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Show FISHLAKE THE FISHLAKE HAS FORMULATED SEVEN ALTERNATIVES The Fishlake National Forest has tentatively formulated seven alternatives, five are in response to the requirements of the 1985 five year program update required by the Resources Planning Act (RPA) while two are in response to local issues. These alternatives will be examined in more detail to see which one will best meet the needs of the Forest and the public. One of the alternatives, or a com- - of them bination of several alternatives, will be selected and more completely developed as the Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. As you read the alternative descriptions listed below please refer to the chart which shows how each alternative will produce different outputs for each resource, 4 4 :OTISfTATIW Simply stated,: this alternative is- the no action"; alternaUve4;4ff This alternative would display the level of goods a services i' ? ; pected to be produced in the future if current management dii ; ? tion remains unchanged. Personnel and funding would continue at present level.: Under this alternative some resource outputs 44,44: ; be expected to decline. ' v 4-'4 44 4' '4-444444 44, Because of the funding level of this alternative, authorized grazing use will have V ito be reduced. The reason for this is that the Fishlake Forest relies on vegetative 4 improvements, water developments and management fences to provide sufficient . ( suitable grazing for the current obligated numbers of livestock. These grazing ,! , j; "reductions will be necessary to prevent watershed and range deterioration since : current funding is not sufficient to replace improvements at the rate they are f deteriorating. Wildlif e numbers would be held at current levels, but litUe wUdlife 4 habitat improvement work would be accomplished. Eemands fdr recreation are f4-- e444 - 4' 4 44c4: . . . i f - 4444-KEUtrfrID BriMKTFR In this alternative tbebudget will be limited to 10 percent less , than the 198? budget. It emphasizes toe output of miuto,pH?Ksr:4r tunities' such as timber, range, developed recreation and special .tr uses which would provide income to the Government The manage- ment of outputs such as water, fish, wildlife, land ex44;44w I ; - 4 4444 ; : '4; non-mark- et minimal management of dispersed recreation in areas' of Roto stall and watershed activities ; !t be limited to technical assistance to commodity producing resources. The 4? I V backlog of needed watershed treatment would not be accomplished. The mineral i I program would remain at toe current level which to not expected to fceep up with 1 toe expected would be no land exchange progam or land line location program, but would be some land line iocatm n conjuiKAiGn with oHnmoditJ outputs. 4. Thhber 44uid f?4k-Therit |