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Forest Service Shoreline II public meetings announced
SITKA, Alaska–The Tongass National Forest is hosting public meetings to present the proposed new outfitter and guide allocations on the Tongass National Forest marine shoreline zone. The Shoreline II Outfitter/Guide
project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) proposes to allocate 80,305 service days to non-motorized outfitter/guide activities that originate from the marine shoreline zone on the Sitka, Hoonah, Juneau Ranger Districts and Admiralty Island National
Monument. The DEIS proposes to incorporate an adaptive management strategy that will allow for flexibility to allocate additional service days based on monitoring efforts and an additional strategy to align cross-district consistency in issuing big game guide
special use permits The Shoreline II Outfitter/Guide Project DEIS was released for public comment on Jan. 30, 2016 for a 45-day public comment period. Four public meetings are scheduled.
After completion of the 45-day public comment period for the DEIS, the Forest Service will incorporate public input into a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision projected to be release in spring 2016. More information may be found at the project website at
http://go.usa.gov/Pzi. Or contact Monument Ranger Chad VanOrmer at 907-789-6202, email
cvanormer@xxxxxxxxx; or Team Leader Carey Case at 907-772-5906, email
ccase@xxxxxxxxx. Comments may be emailed to:
comments-alaska-tongass-sitka@xxxxxxxxx, or made through the project website by clicking on “Comment on Project” to submit comments electronically and attach documents. -end- This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. To manage your subscription visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription.shtml |
