From: Don Amador
To: Don Amador
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 3:24 PM
Subject: BRC CA Wilderness Update (Alpine County) Part 2 - March 7, 2002


BRC WILDERNESS UPDATE - PART 2 (ALPINE COUNTY) - March 7, 2002

Dear Access Interests,

As information comes in from my various Public Records Act requests, I want to share that information with you so that you may better understand what sort of a process has been underway regarding the Boxer/CWC Wilderness agenda. I have transcribed a letter from the Alpine County Board of Supervisors to Sen. Boxer, as well as, a recent Resolution passed on Feb. 5, 2002 that opposes new Wilderness areas in Alpine County except for the Noble Canyon portion of the Tyron Peak Potential Wilderness.

One of the documents I received states that on Nov. 6, 2001 there was a public workshop in which "more than 30 people" attended and represented a broad cross section of interests and identifying many valid concerns.

Thanks for your continued interest in this matter.

Don Amador, BRC

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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

ALPINE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

P. 0. BOX 158

MARKLEEVILLE, CALIFORNIA 96120

February 12, 2002

The Honorable Barbara Boxer

United States Senator

1130 "O" Street, Suite 2450

Fresno, CA 93721

RE: California Wild and Scenic River Proposal - Alpine County

Dear Senator Boxer:

At its meeting February 5, 2002, the Alpine County Board of Supervisors discussed the proposed designation of additional National Forest Lands in Alpine County as Potential Wilderness Areas, which included designation of the East Fork of the Carson River as Wild and Scenic.

The East Fork of the Carson River is currently protected under State Wild and Scenic designation and is a very popular destination for a wide variety of recreational uses in the County. However, with respect to the proposed federal designation of the river as Federal Wild and Scenic, the Board of Supervisors is concerned that limited consideration has been given to the fact that the proposed designation impacts two states. No technical data or local scientific analysis has been conducted to identify the impacts of federal designation specific to water quality, sediment values and phosphorous loading, riparian and wildlife habita4 noxious weed abatement and control, and future development of ap -propriate water projects such as seasonal diversion structures on the Carson River, all which effect downstream users.

Alpine County requests your support for federal funding to develop a locally operated Management Plan to identify and resolve these issues prior to the Federal designation, rather than afterward. The Board of Supervisors has fostered solid working relationships with many federal, state and local public entities, and believes that the creation of a local steering committee to undertake a thorough scientific analysis of the relative issues will serve as a valuable tool for sound decision-making. Because the Board of Supervisors views management of its natural resources as a collaborative process involving all stakeholders, it is committed to analysis of the Carson River watershed as a whole. Your endorsement of this proposal is requested.

Very truly yours,

/s/ CHRIS H. GANSBERG, JR. CHAIR

Chris H. Gansberg, Jr., Chair

Cc:

J. Doolittle, Rep., U.S. Congress

H. Reid, U.S. Senator (-Nevada)

J. Ensign, U.S. Senator (Nevada)

D. Miner, Douglas County Commissioners

R. Vaught, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

G. Schiff, Carson Ranger District

E. James, Carson River Subconservancy

R. Dodds, Lahontan Regional Water Quality

B. Wallace,Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California

J. Singlaub, Bureau of Land Management

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