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D   2.Extraordinarycircumstancesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,the   #+XX +\#+ X+X# +=#Opresenceofthefollowing: \     a.Steepslopesorhighlyerosivesoils.    b.Threatenedandendangeredspeciesortheircriticalhabitat. b   c...  e.Inventoriedroadlessareas.(Underlinedemphasisadded).#Ow#)wu#)XMX)wu5##XWXX)XM#+XXXXW(9 Z(Times New Roman mailto:shopkins@herrerainc.com  iW$USUS.,    17    _XXXO+XԀOnSeptember13,1979,aftervisitingtheareaandconferringwith  thoseaffected,AssistantSecretaryofAgricultureM.RupertCutlerclearly ` laidoutthenewmanagementemphasisfortheElkhorns: `   "Anareaestablishedwithspecificboundaries,managedonthebasisofa  planpermittingonlythoseactivitieswhichwillpositivelyenhancethekey p resourceinthecaseoftheElkhorns,themountaingoats,elk,andassociated  p wildernesswildlifespecies.SuchamanagementplanandIhavedirectedthat   itappearindetailintheplan/environmentalstatementfortheElkhornarea   wouldstipulatethat,withincertainboundaries,publicvehicularusewouldbe 0  prohibitedandthatallpublicaccesswhatsoevermightbeprohibitedduring  0  particulartimesoftheyearwhenanyhumandisturbancemightbedetrimental    toresidentwildlife." @     Cutlerspecificallyendorsedandcreated"amanagementschemewhich  @  makesitcleartoallconcernedthattheForestService,administratively,can    createwildlifemanagementunitswhichprovideoptimalprotectionand P  managementoftheresidentwildlifepopulation,"unitsthat"wouldpreclude P  n anyhumanactivity(underlinedemphasisisCutler's)whichwouldadversely  affecttheresidentwildlifepopulation." `   OnSeptember29,1981,Cutler'sdirectiveswereintegratedintothe ` ForestService'sfinalreportontheElkhornWildernessStudyArea.On  November24,1981,ForestServiceChiefR.MaxPetersonsignedhisrecordof p decisionconcerningthisreportandforwardedittoCongress.  p   OnNovember30,1981,HelenaNationalForestSupervisorRobertS.Gibson   andDeerlodgeNationalForestSupervisorFrankE.Salomonsenproposedthe   followingmanagementdirectivesforthenewspecialWildlifeManagementArea 0  intheElkhorns:  0    "1.Wildlifehabitatwillbemanagedtomaintainviablepopulationsof    existingwildlifewithemphasisonthosespeciesrequiringseclusion. @     2.Vehicularaccesswillberestrictedasneededtomaintainwildlife  @  habitatvaluesandprovideneededseclusion.      3.Motorizedvehicleuseoftheareawillbecontrolledasnecessaryto P  protectwildlife#XO+#=XX#=XX=Xf#Ԁ=XX=X#X=X #O+Xhabitat.Thiswillincludeclosureandrestorationofroads P  notnecessaryforuseandmanagementoftheElkhorns. <    4.AtransmountainroadwillnotbebuiltacrosstheElkhorns.     5.Otherresourceactivitieswillbeconsiderediftheyarecompatible L  withmanagementdirectionforwildlife. L    6.PortionsoftheElkhornswillbemanagedtomaintaintheirexisting   roadlessandscenicqualities."#XO+U ##XXX #(O$http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bdnf/forest_issues.htm  iW$USUS.,    16    _XXXO+XԀThe175CongressionalcosponsorsofHR1005, NorthernRockies  EcosystemProtectionAct ,arelistedat: h 4n fO  5  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR01105:@@@P6;fOOi  7 }Ԁ.  p #XO+##XXXf#(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.1105:http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR01105:@@@P !USUS.,  _   ^/t_XX_NewForestPlans\PublicCommentsMyComments.03a#XWX_^/tO#  CP.O.Box422Boulder,MT59632Email:Paul@PRMediaConsultants.comNovember18,2003ThomasK.Reilly,Supervisor_Beaverhead_Ԅ_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForests420BarrettStreetDillon,MT597253572Ph:4066833900EMail:treilly@fs.fed.usDearSupervisorReilly,Iwritetodayconcerningyour ProposedActionforForestPlanRevisionforthe_Beaverhead_and_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForests.TheForestServiceclearlymissedtheboatonthisone,SupervisorReilly.Howyourplannerscandefine landscapeswithoutlistingtheseforestspricelessroadlessareasisbeyondme.Yourplannersseemtohavenoconceptofbasicscienceandthelongtermvaluesofthesepublicroadless_wildlands_.Thattheywouldattempttocommit78of87managementareastomotorizeduseissimplyobscene. _Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀForestsPlanningStartingOver   Wedefinitelyneedtostartover.  