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Forestry in the 2007 Farm Bill

Description: This report briefly describes the Agriculture Committees' jurisdiction over forestry, with examples of legislation addressed by the committees. It discusses forestry issues likely to be debated in the upcoming farm bill. It then presents information on the forestry provisions in the Administration's proposal for the 2007 farm bill, followed by the forestry provisions in the House-passed 2007 farm bill (the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, H.R. 2419) and in the Senate Committee draft … more
Date: January 25, 2008
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Siskiyou National Forest, Appendices - Volume 1

Description: Appendices accompanying a report describing twelve alternatives for managing 1,092,302 acres of the land administered by the Siskiyou National Forest. Appendix A discusses the process used to identify the issues, concerns, and opportunities (ICO's); list of ICO's identified; development of the Planning Problems addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) which are carried forect to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS); Forest's ability to resolve the Planning Problem… more
Date: {1988-12,1989-03}
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prescott National Forest Plan: Amendments 1 and 2 and Decision Notes

Description: Report consisting of two amendments to the Prescott National Forest Plan along with decision notes for each amendment. Amendment one addresses changes to protect and enhance the Verde River environment. Amendment number two clarifies the management of a number of resources on the Prescott National Forest.
Date: February 1988
Creator: Jemmett, Coy G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prescott National Forest Plan Amendment [5 and 6]

Description: Report containing amendment numbers five and six to the Prescott National Forest Plan along with decision memorandums for each amendment. Amendment five addresses alternative means of providing microwave communications to the Southern portion of the Bradshaw District, Prescott National Forest. Amendment six revises standards and guidelines for inventory, protection, study and evaluation, interpretation, and preservation of cultural resources in the Forest.
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Jemmett, Coy G. & Briggs, A. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Record of Decision: Prescott National Forest, Land and Resource Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement

Description: Document outlining the decisions made when approving a land and resource management plan for the Prescott National Forest for the next 10 to 15 years. The Record of Decision describes the selected alternative, other alternatives considered, and rationale for adopting the selected alternative. The environmentally preferred and most economically efficient alternatives are identified. Mitigation practices, monitoring measures, implementation procedures, and appear rights are described. (pg. 1)
Date: August 4, 1987
Creator: Muniz, Sotero
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement [for the] Land and Resource Management Plans: Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland

Description: Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) documenting issues, data and information, analyses, processes for preparation, and potential environmental consequences of management alternatives for the 844,840-acre Ochoco National Forest and the 111,510-acre Crooked River National Grassland in Oregon. Sixteen alternatives were analyses in the process; six of these are described in detail in the FEIS. The response of each alternative for the issues and concerns identified is included in the report.… more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Carlson, Ann L. & Erickson, Frank S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prescott National Forest: Plan Amendment [No. 3]

Description: Report containing amendment number three to the Prescott National Forest Plan along with decision notes for the amendment. Amendment three clarifies the management of a number of resources on the Prescott National Forest, including range, recreation, timber, wildlife and fish habitat, grazing, soil and watershed, riparian, commercial timber, land and minerals, fire, law enforcement, and vegetable manipulation.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Jemmett, Coy G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prescott National Forest Plan, Amendment 4

Description: Report containing amendment number four to the Prescott National Forest Plan along with decision memorandums for the amendment. Amendment four applies to the use of all roads, trails, and cross-country travel within the Prescott National Forest. The second part of the amendment revises the ten-year timber sale schedule. A resource access/travel management policy trail map for the Prescott National Forest is included.
Date: December 29, 1989
Creator: Jemmett, Coy G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wildfire Funding

Description: This report briefly describes the three categories of federal programs for wildfire protection. One is to protect the federal lands managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS), and by the U.S. Department of the Interior, whose wildfire programs are coordinated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). A second category assists state and local governments and communities in protecting nonfederal lands; these programs are used to reduce wildland fuels, to otherwise prepare fo… more
Date: May 7, 2007
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forestry in the 2007 Farm Bill

Description: This report briefly describes the Agriculture Committees' jurisdiction over forestry, with examples of legislation addressed by the committees. It discusses forestry issues likely to be debated in the upcoming farm bill and presents information on the forestry provisions in the Administration's proposal for the 2007 farm bill, followed by the forestry provisions in the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (H.R. 2419).
Date: August 20, 2007
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wildfire Funding

