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Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination

Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination

Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination List of Preparers Joe Encinas – GIS Coordinator, Experience: 31 years with Forest Service in USDA Forest Service, . Regions 1, 3 and 6 including seasonal time as Education: B.S. Forest Science from a Trail Crew Supervisor on Eagle Cap RD Oklahoma State University, 1994. Currently Wallowa Whitman NF; Range technician on enrolled in the post-baccalaureate certificate Glenwood RD Gila NF; and wilderness ranger in geographic information systems (GIS) from on Wilderness RD Gila NF and full-time as Penn State University. Experience: 17 years in Range Conservationist Reserve RD Gila NF 4 GIS and forestry. Employed by the Gila years, Resource Assistant Rocky Mtn RD National Forest since 2002. Specialize in data Recreation and Trails, Lewis and Clark NF 15 maintenance/management, spatial analysis, years, Recreation Specialist Wisdom/Wise cartography, and archaeological GIS. River RDs Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF 5 years, Recreation and Trails Program Leader Gail Firebaugh-Smith – Forest Flathead NF 2 years, and Recreation, Archeologist and Heritage Program Wilderness, Trails, and Wild and Scenic Manager (retired), USDA Forest Service, Rivers Program Leader Nez Perce-Clearwater Gila National Forest. Education: B.A. and NF 2 years. M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, specializing in Delilah (Jordahl) Jaworski - – Social archeology. Experience: 35 years as an Scientist, USDA Forest Service, TEAMS archeologist, working in 10 western states for Enterprise Unit. Education: B.A. Middle contract firms, BLM and NPS; with the Forest Eastern Studies with a minor in history, The Service since 1988 in Arkansas, Idaho, George Washington University; M.S. California and ; 21 years as Environment and Development, The London forest archaeologist and heritage program School of Economics. Experience: social manager including 12 years on the Gila. scientist with TEAMS Enterprise Unit 2010 to present; social scientist with Bureau of Land Debby Hyde-Sato – Forest NEPA Management 2008 to 2010. Coordinator (retired), USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Education: B.S. Fish and Annette Joseph – Range Program Wildlife Biology. Experience: aquaculture in Manager, USDA Forest Service, Gila Philippines; threatened and endangered National Forest. Education: B.S. Range species recovery, interdisciplinary team leader Science and B.S. Animal Science, New and member; stream inventory; wildlife Mexico State University, 1982. Experience: surveys; wildlife and fish habitat range program manager 2009 to present, improvement; forest planning teams; appeals rangeland management specialist 1982 to and litigation. Wildlife biologist, Umpqua and 2009, rangeland management specialist San Bernardino National , 9 years trainee 1978 to 1981 (other Forest Service combined; fisheries biologist, Siskiyou, experience: NEPA resource planner 2001 to Umpqua, Inyo and San Bernardino National 2002). Forests, 10 years combined; civil rights, , 3 years; NEPA program Erin Knolles – Assistant Forest manager, Gila National Forest, 7 years. Archaeologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Education: BA in Patti Johnston – Recreation Program Anthropology. Experience: 10 years of Leader, USDA Forest Service, Nez Perce- archaeological fieldwork; literature, record Clearwater National Forests (NF) on detail to and archive searches; and report writing. Region 3. Education: BS Agricultural Assistant Forest Archaeologist on the Gila NF Business Mgt Cal Poly State Unv, Range Mgt (2009 to present). classes New Mexico State University.

