Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) 1
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) 1 : Areas designated on forest cover maps as requiring special management attention to protect important scenic values, fish and wildlife resources, historical and cultural values, and other natural systems or processes. In forestry, ESAs include potentially fragile, unstable soils that may deteriorate unacceptably after forest harvesting, and areas of high value to non-timber resources such as fisheries, wildlife, water, and recreation