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Environmental Assessment Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Permit Mt. Hood National Forest Clackamas, Hood River, And Environmental Assessment Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Permit United States Mt. Hood National Forest Department Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco Counties, Oregon of Agriculture For Information, Contact: Malcolm Hamilton Forest 16400 Champion Way Service Sandy, Oregon 97030 Berm eo 503.668.1792 2012 [email protected] Keeps Mill Campground, Mt. Hood National Forest 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – PUROSE AND NEED FOR ACTION 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Document Structure 9 1.3 Background 10 1.4 Desired Conditions 12 1.5 Purpose and Need for Action 14 1.6 Proposed Action 14 1.7 Decision Framework 15 1.8 Management Direction 15 1.9 Public Involvement 16 1.10 Issues 16 CHAPTER 2 – ALTERNATIVES 24 2.1 Alternatives 24 2.2 Project Design Criteria 25 2.3 Other Alternatives Considered 27 2.4 Comparison of Alternatives 29 CHAPTER 3 – ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES 30 3.1 Chapter Organization 30 3.2 Recreation 30 3.3 Heritage Resources 39 3.4 Environmental Justice – Civil Rights 39 CHAPTER 4 – LIST OF PREPARERS 41 REFERENCES 41 APPENDIX A – Response to Comments A1 APPENDIX B – Effects to Physical & Biological Environment B1 APPENDIX C – Meaningful Measures Standards C1 APPENDIX D – Recreation Site Development Scale D1 CHAPTER 1 - PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION 1.1 Introduction Mt. Hood National Forest (Forest) proposes to operate and maintain 28 developed recreation sites by concession management for approximately 10 years. Included are developed day-use areas and campgrounds scattered throughout the Forest. They are enumerated in Table 1.1. Figure 1.1 is a vicinity map for the Forest. Figures 1.2 through 1.5 are vicinity maps which show the locations of the recreation sites in the proposed action. All of the sites are currently operated and maintained by Forest Service staff and volunteers. The proposed action does not include any change in site rules or operation and maintenance standards and procedures. Table 1.1. Mt. Hood National Forest developed recreation sites in Proposed Action Name of Site Site Type Location (Lat/Long)* Ranger District Badger Lake Campground 45.30496° / 121.55537° Barlow Bagby Campground 44.95400° / 122.16900° Clackamas River Bagby Hot Springs Day-Use 44.93500° / 122.17400° Clackamas River Barlow Creek Campground 45.23600° / 121.62765° Hood River Barlow Crossing Campground 45.21788° / 121.61291° Hood River Big Eddy Day-Use 45.18200° / 122.17000° Clackamas River Black Lake Campground 45.61800° / 121.76000° Hood River Bonney Crossing Campground 45.25674° / 121.39205° Barlow Bonney Meadow Campground 45.26548° / 121.58286° Barlow Camp Cody Cabin Rental 45.22400° / 121.38200° Barlow Clackamas Lake Guard Stn. Cabin Rental 45.09900° / 121.75100° Zigzag Clackamas Lake Compound Cabin Rental 45.09900° / 121.75100° Zigzag Clear Creek Crossing Campground 45.14641° / 121.58593° Barlow Cloud Cap Saddle Campground 45.40247° / 121.65505° Hood River Eightmile Campground 45.40625° / 121.45793° Barlow Forest Creek Campground 45.17979° / 121.52461° Barlow Keeps Mill Campground 45.15395° / 121.52040° Barlow Knebal Springs Campground 45.43583° / 121.48022° Barlow Little Badger Campground 45.28209° / 121.34802° Barlow Little John (Group Cmpgrd) Campground 45.37100° / 121.56700° Hood River Lower Eightmile Campground 45.41361° / 121.44371° Barlow McCubbins Gulch Campground 45.11671° / 121.49380° Barlow Pebble Ford Campground 45.40024° / 121.46362° Barlow Rainy Lake Campground 45.62600° / 121.75883° Hood River Spring Drive (RV Cmpgrd) Campground 45.11500° / 121.51900° Barlow Tilly Jane Campground 45.39997° / 121.64772° Hood River Wahtum Lake Campground 45.57731° / 121.79247° Hood River White River Station Campground 45.19984° / 121.60107° Barlow * GPS Latitude/Longitude Coordinates are decimal/degree format (WGS-84 map datum) Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 3 Figure 1.1 Vicinity Map of the Mt. Hood National Forest Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 4 Figure 1.2 Developed Recreation sites in central part of Mt. Hood National Forest (managed by Zigzag Ranger District). Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 5 Figure 1.3 Developed Recreation Sites along Clackamas and Collowash Rivers (managed by Clackamas River Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest). Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 6 Figure 1.4 Developed Recreation Sites in SE corner of Mt. Hood National Forest (managed by Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts). Spring Drive RV CG McCubbins CG Little Badger CG Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 7 Figure 1.5 Developed Recreation Sites in NE corner of Mt. Hood National Forest (managed by Barlow and Hood River Ranger Districts). Knebal Springs CG Lower Eightmile EightmileCG Pebbleford Crossing CG CG Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 8 This document includes an analysis of effects of operating and maintaining these recreation sites for the next ten year period. Two alternatives are considered in detail: No Action and the Proposed Action. 1.2 Document Structure This Environmental Assessment is written to fulfill (in part) the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as to meet policy and procedural requirements of the USDA Forest Service. The intent of NEPA, its implementing regulations, and Forest Service policy is to inform the public, consider their comments, and to disclose the effects of actions which may affect the quality of the human environment. The document is organized into the follow parts: Chapter 1: Purpose and Need for Action. This chapter includes background information about the project, the purpose of the project, the need for action, and the agency’s proposal for achieving that purpose and need. This section also details how the Forest Service informed the public of the proposal and how the public responded. Chapter 2: Alternatives, including the Proposed Action. This chapter provides a detailed description of the Proposed Action (Alternative B) as well as the No Action Alternative (Alternative A). The chapter includes design criteria that are part of the proposal. Chapter 3: Environmental Consequences. This chapter describes the social and economic effects that would likely occur by implementing each of the two alternatives. The analysis is organized by resource topic. Chapter 4: List of Preparers and References: This chapter lists the personnel involved in the preparation of the analysis and the reference materials used. Appendix A: Response to Public Comments. This chapter lists the concerns raised by the public during the scoping and comment periods. Management responses to comments are provided; and there are also chapter references to citations in the EA. Appendix B: Effects to Physical and Biological Environment. This chapter summarizes effects to plants, animals, soil and water for both the No Action and Proposed Action Alternatives. Appendix C: Meaningful Measures Standards. This chapter describes the performance measures and standards for recreation facility operations. These standards are the benchmark for the organization nationwide. Appendix D: Recreation Site Development Scale. This chapter shows the Forest Service build environment development scale spectrum. Additional documentation, including more details of the developed sites may be found in the project planning record located at the Mt. Hood National Forest Headquarters Office Mt. Hood NF Developed Recreation Site Concessionaire Environmental Assessment 9 in Sandy, Oregon. The Deciding Officer, the Forest Supervisor for Mt. Hood National Forest, will use all of this information to make a decision. 1.3 Background For more than 15 years, concessionaires have managed many Mt. Hood National Forest developed recreation sites with considerable success. The Forest began using concessionaires to manage many of its developed recreation sites in the 1990s based on direction in the Mt. Hood National Forest Land and Resources Management Plan, as amended (referred to as the Forest Plan). Specifically, the Forest Plan states the following on page Four-36 for its strategy for developed recreation: “Based on a forest developed site priority study, sites which are little used or not economical to operate may be closed. Existing facilities are improved to a standard level, and a limited number of popular sites are to be expanded. All facilities are operated at standard service level and are expected to be physically maintained over the planning horizon. During
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