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Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report


For the Headwaters Forest Acquisition and the PALCO Sustained Yield Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan

Table of Contents
Chapters 1-8, Appendices, List of Figures, List of Tables, Acronyms and Abbreviations (70k)

Changes Between the Draft and Final EIS/EIR
Changes Between the Draft and Final EIS/EIR (14k)

Summary
Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Headwaters Forest Acquisition and the PALCO Sustained Yield Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan (666k)

Chapter One
Purpose and Need for Action (310k)

Chapter Two
Alternatives (2,367k)

Chapter Three
3.0 -- Affected Environment and Environmental Effects (16k)
3.1 -- Thresholds of Significance (23k)
3.2 -- Actions Utilized in Analyzing Cumulative Effects (12k)
3.3 -- Air Quality (40k)
3.4 -- Watersheds, Hydrology, and Floodplains (1,002k)
3.5 -- Geology and Mineral Resources (745k)
3.6 -- Soils and Geomorphology (1,335k)
3.7 -- Wetlands and Riparian Lands (472k)
3.8 -- Fish and Aquatic Habitat (2,450k)
3.9 -- Vegetation and Timber Resources (2,591k)
3.10 -- Wildlife (1,541k)
3.11 -- Land Use (150k)
3.12 -- Transportation and Traffic (734k)
3.13 -- Economic and Social Environment (290k)
3.14 -- Herbicides (75k)
3.15 -- Cultural Resources (167k)
3.16-- Visual Resources (1,818k)
3.17 -- Recreation (31k)
3.18 -- Roadless Areas, Wilderness Areas, and Wild and Scenic Rivers (18k)
3.19 -- Tribal Trust Resources and Other Indian Tribal Issues (28k)
3.20 -- Additional Lands and Changed Circumstances (20k)
3.21 -- Growth-Inducing Impacts (16k)
3.22 -- Unavoidable Adverse Impacts and Other Environmental Considerations (23k)

Chapter Four
Literature Cited (173k)

Chapter Five
Persons and Organizations Consulted and Contacted (23k)

Chapter Six
List of Preparers (21k)

Chapter Seven
Glossary (33k)

Chapter Eight
Index (19k)

Appendix A
September 28, 1996 Agreement (29k)

Appendix B
Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, PL 105-83; California State Legislature Assembly Bill 1986 (200k)

Appendix C
February 27, 1998, Pre-Permit Application Agreement in Principle (438k)

Appendix D
Scoping Report (168K)

Appendix E
3-Year (Interim) and 47-Year (Default) Aquatic Strategy and Mitigation for Timber Harvest and Roads (67k)

Appendix F
Headwaters Forest Acquisition Financial Plan, May 5, 1998 (77k)

Appendix G
Watershed Analysis Framework (30k)

Appendix H
Mitigation Measures for Cumulatively Affected Watersheds (22k)

Appendix I
Equivalent Buffer Area Index (EBAI) Methodology for Fine Sediment (28k)

Appendix J
Wetlands and Riparian Lands and Large Woody Debris EBAI (138k)

Appendix K
Aquatic Properly Functioning Conditions Matrix (3,671k)

Appendix L
California Wildlife Habitat Relationship Database Crosswalks (189k)

Appendix M
Wildlife Habitat Analyses and Definitions (57k)

Appendix N
Background Information on Marbled Murrelet for the PALCO Habitat Conservation Plan (N1 and N2) (2,523k)

Appendix O
List of Interested Indian Tribes (36k)

Appendix P
Habitat Conservation Plan Operating Conservation Program (504k)

Appendix Q
Sustained Yield Plan (17k)

Appendix R
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (94k)

Appendix S
Implementation Agreement with Regard to the Pacific Lumber Company Habitat Conservation Plan (5361k)

Appendix T
Responses to Comments (2,318k)

Appendix U
Substantive Comments