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**Introduction**
The **Land              and Resource Management Plan**,              commonly referred to as the        "Forest Plan", was released in January        2004. We have separated the Plan and it's accompanying        documents into smaller files        for faster downloading. Files will        open in a        new browser window.

The documents of the Plan          are:
- The Table of            Contents  (10 pages, 963KB)
- Chapter            1 : Purpose, Need, and Significant Issues              (8            pages, 218KB)
- Chapter 2 :            Forestwide Direction (72 pages, 416KB)
- Chapter              3 : Managment Prescriptions (188            pages, 2.5MB)
- Chapter 3 Maps  (39            pages, 3.43MB)
- Chapter              4 : Watershed Management Areas                (40              pages, 1.7MB)
- Chapter 5 :            Monitoring and Evaluation (10 pages, 225KB)

 

**For Your                      Information**

The Plan is published here as                    Adobe Acrobat Portable Document                    Format files. You can get                    the latest version of the free                    Acrobat Reader program from                    the Adobe web site.

Printed copies of the Plan are                    available at many                    public libraries and offices.                    You may request a copy                    of the Plan on a CD by calling                    770-297-3063.

If you have any questions about                    using these documents, please call                    Erika Mavity, Forest Analyst, at                    770-297-3000.

For further information about                    the Plan or FEIS, call John Petrick                    at 770-297-3000.

To find out more about other Southern                    Appalachian Forest Plans, visit                    the Southern                    Appalachian Forest Planning page.

**Supporting		        Documents**In addition to the actual Plan document,            there are several supporting documents            that provide            information and insight into the information            and analysis used to develop the Plan.            Those          supporting documents are: 

**The                Record of Decision****:** This                is the public disclosure of the decision                made by Robert Jacobs,            Regional Forester for the Southern Region            of the USDA Forest Service. It provides            information about many of  the things            he considered in making his decision and          his reasoning behind his decision.

Mr. Jacobs decided              to implement Alternative I because, "The              Forest Plan represents a balance among              the diversity of interests and uses of              the National             Forest within the capability of the land              and waters, the biology of its component              plants and animals,             and the ecosystems that they form. It              also considers likely future changes              within              the ten to fifteen             year anticipated life of my decision              and seeks to maintain flexibility to              meet changed              conditions. I             have sought to not make decisions that              severely limit the decision space of              my successors to meet             the issues of their times. Also important              to me is maintaining the collaborative              and cooperative             nature of much of National Forest management              and the partnerships we already have              and others we             hope to build in the future." Please read            the rest of the Record of Decision for            more details behind the choice of Alternative            I.            Document size: 35 pages (696KB)

**The          Summary****:** This document provides an overview          of the purpose and need for the new plan.          It explains the planning process, alternative          ways of managing the forest that were considered,          the affected environment and the environmental          consequences of the alternatives.          Document size: 41 pages (2.73MB) 

**Plan            Appendices****:** Appendices A through I            provide a wide variety of information that            give further insight to the background            and details of the Plan.
- Appendix A :            Relevant Laws, Regulations, Policies and            Directives (28 pages, 416KB)
- Appendix B :            Glossary (76 pages, 699KB)
- Appendix C :            Riparian Corridors (6 pages, 268KB)
- Appendix D :            Old Growth Strategy (18 pages, 2612KB)
- Appendix E :            General Recommendations for Rare Communities–Management              Prescription 9.F.                (8 pages, 180KB)
- Appendix F :            Timber Suitability, Total Timber Sale Program,            Vegetation    Management Practices      (64 pages, 1.54MB)
- Appendix G :            Monitoring Summary Table (20 pages, 574KB)
- Appendix H :            Estimated Outputs and Activities (2 pages,            207KB)
- Appendix I :            Screening Criteria for New OHV Trail Systems            (3 pages, 301KB)

 

**The            Final Environmental Impact Statement(FEIS)****:**            This            is a very detailed written statement that            documents the proposed action, alternatives            to the            proposed action, the characteristics of            the environment that is potentially affected            by the proposal, and the environmental            consequences of implementing each alternative.            The FEIS follows a prescribed outline and            includes a list of the preparers and those            consulted in its preparation. Public review            of a draft EIS was required before the          FEIS was prepared.
- Chapter              1 : Purpose, Need, And Significant              Issues (20 pages, 417KB)
-  Chapter              2 :            Alternatives (68 pages, 2.65MB)
-  Chapter              3               - Section 1  - Affected Environment                and Environmental Consequences (98                pages, 2.99MB)              
  - Section                  2  -                Biological Elements (100 pages, 3.76MB)
  - Section                  3  -                Old Growth Maps (8 pages, 987KB)
  - Section                  4  -                Forest Interior Birds (45 pages, 1.99MB)
  - Section                  5  -                Threatened And Endangered Plant Species                (186 pages, 5.5MB)
  - Section                  6  -                Developed And Dispersed Recreation                (52 pages, 2.59MB)
  - Section                  7  -                Scenery (86 pages, 3.07MB)
  - Section                  8  -                Rangeland (78 pages, 1.54MB) 
-  Chapter 4 :            Preparers (10 pages, 204KB)
-  Chapter 5 :            Distribution List (14 pages, 332KB)
-  Chapter              6 :            Glossary (76 pages, 669KB)
-  References  (39            pages, 653KB)

**The FEIS Appendices**
- Appendix A :            Summary of Public Involvement (8 pages,            154KB)
-  Appendix B: Analysis Process               - Section                  1  (89                pages, 1.65MB)
  - Section                  2  (108                pages, 6.30MB) 
-  Appendix              C :            Inventoried Roadless Evaluations (146 pages,            6.10MB)
-  Appendix              D :            Wild and Scenic Rivers (108 pages, 1.74MB)
-  Appendix              E :            Terrestrial Species Viability (140 pages,            1.43MB)
-  Appendix              F :            Aquatic Species Viability (22 pages, 1.52MKB)
-  Appendix              G :            Response to Public Comments (265 pages,            1.98MB)
-  Appendix              H :            Biological Assessment (60 pages, 586KB)
-  Appendix              I :            Biological Evaluation (105 pages, 1.70KB)

**Alternative		Maps**
- Alternative              I -Piedmont  (2.90MB)
-  Alternative              I -Ridge and Valley  3.56MB)
-  Alternative              I -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.94MB)    
-  Alternative              A -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (2.0MB)
-  Alternative              A -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.46MB)    
-  Alternative              B -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (1.95MB)
-  Alternative              B -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.34MB)    
-  Alternative              D -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (1.99MB)
-  Alternative              D -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.55MB)    
-  Alternative              E -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (1.99MB)
-  Alternative              E -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.50MB)    
-  Alternative              F -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (1.88MB)
-  Alternative              F -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.46MB)    
-  Alternative              G -Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont  (1.91MB)
-  Alternative              G -Blue Ridge Mountains  (2.28MB)

 

 

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