First,weneedtobeginwiththebasicassumptionthatallroadless_wildlands_Ԁinbothforestswillbeprotectedasnonmotorizedroadless.Followthiswiththesecondaryassumptionthattherewillbenonewroadsineitherforestforthelifeoftheplan.Aftertheseassumptions,thenwecanbeginthefollowing:   ` 1.Mapallroadlessareasonbothforestsandplanfortheirretentionasnonmotorizedpublic_wildlands_Ԁortheirprotectionasdesignatedwilderness.   ` 2.Mapallwildlifehabitatcoreareasinbothforestsandplanfortheirretention.Wewillneedthisdetailedmappingforeachthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspecies,includinggrizzlybears,wolves,buffalo,elk,cougars,mountaingoats,wolverines,martens,fishers,lynx;_yellowstone_Ԁcutthroat,_westslope_Ԁcutthroat,bulltrout,_grayling_,peregrinefalcons,baldeagles,borealowls,_flammulated_Ԁowls,blackbackedwoodpeckers,hairywoodpeckers,threetoedwoodpeckers,goshawks,_ferruginous_Ԁhawks,beltedkingfishers,willowflycatchers,warbling_vireos_,sagethrashers,northernboglemmings,Montanavoles,westernbigearedbats,mountainplovers,northernwatershrews,and_Preble_sshrews.Specieshavedifferentdispersaldistances.Lynxes,forexample,havedispersaldistancesofbetween300and1100km,whilewolverineshavedispersaldistancesbetween50and378km.   ` 3.Mapallwildlifeconnectingcorridors,concerningtheabovespecies,inbothforestsandplanfortheirretention.Incorporatethebasicscientificfactsthatthe3.3millionacresofthe_Beaverhead_Ԅ_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestsprovidethemostcrucialconnectingcorridorsbetweentheNorthernRockies'threegreatecosystems(Glacier/BobMarshall,Salmon_Selway_,andYellowstone).Map bufferzones,withaparticularemphasisoninclusionofpublicland,toprotectthesekeyconnectingcorridors. -)- Ї_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.2   ` 4.Mapallbiggamehabitatandbiggamecoverinbothforestsandplanforitsretention.   ` 5.Mapalloldgrowthinbothforestsandplanforitsretention.   ` 6.Mapallsoiltypesinbothforests,withaparticularemphasisonfragilesoils.   ` 7.Mapallwatershedsandriparianzonesinbothforests.Plantoretainallpristinewatersheds.Plantoreclaimandrestoreallimpairedwatersheds.   ` 8.Mapallillegalandusercreatedroadsthroughoutbothforests.Planfortheirreclamation.   ` 9.Ensurethatroaddensitiesdonotexceednecessarystandardsforvariousthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspecies.Whereroaddensitiesdoexceedthesestandards,planforreclaimingtheviolatingroads.   ` 10.Retainandencourageallexistingthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspeciesonpubliclands.Withwolves,forexample,iftheyareonourpublicnationalforestlands,leavethemalone!Nokilling,hunting,trapping,orhazinglikewhatwasdonetotheBoulderWolfPack!Ofcourse,weneedtoallowfarmersandrancherstoprotecttheirownprivateland,butpubliclandispublicland.Nationalforestsneedtobemanagedforthepublicswildlife,insteadofbeingusedasprivatefeedlots.   ` 11.Createadditionalopportunitiesforthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspeciestodisperse.TheYellowstonebuffalo,forexample,aretryingtomigrate,astheyhavefor_millenia_.ForGodssake,letthem!Again,weretalkingpublicwildlifeonpubliclands.Itsprettysimple.   ` 12.Ensurethatthereareampleopportunitiesforsolitudethroughouttheforests.   ` 13.IncorporatetheSouthwestMontana_Wildlands_ԀAlliance'sdetailedproposalfortheWhitetailHaystack_O'Neil_Ԅ_Pipestone_Ԁ(WHOP)Areaintothenewforestplans.   ` 14.GuaranteethatmonitoringundertheForestPlanswillactuallyoccur.Sofar,the_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestshavebeenlackingintheirmonitoringforwinterrangeconditions,threatenedandendangeredspecies,snagsandwildlifehabitat,elkhabitateffectiveness,_ORV_Ԁabuse,sedimentproductionandwaterhealth,riparianzones,oldgrowthdependentspecies,andbestmanagementpractices.Ifmonitoringcurrentlyrequiredisnonexistentorincomplete,howcanweproceedwithyetanotherForestPlan? _Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreement  $X" SupervisorReilly,atthetimeofnegotiations,weweretoldthatthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementwouldbethebeginningpointforthenextforestplanningprocess.Yet,the_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementisnotevenmentionedinyour ProposedActionforForestPlanRevision!Thisisincrediblydiscouraging!Sinceweneedtostartoverwithyour