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Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP Amendment July 13, 2018 Page 2 VANDERWHACKER MOUNTAIN WILD FOREST and BOREAS PONDS PRIMITIVE AREA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS Amendment to the 2005 Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan River Area Management Plans for the Hudson River and Opalescent River NYS DEC, REGION 5, DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS 232 Golf Course Road, Warrensburg, NY 12885 [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov July 2018 This page intentionally left blank OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 14th Floor, Albany, New York 12233-1010 P: (518) 402-8545 IF: (518) 402-8541 www.dec.ny.gov MEMORANDUM JUL 2 .6 2018 TO: The Record FROM: Basil Seggos SUBJECT: Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Amendment The Amendment to the 2005 Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan has been completed. The Adirondack Park Agency has found the Amendment to be in conformance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. The Amendment is consistent with Environmental Conservation Law, and Department Rules, Regulations and Policies and is hereby approved and adopted. Basil Seggos Commissioner New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Date:_]:__.___·_I '-_· _(, _l _f-_ This page intentionally left blank rEOFwvoRK Adirondack PORTUN•rv. Park Agency SHERMAN CRAIG TERRY MARTINO Chairman Executive Director RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE VANDERWHACKER MOUNTAIN WILD FOREST UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT July 13, 2018 WHEREAS, Section 816 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act (APA Act) directs the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) to develop, in consultation with the Adirondack Park Agency (Agency), individual management plans for units of land classified in the Adirondack Park State Land Master (APSLMP) and requires such management plans to conform to the guidelines and criteria of the APSLMP; and WHEREAS, in addition to such guidelines and criteria, the APSLMP prescribes the contents of unit management plans (UMPs) and provides that the Agency will determine whether a proposed individual UMP complies with such guidelines and criteria; and WHEREAS, the Department prepared a UMP for the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest (VMWF) in 2005, which was amended in 2015 and 2016; and WHEREAS, the Department has prepared an amendment to the 2005 UMP, dated July 2018 (VMWF UMP Amendment); and WHEREAS, the VMWF UMP Amendment proposes "additional recreational opportunities and facilities within and adjacent to the recently-classified wild forest and primitive lands of the Boreas Ponds and Macintyre East Tracts in a manner that maximizes enjoyment and appreciation of the Forest Preserve while continuing to preserve and protect its natural resources;" and WHEREAS, on May 10, 2018 the Department presented a draft of the VMWF UMP Amendment to the Agency; and WHEREAS, the Agency and the Department established a concurrent 45-day public comment period on the draft UMP amendment and its conformance with the APSLMP, which ran through June 27, 2018, and the Department held three public meetings during the comment period in Albany, Newcomb and Lake Placid; and P.O. Box 99 • 1133 NYS Route 86 •Ray Brook, NY 12977 •Tel: 518 891-4050 •Fax: 518 891-3938 • www.apa.ny.gov Resolution Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP Amendment July 13, 2018 Page 2 WHEREAS, the Agency and the Department received a substantial number of written and oral comments during the public comment period; and WHEREAS, the Department revised the draft VMWF UMP Amendment in response to some of the public comments received, and the Agency has considered those revisions; and WHEREAS, the public comments raised several points with respect to conformance of the VMWF UMP Amendment with the APSLMP guidelines and criteria for the management and use of Wild Forest lands and Agency staff have provided responses to those public comments for Agency consideration; and WHEREAS, the proposed Newcomb to North Hudson Community Connector Trail will be sited and constructed to Class II snowmobile trail standards outlined in the 2009 Snowmobile Management Guidance: Snowmobile Trail Siting, Construction and Maintenance on Forest Preserve Lands in the Adirondack Park; and WHEREAS, the proposed Gulf Brook and Blue Ridge mountain bike trail networks will be sited, constructed and maintained in substantial conformance with the 2018 Management Guidance: Siting, Construction and Maintenance of Singletrack Bicycle Trails on Forest Preserve Lands in the Adirondack Park; and WHEREAS, the Agency and the Department have recommitted to form a working group focused on developing management recommendations for technical climbing access within the Adirondack Forest Preserve including the use of fixed anchors, climbing access trails, and other best practices that can aid in the protection of sensitive resources where technical rock and ice climbing are taking place; and WHEREAS, to ensure protection of natural resources and the wild forest character of the VMWF lands, the VMWF UMP Amendment proposes a phased approach for the implementation of facilities, guided by a Wildland Monitoring Prag.ram; and WHEREAS, the Agency and the Department are committed to immediately forming a working group which will develop a Wildland Monitoring Plan within two years with an opportunity for public involvement; and WHEREAS, the Agency, in consultation with the Department, is engaged in a process that will lead to an Agency APSLMP interpretation regarding road mileage in Wild Forest Areas of the Forest Preserve. This interpretation, once finalized by the Agency, will apply to all Wild Forest UMPs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the Department has determined that the VMWF UMP Amendment will not have a significant Resolution .._, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP Amendment July 13, 2018 Page 3 adverse impact on the environment and filed notice thereof in the Environmental Notice Bulletin on July 11, 2018; and WHEREAS, the Agency has considered the foregoing recitals, the proposed VMWF UMP Amendment, the July 5, 2018 Memorandum from Kathy Regan to Terry Martino, Agency and Department staffs' July 12, 2018 presentation, public comment and Agency and Department staffs' responses, and the deliberations of Agency Board Members and Designees at the Agency's July 12-13, 2018 meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 816 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act, the Agency finds the proposed VMWF UMP Amendment, dated July 2018 conforms with the APSLMP guidelines and criteria for Wild Forest lands; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Agency Board authorizes its Executive Director to advise the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation of the Agency's determination in this matter. Ayes: Sherm Craig, Chad Dawson, Karen Feldman, Art Lussi, Dan Wilt, Lynne Mahoney, Brad Austin, Bob Stegemann Nays: None Abstentions: John Ernst Absent: William Thomas This page intentionally left blank Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 A. Purpose of the Amendment ..................................................................................... 1 B. Planning Area Overview .......................................................................................... 3 C. Public Participation and Planning Process .............................................................. 6 D. General Guidelines and Objectives for Management of the Unit ............................ 8 II. Natural Resources ................................................................................................... 11 A. Soils ...................................................................................................................... 11 B. Topography ........................................................................................................... 11 C. Water Resources .................................................................................................. 12 D. Vegetation ............................................................................................................. 20 E. Wildlife ................................................................................................................... 26 F. Fisheries ................................................................................................................ 42 III. Recreational Resources and Human Uses .......................................................... 43 A.Carrying Capacity ................................................................................................... 44 B. Signage and Education ......................................................................................... 60 C. Roads .................................................................................................................... 61 D. Motorized Access and Parking .............................................................................. 66 E. Bridges, Culverts, and Dams ................................................................................. 77 F. Paddling/Hand Cary Boat Launches ...................................................................... 80 G. Access for People with Disabilities ........................................................................ 87 H. Day Use Areas ...................................................................................................... 90 I. Trail Recreation .....................................................................................................
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