And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) >Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:27:13 -0700 >To: "Wild Rockies Alerts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Wild Rockies InfoNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: COMMENTS NEEDED ON HELENA NAT. FOREST ACTION >Sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >COMMENTS NEEDED ON HELENA NAT. FOREST ACTION > > >YOUR COMMENTS ARE NEEDED NOW FOR A MAJOR ACTION ON THE HELENA NATIONAL >FOREST! PLEASE READ ON... > >THE "CLANCY-UNIONVILLE VEGETATION MANIPULATION PROJECT" is in the final >stages of public comment on the DEIS. Your comments are needed now to help >shape the future of 60,100 acres of public land south of Helena and near >Unionville and Clancy. What we decide now will affect this land for >decades to come. > >The Forest Service/BLM proposed action includes: > >* 2,486 acres of timber cutting by the Forest Service (including clear-cuts >over the 40 acre limit set by the Forest Plan) > >* 690 acres of ponderosa "forest and fuel reduction" by BLM > >* 3,126 acres of grassland, savannah and forest underburning by the Forest >Service > >* 97 acres of "meadow enhancement" by BLM > >* 18.4 miles of new road construction to access timber sales > >* 14 million board feet of timber cutting > >The Clancy-Unionville Citizens' Task Force, a non-profit, tax exempt >citizens' group, has been studying this issue for the last two years and we >recommend the following. > >Please write a comment letter making the following points: > >* The Brooklyn Bridge road should be closed at the country road to protect >a wildlife corridor (no new road construction in the area) and the Brooklyn >Bridge Educational and Non-Motorized Recreation Area should be established. >The designation for the area should be changed from a timber emphasis to a >recreation emphasis. > >* No tree cutting or road building in the Quartz Creek-Roe Gulch area - the >last remaining unroaded habitat for elk in the Clancy Creek drainage. > >* Support area closures with designated routes for all motorized vehicles, >including snowmobiles. > >* Sufficient data was not presented to prove that logging and roading mid >and upper elevations will do anything to reduce fire danger for residents >in the Interface Zone. > >* No timber cutting in mid and higher elevation forests. > >* Support thinning and prescribed burning in a clearly defined Interface >Zone (needs to be defined) and in ponderosa pine habitat types. The most >effective fire prevention would occur in the Interface Zone. > >* No older trees should be cut until a comprehensive survey has been done >to determine old growth locations, amounts, and if amounts are adequate. > >* Weed control measures are not sufficient in any alternative. Noxious >weed treatments and reductions must be accomplished before any ground >disturbing activities are contemplated. > >Additional points you may wish to make: > >* The DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) is very confusing and is >full of ambiguities, contradictions, unsupported statements, and the BLM >and Forest Service proposals are not well integrated. > >* The maps are unreadable and do not disclose the effects of the alternatives. > >* Support road improvement projects (and road closures with rehabilitation) >to reduce sediment to the area's waterways. > >* DEMAND FOLLOW-UP MONITORING!! There is insufficient commitment to >conduct follow-up monitoring and continued treatment for weeds, water >quality and fish and wildlife habitat. > >Remember, you do not have to be an expert to comment on this proposal. If >you have a particular area you are concerned about, draw on your own >experience to say what you want to see happen in the area. Comments don't >have to be a vote for Alternative A, B, C or D. The final decision can mix >and match points from each or from citizen comments. > >The Clancy-Unionville Citizens' Task Force supports the proposal we >prepared and submitted to the Agencies. Our proposal, A Land Ethic, is >available for review at the public library and at the state library in >Helena. To receive a copy of the Summary of the Citizens' Proposal (6 >pages) or the entire report (83 pages), contact us at the address or phone >number at the bottom of this page. > > >Send your comments to: > >The Helena Ranger District >2001 Poplar St. >Helena, MT 59601 >e-mail address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >(NOTE: the address is r1=one) > >Please write now! The comment deadline is Feb. 1, 1999 > > >THE CLANCY-UNIONVILLE CITIZENS' TASK FORCE >314 TRAVIS CREEK ROAD >CLANCY, MT 59634 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >406-449-6586 > >************************************************************************ >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >News Submissions or Problems: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >This list is a public service provided by WIN: http://www.wildrockies.org > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... 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