Summary of Public Comment on Roadless Area Conservation Appendix B Requests for Inclusion or Exemption of Specific Areas Table B-1. Requested Inclusions Under the Proposed Rulemaking. Region 1 Northern NATIONAL FOREST OR AREA STATE GRASSLAND The state of Idaho Multiple ID (Individual, Boise, ID - #6033.10200) Roadless areas in Idaho Multiple ID (Individual, Olga, WA - #16638.10110) Inventoried and uninventoried roadless areas (including those Multiple ID, MT encompassed in the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act) (Individual, Bemidji, MN - #7964.64351) Roadless areas in Montana Multiple MT (Individual, Olga, WA - #16638.10110) Pioneer Scenic Byway in southwest Montana Beaverhead MT (Individual, Butte, MT - #50515.64351) West Big Hole area Beaverhead MT (Individual, Minneapolis, MN - #2892.83000) Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, along the Selway River, and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge, MT Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, at Johnson lake, the Pioneer Bitterroot Mountains in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and the Great Bear Wilderness (Individual, Missoula, MT - #16940.90200) CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST: NORTH FORK Bighorn, Clearwater, Idaho ID, MT, COUNTRY- Panhandle, Lolo WY MALLARD-LARKINS--1300 (also on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest)….encompasses most of the high country between the St. Joe and North Fork Clearwater Rivers….a low elevation section of the North Fork Clearwater….Logging sales (Lower Salmon and Dworshak Blowdown) …a potential wild and scenic river section of the North Fork... THE GREAT BURN--1301 (or Hoodoo also on the Lolo National Forest) … harbors the incomparable Kelly Creek and includes its confluence with Cayuse Creek. This area forms a major headwaters for the North Fork of the Clearwater. …Fish Lake… the Jap, Siam, Goose and Shell Creek drainages WEITAS CREEK--1306 (Bighorn-Weitas)…Weitas Creek…North Fork Clearwater. Upper Cayuse Creek … POT MOUNTAIN--1304 SIWASH--1303 MOOSE MOUNTAIN--1305 MEADOW CREEK/VANDERBILT AND RAWHIDE--1302 and 1313 (also Idaho Panhandle and Lolo National Forests) This is wild headwaters of both the North Fork proper and the St. Joe Rivers with isolated mountain lakes like Trail, Oregon, B-1 Appendix B Requests for Inclusion or Exemption of Specific Area NATIONAL FOREST OR AREA STATE GRASSLAND and St. Joe Lakes. Closure of unneeded and deteriorating road 5428 was suggested to unite this area with the Rawhide roadless area in the Clearwater Forest Plan…. ELDORADO CREEK--1312 SELWAY-MIDDLE FORK CLEARWATER These roadless areas drain into the Selway and Middle Fork Clearwater…. O'HARA FALLS--1226. O'Hara Creek. GODDARD CREEK-1843…between O'Hara Falls and Middle Fork Face. … MIDDLE FORK FACE --1842. …The Middle Fork sale … CLEAR CREEK-1844 LOWER SALMON These areas drain into the Salmon River…They form a transition between the Salmon River country to the east and the Blue Mountains to the west….The Slate Creek road NORTH FORK SLATE-1850. Slate Creek LITTLE SLATE-1851...tributaries to Slate Creek…lake in Nut Basin and an RNA in No Business Creek… JOHN DAY-1852….John Day and Allison Creeks…. KELLY MOUNTAIN-1857. This area drains into the Salmon east of Riggins…. IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST: (only portions in the greater Salmon Selway Ecosystem, mainly the upper St. Joe River drainage are listed--others should be protected) MOSQUITO FLY--1150 MIDGET PEAK--1151. This area borders the St. Joe River….Simmons Creek SHEEP MOUNTAIN/STATE LINE (ALSO LOLO NATIONAL FOREST)--1799 …near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. …Many higher peaks dot the landscape, on and off the Bitterroot Crest. GRANDMOTHER MOUNTAIN-1148. …Widow Mountain. Much of the area is managed by the BLM and a corner of it drains into the St. Maries River. (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Moscow, ID - #28913.64351) SELWAY-BITTERROOT ADDITIONS Bitterroot, Clearwater, Lolo, ID, MT WHITE SAND CREEK, NORTH FORK--1309… important Nez Perce buffer zone to Beaver Creek as the forest plan roadless boundary goes right to the Creek….in the upper Lochsa… SNEAKFOOT--1314…Along with White Sand and part of the Lochsa Face… LOCHSA FACE--1311. This is the steep face of the Lochsa River adjacent to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. It contains the famous Jerry Johnson Hot Springs and important tributaries to the Lochsa River… RACKCLIFF-GEDNEY LOLO--1805 … encompasses the north flank of Lolo Peak, the northern boundary of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. B-2 Summary of Public Comment on Roadless Area Conservation NATIONAL FOREST OR AREA STATE GRASSLAND SECTION 16 ROADLESS--1310…adjacent to the Selway- Bitterroot Wilderness and just south of the Lolo Creek area. SELWAY-BITTERROOT ADDITIONS These are all logical additions to the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. A portion of Meadow Creek was previously included in the old Selway Primitive Area…. MEADOW CREEK--1845.