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L#   6.PortionsoftheElkhornswillbemanagedtomaintaintheirexisting $ roadlessandscenicqualities."#X O~Q ##X$XX #(O$;;;;)!dxdx n i($USUS.,    10    _XXXO~ XԀThe184CongressionalcosponsorsofHR1204,RockiesProsperityAct,  arelistedat: ` 4n fO  5  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR01204:@@@PP6"fO6i  7 XdԀ. ` #X O~##X$XXf#(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  dd)! dxdxNNNN)!dxdxmmmm)!dxdx&P d dhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR01105:@@@Ppppp)!dxdx&p d Pdrrrr)!dxdx&p Pd dtutu)!dxdx3+0 d d d3+0 d d d !USUS.,  _   _^w\XXBDNationalForest\New_ԀForest_Plans\___My_ԄComments_05A#X$X\^w_#___  C_P.O.Box422 : Boulder,MT59632 &v Email:Paul@PRMediaConsultants.com b October30,2005 N Supervisor  & BeaverheadDeerlodgeNationalForests   420BarrettStreet   Dillon,MT597253572    Ph:4066833900    EMail:c]X$XXX$ommentsnorthernbeaverheaddeerlodge@fs.fed.us#X$XX]X$#_ r  Dear_SirorMadam__,_ J  Iwritetodayconcerningyour_ ______Forest_ԀPlanRevisionfortheBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNational "r  _Forests,whosecommentperiodclosestomorrow,October31,2005. ]X$XXX$ ^ Ingeneral,IsupportAlternative#3,withthefollowingcaveats. 6 #X$XX]X$h# ]X$XXX$ԄAlternative3recommends707,000acresforWilderness.Thisisastepintherightdirection.  AllexistingroadlessareasintheBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestsdeserveprotection  aswildlands.Aswildernessdesignationisthemosteffectivewildlandsprotection,Isupport  wildernessdesignationforALLremainingroadlesswildlandsintheBeaverheadandDeerlodge  NationalForests. n #X$XX]X$#]X$XXX$ԄAlternative3protects81percentInventoriedRoadlessAreasfromsummerusebymotor F vehicles.Thisfigureneedstobe100percent.Bothforestsentiretrailsystemsneedtobe 2 protectedby #X$XX]X$R# blanketdesignationsasyearroundnonmotorized. Motorizedvehiclesneedtobe n keptondesignatedroads,wheretheybelong.ATVs,ORVs,snowmobiles,etceteraneedtobe  Z limitedtolegallydedicatedsystemroadsonly.Motorizedvehiclespassengerswhovandalize F publicwildlandsbydrivingwillynillyandmakingtheirownroadsneedtobearrestedand  2 prosecuted.Thisnewforestplanneedstoincludedetailsfortougheninguplawenforcementon !  ournationalforests,includingticketingofmotorizedtrespassersandconfiscationofunlicensed " ! vehicles.Specifically,t]X$XXX$heBeaverheadDeerlodgemustprovideeffectivemaps,signage,and #" publiceducationtokeepmotorizedvehiclesonlegallydesignatedsystemroadsonly. $# #X$XX]X$L #]X$XXX$ԄAlternative3wouldprotect54percentofInventoriedRoadlessAreasfrommotorizedabusein j&!% winter.Again,thisfigureneedstobe100percent.Bothforestsentiretrailsystemsneedtobe V'"& protectedby #X$XX]X$P # blanketdesignationsasyearroundnonmotorized. Motorizedvehiclesneedtobe B(#' keptondesignatedroads,wheretheybelong.ATVs,ORVs,snowmobiles,etceteraneedtobe .)~$( limitedtolegallydedicatedsystemroadsonly.Motorizedvehiclespassengerswhovandalize *j%) publicwildlandsbydrivingwillynillyandmakingtheirownroadsneedtobearrestedand +V&* prosecuted.Thisnewforestplanneedstoincludedetailsfortougheninguplawenforcementon +B'+ ournationalforests,includingticketingofmotorizedtrespassersandconfiscationofunlicensed ,.(, vehicles. -)- BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.2  ]X$XXX$̄Alternative3allocatesnoforestedlandtothe"suitabletimberbase"andthusallowsno t logging.Thisisappropriate,duetobothforestspasthistoriesofilladvisedloggingofold ` growthandenormouspublicsubsidiesfortheconstructionofloggingroadsthatcanneverbe L  maintained.Thereneedstobecompleterestorationplansforthoseloggingroadsthatarenot 8  partoftheforestsofficialroadsystem. $ t #X$XX]X$#ԄAllremainingoldgrowthneedstobemappedandprotected.]X$XXX$  L  ̄Alternative3identifies135keywatershedsandofthose,75aretoemphasizerestorationandto $  emphasizefishconservation.Isupportdesignationofall135watershedstobemanagedfor   restorationtothequalityfisheriestheyoncewere.   ̄Alternative3failstoidentifyf#X$XX]X$4#]X$XXX$ragile,highmeadowsinplacesliketheGravelleyRange,   Centennials,SnowcrestandRubymountainsthatsufferfromdecadesofabuseandintensive p grazingbycowsandsheep.Thenewforestplanmustaddressthedestructionofwaterquality \ andfisheriesbylivestockgrazingandmustbringgrazingpracticesintocompliancewiththe H federalCleanWaterAct.Ifgrazingallotmentscannotbebroughtintocompliancetheyshouldbe 4 shutdown.  p #X$XX]X$#=X$XXX$ԄTheBeaverheadNationalForestwassuedin1994becauseithadviolatedtheNational H EnvironmentalPolicyActandtheNationalForestManagementActon125ofits166grazing 4 allotmentsover75percent.TheBeaverheadhassinceagreedtocomplywithfederallawby   THISYEAR,2005.Thesenewforestplansmustincludespecificcommitments,including   reducingtheTMDLsforeveryimpairedwatershedonboththeBeaverheadandDeerlodge  NationalForests.  #X$XX=X$U#ԄAlsoregardinggrazing,theBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestsmustcreateadditional l opportunitiesforthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspeciestodisperse.TheYellowstone X  buffalo,forexample,aretryingtomigrate,astheyhaveformillenia.ForGodssake,letthem! D! Weretalkingpublicwildlifeonpubliclands.Itsprettysimple.Cancelthecowleasesnear 0"  YellowstoneNationalParkandconvertthemintobisongrazing.Giveourregiontheessential #l! economicboostthatitneeds:Establishawild,migratingbuffaloherdinsouthwesternMontana! $X" ̄ ]X$XXX$TheBeaverheadDeerlodge#X$XX]X$#providethemostcrucialconnectingcorridorsbetweentheNorthern %0!$ Rockies'threegreatecosystems(Glacier/BobMarshall,SalmonSelway,andYellowstone). &"% ]X$XXX$Thesecorridorsmustbeclearlydelineatedandpreserved.TheForestServiceneedstomapcore '#& habitatareasandconnectingcorridorsthenplanforthelongtermretentionandrestoration.#X$XX]X$#ԀAfter (#' keycorridorsareestablishedandprotectedtheForestServiceneedstomap bufferzones,with )$( aparticularemphasisoninclusionofpublicland,toprotectthesekeyconnectingcorridors. |*%) ]X$XXX$  @-(, Ї#X$XX]X$ #BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.3]X$XXX$  ̄WildlifespecieswhichinhabittheBeaverheadDeerlodgeincludegrizzlybears,wolves,bison, t elk,mountainlion,mountaingoat,wolverine,marten,fisher,andlynx.Asstatedabove,weneed ` tomap#X$XX]X$!#all_Ԁwildlifehabitatcoreareasinbothforestsandplanfortheirretention._Includedinthis L  mapping:We_Ԁ___need_Ԁ___detailed_Ԁmappingforeachthreatened,rare,endangered,orsecludedspecies, 8  includinggrizzlybears,wolves,buffalo,elk,cougars,mountaingoats,wolverines,martens, $ t fishers,lynx;yellowstonecutthroat,westslopecutthroat,bulltrout,grayling,peregrinefalcons,  ` baldeagles,borealowls,flammulatedowls,blackbackedwoodpeckers,hairywoodpeckers,  L  threetoedwoodpeckers,goshawks,ferruginoushawks,beltedkingfishers,willowflycatchers,  8  warblingvireos,sagethrashers,northernboglemmings,Montanavoles,westernbigearedbats, $  mountainplovers,northernwatershrews,andPreblesshrews.Specieshavedifferentdispersal   distances._Lynxes,_Ԁforexample,havedispersaldistancesofbetween300_kmand_Ԁ1100km,while   _wolverines_Ԁhavedispersaldistancesbetween50_kmand_Ԁ378km.   _̄___Ԁ_TheBeaverheadDeerlodgeneedtoretain_Ԁandencourageallexistingthreatened,rare, p endangered,orsecludedspeciesonpubliclands.Withwolves,forexample,iftheyareonour \ publicnationalforestlands,leavethemalone!_Nokilling,hunting,trapping,orhazinglikewhat H wasdonetotheBoulderWolfPack!Ofcourse,weneedtoallowfarmersandrancherstoprotect 4 theirownprivateland,butpubliclandispublicland.Nationalforestsneedtobemanagedfor  p thepublicswildlife,insteadofbeingusedasprivatefeedlots.  \ ̄TheBeaverheadDeerlodgeneedtoguarantee_ԀthatmonitoringundertheForest_Plan_Ԁwill 4 actuallyoccur.Sofar,theBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestshavebeenlackingintheir   monitoringforwinterrangeconditions,threatenedandendangeredspecies,snagsandwildlife   habitat,elkhabitateffectiveness,ORVabuse,sedimentproductionandwaterhealth,riparian  zones,oldgrowthdependentspecies,andbestmanagementpractices.Ifmonitoringcurrently  requiredisnonexistentorincomplete,howcanwe_trustthenew________Forest_ԀPlan_process?_  _The_ԀprecedentsettingDeerlodgeForestSettlementcoverstheentireDeerlodgeNationalForest. X  Sincethe25negotiatingsessionsweresolengthyandthorough,thesettlementslanguageisvery D! specificandveryclear.Forexample: 0"  ̀0  "Decisionsonrestrictionswillbesupportedbyaplanningprocesswhichstartswiththe $X" assumptionthatnomotorizedaccessexists.", (  1     $D #(#(# Ѐ̀0  "TheDeerlodgeNationalForestarterialtransportationsystemiscompleteintermsof &"% multipleuseobjectives.-L (  2     '#&(#(# _________________ )$( __ԇ__BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.4  _____Ԁ0  AfterestablishingverystringentElkEffectiveCovers. (  3     ,thesettlementrequires:"For t purposesofcalculatingelkhabitateffectiveness,theDeerlodgeNationalForestagreesto ` assumethatallopenroadsinananalysisareawillexerttheirfull(100percent)effectonL (#(# __________  habitateffectiveness./H (  4      8  ______Ԁ0  "TheDeerlodgeNationalForestagreestostudyitsoldgrowth,todisplayitsrangeand  ` distribution,andtodevelopastandarddefinitionandprescriptionformanagementby  L  July1,1991.Thefinalmanagementguidelineswillincludeastandardforretentionof  8  oldgrowthinthirdorderdrainages.0 (  5     $ (#(# ̀0  "Theamountanddistributionofoldgrowthwillbeusedtoensuresufficienthabitatfor   themaintenanceofviablepopulationsofexistingnativeanddesirablenonnative   vertebratespeciesincludingtwooldgrowthindicatorspecies,thepinemartenand   pileatedwoodpecker.Diversityofplantandanimalcommunitiesandtreespecieswillbe p providedontheDeerlodgeNationalForest,inaccordancewith36CFR219.26.1H (  6     \(#(# ̀0  "Oldgrowthwillbemappedanddisplayedbythirdorderdrainageonmapsincludedin 4 alltimbersalesand/orroadprojectenvironmentalassessments.Mappingofoldgrowth  p willoccurpriortoanytimberharvestorroadconstructioninanythirdorderdrainage._2 (  7      \(#(# ̀0  "Oldgrowthwillbeavailabletomaintainviablewildlifepopulationsofoldgrowth 4 dependentspecies.Theeffectoftimberharvestonoldgrowthamount,locationandkind   willbedocumentedintheNEPAdocumentontimbersalesorroadconstruction (#(#   projects.3H (  8       ̀0  "Inmakingdecisionsonaccessrestrictions,prioritywillbegivenfirst,tobiggame  habitatandsecurityneedsandsecond,tohunteraccessneeds.4  (  9     l(#(# ̀0  "Informationonroaduse,andhabitateffectivenesscalculationsbasedtherein,shallbeset D! outintheNEPAdocumentpreparedonanyproposedtimbersaleorroadconstruction.0" (#(# ЇBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.5  IftheBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestsactuallymerge,whichiswhatthisForestPlan t proposes,theBeaverheadNationalForestmustassumetheabovecommitments.  cX$XXX$IdahoSporting ` Congressv.Rittenhouse,305F.3d957(9thCir.2002)(quoting16U.S.C.1604),says:"oneof L  thefundamentalpurposesofCongressinenacting[NFMA]:thattheNationalForestSystembe#X$XXcX$LC# 8  cX$XXX$managedwitha'systematicinterdisciplinaryapproach,'bymeansof'oneintegratedplanforeach $ t unitoftheNationalForestSystem.'"#X$XXcX$D#cX$XXX$.  ` #X$XXcX$wE#cX$XXX$Underthisdecision,theDeerlodgeForestPlanSettlementAgreementneedstobeappliedtothe  8  BeaverheadNationalForest.InthisForestPlanningprocess,youarecurrentlytryingtocombine $  thetwoseparateforestsintoasingleforest.IfyouproceedwithajointBeaverheadDeerlodge   #X$XXcX$E#cX$XXX$NationalForestsPlan,itmustincorporatetheDeerlodgeForestPlanSettlementAgreement.#X$XXcX$qG#Ifit   isyourchoicetocombinethetwoforests,youmustmanagetheforestsinacoordinatedway.   Istronglysupportwildernessdesignationprotectionforthefollowingroadlesswildlands:  p   A.RoadlessAreasEntirelyWithintheDeerlodgeNationalForest,216,683acres:  H  Area#: `  AreaName: 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(# Acreage: 0 p(#p(#0x (# (# 4x(#x(#  01-423 `  Emerine 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#16,161 pp(#p(#  01-425 `  NorthCarp 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#12,042`p(#p(#  01-426 `  UpperEastFork 0  0(#(#0p(#(#7,361Pp(#p(#  01-428/01-429 FlintRange/DolusLakes 0  0p(#(#60,2970p(#p(#0 (#(#@ (# (#  01-430 `  BasinCreek 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#9,8880p(#p(#  01-431 `  Highlands 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#20,291 p(#p(#  01-432 `  O'NeilCreek 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#6,5110p(#p(#0 (#(# (# (#  01-433/01-434 Whitetail/Haystack 0  0(#(#0p(#(#77,4890p(#p(#0 (#(# (# (#  01-435 `  FredBurr 0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#6,643p(#p(#    B.DeerlodgeRoadlessAreasSharedWithOtherNationalForests,consistingof |  237,772ontheDeerlodge:  h!  Area#:0 ` AreaName:0` (#` (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#SharedWith:0(#(#DeerlodgeAcreage:0 (#(# T"  (# (#  01-011 ` MiddleMountain/TobaccoRoots0  (BeaverheadN.F.)0 (#(#37,761@#! (# (#   (With59,701Beaverhead.Totaltwoforests:97,462.) 0$"  01-013 ` Fleecer 0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#(BeaverheadN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#21,355%l # (# (#   (With15,932Beaverhead.Totaltwoforests:37,287)  &\!$  01-409 `  ElectricPeak0  (HelenaN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#18,959&H"% (# (#   (With28,046Helena.Totaltwoforests:47,005acres.) '8#&  01-421 `  Sapphires 0 h 0h(#h(#(BitterrootN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#72,614($$' (# (#   (With44,416Bitterroot.Totaltwoforests:117,030acres.) )%(  01-424 `  SilverKing 0 h 0h(#h(#(LoloN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#42,617*&) (# (#   (With13,150Lolo.Totaltwoforests:55,767acres.) +&*  01-427 `  StormLake 0 h 0h(#h(#(BeaverheadN.F.)0(#(#0 (#(#7,605,'+ (# (#   (With1,953Beaverhead.Totaltwoforests:9,558acres.) |-(,  BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.6   01-807 `  Quigg0 h 0h(#h(#(LoloN.F.)0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#12,165t (# (#   (With69,820Lolo.Totaltwoforests:81,985acres.) d  01-808 `  StonyMountain 0  (Bitterroot&LoloN.F.s)0 (#(#24,696P  (# (#   (With34,930Loloand43,720Bitterroot.Totalallthreeforests:103,346acres.) @  ____ Wilderness_ԀDesignationAdministrative   h PleaseinitiatetheadministrativeproceedingsnecessarytoimmediatelydesignatetheWestBig  T  Hole,Hellroaring,EastPioneers,WestPioneers,TobaccoRoots,WhitetailHaystackO'Neil  @  (WHO),Sapphires,Flints/DolusLakes,StormLake/Pintlers,ItalianPeak,LimaPeaks,_theentire ,  Electric_ԀPeak/Thunderbolt_Mountain/ThunderboltCreekarea,_ԀCentennialRange/Mount   Jefferson,andGravellyRangeaswilderness.    