Hi Everyone,

Apparently there has been some confusion in the DEIS concerning the
proposed action vs the preferred alternative. The proposed action,
Alternative C, was released on October 26, 2005 and initiated the Wheeled
Motorized Travel Management project. The Forest Service then requested that
individuals identify issues they might have with the Proposed Action.
Public comments on the Proposed Action were used to develop four
alternatives to that action. The Preliminary Alternatives were presented to
the public at meetings on June 5 and 6, 2006 and also released on the
Forest website. Public input led to adjustments to the Alternatives before
the environmental analysis was conducted.

The Preferred Alternative, Alternative D, was identified by the Forest
Supervisor and is the alternative the agency believes would fulfill its
mission of providing a diversity of road and trail opportunities yet
minimize adverse affects on forest resources and conflicts between Forest
users. The Forest Service is now soliciting public comments on the effects
of implementing Alternative D as the course of action for Wheeled Motorized
Travel Management on the Eldorado National Forest.

For a more in-depth explanation, refer to the Council on Environmental
Quality's Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning NEPA Regulations:
http://www.nepa.gov/nepa/regs/40/40p3.htm

We will be adding a section to the website with Frequently Asked Questions
and their answers. I will send out the link when it is up and running.

Please let me know if you have any further questions,
Jason

HUH???

So the public comments made them pick D? D?

Does that mean the greenies had WAY more input than the 4x4 community? That's they way I read it.....

They got public comments and it got WORSE?????????:confused:

Now we really gotta step up

HUH???

So the public comments made them pick D? D?

Does that mean the greenies had WAY more input than the 4x4 community? That's they way I read it.....

They got public comments and it got WORSE?????????:confused:

Now we really gotta step up

i was thinking the same thing. :smokin:

The proposed action,
Alternative C, was released on October 26, 2005 and initiated the Wheeled
Motorized Travel Management project.

Am I missing somthing here? "C" was RELEASED in 2005?????

I know I have been drinking beers all day, and maybe my head is a little fuzzy, but weren't we waiting to see WHICH alternative they picked on July 20th...:confused: Izzat why all the red posts went up last summer?

So "C" has been picked since '05?????

What am I missing?

About 2 years. lol

More alphabet soup:
* C was proposed for the 2005 Notice of Intent (NOI)
* D is preferred for the Draft Environmental Impact (DEIS)
...our letters and statements will help the Forest Supervisor make up his mind for what he elects to put into the solution that will go into the final Environmental Impact (EIS)

Randii