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2005 Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (UMP) New York State 4ft Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Lands & Forests Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement Town of Black Brook, Clinton County Towns of Jay, Keene and Wilmington, Essex County October 2005 GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor DENISE M. SHEEHAN, Acting Commissioner Lead Agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4254 Comments may be submitted to: NYSDEC Lands & Forests Office P.O. Box 220, 232 Hudson St Warrensburg, NY 12885 518-623-1200 [email protected] GEORGE E. PATAKI DENISE M. SHEEHAN GOVE;:RNOR ACTING COMMISSIONER STATE: OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF lcNVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Al.SANY. NEW YORK IZ'.33,1010 MEMORANDUM OCT 2 8 2lllli TO: The Record f\ J., / 0 FROM: Denise M. SheehaJ.Yf'O SUBJECT: Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan The Unit Management Plan for the Wilmington Wild Forest has been completed and approved by the Adirondack Park Agency. The Plan is consistent with guidelines and criteria for the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, the State Constitution, Environmental Conservation Law, and Depanment Rules, Regulations and Policies. The Plan includes an Environmental Impact Statement accepted as Final on July 6, 2005 and is hereby approved. • ...., ., Adironaack parkagency RESOLUTION AND SEQRA FINDINGS ADOPTED BY THE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO WILMINGTON WILD FOREST UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN August 12, 2005 WHEREAS, Section 816 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to develop, in consultation with the Adirondack Park Agency, individual management plans for units of land classified in the Master Plan for Management of State Lands and requires such management plans to conform to the general guidelines and criteria of the Master Plan; and WHEREAS, in addition to such guidelines and criteria, the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan prescribes the contents of unit management plans and provides that the Adirondack Park Agency will determine whether a proposed individual unit management plan complies with such general guidelines and criteria; and WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Conservation has prepared a unit management plan for the Wilmington Wild Forest; and WHEREAS, this action is a Type I action pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617 for which the Department of Environmental Conservation is the lead Agency and the Adirondack Park Agency is an involved Agency; and WHEREAS, a final environmental impact statement was completed by the Department of Environmental Conservation on July 6, 2005; and WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Conservation has consulted with the Adirondack Park Agency staff in the preparation of the proposed plan; and WHEREAS, the Agency is requested to determine whether the final Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan, dated June, 2005, is consistent with the Standards and Guidelines of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Adirondack Park Agency has reviewed the proposed Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan; and P.O. l3ox 99 • t<YS Route 86 • Ray Brook, t<Y 12977, 518 891•4050, 518 891·3938 fax, www apa.state.ny.us Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Resolution August 12, 2005 Page 2 WHEREAS, the Department has agreed to include language in the UMP regarding future placement of memorial signs, plaques and monuments in the Unit; and WHEREAS, the Department has committed to develop Wild Forest Principles in consultation with Agency staff which will be consistent with the State Land Master Flan and amend this UMP to include these Principles; and WHEREAS, the Department has agreed to include language in the UMP regarding management objectives and actions with respect to the control of invasive species in the Unit and added a budgeted item to do so in the Implementation Section of the UMP; and WHEREAS, the proposal to create a connector snowmobile trail from the present Cooper Kill Trail to Forestdale Road is not a material increase in snowmobile mileage for the Wilmington Wild Forest Unit since the proposal calls for closure of approximately 4.9 miles of existing snowmobile trails while creating 5.25 miles of new trail; and WHEREAS, the Department has agreed to include language in the UMP regarding a commitment to monitoring increased snowmobile trail use in the interior of the Unit that may result from the new connector trial; and WHEREAS, the Department has committed in this Unit Plan to further study and evaluation of the expansion of proposed mountain biking trails for the Beaver Brook tract and to consult with the Agency pursuant to the terms of the MOU; and WHEREAS, the Department has committed to develop a baseline inventory and assessment of all established roadside campsites; and WHEREAS, the Department has committed, in consultation with the Agency, to develop and implement site design guidelines and criteria for roadside campsites so that they can be renovated or relocated and conform to the guidelines and standards of the State Land Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the site guidelines and criteria will be submitted for Agency review in future Wild Forest Unit Management Plans. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 816 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act, the Adirondack Park Agency finds the Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan, dated June, 2005, conforms with the general guidelines and criteria of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan; and Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Resolution August 12, 2005 Page 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Adirondack Park Agency finds pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617.11 that the management actions contained therein are: 1. Intended to protect the Wilmington Wild Forest by providing for the long-term protection and preservation of the Area's natural setting and natural resources in accordance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. (FEIS p.5) 2. Intended to encourage, within legal constraints, varied types of outdoor recreation that afford enjoyment of the area's resources and economic benefits to local communities without destroying the natural character and setting of the Wild Forest and to provide a diversity of recreation opportunities and improve interior access. (FEIS p.5 and 60) Intended to provide the highest level of accessibility for persons with disabilities consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act to the extent it does not alter the fundamental nature of programs offered to the public. (FEIS p.79) 4. Intended to provide for snowmobiling opportunities consistent with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. (FEIS p.68) 5. Intended to comply with State Land Master Plan primitive campsite standards and to reduce, eliminate or mitigate adverse effects on natural resources that result from improperly located campsites. (FEIS p. 77) Intended to obtain more comprehensive visitor use data in order to better assess resources and social conditions. (FEIS p.78) 7. Intended to keep soil erosion caused by recreational use within acceptable limits that closely approximate natural processes and to remediate and stabilize areas that have significant erosion caused by pre-Forest Preserve logging activities. (FEIS p.50) 8. Intended to insure that the succession of native plant communities is not altered by human use and to prevent, contain and eradicate invasive plant occurrences on the unit via cooperative partnerships and development of invasive plant workplans. (FEIS p.51 and 52) 9. Intended to protect locations of sensitive, rare, threatened and endangered plant species and to promote programs and studies that identify rare ecological communities. (FEIS p.51) Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Resolution August 12, 2005 Page 4 10. Intended to monitor existing populations and census potential new habitat of Bicknell's Thrush in the Unit. (FEIS p.57) 11. Intended to maintain and perpetuate annual hunting and trapping seasons as legitimate uses of the Wild Forest and provide additional access to public lands for hunting and fishing. (FEIS p.57 and 58) 12. Intended to enhance wildlife viewing opportunities. (FEIS p.56) 13. Intended to preserve, enhance and restore populations of native brook trout to the unit's streams and ponds. (FEIS p.57) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that consistent with the social, economic and other essential considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives, the proposed Final UMP seeks to minimize or avoid adverse environmental effects to the maximum extent practicable, including the effects disclosed in the environmental impact statement; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Adirondack Park Agency authorizes its Executive Director to advise the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation of the Agency's determination in this matter. Ayes: R. Whaley, Chairman; R. Beach (DED), S. Buchanan (DEC), R. Hoffman (DOS), F. Mezzano, D. Rehm, K. Roberts, J. Townsend, L. Ulrich, C. Wray Nays: None Abstentions: None Absences: None REW:dal Attachments List of Preparers and Acknowledgments DEC Planning Team Stewart Brown Task Force Leader Jim Papero Task Force Leader (Retired) Christopher Kostoss Public Protection - Forest Ranger Kevin Burns Public Protection - Forest Ranger Ken Bruno Public Protection - E.C.O. Bill Schoch Fisheries Bob Inslerman Wildlife Phil Johnstone Operations Ken Kogut Wildlife David Winchell Public Relations Walt Linck APA Sunita Halasz APA Richard Weber APA Special recognition to Jim Papero for initiating and preparing most of the
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