run Chinook, Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho, Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast spring-run Chinook, Lower Columbia River coho, Upper Willamette River spring-run Chinook, Upper Willamette River steelhead, Columbia River chum, Lower Columbia River Chinook, eulachon, northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, Oregon slender salamander, Columbia torrent salamander, Cascade torrent salamander, coastal marten, and red tree vole. The permits, if issued, would authorize take of the covered species that may occur incidental to ODF's forest and recreation management activities. The EIS presents effects of the proposed HCP and four alternatives on geology and soils, water resources, vegetation, fish and wildlife, air quality, aesthetics, recreation, cultural resources, tribal resources, socioeconomics, and environmental justice, and greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage.