Tesoro Iron Dog Special Recreation Permit

Tesoro Iron Dog Special Recreation Permit

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Anchorage Field Office 6881 Elmore Road Anchorage, Alaska 99507 http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/fo/ado.html _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Environmental Assessment Applicant: Tesoro Iron Dog Snowmobile Race “Tesoro Iron Dog” Case File No.: AA-057131 Applicant: Bill Merchant d/b/a Alaska Ultra Sport “Alaska Ultra Sport” Case File No.: AA-083492 Applicant: Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. “Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race” Case File No.: AA-060380 Location: Bureau of Land Management lands traversed by the above winter, specialized recreational uses. & Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska Prepared By: Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage Field Office February, 2008 AA-060380 AA-083492 AA-057131 AK-010-08-EA-012 Table of Contents Chapter 1 1.0. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………...6 1.1. Land Status........................................................................................................................................7 1.1.1. Campbell Tract, (Maps 1, 2 & 3, Appendix A).................................................................................7 1.1.2. Rohn Air Navigation Site, (Map 5, Appendix A) .............................................................................7 1.1.3. Post Glacier/Buffalo Tunnels, (Map 5, Appendix A) .......................................................................8 1.1.4. Farewell Burn, (Map 5, Appendix A) ...............................................................................................8 1.1.5. East McGrath, (Map 5, Appendix A)................................................................................................9 1.1.6. West McGrath, (Map 6, Appendix A)...............................................................................................9 1.1.7. Southern Race Route East of Anvik, (Map 7, Appendix A) ...........................................................10 1.1.8. Kaltag Portage, (Map 8, Appendix A) ............................................................................................10 1.1.9. South Shaktoolik, (Map 8, Appendix A).........................................................................................10 1.1.10. North Shaktoolik, (Map 9, Appendix A).........................................................................................11 1.1.11. West Koyuk, (Map 9, Appendix A) ................................................................................................11 1.1.12. Kwiktalik Mountains, (Map 9, Appendix A) ..................................................................................11 1.1.13. Klokerblok Hills, (Map 10, Appendix A) .......................................................................................11 1.1.14. Solomon East, (Map 10, Appendix A)............................................................................................12 1.1.17. Summary of route miles traversing BLM lands ..............................................................................13 1.2. Relationship to Statutes, Regulations, Policies, Plans or Other Environmental Analyses ..............14 1.2.1. Statutory and Regulatory Authority ................................................................................................14 1.2.2. Executive Orders 11644 and 11989 ................................................................................................15 1.2.3. Plans................................................................................................................................................16 1.2.3.1. Management Framework Plans.......................................................................................................16 1.2.3.2. Other Pertinent Plans ......................................................................................................................17 1.2.4. Environmental Analysis..................................................................................................................17 1.3. Plan Conformance...........................................................................................................................18 1.3.1. Management Framework Plans.......................................................................................................18 1.3.1.1. Southcentral Management Framework Plan ...................................................................................18 1.3.1.2. Southwest Management Framework Plan.......................................................................................19 1.3.1.3. Northwest Management Framework Plan.......................................................................................19 1.3.2. Other Pertinent Plans ......................................................................................................................20 1.3.2.1. Campbell Tract Facility Management Plan.....................................................................................20 1.3.2.2. River Management Plan for the Unalakleet National Wild River...................................................20 1.3.2.3. Central Yukon Resource Management Plan ...................................................................................21 1.3.2.4. Iditarod National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan...............................................21 1.4. Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action ....................................................................................22 1.4.1. Need for the Proposed Action.........................................................................................................22 1.4.1.1. Environmental.................................................................................................................................22 1.4.1.2. Statutory..........................................................................................................................................24 1.4.1.3. Plans................................................................................................................................................24 1.4.2. Purpose of the Proposed Action......................................................................................................24 2 AA-060380 AA-083492 AA-057131 AK-010-08-EA-012 Chapter 2 2.0. PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES............................................................................25 2.1. Proposed Action – continuance of prior authorizations with increases in visits and visitor days...25 2.1.1. Route...............................................................................................................................................25 2.1.1.1. Generally.........................................................................................................................................25 2.1.1.1.1. Route segments established solely for the purpose of running the races ........................................27 2.1.1.1.2. Pre-existing winter trails and race route segments..........................................................................27 2.1.2. Specialized recreational uses – the races........................................................................................28 2.1.2.1. Tesoro Iron Dog..............................................................................................................................28 2.1.2.2. Poker Run........................................................................................................................................29 2.1.2.3. Ultra Sport.......................................................................................................................................29 2.1.2.4. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race............................................................................................................30 2.1.3. Staging ............................................................................................................................................31 2.1.3.1. Campbell Tract (Maps 1, 2, & 3, Appendix A)...............................................................................31 2.1.3.2. The Rohn Air Navigation Site.........................................................................................................35 2.1.3.3. Public shelter cabins........................................................................................................................37 2.1.5. Checkpoints.....................................................................................................................................38 2.1.4. Commercial Filming .......................................................................................................................38 2.1.5. Support............................................................................................................................................39 2.1.6. Spectators and media ......................................................................................................................40 2.1.7. Clean-up..........................................................................................................................................41 2.1.8. Preliminary summary......................................................................................................................41 2.1.9. Table of projected Recreational Activity & Visitor Use of BLM Lands ........................................44 2.1.10. Reasonably foreseeable winter, specialized recreational

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