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Resource Name (Heading 1) Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests Proposed Action for Forest Plan Revision Region 6 Summary of Public Comments Received on the Proposed Action (Scoping) Version – January 15, 2013 This is a draft report that will be updated as we move through the steps to develop the draft environmental impact statements (DEISs). Additional information will be added as it is developed. The draft report provides a useful synopsis of public comments from the 2011 public scoping process, and the main issues which help to frame the range of alternatives to be analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. January 2013 Plan Revision Team 1240 Second Ave. South, Okanogan, WA 98840 Summary of Public Comments on the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville NFs Forest Plan Revision Proposed Action The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. i Summary of Public Comments on the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville NFs Forest Plan Revision Proposed Action Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Content Analysis Summary ............................................................................................................. 1 Content Analysis Process for Scoping ............................................................................................ 2 Plan Revision Issues for the Colville and Wenatchee National Forests .......................................... 6 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES .................................................................................................................. 6 Significant Issue 1: Old Forest Management .................................................................................. 6 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ................................................................. 6 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................... 7 Significant Issue 2: Motorized Recreation ...................................................................................... 8 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ................................................................. 8 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................... 9 Significant Issue 3: Road Density ................................................................................................... 9 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ................................................................. 9 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................. 10 Significant Issue 4: Preliminary Administratively Recommended Wilderness ............................ 11 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ............................................................... 11 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................. 12 Significant Issue 5: Livestock Grazing .......................................................................................... 13 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ............................................................... 13 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................. 13 Significant Issue 6: Wildlife .......................................................................................................... 14 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ............................................................... 14 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................. 14 Significant Issue 7: Riparian and Aquatic Resource Management ............................................... 15 Proposed need for change to the current Forest plans ............................................................... 15 Public response to the proposed changes .................................................................................. 16 Appendix A – List of Commenters ............................................................................................... 17 Appendix B – Content Analysis Results ....................................................................................... 38 Issues - 1.................................................................................................................................... 40 Access .................................................................................................................................... 40 Alternatives ........................................................................................................................... 41 Aquatic and Riparian Systems ............................................................................................... 41 Climate Change ..................................................................................................................... 42 Grazing .................................................................................................................................. 42 Colville NF – Management Areas ......................................................................................... 43 Okanogan-Wenatchee NF – Management Areas .................................................................. 48 Both Forests – Management Areas ........................................................................................ 57 Minerals and Mining ............................................................................................................. 60 Recreation .............................................................................................................................. 60 Renewable Forest Products ................................................................................................... 62 Scenery .................................................................................................................................. 62 Social and Economics............................................................................................................ 62 Vegetative Systems ............................................................................................................... 62 Wildlife Habitats ................................................................................................................... 62 Alternatives - 2 .......................................................................................................................... 64 Access .................................................................................................................................... 64 Alternatives ........................................................................................................................... 65 Aquatic and Riparian Systems ............................................................................................... 67 ii Summary of Public Comments on the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville NFs Forest Plan Revision Proposed Action Collaboration – Colville ........................................................................................................ 68 Collaboration – Okanogan-Wenatchee .................................................................................. 68 Collaboration – Northeast Washington Forestry Coalitions .................................................. 69 Colville NF – Management Areas ......................................................................................... 69 Okanogan-Wenatchee NF – Management Areas .................................................................. 69 Both Forests – Management Areas ........................................................................................ 69 Wenatchee Mountain Coalition Proposal .............................................................................. 70 Recreation .............................................................................................................................. 70 Renewable Forest Products ................................................................................................... 70 Vegetation Systems ............................................................................................................... 71 Wildlife Habitats ................................................................................................................... 71 Non-Issues and Other
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