Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13/11/2000

Final Travel Management Plan Decision for the Clancy-Unionville Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service completed the Final EIS (FEIS) analysis for the Clancy-Unionville Vegetative Manipulation and Travel Management Project near Helena, Montana and the BLM has finalized its Record of Decision (ROD) for the Travel Management portion of this project. The Decision is to implement Alternative D modified. This preferred alternative restricts wheeled motorized vehicles to designated roads and trails during varying periods of the year to protect vegetation, soils, water quality and wildlife values. Snowmobiles will be allowed across BLM lands south of Jackson Creek from December 2 to May 15 as snow conditions allow. Five alternatives were considered in response to the identified issues in the Clancy-Unionville Travel Management Plan FEIS. The preferred Alternative D is considered to be the environmentally preferable alternative. The issues and alternatives are described in Chapter II and analyzed in Chapter III of the FEIS. Alternative D with four minor modifications described in the ROD was selected as the preferred because it best meets the Purpose and Need statements for the Travel Management Plan. This alternative was specifical