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Mineral development on National Forest System (NFS) lands is a temporary use of those lands, and requires adequate fiscal resources be available to ensure that reclamation of the mineral sites are integral to any development proposal. As a result, the Forest Service has identified a mechanism for addressing post-closure long-term liabilities associated with large mining activities on NFS lands.

Methodology for conducting a site-specific probabilistic analysis of fault displacement hazard. Two approaches are outlined.

We studied shrub communities in the Panamint Mountains of the Mojave Desert to determine whether vegetational changes after disturbance can be characterized as "succession" according to modern successional theory. We found, on a variety of disturbed and undisturbed sites, that the rate of change was a function of the type and age of disturbance.

Desert pavement is a distinctive feature widespread across arid lands of the world. It plays a dynamic role in geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecologic processes.

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I have reviewed the comments by Dr. A. Maest on the Resolution Copper draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and given them due consideration for producing a response in support of the final EIS (EIS).

Request for formal consultation with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Review of proposal to construct, maintain, and operate high voltage transmission lines within corridor defined in EIS.

Off-highway vehicle recreation activity is an immensely powerful part of the Arizona collective economic fabric, generating nearly $3 billion in retail sales during 2002.

This morning the committee is considering legislation to provide for a land exchange between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and the Resolution Copper Company to facilitate Resolution Copper’s development of a large copper mine in Southeastern Arizona.