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April 15, 2004
More Illegal Salvage Planned
The Forest Service has basically opened up a systemic categorical exclusion plan for salvage logging to allow continuous salvage without the normally required detailed environmental impact study required by law. This is from their press release:
The Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest (NF) is proposing to salvage harvest approximately 17 acres of down and damaged trees along Forest Roads (FR) 138 and 191 in Warrants 3217 and 3252 in Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania. These down and damaged trees will be harvested within 200 feet of the roads. These trees were damaged in a severe storm that occurred last July.
In other words, just like the illegal logging already implemented under various existing timber contracts, the illegal logging proposed in the Martin Run Categorical Exclusion, and the salvage logging (legality to be proven) planned for the Spring Creek project the Forest Service is planning more illegal salvage logging in response to last summer's wind storms.
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To download the Scoping Notice click here.
Posted by jkleissler at April 15, 2004 03:37 PM
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