WildernessDesignation___Rockies_Ԁ_ProsperityAct_______Ԁ(_RPA_)    ThenewForestPlansadoptedbytheBeaverheadDeerlodgeNationalForestsneedcompatibility x withtheultimatepassageofthe_RockiesProsperityAct,formerlycalledtheNorthern_ԀRockies d EcosystemProtection_Act.TheRockiesProsperityAct,orHouseResolution#1204,iscurrently P sponsoredby_ 184 __Ԁ_membersofCongressh (  10      .Itwaswrittenbythenationsleadingwildlife < biologistsandbotanistsandprotects26millionacresoffederalwildernessinfivewesternstates, ,| includingthefollowingareasintheBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForests: h  HR1204,p.17,GreaterYellowstoneEcosystem  @   CowboysHeaven 0  0h(#(#39,402acresGallatinandBeaverheadNationalForests,h(#h(#   LeeMetcalfAdditions 0 h 143,557acresGallatinandBeaverheadNationalForestsh(#h(#  HR1204,p.18,GreaterYellowstoneEcosystem     GravellyMountains 0  0h(#(#267,058acresBeaverheadNationalForesth(#h(#   Snowcrest 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#95,348acresBeaverheadNationalForesth(#h(#   TobaccoRootMountains 0 h 100,558BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestst h(#h(#  HR1204,p.28,IslandMountainRanges  P"    FlintRange 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#66,227acresDeerlodgeNationalForest<#!h(#h(#    FredBurr 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#6,050acresDeerlodgeNationalForest,$|"h(#h(#   ElkhornMountains 0  0h(#(#88,083acresHelenaandDeerlodgeNationalForests%l #h(#h(#   ( $' Ї BeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.7   HR1204,p.35,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsSapphireMountains/ContinentalDivide t Corridor  `   AnacondaPintlarAdditions 0  80,031acres L  Bitterroot,DeerlodgeandBeaverheadNationalForests< (#(#   Sapphire 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#117,345acresBitterrootandDeerlodgeNationalForests( xh(#h(#   StonyMountain 0  0h(#(#107,446acresLolo,DeerlodgeandBeaverheadNational  h Forests X h(#h(#   QuiggPeak0 0 (# (#0h(#(# 84,231acresLoloandDeerlodgeNationalForests D h(#h(#   SilverKing 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#49,646acresLoloandDeerlodgeNationalForests4 h(#h(#   Emerine 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#15,947acresDeerlodgeNationalForest$ h(#h(#  HR1204,p.36,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsAnacondaPintlarDivideCorridor      Fleecer 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#35,231acresDeerlodgeandBeaverheadNationalForests h(#h(#   Highlands 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#19,966acresDeerlodgeNationalForesth(#h(#   BasinCreek 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#9,224acresDeerlodgeNationalForest|h(#h(#   GranulatedMountain 0 h 14,115acresBeaverheadNationalForestlh(#h(#  HR1204,p.37,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsAnacondaPintlarBitterrootMountains H Corridor  4   WestPioneers0  0h(#(#246,041acresBeaverheadNationalForest ph(#h(#   CallMountain 0  0h(#(#8,750acresBeaverheadNationalForest`h(#h(#   CattleGulchRidge 0  0h(#(#19,035acresBeaverheadNationalForestPh(#h(#   EastPioneers0  0h(#(#143,445acresBeaverheadNationalForest@h(#h(#  HR1204,p.37,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsFrankChurch/GreaterYellowstone  Corridor    AndersonMountain0 h 48,947acresBeaverheadandSalmonNationalForestsh(#h(#   WestBigHole 0  0h(#(#217,626acresBeaverheadandSalmonNationalForests h(#h(#   GoatMountain 0  0h(#(#44,473acresBeaverheadandSalmonNationalForests!h(#h(#   ItalianPeaks/EighteenMile/Maiden0  304,787acresBeaverhead,Salmonand t"  TargheeNationalForestsd#!(#(#   GarfieldMountain 0  0h(#(#87,867acresBeaverheadandTargheeNationalForestsP$"h(#h(#   FourEyesCanyon0  0h(#(#7,141acresBeaverheadNationalForest@% #h(#h(#   TendoyMountains0  0h(#(#58,614acresBeaverheadNationalForest0&!