ProposedActionforForestPlanRevision,letsstartwiththetreatyyouhavealreadysigned.The_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementwassignedbythe_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestSupervisor,yourpredecessor,ataForestServicesponsoredpressconferenceonMarch27,1989. @-(, Ї_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.3Hereistheknowledgeofwhichyourplannersareapparentlyunaware:The_Deerlodge_ԀConservationCoalitionwasfoundedin1987asanumbrellaorganizationofnineareasportsmen'sandconservationgroup,includingthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestDefenseFund,BasinCreekBigGameAssociation,AnacondaSportsmen,SkylineSportsmen,TroutUnlimited,JeffersonValleySportsmen,NationalWildlifeFederation,MontanaWildernessAssociation,andMontanaWildlifeFederation.TheCoalition'smajorfocuswasresolvingallofourgroups'appealsof_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlanthatoccurredduring1987,1988,and1989.The_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForest,the_Deerlodge_ԀConservationCoalitionandothersworkedfor18monthstoresolvetheappeals,including14monthsofformalnegotiationsamongthenineconservationgroupsandsevenwoodproducts'companies.Twenty-fivenegotiatingsessionsaveragedthree-to-fourhourseach.Theresultantsettlement"formallyannouncedby_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestActingSupervisorDickCallataMarch27,1989,pressconferenceattendedbytheappellants"washeraldedbyeverymajordailynewspaperinMontanaastheidealmodelofcitizens,agencypersonnel,environmentalgroups,andindustryworkingtogetherinacollaborativeprocess.Perhapsthemostimportantproductofthe_Deerlodge_ԀagreementisthenewleveloftrustthatexistsamongtheForestService,timberindustryandconservationists, commendedthe _Missoulian_ inanenthusiasticeditorialreprintedinitsentiretybyMontanaspaperofrecord,the    GreatFallsTribune .* (  1        Theprecedentsetting_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlementcoverstheentire_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForest.Sincethe25negotiatingsessionsweresolengthyandthorough,thesettlementslanguageisveryspecificandveryclear.Forexample:̀0  "Decisionsonrestrictionswillbesupportedbyaplanningprocesswhichstartswiththe D! assumptionthatnomotorizedaccessexists.",P (  2     0" (#(# Ѐ̀0  "The_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestarterialtransportationsystemiscompleteintermsof $X" multipleuseobjectives.- (  3     $D #(#(#  '#& Ї_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.4̀0  AfterestablishingverystringentElkEffectiveCovers. (  4     ,thesettlementrequires:"For ` purposesofcalculatingelkhabitateffectiveness,the_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestagreestoassumethatallopenroadsinananalysisareawillexerttheirfull(100percent)effecton (#(#   habitateffectiveness./L (  5      $ t ̀0  "The_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestagreestostudyitsoldgrowth,todisplayitsrangeand  L  distribution,andtodevelopastandarddefinitionandprescriptionformanagementbyJuly1,1991.Thefinalmanagementguidelineswillincludeastandardforretentionofoldgrowthinthirdorder_drainages_.0 (  6      (#(# ̀0  "Theamountanddistributionofoldgrowthwillbeusedtoensuresufficienthabitatfor   themaintenanceofviablepopulationsofexistingnativeanddesirablenonnativevertebratespeciesincludingtwooldgrowthindicatorspecies,thepinemartenand_pileated_Ԁwoodpecker.Diversityofplantandanimalcommunitiesandtreespecieswillbeprovidedonthe_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForest,inaccordancewith36_CFR_Ԁ219.26.1T (  7     H(#(# ̀0  "Oldgrowthwillbemappedanddisplayedbythirdorderdrainageonmapsincludedin  p alltimbersalesand/orroadprojectenvironmentalassessments.Mappingofoldgrowthwilloccurpriortoanytimberharvestorroadconstructioninanythirdorderdrainage.2 (  8     H(#(# ̀0  "Oldgrowthwillbeavailabletomaintainviablewildlifepopulationsofoldgrowth   dependentspecies.Theeffectoftimberharvestonoldgrowthamount,locationandkindwillbedocumentedintheNEPAdocumentontimbersalesorroadconstruction (#(#   projects.3\ (  9       ̀0  "Inmakingdecisionsonaccessrestrictions,prioritywillbegivenfirst,tobiggame l habitatandsecurityneedsandsecond,tohunteraccessneeds.4  (  10     X (#(# ̀0  "Informationonroaduse,andhabitateffectivenesscalculationsbasedtherein,shallbeset 0"  outintheNEPAdocumentpreparedonanyproposedtimbersaleorroadconstruction (#(# _Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.5  project.5 (  11      L  SupervisorReilly,the_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlementAgreementcontainedmanycompromisesbyallparties.Forexample,inordertogaintheimportantlanguagedetailedaboveandtosecuretheroadlessareaslistedabove,thenineappellantconservationgroupsagreedtonotchallengethreelargetimbersales,totaling15,000,000boardfeetoftimbertobeextractedfromexistingroadlessareas.9L (  12      $  Aspainfulasitwastolosemoreofthe_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestsfewremaining_wildlands_,theconservationistshonoredtheirword.Theroadsintotheroadlessareaswerebuilt(withoutthenecessaryNEPAdocumentation);the15,000,000boardfeetoftimberwerecut(again,withoutthenecessaryNEPAdocumentation);andtheForestService/timberindustryreceivedtheirpartofthedeal.Now,withthetimbercutandhauledaway,itisuptothe_Beaverhead_Ԅ_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForesttoupholditscommitments.The_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlementmustberespectedandenforced.Anythinglessisunethical.Youragencycanhardlyclaimignoranceconcerningthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreement.The_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestannouncedthesettlementagreementwithabang._Deerlodge_ԀNationalForeststaffpreparedfivedifferenthandoutsforawellpublicizedandwellattendedMarch1989pressconference.EachreporterpresentattheForestServicesponsoredpressconferencewaspresentedwith:1.The_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanAppealSettlement;2.AForestServiceMarch27,1989,PressReleaseannouncingtheSettlement;3.ThepreparedtextoftheForestSupervisor'sOpeningRemarksforthepressconference;4.A_Deerlodge_ԄNationalForest-prepared"Summary"oftheSettlement;and5.A_Deerlodge_ԄNationalForest-prepared"Highlights"oftheSettlement.Inhispreparedopeningremarks,_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestActingSupervisorDickCallspecificallyaddressedconcernsby_ORV_/_ATV_ԀenthusiaststhattheSettlementdidnotadequatelyaddresstheirconcerns:"Some_publics_Ԁareconcernedthattheyhavenotbeenallowedtoparticipateinthenegotiationprocess.WeneedtokeepinmindthatweenteredintoanegotiationprocesstoresolveappealsthatwerefiledontheForestPlan.Wenegotiatedwith thosefolkswhohadfiledtheappeal.Intermsofresolvingtheissuesunderappeal,wehavenot '#& leftoutanyotherinterestgroupnorthegeneralpublic.": (  13        _Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.6The_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlementreceivedextensivestateandnationalcoverage.Asmentioned,the_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestwaspraisedbyallforestablishinga newleveloftrust.; (  14     The $ t ForestServicepatteditselfonthebackinafullcolorpromotionalpiece,entitled NewLevelsofCompromise,whichconcluded: Itshardnottofeelsomewhatoptimisticwhenanynationalforestendsupincompromiseinsteadofcombat.The_Deerlodge_ԀPlanprovidesaclearglimmerofhopeforthefuture.That glimmerofhopeisquitedimrightnow:Inyour ProposedActionforForestPlanRevision,youarenothonoringyourword.Sincetheinitialblastofgeneratedpublicityandsinceyouloggedtheroadlessareas,theForestServicehasbeennoticeablylaxinenforcingthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlement.Ithasbeenfrustratingtoseetheagencyrepeatedlydroptheball,evenconcerningsuchsimpletasksasoldgrowthmappingandmonitoring.Now,weseeyouragencypretendingtheSettlementdoesntevenexist.Somebureaucraticineptitudemaybeunderstandable.Sincethe_Deerlodge_ԀForestSettlement,the_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestwasmergedwiththe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest.Thereisnolongera_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestHeadquartersinButte.Administrativedutiesarehandledbythe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestSupervisorinDillon.ThereisnooneinyourDillonHeadquarterswhointimatelyworkedonorwhounderstandsthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreement.Inaddition,manyoftheemployeesatyouroutlyingdistrictrangersofficesarerelativelynewtosouthwesternMontanaandunfamiliarwiththepainstakingprocessthatforgedtheSettlementcompromise. Integrationofthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementintothePlanningProcess  X  