CHAPTER 4

CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION 4. CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION

A. LIST OF PREPARERS

FOREST SERVICE TEAM The following people participated in initial scoping, were members of the Interdisciplinary Team, and/or provided direction and assistance during the preparation of this EA.

Forest Service ID Team

Rick Newton District Ranger, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Alice Gustafson Forest Archeologist, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River National Forest Terry Edelmon Wildlife Biologist, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Greg Laurie Hydrology Staff, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Joe Foreman ID Team Leader, Winter Sports Administrator, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Shelly Grail Snow Ranger, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Christina Chapin Landscape Architect, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River National Forest Paul Semmer Lands and Special Use Forester, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Mike Lane Regional Tramway Engineer, Rocky Mountain Region Ken Waugh Recreation Supervisor, Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest Melany Glossa Forest Planner, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River National Forest Arthur Bauer Winter Sports Program Manager, White River National Forest

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SE GROUP Frisco, CO. Kent Sharp Project Manager/Senior Environmental Manager Travis Beck Assistant Project Manager/Environmental Analyst Greg Hughes Assistant Project Manager/GIS Coordinator Mark Williams Senior Hydrologist Jason Marks Environmental and Policy Analyst Paula Samuelson Production Specialist

Western Ecosystems, Inc. Boulder, CO. Rick Thompson Wildlife Biologist

Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. Eagle, CO Anne McKibbin Archaeologist

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT US Army Corps of Engineers Tony Curtis US Environmental Protection Agency Phil Strobel Sarah Fowler US Fish and Wildlife Service Kurt Broderdorp Susan Moyer

TRIBAL GOVERNMENT Ute Indian Tribe Betsy Chapoose

STATE GOVERNMENT Division of Wildlife John Toolen Jay Skinner Rob Firth Tom Kroening Colorado Department of Transportation Wes Goff

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Summit County Lane Wyatt Summit County Commissioners Gary Lindstrom Tom Long Bill Wallace Town of Breckenridge Michael Bertaux Tim Gagen Peter Grosshuesch Ernie Blake Gary Roberts Laurie Best Breckenridge Sanitation District Andrew Carlberg Upper Blue Planning Commission

LOCAL MEDIA Summit Daily News

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OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS Earl Abeyta Mark Felber Patrick and Sandra McKone Kenneth Adams Arlene Ferguady Henry McLaughlin Eugene Baker Barbara Fischer Corry Mihm Kirk Bender Donald Fontenot Jeff Miller Jeffrey Bergeron Michael Freiburger Michael Miller Bob Berwyn David Garret Roger Miller Virgil Best C. Jean Gauthier Tom and Joan Miller Joel and Mern Bitler Jim Gentling Roger Moen Paolo Bonelli Dr. Carol Gerard B.J. Moser Jon Brownson Catherine Ginsberg Robert Murfin Jon Buhler Art Girten Ron Myers Dan Burnett Leigh Girvin Robert and Karen Nash Bill Burton Christine Gott Brent Neck Randy Butler Chris Haaland Dave Newkirk Tony Carosa Carrie Hardy Paul Niesen Tom Castrigno Ernest Harris Sherry and Carl Nilsson Pat Cambell Edmund Hastain M. Ruth Niswander Dick Carleton John Henderson Bob Nothnagel Marc Carlisle Deborah Hobgood Susie Nothnagel Norman Carlson Marc Hogan Cath O’Donnell-Ginsburg Georgette Contos Ellen Hollinshead Dick O’Loughlin J. Conway Leo House John Palsedge Richard Cook Scott Hummer Maryann Pearsall Rowley Neide Cooley Don Janes Carlson Peters Preston Cooper Paul Jelniker Susannah Peters Carolyn & Harry Costanza Paula Katsculis Brad Piehl Larry Crispell Mary and Mike Keeling Malcolm Pierce John Daisy Pam and Mike Krugman Brian and Phylecia Platte Gene Dayton Sandy Kucharczyk Andrew Podhorecki Eric Dergerberg Jim Lamb Jim Pokrandt Bob Dickemper Steve & Susan Lapihsohn Robert Porter David Drawbert Tim Lydon Pam Prisbe Steve Engel Eric Mamula Darlene Quinn Rhenee Fadling Roger McCarthy Jerry Rawles

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CHAPTER 5

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