Preliminary decision memo: 2008 small tree thinning

4 pp. T. 22 S., R. 7 E., Section 5, 8, 10, 11, 29, 32, 33; T. 22 S., R. 8 E., Section 16, 17; T. 22 S., R. 9 E., Section 31, 36; T. 23 S., R. 7 E., Section 9; T. 23 S., R. 8 E., Section 20, 29, 34; T. 23 S., R. 9 E., Section 7; T. 24 S., R. 7 E., Section 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26, 28; T. 24 S., R. 8 E., Section 26, 32, 33, 34; T. 24 S., R. 11 E., Section 2, 27, 28, 33, 34; T. 25 S., R. 7 E., Section 9, 13, 24, 25; T. 25 S., R. 8 E., Section 8, 20, 26, 31, 33, 34; T. 25 S., R. 9 E., Section 6, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31; T. 26 S., R. 7 E., Section 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26; T. 26 S., R. 8 E., Section 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. Captured July 9, 2008.Announces decision to categorically exclude and proceed with project thinning small trees on approximately 2590 acres in 89 units to increase the growth and health of overcrowded stands not likely of commercial value. Includes thinning by hand with chain or brush saws of trees generally 15-25 years old and not larger than 6 inches in diameter leaving space of 18-20 feet, hand piling or removing with machines the resultant slash, and burning whatever cannot be chopped or utilized