Asyouragencyhonorsitsword,theprovisionsofthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementwillbedulyincorporatedintoyour ProposedActionforForestPlanRevision.InthisnewForestPlanRevision,pleasespecificallydetailwherethestandardsofthe_Deerlodge_ForestPlanSettlementAgreementhavebeenmetandwheretheyhavenot,particularlyregardingallprovisionslistedabove,thesettlementselkeffectivestandards,elkhabitateffectiveness,andrangemanagementpractices. The_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestRoadless '#& Areas  (#' ThenewForestPlanforthe_Deerlodge_Ԁneedstoprotectall_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestroadlessareas.Duetothestandardsmentionedabove,the_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementeffectivelyprotectsalloftheroadlessareaswithinthe_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForest,comprisingatleast454,455acres, delineatedhere: t  _Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.7  $ t   A.RoadlessAreasEntirelyWithinthe_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForest,216,683acres:   8   Area#: `  AreaName: 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(# Acreage: 0 p(#p(#0x (# (# $ x(#x(#  01-423 `  _Emerine_ 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#16,161 p(#p(#  01-425 `  NorthCarp 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#12,042 p(#p(#  01-426 `  UpperEastFork 0  0(#(#0p(#(#7,361 p(#p(#  01-428/01-429 FlintRange/_Dolus_ԀLakes 0  0p(#(#60,2970p(#p(#0 (#(#  (# (#  01-430 `  BasinCreek 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#9,888p(#p(#  01-431 `  Highlands 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#20,291pp(#p(#  01-432 `  _O'Neil_ԀCreek 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#6,5110p(#p(#0 (#(#` (# (#  01-433/01-434 Whitetail/Haystack 0  0(#(#0p(#(#77,4890p(#p(#0 (#(#P (# (#  01-435 `  FredBurr 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#6,643@p(#p(#    B._Deerlodge_ԀRoadlessAreasSharedWithOtherNationalForests,consistingof237,772onthe_Deerlodge_:  X  Area#:0 ` AreaName:0` (#` (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#SharedWith:0(#(#_Deerlodge_ԀAcreage:0 (#(# D (# (#  01-011 ` MiddleMountain/TobaccoRoots0  (_Beaverhead_ԀN.F.)0 (#(#37,7610 (# (#   (With59,701_Beaverhead_.Totaltwoforests:97,462.) 01-013 ` Fleecer 0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#(_Beaverhead_ԀN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#21,355  (# (#   (With15,932_Beaverhead_.Totaltwoforests:37,287) 01-409 `  ElectricPeak0  (HelenaN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#18,959 (# (#   (With28,046Helena.Totaltwoforests:47,005acres.) 01-421 `  Sapphires 0 h 0h(#h(#(BitterrootN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#72,614t! (# (#   (With44,416Bitterroot.Totaltwoforests:117,030acres.) 01-424 `  SilverKing 0 h 0h(#h(#(LoloN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#42,617P#! (# (#   (With13,150Lolo.Totaltwoforests:55,767acres.) 01-427 `  StormLake 0 h 0h(#h(#(_Beaverhead_ԀN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#7,605,%| # (# (#   (With1,953_Beaverhead_.Totaltwoforests:9,558acres.) 01-807 `  _Quigg_Ԁ0 h 0h(#h(#(LoloN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#12,165'X"% (# (#   (With69,820Lolo.Totaltwoforests:81,985acres.) 01-808 `  StonyMountain 0  (Bitterroot&LoloN.F.s)0 (#(#24,696(4$' (# (#   (With34,930Loloand43,720Bitterroot.Totalallthreeforests:103,346acres.) FederalLawandtheNecessaryExtensionofthe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlement +&* Agreementtothe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest ,'+  cXWXXXWIdahoSportingCongressv._Rittenhouse_,305F.3d957(9thCir.2002)(quoting16U.S.C. -(, 1604),says:"oneofthefundamentalpurposesofCongressinenacting[_NFMA_]:thattheNationalForestSystembemanagedwitha'systematicinterdisciplinaryapproach,'bymeansof'oneintegratedplanforeachunitoftheNationalForestSystem.'"#XWXXcXWe#cXWXXXW.  Underthisdecision,the_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementneedstobeappliedtothe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest.InthisForestPlanningprocess,youarecurrentlytryingtocombinethetwoseparateforestsintoasingleforest.Ifyouproceedwithajoint_Beaverhead_Ԅ_Deerlodge_Ԁ#XWXXcXWg#_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestPlans,p.8cXWXXXW  ` NationalForestsPlan,itmustincorporatethe_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreement.