There is an overarching concern about the long term trade offs between air quality protection and efforts to mitigate unwanted wildfire. The emissions from wildfire may exceed air quality standards to such a degree that it may be prudent to allow greater levels of burning now to prevent unmitigated wildfires in the future. Prescribed fire implementation needs to regard to issues, such as health risk, public safety, and ecosystem damage if prescribed...

This Final EIS updates the analysis for the Supplemental Draft EIS alternatives, and identifies a preferred alternative. This document also responds to the stakeholder comments received during the Supplemental Draft EIS public review period. The Preferred Alternative is identified as the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative with Managed Lanes Option.