Draft Below-Cost Timber Sales Assessment

摘要

The purpose of the assessment is to: Briefly trace the development of the Below-Cost Timber Sale (BCTS) issue; Describe how the economics and timber sales programs in the Rocky Mountain Region are responding to the BCTS issue; and Recommend needed changes in the current direction of the Rocky Mountain Region to improve management of the BCTS issue. The assessment begins by tracing the history of the BCTS debate as it has developed over the past 10 to 15 years. Policy statements on the BCTS issue made by the Department of Agriculture and Forest Service are included to describe current policies regarding the issue. It then examines the steps being taken in the Region in response to the BCTS issue. The Conclusions recommend the needed direction and a planning guide regarding the BCTS issue for the Rocky Mountain Region.