Final Environmental Impact Statement Trust Lands HCP

habitat trees left following a timber harvest

State Trust Lands Habitat Conservation Plan

Final Environmental Impact Statement (Merged to Include Draft EIS)

As the trust lands Habitat Conservation Plan was being developed, a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was written. This EIS analyzed DNR's proposed plan and several reasonable alternatives, evaluating potential impacts on endangered species and their habitat, as well as social and economic concerns. Following public review, the draft Environmental Impact Statement was revised based on comments received, and a final EIS was produced. This merged Environmental Impact Statement combines both the draft and final EISs for the Habitat Conservation Plan into one document.

For those with high-speed connections, the following large files are offered.

Merged EIS Volume 1 (80,187KB PDF)
Merged EIS Volume 2 (56,003KB PDF)

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For those with dial-up connections, the following smaller files are offered.
Note that FEIS refers to the Final Environmental Impact Statement and DEIS refers to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. OESF is the Olympic Experimental State Forest, one of the planning units in the Habitat Conservation Plan.

Cover; Acronyms; Table of Contents; and Section 1 - Background and Contents (includes Section 1.1 Process and Section 1.2 Format for FEIS) (2,444KB PDF)
Section 2 - Changes to the Draft EIS

Executive Summary (2,250KB PDF)
1. Purpose of and Need for Action; and 2. Alternatives - p. 2-1 through 2-36 (3,312KB PDF)
2. Alternatives - p. 2-37 through 2-82; and 3. Environmental Setting (2,309KB PDF)
4. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences

5. List of Preparers (3,461KB PDF)
6. Distribution List (3,461KB PDF)
Appendix A - DNR's Forest Management (3,883KB PDF)
Appendix B - Geology/Soils/Vegetation (3,883KB PDF)
Appendix C - Calculating Juvenile Survival Rates and the Finite Rate of Change of the Spotted Owl Population on the Olympic Peninsula (3,883KB PDF)
Appendix D - Methods for the Evaluation of Conservation Alternatives for Spotted Owl on the OESF (3,883KB PDF)
Glossary (1,952KB PDF)
References (2,675KB PDF)
Maps (2,412KB PDF)

Section 3 - Response to Comments

Section 3.1 Outline of Comment Categories and Section 3.2 Comment Summaries and Responses p. 3-7 through 3- 58 (4,130KB PDF)
Section 3.2 Comment Summaries and Responses p 3-59 through 3-121 (3,412KB PDF)
Section 3.2 Comment Summaries and Responses p. 3-122 through 3-172 (3,180KB PDF)
Section 3.2 Comment Summaries and Responses p. 3-173 through 3-192 (3,726KB PDF)
Section 3.3 Additional Tribal Comments (3,726KB PDF)

Appendix 1 - DEIS List of Commentors (3,726KB PDF)
Appendix 2 - Distribution Lists (3,726KB PDF)
Appendix 3 - Changes to DNR's Draft Habitat Conservation Plan

Appendix 4 Implementation Agreement (3,352KB PDF)
Appendix 5 Economic Information (3,352KB PDF)
Appendix 6 No Surprises Policy (3,352KB PDF)

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