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Appendix O ©2008 Mary Konchar Common goldeneye Summary of Public Comments and Service Responses on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Table of Contents Table of Contents for Service Responses to Comments by Subject 1.0 Planning Process and Policy . O-3 1.1 Timeframes/Length of Comment Period . O-4 1.2 Public Involvement . O-4 1.3 Relationship to Other Planning Processes . O-6 1.4 Statutory Authority . O-7 1.5 Jurisdiction . O-9 1.5.a Dam Operations . .O-10 1.6 Implementation . .O-11 1.7 Agency (General comments, including trust and integrity) . .O-11 1.8 Coordination and Consultation . .O-13 1.9 Document (Clarity, Technical and Editorial) . .O-15 2.0 Purpose and Need . .O-17 2.1 Scope . .O-18 2.2 Proposed Action . .O-18 2.3 Refuge Vision and Goals . .O-18 2.4 Issues Identified During Public Scoping Process . .O-19 2.5 Issues and Concerns Outside the Scope . .O-19 2.6 Monitoring and Evaluation . .O-19 2.7 Cumulative Effects . .O-20 3.0 Alternatives . .O-21 3.1 Alternative A: Current Management . .O-21 3.2 Alternative B: Service-preferred Alternative. .O-22 3.3 Alternative C . .O-23 3.4 Actions Common to All Alternatives . .O-24 3.5 Actions Common to Alternatives B & C Only. .O-24 3.6 Alternatives or Actions Considered but Eliminated . .O-24 3.7 Range/Comparison of Alternatives . .O-25 4.0 Refuge Physical, Biological and Socioeconomic Resources . .O-26 5.0 Refuge Administration . .O-29 5.1 Land Acquisition . .O-32 5.2 Buildings and Facilities . .O-37 5.3 Staffing and Funding. .O-41 5.4 Road System . .O-42 5.5 Enforcement . .O-42 5.6 Volunteer and “Friends” Group . .O-43 5.7 Visitor Services . .O-43 6.0 Social and Economic Values . .O-43 6.1 General Management Direction . .O-43 6.2 Local Economy . .O-44 6.2a Tourism . .O-45 6.2.b Property Tax . .O-45 6.3 Social Values . .O-50 7.0 Air Quality . .O-50 8.0 Hydrology and Water Quality . .O-51 9.0 Soils . .O-51 10.0 Open Water and Wetland Habitat & Species . .O-51 10.1 General Management Direction . .O-51 II Appendix O: Summary of Public Comments and Service Responses on the Draft CCP/EIS for the Lake Umbagog NWR Table of Contents 10.2 Open Water . .O-51 10.2a Invasive Species . .O-51 10.3 Wetland Habitats (Fen &Flooded Meadow, Boreal Fen & Bog, Northern White Cedar Swamp; Scrub-Shrub Wetland) . .O-52 10.4 Fish and Wildlife Species . .O-52 10.4.a Common Loon . .O-52 10.4b Fish (e.g., brook trout) . .O-54 10.5 Furbearer Management. .O-54 11.0 Floodplain, Lakeshore, and Riparian Habitats and Species . .O-55 11.1 General Management Direction . .O-55 11.2 Habitats (Wooded Floodplain; Lakeshore Pine-Hemlock; Vernal Pools) . .O-55 11.3 Wildlife Species . .O-55 11.3a Bald Eagles and Osprey . .O-55 11.3b Woodcock . .O-55 12.0 Upland Forest Matrix Habitats and Species . .O-55 12.1 General Management Direction . .O-55 12.2 Habitats (Spruce-Fir; Mixed Woods; Northern Hardwoods) . .O-55 12.2 Habitats . .O-57 12.3 Wildlife Species—Mammals . .O-57 12.3a Lynx . .O-57 12.4 Wildlife Species—Avian . .O-57 13.0 Cultural and Historic Resources. .O-58 13.1 General Management Direction . .O-58 14.0 Priority Public Uses . .O-58 14.1 General Management Direction . .O-58 14.2 Visitor Safety . .O-59 14.3 Access . ..

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