The forest plan provides an integrated set of management direction (or plan components) that provide for the social, economic, and ecological sustainability and multiple uses of the Forest’s lands and resources. In May 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture began using new planning regulations, commonly called the 2012 planning rule, to guide collaborative and science-based revision of forest plans that promote the ecological integrity of national forests while considering social and economic sustainability. The forest plan provides guidance for project- and activity-level decisionmaking on the Forest for approximately the next 15 years