When will we begin to see the changes take place? How long will it take to fully restore Federal forests if the preferred alternative were to be implemented?
The alternatives, including the preferred, look 50-100 years into the future in describing desired forest, rangeland, aquatic, and social-economic conditions. The alternatives prescribe actions for the next 10 years to begin moving toward these desired conditions. So you will be able to see some site-specific changes immediately, as activities are implemented during the first decade. Even with full funding of the preferred alternative, we expect it will take many decades to reach the desired conditions.
