We here on the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project strongly believe that these additional levels of review and assessments, where appropriate, will assist the BLM and Forest Service in better managing the lands they administer. One of the hardest concepts of this process for some people to accept is the need to adapt to change. As the world around us evolves and new information is made available we as agencies must adapt to meet those changes. At the temporal scale the Project used several different scales of time. This is roughly equivalent to the land area of the state of Texas.
Issues can occur at all three scales.
They can be addressed at one or more scales depending on the need. An example is forest health, which is addressed in the Draft EISs at the broad-scale. The more one knows at each subsequently higher scale will assist in the development of a coherent strategy across the project area. By going through the various levels of review, assessment and analysis will assist the BLM and Forest Service to better understand the limitations and capabilities of the land, which areas need attention, and which resources we should focus our energy and resources on in the future. A primary purpose of the review is to identify risks and opportunities within the subbasin.