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Carolyn Koury – Hydrologist, USDA Forest Rex A. Null – Civil Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Education: B.S. Service, Gila National Forest. Education: B.S. Speech Communication, Northern Arizona Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1991; M.S. Hydrology, University University. Experience: project manager for of Arizona, 1998. Experience: forest Burn Construction 2 years, civil engineer for hydrologist on Gila National Forest 2002- Gila National Forest 21 years. present; hydrologist on -Sitgreaves National Forests, 1998 to 2002; hydrologist Brian Park – GIS Specialist, USDA Forest trainee on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Service, Gila National Forest. Education: 1994 to 1998. M.S. Applied GIS emphasis Rural Planning; Certificate in Parks and Recreation emphasis Lisa Mizuno – Environmental Coordinator Wilderness Management; B.A. American - Forest Travel Management Coordinator, History; B.A. English Literature. Experience: USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. spatial data collection, management, analysis Education: B.S. Oceanography with a minor and presentation; GIS specialist at the Gila NF in biology; M.S. Interdisciplinary degree in since Feb. 2009; GIS specialist for the Vale fisheries and estuaries. Experience: fisheries District BLM 2008; cartographer for biologist on the Six Rivers (1991 to 1999) and Yellowstone National Park 2007; GIS San Bernardino (1999 to 2003) National technician for the city of Flagstaff 2005 to Forests. Interdisciplinary planner and assistant 2006. NEPA coordinator (2003 to 2011) and Arthur Telles, Jr. – Wildlife Biologist, environmental coordinator (2011 to present) USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. on the Gila National Forest, assisting, Education: B.S. in Wildlife Science and reviewing, and team leading various forest Fishery Science. Experience: 24 years with projects. Forest travel management the Forest Service in three regions and five coordinator since November 2005. national forests; district fisheries biologist (5 Jerry A. Monzingo – Wildlife, Fish and years), forest fisheries biologist (2 years), Rare Plant Program Manager/Fishery district wildlife biologist (5 years), district Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila wildlife/range/and watershed staff (3 years), National Forest. Education: B.S. Forest and and forest wildlife and fish program manager Wildlife Biology with graduate work in (8 years), and forest natural resources staff fisheries. Experience: consultation, threatened officer (1 year). and endangered species recovery, stream Teresa Smergut – Range Management inventory and monitoring, riparian inventory Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Gila and monitoring. Wildlife biologist, Gila National Forest. Education: B.S. Eastern National Forest 9 years, fishery biologist, Gila Oregon State University; M.S. Rangeland National Forest 8 years. Management, Oregon State University. Experience: range, wilderness, trails writer Michael Natharius – Soil Scientist, USDA editor Wallowa Valley Ranger District, Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Wallowa 1993 to Education: B.S. Agriculture with Major in 1998; range specialist for Bureau of Land Soil Science. Experience: terrestrial Management Vale District, Oregon, 1998 to ecological unit inventory, riparian inventory 2001; District Range Program Manager 2001 and monitoring, vegetation inventory and to 2010, Wallowa Valley Ranger District and monitoring, burned area emergency response Hell’s Canyon ; Gila team leader and member, and interdisciplinary NF Range Program Manager since 2011. team specialist. Soil scientist with the Forest Experience: rangeland monitoring/ analysis/ Service in Region 3 since 1991. program management; ESA consultation;

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NEPA coordination, planning and technical Ranger Districts, Gila National Forest. Since writing. 2008, managing collaboration and partnership for forest restoration projects. David Warnack – Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Manager, USDA Antonio Ybarra – Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver Education: B.A. English Literature. City Ranger District. Education: B.S. Forest Experience: Recreation program management and Wildlife Biology. Experience: wildlife for 7 years and trails program management for biologist, Gila NF (2006 to present); wildland 6 years on the and Silver City firefighter 9 years.

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Christopher D. Adams – Zone Albert A. Flores – Acting Assistant NEPA Archaeologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Black Range and National Forest. Education: B.S. Forestry Wilderness Ranger Districts. Education: from Northern Arizona University. B.A. Anthropology. Experience: 24 years of Experience: fuels specialist and fire southwestern experience, been with the ecologist. Started with Forest Service in Forest Service the last 15 years, cultural 2000. resource specialist, tribal and SHPO consultation, grant and research proposals, Amanda Gehrt – District Wildlife publications and NEPA writing. Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Quemado Ranger District. Melinda Benton – Wildlife Biologist, Education: B.S. Comprehensive Biology: USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. wildlife; natural resources. Minor: Education: B.S. Animal Science and geography. Experience: District wildlife Wildlife Management. Experience: habitat biologist, Quemado RD, Gila NF (2010 to and endangered species management, present); biological science technician, Gila consultation, NEPA writing and reviewing, National Forest, 2009 to 2010; farm invasive plant control; with the Forest planner/habitat restorations, Snohomish Service since 1987. Conservation District, Lake Steven, WA, 2006 to 2009; soil conservation technician, Matthew Boisseau – Landscape Architect Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Recreation Specialist, TEAMS. Loup City, NE, 2003 to 2006. Education: Masters of Landscape Architecture, Texas Tech University, Rene Guaderrama – Wildlife Biologist, Lubbock; B.S., Recreation, Norwich USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest, University, Northfield, Vermont. Black Range Ranger District. Education: Experience: landscape architect for the city B.S. of Agriculture, Wildlife Science; M.S. of San Jose, California; worked for the Forest Resources emphasis in fire ecology. , New Mexico, and Experience: 12 years in habitat and the , . endangered species management, Experience as an accessibility coordinator; consultation, NEPA writing and reviewing, project lead on outdoor recreation site, inventory and monitoring Mexican spotted facility improvement, and enhancements owl, , and projects; and as an interdisciplinary team leopard frog; analyzing habitat and wildlife specialist. Employed with TEAMS since use patterns using GIS and GPS. 2008.

