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Chapter 4. List of Preparers and Distribution of the DEIS Preparers The following individuals were part of the Norbeck Wildlife Project Environmental Impact Statement Interdisciplinary Team.
Lynn Kolund District Ranger – Bachelor of Science, Forest Biology, Colorado State University, 1978. Thirty-one years of Forest Service experience in timber, silviculture, recreation, wilderness, fire and lands. Worked on seven districts and two Supervisor’s offices on six National Forests in Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska and South Dakota.
Kelly Honors District Planning Staff – Bachelor of Science, Forestry, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1985. Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse University, 1985. Twenty two years of Forest Service experience at the District level in timber and planning; nineteen of those years on the Black Hills National Forest. Nineteen years experience in writing NEPA documents.
Alice Allen Environmental Coordinator - Bachelor of Science, Biology, State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, 1973. Master of Science, Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1991. Nineteen years of Forest Service experience with project planning. Fourteen years experience preparing NEPA analyses. Eight years experience with TEAMS Enterprise working on a wide variety of natural resource projects all across the western U.S. and Alaska.
Michael Reichenberg Silviculturist/GIS – Bachelor of Science, Forestry, University of Montana, 1995. Certified Forest Service Silviculturist since 2008. Ten years of Forest Service experience at the district level in forest inventory, timber and silviculture at the North Central Research Station, Superior National Forest, Tongass National Forest and Black Hills National Forest.
Jamie Wheeler Wildlife Biologist - Bachelor of Science, Biology, St. Norbert College, DePere, WI, 1999. MS, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 2007. Worked from 2005 to 2007 at Wind Cave National Park as a wildlife SCEP student. Two years of Forest Service experience at the district level as wildlife biologist.
Shelly Deisch Wildlife Biologist and FS Liaison - SDGF&P Cooperator. Bachelor and Masters in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Minor in Range Science, SD State University. Twenty years of wildlife research and habitat management with private consultant, State University, State wildlife agency and FS Research Station. Worked in the Adirondacks, Montana,
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South Dakota and on Catalina Island. Currently review federal NEPA documents and provide state agency comments. Degree in Paralegal Studies, Denver Paralegal Institute with 6 years experience in preparing legal briefs, conducting legal research and filing court documents.
Kurt Allen Entomologist – USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection – Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Northern Iowa, 1988. Master of Science, Forestry and Entomology, Iowa State University, 1992. Service Center leader and entomologist since 1995. Entomologist, Forest Health Protection for the Northeastern Area, Durham, NH, from 1992-1995. Currently conduct applied research and use developing technologies to find answers to forest management/forest insect issues. Supervise Forest Health Management staff.
Gwen Lipp Fuels Planner - Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2004. Ten years of Forest Service experience at the district and national level in fire operations, fuels, timber, prescribed fire and planning. Current qualifications include: Incident Commander Type 4, Dozer Boss, Engine Boss, Prescribed Fire Effects Monitor, Prescribed Fire Ignition Specialist, Resource Unit Leader, Situation Unit Leader, Task Force Leader trainee, Burn Boss Type 2 trainee and Planning Section Chief trainee.
David Pickford Recreation Specialist - Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Recreation from Eastern Washington University. Twenty years of Forest Service experience at the District level in timber, firefighting, trails, recreation and wilderness on the Ottawa and Black Hills National Forests. USFS, NPS and USFWS field experience in Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, UP Michigan as well as NH State Parks. Former USAF Survival Specialist and USAF (civilian) Outdoor Adventure Program Staff.
Scott (Gus) Malon Wilderness Specialist – Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Education from Black Hills State University, 1989. Bachelor of Science in Education from Black Hills State University, 1997. Graduate credits in Recreation Resources and Wilderness Management from University of Montana, 2007. Eleven years federal service in land management agencies in South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
Leslie (Les) Gonyer Hydrologist – Bachelor of Science, Forestry minor in Hydrology, University of Minnesota, 1977. Thirty three years of Forest Service experience at the District and Forest levels in Utah, New Mexico, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, California, and South Dakota in watershed, timber, special uses, minerals, fire, engineering and environmental analysis. Red-carded firefighter, FFT2. BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) Team Leader and RAT (Rapid Assessment Team) team experience.
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Cynthia Englebert Rangeland Management Specialist – BS in Range Science from SD State University, 1985; Qualified for OPM 430 series (Botany) in 2003; Thirteen years of Forest Service experience as a Rangeland Management Specialist on the Nebraska, Toiyabe and Black Hills National Forests; Five years experience conducting plant surveys and sensitive plant surveys on the Black Hills National Forest
Anthony King Archaeologist—Master of Arts, Anthropology, University of Denver, 2006; Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, Colorado College, 2004; Associate of Arts, English, Pikes Peak Community College, 2002. Six years of Forest Service Experience as an Archaeologist at the District and Regional Levels, and as part of an enterprise team in Colorado, California, Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, Wyoming, and South Dakota.
Gail Mayer Civil Engineering Technician- Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Recreation From Chadron State College, Chadron NE 1992. Seven years of experience with the National Forest Service in Surveying, GPS, road design and package layout. Two years experience with Federal Highway Administration in road construction inspection, and materials testing. One year experience with the Wyoming Department of Transportation in surveying and materials testing.
