Date: 01/08/2009 BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Kaibab National Forest Releases Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management EA
The Kaibab National Forest, located in northern Arizona, has released their Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management Project.
The EA discloses the direct, indirect and cumulative environmental impacts that would result from the proposed action and two alternatives. The proposed action includes removal of about 163 miles of roads for public motorized travel from the existing open forest road system. If implemented, the proposed action would result in the total miles of roads on the Tusayan Ranger District open to motor vehicle travel being reduced from 709 miles to 546 miles. About 6 miles of currently unauthorized routes would be added to the designated forest road system.
This proposed action also includes provisions to allow opportunities for motorized access to dispersed camping and motorized access by hunters to travel up to one mile cross-country in order to retrieve a legally-downed and tagged elk.
This EA relates only to the Tusayan Ranger District. The Kaibab National Forest chose to use a district-by-district approach to its travel management planning. Planning processes on the Forest's Williams and North Kaibab Ranger Districts are taking place separately.
The public comment period for the Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management Project Environmental Assessment will end on January 30, 2009. The comment period was extended beyond 30 days in order to allow additional time for public review due to the holiday season.
Mail or Hand Deliver Comments To:
Forest Supervisor
Kaibab National Forest
800 S. Sixth Street
Williams, AZ 86046
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FAX COMMENTS TO:
Kaibab National Forest, Forest Supervisor, at (928) 635-8208
Email comments to:
comments-southwestern-kaibab@fs.fed.us
Put "Travel Management EA" in the subject line of e-mail comments. Acceptable formats are MS Word, Word Perfect, or RTF. Comments should include your name and address.
Two open houses are scheduled to provide information and accept comments on the EA. The first will be held in Flagstaff, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Coconino Community College Board Room, Lone Tree Campus, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The second will be held at the Tusayan Ranger Station, Thursday, January 15, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Interdisciplinary Team members and the Tusayan District Ranger will be there to answer your questions. It will be possible to pick up comment forms at these meetings.
The EA and its accompanying documents are available on the Kaibab National Forest website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/travelmanagement/documents.php.
COMMENT DEADLINE IS JANUARY 30, 2009
For additional information, contact Charlotte Minor at (928) 635-8271.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Kaibab National Forest Releases Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management EA
The Kaibab National Forest, located in northern Arizona, has released their Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management Project.
The EA discloses the direct, indirect and cumulative environmental impacts that would result from the proposed action and two alternatives. The proposed action includes removal of about 163 miles of roads for public motorized travel from the existing open forest road system. If implemented, the proposed action would result in the total miles of roads on the Tusayan Ranger District open to motor vehicle travel being reduced from 709 miles to 546 miles. About 6 miles of currently unauthorized routes would be added to the designated forest road system.
This proposed action also includes provisions to allow opportunities for motorized access to dispersed camping and motorized access by hunters to travel up to one mile cross-country in order to retrieve a legally-downed and tagged elk.
This EA relates only to the Tusayan Ranger District. The Kaibab National Forest chose to use a district-by-district approach to its travel management planning. Planning processes on the Forest's Williams and North Kaibab Ranger Districts are taking place separately.
The public comment period for the Tusayan Ranger District Travel Management Project Environmental Assessment will end on January 30, 2009. The comment period was extended beyond 30 days in order to allow additional time for public review due to the holiday season.
Mail or Hand Deliver Comments To:
Forest Supervisor
Kaibab National Forest
800 S. Sixth Street
Williams, AZ 86046
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FAX COMMENTS TO:
Kaibab National Forest, Forest Supervisor, at (928) 635-8208
Email comments to:
comments-southwestern-kaibab@fs.fed.us
Put "Travel Management EA" in the subject line of e-mail comments. Acceptable formats are MS Word, Word Perfect, or RTF. Comments should include your name and address.
Two open houses are scheduled to provide information and accept comments on the EA. The first will be held in Flagstaff, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Coconino Community College Board Room, Lone Tree Campus, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The second will be held at the Tusayan Ranger Station, Thursday, January 15, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Interdisciplinary Team members and the Tusayan District Ranger will be there to answer your questions. It will be possible to pick up comment forms at these meetings.
The EA and its accompanying documents are available on the Kaibab National Forest website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/travelmanagement/documents.php.
COMMENT DEADLINE IS JANUARY 30, 2009
For additional information, contact Charlotte Minor at (928) 635-8271.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link