Table 2. Summary of Environmental Consequences, Comparison of Alternatives

  Allocation/Management Actions by Alternative
Effects RMP 1 PA 2 NA 3 A B C D E
Air Quality (tons of fuel burned 4 annually
in prescribed fires, 1,000 tons)		                
  (1976-1979 Baseline 121,600) 21.2 59.4 111.1 144.2 144.5 34.9 37.7 36.0
Water Quality (10 years) 5                
  No. of watersheds probably improving 6 5 3 n/a 1 2 3 5 4
  No. of watersheds probably declining 0 2 n/a 4 4 2 2 2
Biological Diversity                
  After 10 years (1,000 acres)                
    mature forest 59 46 43 65 51 55 56 52
    old-growth forest 55 52 40 3 18 52 54 56
  After 100 years (1,000 acres)                
    mature forest 164 72 16 22 28 167 71 98
    old-growth forest 99 56 61 14 29 65 71 81
Riparian Trend (200 years: +, -, 0) + + + - + + + +
Dominant Woodpecker Populations                
  (% of potential, 10 years) 65 61 57 52 53 64 65 63
  (% of potential, 100 years) 75 85 45 30 33 90 75 66
Elk Habitat (10 years) 7                
  No. of watersheds improving 4 6 0 3 6 4 6 7
  No. of watersheds unchanged 1 0 7 0 1 1 0 0
  No. of watersheds declining 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 0
Threatened and Endangered Species                
  Northern Spotted Owl Suitable Habitat Acres                
    BLM-administered land (1,000 acres)                
    After 10 years 112 100 n/a 73 80 107 112 114
    After 100 years 260 143 n/a 41 65 252 147 193
  Allocation/Management Actions by Alternative
Effects RMP 1 PA 2 NA 3 A B C D E
Marbled Murrelet Habitat Acres                
  BLM-administered lands (1,000 acres)                
    After 10 years 96 NE n/a 62 69 92 93 95
    After 100 years 265 NE n/a 12 15 60 113 217
Bald eagle nest sites protected 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Potential Snowy Plover Habitat + + 0 0 0 + + +
Potential Aleutian Canada Goose Habitat + + 0 0 0 + + +
Potential Peregrine Falcon Habitat + + 0 0 0 + + +
Visual Resources (10 years; +, -, 0) + + 0 - - + 0 -
Wild and Scenic Rivers (study river segments,
10 years)		                
  Number with outstandingly remarkable values (ORVs) beneficially affected 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
  Number with ORVs unaffected 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
  Number with ORVs adversely affected 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Recreation Use (capability to meet
10-year demand (Yes, No) 		               
  Off-highway travel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
  Motorized travel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Nonmotorized travel Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
  Camping Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes
  Hunting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
  Picnicking, studying nature, etc. Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
  Fishing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Boating Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes
  Swimming, general waterplay Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
  Winter sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Allocation/Management Actions by Alternative
Effects RMP 1 PA 2 NA 3 A B C D E
Timber                
  Commercial forest land available for
timber management (percent) 		20.0 45.6 81.3 85.8 78.5 68.8 51.8 35.2
Socioeconomic Conditions (10 years)                
  Planning area jobs dependent on BLM
Resources (Baseline 2,294) 		774 NE 2,499 2,832 2,641 1,165 1,148 983
  Planning area annual personal income
dependent on BLM Resources
($ million) (Baseline 47.5) 		11.5 NE 48.2 55.0 50.6 19.9 19.5 16.2
  Average annual Western Oregon O&C
receipts distributed to counties
($ million) (Baseline 63.4) 		25.8 NE 130.0 169.4 154.2 48.1 54.1 39.7

1 RMP = Resource Management Plan

2 PA = Preferred Alternative in Draft RMP

3 NA = No Action Alternative

4 Tons of slash burned correlates directly with the level of emissions.

5 Cumulative effects, all ownerships.

6 The planning area was divided into 28 analytical watersheds. Seven of those, where BLM administers substantial acreage, were analyzed.

7 The planning area was divided into 7 elk habitat areas where BLM administers substantial acreage.

Abbreviations used in this table:

  n/a = Not Available
  NE = No Estimate
  0 = No Change
  - = Declining
  + = Improving