Stephen Keegan Landscape Architect - Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Studies, State University of New York (SUNY) - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), 1980; Bachelor of Science, (dual degree with ESF), Syracuse University 1980; Associates of Arts, Humanities, SUNY - Onondaga Community College, 1978. Twenty-eight years with the US Forest Service in: A) Engineering/ Surveying/ Road Design/ Contract Administration: Helena NF - MT (1980), Clearwater NF - ID (four seasons), Malheur NF - OR (five years). B) Scenic Resource Assessments for vegetation and fuels management, watersheds, recreation construction, wild & scenic rivers, scenic byways, and burned area rehabilitation: Malheur NF - OR (three years) Landscape Architect and (seven years) Forest Landscape Architect, Black Hills NF (ten years) Forest Landscape Architect and Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway Coordinator.
Edward Fischer Environmental Coordinator – Bachelor of Science Forest Management from Michigan State University, 1975. Thirty-one years with the US Forest Service on the following: White River NF in Colorado; Tongass NF in Alaska, Supervisor’s Office and Thorne Bay Ranger District; Targhee NF in Idaho, Supervisor’s Office and Ashton Ranger District in silviculture, timber sale preparation and as Forest Environmental Coordinator; Black Hills NF (ten years) Supervisor’s Office as Natural Resources Law Specialist and Environmental Coordinator.
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Distribution of this DEIS Hard copies of this DEIS were sent or otherwise delivered to the following local, state and federal agencies, tribes, organizations, groups, businesses and individuals. This list includes those recipients required by federal regulations and those who expressed interest during the scoping period or who specifically requested to receive a hard copy of the DEIS.
Additional notifications were made to individuals, groups and agencies who requested a copy of the document online. The document can be accessed online at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/blackhills/projects/nepa/public_docs/Norbeck_Wildlife/index.shtml
Tribes Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Eastern Shoshone Tribe Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Grey Eagle Society Kiowa Ethnographic Endeavor for Preservation Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation Northern Arapaho Tribe Northern Cheyenne Tribe Oglala Sioux Tribe Rosebud Sioux Tribe Santee Sioux Nation Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council Office Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Yankton Sioux Tribe
Local, State and Federal Custer County Custer County Highway Department Custer Chamber of Commerce Custer City – The Honorable Harold Stickney, Mayor Hill City Keystone City Keystone Chamber of Commerce Pennington County South Dakota State • Department of Game, Fish and Parks • Shelly Deisch • Dick Miller • Gary Brundige • Planning Coordinator’s Office • Department of Forestry
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The Honorable Stephanie Herseth, House of Representatives The Honorable Tim Johnson, United States Senate Governor Mike Rounds, South Dakota Governor's Office The Honorable John Thune, United States Senate
United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library
United States Department of the Interior Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance Mt. Rushmore National Memorial – Gerard Baker
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Federal Activities, EIS Filing Section Region 8, EIS Review Coordinator
Organizations, Groups and Businesses JMF Properties LLC Judith Schmuck Trustees Mt Rushmore Telephone Company KCG Development Inc. R.C. Wilson Trust Rafter J Bar Ridco Inc. Rushmore Lein LLC Rushmore Ranch Resort & Campground Slate Creek Enterprises Rushmore Resort Rushmore Forest Products-Neiman Devils Tower Forest Products - Neiman Black Hills Chapter, Sierra Club • James Margadant • Sam Clauson Black Hills Forest Resource Assn Wyss and Associates Prairie Hills Audubon Society Black Hills Sportsmen Club Palmer Gulch Development/Satellite Cable Services Native Ecosystems Council Camp Judson The Wildlife Society, SD Chapter Camp Remington Diocesan Committee Sylvan Lake Lodge & General Store National Wild Turkey Federation Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Dakota Territory Cruisers The Norbeck Society Biodiversity Conservation Alliance Lutherans Outdoors/Outlaw Ranch
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Custer Trail Riders Williamson Trust Black Hills Central Railroad Elk Haven Resort & Campground Harney Camp Cabins Inc. Horse Thief Campground & Resort Richard McDonald Trustees Spokane Creek Resort Stanford Adelstein Trust Black Hills Regional Multiple Use Coalition
Individuals Donna and Roy Alexander Vic Alexander Robyn Bailey Larry A. & Paula K Benson Jerry L & Betty A Boyer Brian Brian Craig Comer John Coyle Sandra Cutshall Orval Elliott Mark Fiegen Rod and Julie Fieldsend Coe Foss Tom and Kay Guggisberg Jackie Hartwick Wayne C. Herreman Jim and Erica Husted Bob and Vicki Irvine Ryan Jennings Jim Jennings Tom and Carlyn Jervis Alan P. and Theresa J. Karpel Bob Kloss Dennis and Penny Knuckles Eve Koevenig Mikal Lewis Greg and Sherryl Lindblom Marvin and Dolores Mattson Dave Miller Marilyn Oakes Greg Peterman Jim Peterson Paul Pierson Emma Raitts Christine Redden Nathan & Allison Ritterbush Carmen Ronish Jim Scherrer Ken Schmuck
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Rachel and George Schrader Richard W & Karen Sedlacek Janet Serino Jessica Smith RA Smith Ray Stanley Nancy A. Stirling Daryl Stisser Michael L. & Vicki J. Sweet David Trask Gregg Trask, et al. Dorothy Delicate Trust Terry Tullis John Twiss Charmaine White Face Patty Brown Crystal Hendrickson Anita Lee Jeff Olson Barbara Sachau Gerald Smith Dick Artley
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