September 17, 2012 To our partners and interested...
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September 17, 2012 To our partners and interested public: Last week, the Inyo National Forest released a scoping letter concerning its proposal to implement a Forest Order closing endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (SNBS) habitat to domestic goat use. The scoping letter included an attachment containing maps of trails within SNBS herd units and proposed actions for these trails. This Errata letter contains corrections and additions to the map documents. Please disregard the original maps sent in the attachment to the scoping letter, and instead please refer to the maps attached to this Errata letter. These corrected maps are also available online at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=40094 For additional information or questions on this project please contact Leeann Murphy, Project Leader at (760) 873-2450 or [email protected]. Sincerely, Leeann Murphy Wildlife Biologist Inyo National Forest
Transcript of September 17, 2012 To our partners and interested...
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September 17, 2012
To our partners and interested public:
Last week, the Inyo National Forest released a scoping letter concerning its proposal to
implement a Forest Order closing endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (SNBS) habitat to
domestic goat use. The scoping letter included an attachment containing maps of trails within
SNBS herd units and proposed actions for these trails. This Errata letter contains corrections and
additions to the map documents. Please disregard the original maps sent in the attachment to the
scoping letter, and instead please refer to the maps attached to this Errata letter. These corrected
maps are also available online at the following website:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=40094
For additional information or questions on this project please contact Leeann Murphy, Project
Leader at (760) 873-2450 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Leeann Murphy
Wildlife Biologist
Inyo National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=40094mailto:[email protected]
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ATTACHMENT 1 Table Displaying by Trailhead and Trail Name the Proposed Closure and Buffer Areas.
Proposed
Action
SNBS Herd Unit
(or Closure
Area)
Trailhead Trail # Trail Name
Close
Mt. Warren
Gardisky Lake TH 2504 Gardisky Lake
Lakes Canyon TH 2506 Lake Canyon
Lundy Canyon TH 2401 Lundy Canyon
n/a 25E102
Saddlebag Lake TH
2402
20 Lakes Basin
Loop
2402A Hess Mine
2402B Shepherd Crest
2404
Saddlebag Lake
Loop
Mt. Gibbs
n/a 2502A
Gem Pass Snow
bypass
2510 Glacier Canyon
2602 Parker Lake
Rush Creek TH 2502 Alger Lakes
2603 Parker Bench
Walker Lake TH 2516 Bloody Canyon
Convict Creek
Convict Ck/Convict
Lake Loop TH
2802 Convict Creek
2804
Laurel Lake to
Edith Lake
28E201 Laurel Mountain
2802A
Dorothy-Bighorn
Lake
28E201B
28E201C
28E201D
Fish Creek TH 2622 Fish Creek
McGee Pass TH
2808 McGee Mountain
2902 McGee Pass
2907 Hopkins Pass
2902A McGee Pack Station
2902C Baldwin Canyon
2902D Steelhead Lake
2902E Grass Lake spur
2902F
Baldwin Canyon
cutoff
2902G Big McGee Lake
Wheeler Ridge
Gable Lakes TH 3005 Gable Lakes
2911A Morgan Mine Rd.
Lamarck Lakes TH 3004 Lamarck Lakes
3001 Piute Pass
Horton Lakes TH 3006 Horton Lakes
3006A Basin Mountain
Little Lakes Valley
TH
2912 Little Lakes Valley
2912C Gem Lakes
2911 Morgan Pass
n/a
2908 Italy Pass
3007 Longley Reservoir
3011 Elderberry Canyon
30E301 Wheeler Crest
3002A
Honeymoon Lake
spur
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Proposed
Action
SNBS Herd Unit
(or Closure
Area)
Trailhead Trail # Trail Name
30E301A
Pine Creek TH 3002 Pine Creek Pass
Tamarack Lakes TH 3003 Tamarack Lakes
Coyote Ridge
Baker/Green Lakes
TH
3103 Baker Summit
3104 Bishop Pass
3104A
Rainbow Pack
Station
3104B Treasure Lakes
3104C Mary Louise Lake
3104D
Chocolate-Ruwau
Loop
Big Pine Creek SO
Fork TH
3205
North Fork Big Pine
Creek
3207
South Fork Big Pine
Creek
Big Pine Creek NO
Fork TH
3205A Waterfall
3205C Black Lake Loop
3205D Palisade Glacier
3205E Fourth Lake Cutoff
3205F Fifth Lake Spur
3205G Sixth Lake Hiker
3205H Summit Lake
3205I
Glacier Lodge to 1st
Falls Acc
n/a 3206
3208
3103ASD
3201SD
3321SD
Jigsaw Pass
Sage Flat
Streamside
High Meadows
Stock
Rawson Creek
Stock
Shannon Canyon
Stock
Taboose
Birch Lake TH 3302 Birch Lake
Red Lake TH 3303 Red Lake
Taboose Pass TH 3304 Taboose Pass
Mt. Baxter
Baxter Pass TH 3427 Baxter Pass
Onion Valley TH
3306 Golden Trout Lake
3307 Kearsarge Pass
3306A
Golden Trout Lake
North Spur
n/a
3315 Grand Group Mine
3423 Parker Canyon
3425 Sardine Lake
Sawmill Canyon
Sawmill Pass TH
3401 Sawmill Pass
3430
Sawmill to Birch
Springs
33E401
Armstrong Canyon
Trail
33E401A
33E401B
n/a 3304A Shingle Mill Bench
33E401C
Mt. Williamson Shepherd Pass TH
3402 Shepherd Pass
3402B Junction Pass
n/a 3442 George Creek
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Proposed
Action
SNBS Herd Unit
(or Closure
Area)
Trailhead Trail # Trail Name
Mt. Langley
Cottonwood Lakes TH
3513 New Army Pass
3523 Cirque Lake
3610
Little Cottonwood
Creek
3513A
Cottonwood Lakes
Cutoff #1
3513B
Cottonwood Lakes
Cutoff #2
3516C Muir Lake
Tuttle Creek TH 3521
Tuttle Creek
Ashram
n/a
3502
Cottonwood
Canyon
3516 Cottonwood Lakes
3526 Diaz Creek
3611SD Wormhole Canyon
Remain Open,
limit 200 feet from
trail
Convict Creek n/a 2000.3 Pacific Crest Trail
Mt. Gibbs Rush Creek TH 2605 Rush Creek
n/a 2000.3 Pacific Crest Trail
Olancha Peak n/a 2000.2 Pacific Crest Trail
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ATTACHMENT 2
Maps showing SNBS Herd Unit Closure Areas and Trail Restrictions