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Kathleen Hawkos – GIS Specialist, USDA Experience: 8 years working in cultural Forest Service, Southwestern Region. resource protection and preservation in both Education: M.S. Geography, emphasis in the public and private sector. Specific GIS. Experience: technical background in responsibilities have included: Section 106 GIS spatial analysis, wilderness needs and consultation, public outreach, GIS modeling, research natural areas assessments, ABV cartography, and database management, survey; GIS data collection, organization, fieldwork (excavation and survey), records maintenance and distribution with the Forest and archival research, professional Service since 2004. publications, specialist research (lithic analysis, ethnobotanical analysis, and Steven Kozlowski – Wildlife Biologist, exploratory electron microbeam analysis), USDA Forest Service, TEAMS Enterprise and general report writing. Assistant South Unit. Education: B.S. Wildlife Biology, Zone Archaeologist on the Gila NF since Colorado State University. Experience: 2010. Forest Service district fish and wildlife biologist, various positions in Rocky Bob Schiowitz – South Zone Mountain Region and Pacific Northwest Archaeologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila Region since 1989. Work experience National Forest. Education: B.A. Cultural includes NEPA, endangered species Anthropology/Archaeology. Experience: 35 consultation, field surveys, habitat years as a district and forest archaeologist improvement, land stewardship, with the Klamath, Kaibab and Gila National environmental education, and habitat Forests; with Gila NF since 1984. improvement. Jeanne Schofer – Archaeologist, USDA Matthew Taliaferro – Archaeologist, Forest Service, Gila National Forest. USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest. Education: B.A. Environmental Studies; Education: B.A. Anthropology; M.A. M.A. Anthropology. Experience: heritage Anthropology; Ph.D. (ABD) Anthropology. management, Section 106 consultation, Experience: ten years of Section 106 and NEPA, public archaeology, geographic 110 CRM work in the southern United information system geodatabases, with the States, geographic information sciences, Forest Service since 2006. peer-review process, lithic analysis, ceramic Justin Schofer – Wildlife Biologist, USDA analysis, drafting, report writing, etc. With Forest Service, Gila National Forest. the Forest Service since 2010. Education: B.S. Wildlife Management; M.S. John Titre – Forest Planner, USDA Forest Biology. Experience: habitat and endangered Service, Gila National Forest. Education: species management and recovery action B.S. Natural Resource Management; M.S. implementation, consultation, NEPA writing Recreation Resource Development. and reviewing with the Forest Service since Experience: qualitative and quantitative 2008. survey research, sampling, socioeconomic Laura Vallejos – Silviculturist, USDA analysis, ROS and SMS analysis, Forest Service, Gila National Forest. collaboration, negotiation, hydropower Education: B.S. Forest Management; licensing, ecotourism, and international Experience: vegetation effects modeling and development. NEPA analysis, silviculture vegetation Elizabeth Toney – Assistant South Zone prescriptions for wildlife habitat, fuels Archaeologist, USDA Forest Service, Gila reduction, forest health, restoration, National Forest. Education: B.A. watershed improvement, reforestation, Anthropology. M.A. Anthropology. invasive and noxious weed control, with the Forest Service since 1991.

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Cooperating Agencies Grant County Commissioners Sierra County Commissioners Hidalgo County Commissioners

Tribes Pueblo of Acoma The Navajo Nation Alamo Navajo Chapter Ramah Navajo Chapter Fort Sill Apache Tribe San Carlos Apache The Hopi Tribe White Mountain Apache Pueblo of Laguna Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Mescalero Apache Pueblo of Zuni

List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons to Whom Copies of the FEIS Were Sent This final environmental impact statement has been distributed to individuals who specifically requested a copy of the document and those who submitted comments during scoping. In addition, copies have been sent, or provided electronically, to Federal agencies, federally recognized tribes, State and local governments, and organizations representing a wide range of views. Federal, State and local governments that were provided with copies of the FEIS include:

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation New Mexico Tourism Department Air Quality Bureau Office of Environmental Policy and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Compliance, USDI Bureau of Land Management San Francisco Soil and Water Conservation Catron County Commissioners District Sierra County Commissioners Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 State Game Commission Federal Aviation Administration State Highway Commission Federal Highway Administration State Historic Preservation Office Grant County Commissioners U.S. Army Engineer Division Grant Soil and Water Conservation District U.S. Coast Guard Hidalgo County Commissioners U.S. Customs Service (U.S. Department of Lincoln National Forest Treasury) National Marine Fisheries Service U.S. Department of Energy National Oceanic and Atmospheric U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Administration USDA APHIS PPD/EAD New Mexico Department of Agriculture USDA National Agricultural Library New Mexico Department of Game and Fish USDA Natural Resource Conservation New Mexico Department of Transportation Service New Mexico Environmental Department New Mexico Office of Communication New Mexico State Forestry Division New Mexico State Highway New Mexico State Lands Office

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