Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Purpose and Need Statement has been developed by the HLF to provide guidance to the prospective contractor completing the environmental analysis and supporting documentation. Ecosystem Resiliency, Diversity and Restoration: Develop and maintain forest conditions across the landscape by improving resiliency to disturbances including insects, disease, fire, and drought through maintaining existing seral species and increasing their overall representation across the landscape. Maintain species, age class diversity and density to enhance landscape diversity. Promote fire resistant tree species in open stands that can be maintained in a low fire hazard condition. Wood Products for Local Economies: Harvest trees to provide forest products for the local timber industry, contributing to short term products and providing for long term sustainability of timber on National Forest System lands. Proposed forest management would contribute to community stability and employment. Treatment units were proposed to contribute toward both elements of the Project’s Purposes and Needs.