Description: This report briefly describes the three categories of federal programs for wildfire protection: [1] protection of the federal lands managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS), and by the U.S. Department of the Interior, whose wildfire programs are coordinated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); [2] assistance for state and local governments and communities in protecting nonfederal lands; [3] support for fire research, fire facilities, and improvements in forest healt… more
Date: April 28, 2008
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forest Service Accountability in Administering Its Trust Funds

Description: The USDA Forest Service has numerous permanently appropriated trust funds and special funds that provide substantial funding independent of the annual appropriations process. Critics have alleged abuse of the funds and have sought greater congressional oversight, and the General Accounting Office has testified on the agency’s management of some of these accounts. While the Administration has offered few responses to the criticisms of these funds, it has, in its FY2001 budget request, proposed c… more
Date: March 8, 2000
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forestry Assistance Programs

Description: This report describes the current forestry assistance programs funded through the State and Private Forestry (S&PF) branch of the Forest Service. Following a brief overview, the report presents basic information on the programs to assist forestry practices, forest protection, and rural economies — purposes of the programs, types of activities funded, eligibility requirements, and authorized program duration and funding level, with recent program appropriations.
Date: August 10, 2004
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Salmon National Forest, Land and Resource Management Plan, Chapters 6-7

Description: Report documenting correspondence with a variety of publics during the development of the Forest Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Salmon National Forest. Responses to public comments are also included. Many letters from interested parties are reprinted in the report in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 serves as an index to the FEIS.
Date: 1987
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Record of Decision [for the] Land and Resource Management Plan: Rouge River National Forest

Description: Report documenting the decision and rationale for approving the Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) for the 632,000 acres of land administered by the Rouge River National Forest. Decision factors for eight major issues are discussed, including timber harvest levels, recreation opportunities, domestic supply watersheds, wildlife habitat, riparian-fish habitat, use of unroaded areas, spotted owl, and old-growth timber, along with implementation, mitigation, and monitoring elements of … more
Date: July 1990
Creator: Butruille, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appendices for the Salmon National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan

Description: Appendices presenting additional data related to the final environmental impact statement for the Salmon National Forest addressing the identification of public issues and management concerns; details related to the planning and environmental analyses process; evaluation of roadless areas; strategies for range management allotments; and details for management of winter sports, motorized vehicles, recreation, habitat management, saw timber production, wild and scenic rivers, wilderness ares, ran… more
Date: 1987
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Record of Decision [for the] Land and Resource Management Plan: Umpqua National Forest

Description: Report documenting the Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) for the Umpqua National Forest for the following 10 to 15 years detailing the scope and basis for decisions made, elements and rationale of the decision, alternatives considered, monitoring, and implementation.
Date: September 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Land and Resource Management Plan

Description: Report presenting a final Environmental Impact Statement that describes and analyzes eight alternatives for managing 1,724,229 acres of land administered by the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. (Abstract)
Date: June 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Maps

Description: Maps accompanying the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest showing alternative land management area proposals, areas of old growth forest within the forest boundary, areas of tentatively suitable timber production, and protected wildlife areas. Color coding is used to identify management areas within the forest. Scale 1:5 miles.
Date: June 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Summary

Description: Report summarizing the final environmental impact statement for the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest including public response, comparison of draft and final versions, management areas, alternatives and proposed action, economic benefits and environmental consequences. Specific issues addressed include old growth ecosystems, religious and cultural use for 15 recognized tribes, wild and scenic rivers, diversity of wildlife species, recreation opportunities, and timber management.
Date: June 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Land and Resource Management Plan: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Description: Report documenting the management of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest with respect to the guidance of all natural resource management activities. The forest plan establishes management standards and guidelines, describes resource management practices, levels of resource production and management, and the availability and suitability of lands for resource management. (Preface)
Date: June 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mt. Hood National Forest, Appendices A-I

Description: Appendices presenting additional data related to the final environmental impact statement for the Mt. Hood National Forest, including public issues, management concerns, best management practices and requirements, harvest methods, wild and scenic river studies, roadless areas, and a description of the analysis process.
Date: 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mt. Hood National Forest, Appendix J

Description: Appendix discussing the effort made by the Mt. Hood National Forest to consult the public during the review of its Proposed Forest Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Sections summarize public participation activities during the review period, list the commentators arranged by type, list substantive comments from Forest Service responses, and reproduction of letters from elected officials, Native American tribal governments, and government agencies.
Date: 1990
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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