United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-09-18 monographic deposited born digital 74 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-967 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967 P0b002ee1803755ba f:d06967 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967 GAO-06-967 Disaster recovery Environmental cleanups Environmental law Environmental policies Forest fires Forest health National forests Policy evaluation Program evaluation Timber sales Wildfires Salvage Biscuit Fire Recovery Project Knutson-Vandenberg Trust Fund Rogue River National Forest (OR) Siskiyou National Forest (OR) Other Written Product A61044 In 2002, the Biscuit Fire burned almost 500,000 acres of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in southwestern Oregon. In its wake, the Biscuit Fire Recovery Project (Project) is one of the largest, most complex postfire recovery projects undertaken by the Forest Service. Considerable controversy exists over the Project and its salvage sales to harvest dead trees. GAO was asked to determine (1) how the Project compares with the Forest Service's general approach to postfire recovery, (2) the status of the Project's salvage sales and how the reported financial and economic results of the sales compare with initial estimates, (3) the status of other Project activities, and (4) the extent of reported improper logging and the agency's response. To answer these objectives, GAO reviewed Project environmental analysis documents, plans, and activity reports and interviewed agency officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967.pdf GAO-06-967 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-967 Other Written Product GAO-06-967; Biscuit Fire Recovery Project: Analysis of Project Development, Salvage Sales, and Other Activities; Disaster recovery Environmental cleanups Environmental law Environmental policies Forest fires Forest health National forests Policy evaluation Program evaluation Timber sales Wildfires Salvage Biscuit Fire Recovery Project Knutson-Vandenberg Trust Fund Rogue River National Forest (OR) Siskiyou National Forest (OR)