Public Comment: Sierra Nevada Framework Comments

Recreational Access and Conservation - Conservation and Public Service Activities

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Dedicated to conservation and multiple use of public lands for recreation opportunities.

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The Draft EIS to amend Sierra Nevada Forest Plans was released on May 2, 2000 and is open for public comment until August 11, 2000. The Sierra Nevada Framework for Conservation and Collaboration is an effort by the USDA Forest Service to better integrate the latest science and a collaborative approach into national forest management. The EIS will allow the forest service to update forest plans for the eleven national forests in the Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau. The Draft EIS proposes eight action alternatives to address five problem areas.

Do you enjoy hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, birding, off-road vehicle use, mountain biking, backpacking, nature photography, horseback riding, rock hounding, climbing, or any other recreational use in the Sierra Nevada Mountains? If so, you need to comment on this important document! COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 11TH.

The Forest Service is accepting public comments until August 11, 2000 on the Sierra Nevada Framework. The 4x4Wire is providing the following comments ready to send via e-mail. A copy of these letters will be forwarded to the Sierra Nevada Framework Project Office.

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Sierra Nevada Framework Project PO Box 7669 200E Broadway Rm. 301 Missoula, MT 59807 E-mail: mailroom_wo_caet@fs.fed.us Subject: Comments on Sierra Nevada Framework DEIS (Opposition) It is very difficult to find and determine the projected effect the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPAAA) will have on recreational use in the 12 million acres covered by the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Recreation is discussed but limited, primarily in the context of disturbance and projected future desired conditions of the areas outlined. This is unsatisfactory in that according to Forest Service estimates, recreational users of the forest are expected to increase. This document does not address how that increased user base will be provided with the expected recreational opportunity. The threat of catastrophic fire because of improper management and the potential obliteration of vast landscapes are a threat to public safety. These same landscapes are a part of the recreational heritage users cherish and want to continue to have available for future generations of users. None of the alternatives properly address this problem. The Forest Service fire models used fire conditions represented by the 27-year average to justify the proposed alternatives. The FS acknowledges that if it used present-day conditions as represented by the past ten-year average, wildfire would destroy old growth faster than nature can replace it under all alternatives. The two preferred alternatives are based upon top-down, one-size-fits-all directive that only recognizes Federal agencies as the source for the preferred alternative. Local public input was basically ignored in the selection of the preferred alternatives. I urge the adoption of Alternative 1: Continue exiting management direction. Sincerely,

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