(OR) Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests

Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests

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Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, Rogue River and
Siskiyou National Forests
The Forest Service, USDA, will prepare an
environmental impact
statement (EIS) on proposed activities in areas burned
in the summer of
2002 by the Biscuit Fire. The Biscuit Fire affected
almost 500,000
acres burning in the steep canyons of the
Klamath/Siskiyou Mountains.
It destroyed four homes, burned millions of trees, and
altered habitat
for various plant, wildlife, and fish species,
including Threatened,
Endangered, and Sensitive species. The fire damaged
roads, trails,
recreation signs and other structures. The
implementation of this
proposal is scheduled for fiscal years 2004 through
2009. The proposed
action would be in compliance with the 1989 Siskiyou
National Forest
Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended by the
Northwest Forest
Plan, which provides the overall guidance for
management of this area.
The Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests invites
written comments
and suggestions on the scope of the analysis. The
agency will give
notice of the full environmental analysis and
decision-making process
so interested and affected people may be able to
participate and
contribute in the final decision.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis
must be received
by April 18, 2003.