$h(#h(#   SaginawCreek0  0h(#(#7,519acresBeaverheadNationalForest 'p"%h(#h(#   TashPeak 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#60,574acresBeaverheadNationalForest(`#&h(#h(#   BeaverLakes 0  0h(#(#16,088acresBeaverheadNationalForest)P$'h(#h(#   MountJefferson/Centennials 0  87,726acresTargheeandBeaverheadNational )@%( ForestsandBureauofLandManagement*0&)(#(#  -(, ЇBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.8   HR1204,p.39,BiologicalConnectingCorridorsGreaterGlacier/GreaterYellowstone t Corridors `   ElectricPeak/LittleBlackfootMeadows0  53,311acresHelenaandDeerlodge L  NationalForests< (#(#   WhitetailHaystackONeilCreek(WHO) 82,315acresDeerlodgeNationalForest ( x   TheElkhorns. ThisForestPlanneedstotransfermanagementoftheDeerlodge  T  southernsideoftheElkhornWildlifeManagementUnittotheHelenaNationalForest,for  @  continuedmanagementasnonmotorizedandforsecludedwildlife.Thepersonnelofthe ,  DeerlodgeNationalForesthavenotbeenuptothetaskofmanagingtheElkhornWildlife   ManagementUnit,whichmustbemanagedfortheneedsofsecludedwildlife.e (  11      ׀TheElkhorns   arerichwithsecludedspecies,suchaselk,grizzly(transitory),mountainplover,ferruginous   ЇBeaverheadandDeerlodgeNationalForestPlans,p.9  hawk,goshawk,longbilledcurlew,Swainson'shawk,bighornsheep,mountaingoat,mountain t lion,wolverine,martens,lynx,and,ofcourse,ourstatefish:westslopecutthroattrout.Todate, ` however,agencymanagementhasfocusedprimarilyonelk.Thishasitsdisadvantages,butit L  alsohasanadvantage:TheElkhornsarenowthe Number1HuntingDistrictinthestateof 8  Montana,drawinghuntersfromacrossthecountry.Thisishardlybyaccident.Yearsofhard $ t workandcarefulmanagementhavemadetheElkhornsthestatesmostpopularhuntingdistrict.  ` ̄ThisisthesameElkhornWildlifeManagementUnitthatyourdistrictrangershaveincessantly  8  promotedforopenpitmining,hazardouswastedumpingsites=X$XXX$Ԁandcyanideleachpits.Whocould $  everforgettheincredible1996decisionbyWhitehallRangerGrantGodboltthat#X$XX=X$#Ԁ300drilling   sitesandconstructionofover17milesofroadswithintheElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit    wouldhavenosignificantimpactontheenvironment,waterquality,orsecludedwildlifeofthe   ElkhornWildlifeManagementUnit?     Thankyouforyourconsideration.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyoutoensureforestplansthat \ protecttheBeaverheadandDeeerlodgeNationalForestsincrediblespecialspiritual,scientific, H biologic,andbotanicalwealthforallsucceedinggenerations. 4 Pleasemakethisletterpartoftheofficialrecord.Pleaserespondtothepointsraisedinthisletter.  \ PleasekeepmepostedconcerningallforestplanningintheBeaverheadDeerlodgeNationalForests.=X$XXX$ H S74  #X$XX=X$# [(03`?+ ` hp x X? =X$XXX$#X$XX=X$#Sincerely, #s PaulRichards 7 BoardMember,DeerlodgeForestDefenseFund # BoardMember,SouthwestMontanaWildlandsAlliance  < XXX$8  #X$XXm#eXX$TheDeerlodgeForestDefenseFund(DFDF)iscommittedtotheprotectionofroadlessareascontainedin #"s  southwestMontanasDeerlodgeNationalForest.Localresidents,ranchers,sportsmen,andrecreationoriented "! businessescreatedthefundinthesummerof1986topromotebetterpoliciesforourpubliclands. _#"   ^0  TheSouthwestMontanaWildlandsAlliance(SMWA)isagrassrootsnetworkofindividualsandconservationgroups {$$ focusingonwildlandsconservationissuesintheBeaverheadDeerlodgeNationalForestandotherpubliclandsinsouthwest %i % Montana.ThegoaloftheSouthwestMontanaWildlandsAllianceistohelpprotectthelongtermecologicalintegrityof %!& publiclands.SMWAwillworkwithcommunities,government,industryandotherpartiestowardwildlandsconservation U&!' througheducation,advocacy,scientificresearchanddialogue. &C"((#(# #X$Xe#33ӄ '") &%XX$Copyto: }(#* HerreraEnvironmentalConsultants U)$+ 101EastBroadway -*}%, Missoula,MT59802 +U&- EMail:shopkins@herrerainc.com#X$X%&~# +-'. 3U  XXX$ԄTreeFreePaper ,(/ Є90%PostConsumerWaste(ChlorineFreeProcess),10%HemporFlax