Not one significantly increases old forests and four accelerate the loss in old forests from wildfire. Likewise, all alternatives increase fire impacts to aquatic and riparian areas. Only one alternative permits full implementation of the QLG law. Four alternatives produce fewer wood products than any single forest today and can be classified as zero-cut alternatives. The alternatives fail to reverse the conversion of many forest ecosystems.
All alternatives affect recreation and mining.
Clear and measurable objectives must be set to establish appropriate range of effects for each issue. The alternatives must be revised to meet science and the law. The expansion of the Framework from an owl issue to five issues and beyond requires a reorganization of the process and the establishment of quantifiable objectives. The contribution of private lands and State agencies must be included. There remains extensive work before the Framework can present reasonable management alternatives.