#XWXXcXW%j#It $  wasyourchoicetocombinethetwoforests.Youmustnowmanagetheforestsinacoordinatedway. _Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementand_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestRoadless   Areas  p Whenitisimplementedonthe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest,the_Deerlodge_ԀForestPlanSettlementAgreementwilleffectivelyprotectalloftheroadlessareaswithinthe_Beaverhead_NationalForest,comprisingatleast34inventoriedroadlessareasamountingto1.5millionacres.Iwouldlistthese34areashereinthisletter,buttheyareunavailablefromyourWebsite.Incredibly,therearenospecificswhatsoeveronyourWebsiteregardingthe_Beaverhead_sroadlessareas.Infact,yourWebsitehasnotevencXWXXXWidentifiedroadlessareasasan issue 4 (4grlfO  5  http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bdnf/forest_issues.htm).6'ofO;o݌  7xio   Asthoroughlydiscussedonpage1,acompletelistingofthese34inventoriedroadlessareasofthe_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestisnecessarybeforeanymeaningfulforestplanningcanoccur.#XWXXcXWn# No CategoricalExclusionsfor_ORVs_,_ATVs_,andSnowmobiles  l Regarding_ORVs_,_ATVs_,andsnowmobiles:ALLmotorizedvehiclesneedtoberestrictedtodesignatedroadsonly.Inthepast,staffofthe_Beaverhead_Ԅ_Deerlodge_ԀNationalForestshaveattemptedillegal"categoricalexclusions"fortheconstruction_ORV_/_ATV_ԀroadsintotheForests_wildlands_.TheForestServices FederalRegister isveryclearthata"categoricalexclusion"can #l! NOTbeutilizedforproposedactionsinto:1.Inventoriedroadlessareas;2.Areasofsteepslopes;3.Areasofhighlyerosivesoils;and4.Areasinhabitedbythreatenedandendangeredspecies.b (  15     ׀Wearetroubledthatourownpublicagencywouldviolatethelawandcoddleother %0!$ _lawbreakers.Weneedyourwrittencommitment,duringthisforestplanningprocedure,toprovideeffectivelawenforcementofroadlessclosures,withstifffinesupontrespassersand X  confiscationofunlicensedvehicles. D!  #l! ЇBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.9   Trails=NonMotorized  t Pleaseprotectbothforeststrailssystemsbyblanketdesignationsasyearroundnonmotorized. `  MotorizedVehicles  8  Motorizedvehiclesneedtobekeptondesignatedroads,wheretheybelong._ATVs_,_ORVs_, $ t snowmobiles,etceteraneedtobelimitedtolegallydedicatedsystemroadsonly.Motorized  ` vehicles_Ԁpassengerswhovandalizepublicwildlandsbydrivingwillynillyandmakingtheirown  L  roadsneedtobearrestedandprosecuted.Thisnewforestplaningprocessneedstoincludethe  8  detailsoftougheninguplawenforcementonournationalforests,includingticketingof $  motorizedtrespassersandconfiscationofunlicensedvehicles.    WildernessDesignationAdministrative    PleaseinitiatetheadministrativeproceedingsnecessarytoimmediatelydesignatetheWestBig   Hole,_Hellroaring_,EastPioneers,WestPioneers,TobaccoRoots,WhitetailHaystack_O'Neil_ p (WHO),Sapphires,Flints/_Dolus_ԀLakes,StormLake/_Pintlers_,ItalianPeak,LimaPeaks,Electric \ Peak/ThunderboltMountain,CentennialRange/MountJefferson,andGravellyRangeas H wilderness. 4  WildernessDesignationNorthernRockiesEcosystemProtectionAct(_NREPA_)   \ ThenewForestPlansadoptedbythe_Beaverhead_ԄDeerlodgeNationalForestsneedcompatibility H withtheultimatepassageoftheNorthernRockiesEcosystemProtectionAct,orHouse 4 Resolution#1105,currentlysponsoredby 175 membersofCongressh (  16      ._NREPA_,writtenbythe   nationsleadingwildlifebiologistsandbotanists,protects26millionacresoffederalwilderness  infivewesternstates,includingthefollowingareasinthe_Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNational  Forests:   HR1105,p.17,GreaterYellowstoneEcosystem  p   CowboysHeaven 0  0h(#(#39,402acres_Gallatin_Ԁand_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForests\ h(#h(#   Lee_Metcalf_ԀAdditions 0 h 143,557acres_Gallatin_Ԁand_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestsL!h(#h(#  HR1105,p.18,GreaterYellowstoneEcosystem  (#x!   GravellyMountains 0  0h(#(#267,058acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest$d"h(#h(#   _Snowcrest_ 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#95,348acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest%T #h(#h(#   TobaccoRootMountains 0 h 100,558_Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForests%D!