Introduction Overview Role of Analysis Inventory & Monitoring Types of Monitoring Components of a Plan Setting Up a Plan Monitoring Methods What Worked? Glossary & References Contributors Links Forms & Tools

Glossary Complete draft (*.pdf) Decommission. Demolition, dismantling, removal, obliteration and/or disposal of a deteriorated or otherwise unneeded asset or component, including necessary cleanup work. This action eliminates the deferred maintenance needs for the fixed asset. Portions of an asset or component may remain if they do not cause problems nor require maintenance. (Financial Health – Common Definitions for Maintenance and Construction Terms, July 22, 1998) Forest Transportation System Management. The planning, inventory, analysis, classification, record keeping, scheduling, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, decommissioning, and other operations undertaken to achieve environmentally sound, safe, cost-effective, access for use, protection, administration, and management of National Forest System lands. (FSM 7705 – Transportation System) Road Decommissioning. Activities that result in the stabilization and restoration of unneeded roads to a more natural state. (36 CFR 212.1, FSM 7705 – Transportation System) Road. A vehicle travel-way more than 50 inches wide. Classified road. A road constructed or maintained for long-term highway vehicle use. Classified roads may be public, private, or forest development Unclassified road. A road that is not constructed, maintained, or intended for long-term highway vehicle use, such as roads built for temporary access and other remnants of short-term-use roads associated with fire suppression; timber harvest; and oil, gas or mineral activities; as well as travel-ways resulting from off-road vehicle use.

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