…Meadow Creek is the major tributary to the Selway River… RACKCLIFF-GEDNEY--1841.…occupies the divide between the Lochsa and Selway Rivers…. UPPER BEAR CREEK.…the headwaters of Bear Creek, contiguous to the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness and at the top of Lost Horse Canyon. It should be part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness…. SILVER CREEK-PILOT KNOB--1849…Pilot Rock… DIXIE SUMMIT/NUT HILL--1235 LICK POINT--1227. This is the headwaters of the American River… (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Moscow, ID - #28913.64411) HELLS CANYON ADDITIONS Bitterroot, Clearwater, Nez ID, MT, KLOPTON CREEK/CORRAL CREEK AND BIG CANYON Perce, Payette, Wallowa- OR A-1854 AND 1853 (Hells Canyon NRA). … they are Whitman inventoried roadless areas under the jurisdiction of the HCNRA, managed by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. … SALMON FACE-1855. …adjacent to the Hells Canyon Wilderness. RAPID RIVER-1922 (also Payette National Forest) (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Moscow, ID - #28913.64411) Sapphires Wilderness Study Area Bitterroot MT (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Bozeman, MT - #15895.91612) Sapphires, Big Hole, Pioneers and Badger Two Medicine. Bitterroot, Flathead, MT (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Bozeman, MT - Gallatin, Lewis and Clark #15895.91612) NORTH LOCHSA COUNTRY Clearwater, Lewis and Clark ID, MT This is the northern flank of the scenic Lochsa River… Indian Post Office, high above the Lochsa…. FISH AND HUNGRY CREEK--1307 (also called North Lochsa Slope).…north central Idaho and crucial wildlands north of Highway 12, the Lochsa River corridor. It also contains the only unroaded section of the Lewis and Clark Trail remaining in the entire country WEIR/POST OFFICE--1308….Ashpile Peak and Weir Creek Hot springs and is adjacent to Indian Post Office. (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Moscow, ID - #28913.64411) Lost Water Canyon in the Pryor Mountains Custer MT (Individual, Billings, MT - #940.64350) Fred Burr/Discovery Roadless Area Deerlodge MT (Individual, Boulder, MT - #27142.64353) B-3 Appendix B Requests for Inclusion or Exemption of Specific Area NATIONAL FOREST OR AREA STATE GRASSLAND Whitetail, Haystack, and O’Neil Creek Roadless areas Deerlodge MT (Individual, Boulder, MT - #4857.10100) Tuchuck Mountain, Mt. Thoma and Hefty, Mt. Thompson Flathead MT Seton, Nasukoin, Crinkle Horn, Krag Peak, and Mt. Lock, Montana (Individual, Sandpoint, ID - #8896.64411) Swan Range, the Badger-Two Medicine, and LeBear Flathead, Lewis and Clark MT (Individual, Whitefish, MT - #10221.90200) Gallatin National Forest Gallatin MT (Recreational Organization, Duluth, MT - #28930.91610) Crazy Mountains of south-central MT Gallatin MT (Individual, Bozeman, MT - #2782.64350) Land received from Big Sky Lumber Company in the Gallatin Gallatin MT National Forest (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Bozeman, MT - #16097.64354) Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area Gallatin MT bordering Yellowstone National Park (Gallatin National Forest) …Rock Creek Trail #178 (Livingston Ranger District) (Environmental/Preservation Organization, Bozeman, MT - #15895.91612) Black Mountain Roadless Area near Helena, Montana Helena MT (Individual, Helena, MT - #26881.90200) Devil’s Tower, Gates of the Mountains, and Silver King Falls Helena, Lewis and Clark MT Creek…Lewis and Clark County, Montana (County Agency, Helena, MT - #10109.83000) Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle ID (Individual, Chattaroy, WA - #5248.83100) East Fork of Big Creek [in the Coeur d’Alene mining district] Idaho Panhandle ID (Individual, Osburn, ID - #2887.10100) Long Canyon in the Bonners Ferry District Idaho Panhandle ID (Individual, Morro bay, CA - #19486.10100) Upper St. Joe River area Idaho Panhandle ID (Individual, Hayden Lake, ID - #8885.92300) Long Canyon in the American Selkirks and the peaks and lakes Idaho Panhandle ID of Selkirk Crest (Recreational Organization, Bonners Ferry, ID - #10182.64351) Kootenai National Forest Kootenai MT (Individual, Heron, MT - #18002.90200) The Yaak in northwestern Montana Kootenai MT (Individual, Belgrade, MT - #5624.10100) Yaak Valley, Montana Kootenai MT (Individual, No Address, - #7819.64351) Northwest Peaks, Mount Henry, Roderick, Gold Hill, Kootenai MT Scotchman Peaks, Trout Creek, Galena, Caterak, Cubiron, Mount Bushnel (Individual, Kalispell, MT - #25391.64351) Elk Calf Mountain, South Fork Two Medicine, Mt. Pablo, upper Lewis and Clark MT Hyde Creek, Kiyo Crag, Half dome (Individual, Choteau, MT - #2094.64351) Big Snowies, the Middle Fork of the Judith, Teton Peaks, and Lewis and Clark, Flathead MT Badger Two Medicine B-4 Summary of Public Comment on Roadless Area Conservation NATIONAL FOREST OR AREA STATE GRASSLAND