Availability of Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; Fort Wainwright, Alaska

概要

Pursuant to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-606), the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Steese/White Mountains District, has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the portion of the Fort Wainwright military withdrawal known as the Yukon Maneuver Area. This tract is southeast of Fairbanks, and adjacent to and east and north of Eielson Air Force Base. The U.S. Army's 6th Infantry Division (Light) assisted in drafting the plan. The document addresses planning for nonmilitary use of the withdrawal. It addresses questions such as access, recreation, timber and fuel wood harvesting, and wildlife habitat and cultural resource protection. Although mining is discussed, none would be allowed in the immediate future because of potential conflicts with the military's mission.