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| **Final Environmental           Impact Statement          Southwest Idaho Ecogroup Revision Effort**

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| **Summary**                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                            | 673K      |
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| **Chapter       I**                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | **Purpose & Need**                                          | 254K      |
| **Changes           to Chapter I between Draft and Final EIS**                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                            | 10K  |
| **Chapter       II**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Alternatives Considered**                                     | 566K      |
| **Changes           to Chapter II between Draft and Final EIS**                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                            | 9K   |
| **Chapter       III**                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | **Affected Environment       & Environmental Consequences** |      |
| **Changes           to Chapter III between Draft and Final EIS**                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                            | 10K  |
| **Introduction**                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                            | 44K       |
| **Air             Quality & Smoke Management**                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                            | 2982K     |
| **Soil,             Water, Riparian & Aquatic Resources**                                                                                                                                                                         | ****                                                            | 1348K     |
| **Vegetation             Diversity**                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****                                                            | 706K      |
| **Vegetation             Hazard**                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ****                                                            | 121K      |
| **Botanical             Resources - TEPS Plants**                                                                                                                                                                                     | ****                                                            | 302K      |
| **Non-Native             Plants**                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ****                                                            | 106K      |
| **Terrestrial             Wildlife Habitat & Species**                                                                                                                                                                            | ****                                                            | 407K      |
| **Fire             Management**                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ****                                                            | 831K      |
| **Rangeland             Resources**                                                                                                                                                                                                   | ****                                                            | 86K       |
| **Timberland             Resources**                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****                                                            | 136K      |
| **Recreation******                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ****                                                            | 829K      |
| **Scenic             Environment**                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ****                                                            | 118K      |
| **Cultural             Resources**                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ****                                                            | 37K       |
| **Tribal             Rights & Interests**                                                                                                                                                                                         | ****                                                            | 33K       |
| **Roads******                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ****                                                            | 62K       |
| **Inventoried             Roadless Areas**                                                                                                                                                                                            | ****                                                            | 170K      |
| **Wilderness**                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ****                                                            | 33K       |
| **Wild             & Scenic Rivers**                                                                                                                                                                                              | ****                                                            | 66K       |
| **Socio-economic             Environment**                                                                                                                                                                                            | ****                                                            | 577K      |
| **Resource             Commitments**                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****                                                            | 18K       |
| **Chapter       IV**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **List of Preparers**                                           | 33K       |
| ****Changes           to Chapter IV between Draft and Final EIS****                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                            | 9K        |
| **Appendix       A**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Public Involvement**                                          | 860K      |
| **Appendix       A**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Response       to Comments**                                  | 93K       |
| **Appendix       B**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Analysis Processes******                                      | 323K      |
| **Appendix       C**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Roadless Area Re-evaluation**********                         | 485K      |
| **Appendix       C**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Boise NF Inventoried       Roadless Areas**                   | 577K      |
| ****Appendix       C****                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ****Payette NF Inventoried       Roadless Areas****             | 371K      |
| **Appendix       C**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****Sawtooth       NF Inventoried Roadless Areas****            | 438K      |
| **Appendix       D**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **American Indian Background******                              | 25K       |
| **Appendix       E**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****Determining       Timber Suitability****                    | 160K      |
| **Appendix       F**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ****Watershed, Fish       & Wildlife****                    | 679K      |
| **Appendix       G**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Botanical Resources**                                         | 401K      |
| **Appendix       H**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Inventoried Roadless       Area Characteristics**             | 446K      |
| **Appendix       I**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Research Natural Areas**                                      | 30K       |
| **Appendix       J**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Wild & Scenic Rivers       Suitability Report**           | 3964K     |
| **References**                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                            | 147K      |
| ****Glossary****                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                            | 151K      |
| ****Changes           to Glossary between Draft and Final EIS****                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                            | 9K        |
| **Maps******                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                            |      |
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