$h(#h(#  HR1105,p.28,IslandMountainRanges  ' #&   FlintRange 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#66,227acresDeerlodgeNationalForest( $'h(#h(# ЇBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.10    FredBurr 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#6,050acresDeerlodgeNationalForestth(#h(#   ElkhornMountains 0  0h(#(#88,083acresHelenaandDeerlodgeNationalForestsdh(#h(#  HR1105,p.35,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsSapphireMountains/ContinentalDivide @  Corridor  , |   AnacondaPintlarAdditions 0  80,031acresBitterroot,Deerlodgeand  h _Beaverhead_ԀNationalForests X (#(#   Sapphire 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#117,345acresBitterrootandDeerlodgeNationalForests D h(#h(#   StonyMountain 0  0h(#(#107,446acresLolo,Deerlodgeand_Beaverhead_ԀNational 4  Forests$ h(#h(#   _Quigg_ԀPeak0 0 (# (#0h(#(# 84,231acresLoloandDeerlodgeNationalForests  h(#h(#   SilverKing 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#49,646acresLoloandDeerlodgeNationalForests h(#h(#   _Emerine_ 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#15,947acresDeerlodgeNationalForest h(#h(#  HR1105,p.36,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsAnaconda_Pintlar_ԄDivideCorridor  |   Fleecer 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#35,231acresDeerlodgeand_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestshh(#h(#   Highlands 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#19,966acresDeerlodgeNationalForestXh(#h(#   BasinCreek 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#9,224acresDeerlodgeNationalForestHh(#h(#   GranulatedMountain 0 h 14,115acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest8h(#h(#  HR1105,p.37,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsAnaconda_Pintlar_ԄBitterrootMountains d Corridor  P   WestPioneers0  0h(#(#246,041acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest<h(#h(#   CallMountain 0  0h(#(#8,750acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest,h(#h(#   CattleGulchRidge 0  0h(#(#19,035acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForesth(#h(#   EastPioneers0  0h(#(#143,445acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest h(#h(#  HR1105,p.37,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsFrankChurch/GreaterYellowstone   Corridor !   AndersonMountain0 h 48,947acres_Beaverhead_ԀandSalmonNationalForestsp" h(#h(#   WestBigHole 0  0h(#(#217,626acres_Beaverhead_ԀandSalmonNationalForests`#!h(#h(#   GoatMountain 0  0h(#(#44,473acres_Beaverhead_ԀandSalmonNationalForestsP$"h(#h(#   ItalianPeaks/EighteenMile/Maiden0  304,787acres_Beaverhead_,Salmonand @% # _Targhee_ԀNationalForests0&!$(#(#   GarfieldMountain 0  0h(#(#87,867acres_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Targhee_ԀNationalForests'l"%h(#h(#   FourEyesCanyon0  0h(#(#7,141acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest (\#&h(#h(#   _Tendoy_ԀMountains0  0h(#(#58,614acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest(L$'h(#h(#   SaginawCreek0  0h(#(#7,519acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest)<%(h(#h(#   TashPeak 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#60,574acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest*,&)h(#h(#   BeaverLakes 0  0h(#(#16,088acres_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForest+'*h(#h(#   MountJefferson/Centennials 0  87,726acres_Targhee_Ԁand_Beaverhead_ԀNational , (+ ForestsandBureauofLandManagement-(,(#(# Ї _Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.11   HR1105,p.39,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsGreaterGlacier/GreaterYellowstone t Corridors `   ElectricPeak/LittleBlackfootMeadows0  53,311acresHelenaandDeerlodge L  NationalForests< (#(#   WhitetailHaystack_ONeil_ԀCreek(WHO) 82,315acresDeerlodgeNationalForest ( x  ForestPlanningandtheNorthernRockiesEcosystemProtectionAct(_NREPA_)   T  Sinceitisbaseduponsoundscienceandsinceitnowhasatleast175bipartisanCongressional  @  sponsors,Forestplanningonthe_Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForestsneedsto ,  incorporatethepossibility/probabilityofHR1105'spassage.Thetextofbillislocatedat:   4jtfO  5  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.1105:6ɤfOݤwhic  7em Ԁ.   Specifically,you,assupervisorofthe_Beaverhead_ԄDeerlodgeNationalForests,cannotallowany   degradationofanycoreroadlessareasandanyconnectingcorridors.Pleaseconsiderthisyour x jobforthedurationofyourtenure. d Forinspiration,pleasedrawuponthewordsofFormerPresidentJimmyCarterwhenheofficially < endorsedtheNorthernRockiesEcosystemProtectionAct: S"Itisourdutyandobligationto (x protectandrestorethesenationaltreasuresaswehaveenjoyedthemandbeensustainedbythem d physically,mentally,andspiritually." P  ElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit  ~ Onapartingnote,maythisForestPlanningprocedureinitiateadministrativeproceedings   necessarytotransfermanagementoftheDeerlodgesouthernsideoftheElkhornWildlife  ManagementUnittotheHelenaNationalForest,forcontinuedmanagementasnonmotorized  andforsecludedwildlife.ThepersonneloftheDeerlodgeNationalForesthavenotbeenupto  thetaskofmanagingtheElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit,whichmustbemanagedforthe m  needsofsecludedwildlife.e (  17       Y! _Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.12=XXXX  TheElkhornsarerichwithsecludedspecies,suchaselk,grizzly(transitory),mountainplover, .~ _ferruginous_Ԁhawk,goshawk,longbilledcurlew,_Swainson_'shawk,bighornsheep,mountaingoat, j mountainlion,wolverine,martens,lynx,and,ofcourse,ourstatefish:_westslope_Ԁcutthroattrout.  V   Todate,however,agencymanagementhasfocusedprimarilyonelk.Thishasitsdisadvantages, 1  butitalsohasanadvantage:TheElkhornsarenowthe Number1HuntingDistrictinthestate  m ofMontana,drawinghuntersfromacrossthecountry.Thisishardlybyaccident.Yearsofhard  Y workandcarefulmanagementhavemadetheElkhornsthestatesmostpopularhuntingdistrict.#XXX=X#=XXXX  E  ThisisthesameElkhornWildlifeManagementUnitthatyourdistrictrangershaveincessantly s  promotedforopenpitmining,hazardouswastedumpingsites#XXX=X#=XXXXԀandcyanideleachpits.Whocould _  everforgettheincredible1996decisionbyWhitehallRangerGrant_Godbolt_Ԁthat#XXX=X#Ԁ300drilling K  sitesandconstructionofover17milesofroadswithintheElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit 7  wouldhavenosignificantimpactontheenvironment,waterquality,orsecludedwildlifeofthe #s ElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit? _  Grazing   =XXXX  The_Beaverhead_ԀNationalForestwassuedin1994becauseithadviolatedtheNational  EnvironmentalPolicyActandtheNationalForestManagementActon125ofits166grazing  allotmentsover75percent.The_Beaverhead_Ԁhassinceagreedtocomplywithfederallawbythe  year2005.Thesenewforestplansmustincludespecificcommitments,includingreducingthe  _TMDLs_Ԁforeveryimpairedwatershedonboththe_Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForests. | #XXX=X8#_Beaverhead_ԀandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.13  Thankyouforyourconsideration.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyoutoensureforestplansthat .~ protectthe_Beaverhead_Ԁand_Deeerlodge_ԀNationalForestsincrediblespecialspiritual,scientific, j biologic,andbotanicalwealthforallsucceedinggenerations.  V Pleasemakethisletterpartoftheofficialrecord.Pleaserespondtothepointsraisedinthisletter.   Pleasekeepmepostedconcerningallforestplanninginthe_Beaverhead_ԄDeerlodgeNationalForests.=XXXX p  W#XXX=X #Sincerely, >  PaulRichards,BoardMember   DeerlodgeForestDefenseFund    SouthwestMontanaWildlandsAlliance   XXX8  TheDeerlodgeForestDefenseFundiscommittedtotheprotectionofroadlessareas F containedinsouthwestMontanasDeerlodgeNationalForest.Localresidents,ranchers,  sportsmen,andrecreationorientedbusinessescreatedthefundinthesummerof1986to ,| promotebetterpoliciesforourpubliclands.    #XXX[#0  XXX TheSouthwestMontanaWildlandsAlliance(_SMWA_)isagrassrootsnetworkofindividualsand  conservationgroupsfocusingonwildlandsconservationissuesinthe_Beaverhead_ԄDeerlodgeNational  ForestandotherpubliclandsinsouthwestMontana.ThegoaloftheSouthwestMontanaWildlands H Allianceistohelpprotectthelongtermecologicalintegrityofpubliclands._SMWA_Ԁwillworkwith  Z communities,government,industryandotherpartiestowardwildlandsconservationthrough  education,advocacy,scientificresearchanddialogue. 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