Ralph Rau
Nez Perce Deputy Forest Supervisor
Attn: “DRAMVU”
104 Airport Rd.
Grangeville, Id. 83530
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Fax to: 208 983 4099
Nez Perce National Forest
We the undersigned after studying the 4 alternatives given have found none of the alternatives on their own, to be worthy of our support.
First we would like to state that status quo (Alternative 1) would be our first choice to support.
As a 2nd option to Alternative 1 We would support Alternative 1A with amendments from Alternative 4.
In Alternate 1A there is apparently no access for camping from trails. We need to have added Access from trails and roads of 300 feet as in alternative 4.
We also ask that trails from alternative 4 should be considered to be added to Alternative 1A as listed in the provided table from appendix B of the DRAMVU draft, and included in this document.
We ask that these recommendations and alterations be given the highest consideration in the new Nez Perce Forest Travel Plan.
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Trails for consideration to be added to Alternative 1A from Alternative 4
TRAIL NUMBER / Name / Begin / End / TRAIL MILES / REASON / MAP SYMBOL / SEASON / DATES OPEN135 / Brushy Ridge / 0.00 / 3.50 / 3.50 / Provides access from John Day Creek to John Day Mtn. / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
205 / Columbia Ridge / 0.00 / 6.98 / 6.98 / Maintains historic mining route from Dixie to Eutopia Creek / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
212 / Lemhi Trail / 0.00 / 4.87 / 4.87 / Provides access to Salmon River breaks / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
233 / Swastika / 0.00 / 2.50 / 2.50 / Provides access to Swastika & Comstock mines. / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
234 / Blowout Divide / 0.00 / 3.00 / 3.00 / Completes a loop from Dixie mining area to Lemon Saddle / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
309 / Little Slate Creek / 0.00 / 12.30 / 12.30 / Access to Little Slate Creek, could be seasonal for wildlife / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
319 / Buck Meadows Doc Denny / 0.00 / 3.90 / 3.90 / Provides Mill Creek to Buck Meadows connector / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
401 / Trail 401 from 478 to Sourdough peak / 0.00 / 8.20 / 8.20 / Single Track access from Hungry Ridge to Sourdough Creek / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
401 / Trail 401 from 478 to Sourdough peak / 8.20 / 11.20 / 3.00 / Single Track access from Hungry Ridge to Sourdough Creek / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
407 / 0.00 / 6.20 / 6.20 / Single Track connector from S. F. of Clearwater R. to Sourdough Saddle / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
407 / 6.20 / 12.00 / 5.80 / Single Track connector from S. F. of Clearwater R. to Sourdough Saddle / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
420 / 1.64 / 2.50 / 0.86 / Provides access into Earthquake Meadows area / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
478 / 478 loop / 0.00 / 3.50 / 3.50 / Ridge trail access from S.F. Clearwater River to Trail 401 / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
505 / Divide Trail / 10.40 / 16.22 / 5.82 / Provides motorized trail connector from the Elk City area trails to the Red River area trails / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
588 / Otterson Creek / 0.00 / 3.50 / 3.50 / Provides single track from the 505 to Red River Hot Springs / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
824 / Easter Mine / 0.00 / 1.50 / 1.50 / Provides access from Sing Lee to Pilot Knob Trail 825 / 9 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
833 / Altemont / 0.00 / 6.00 / 6.00 / Provides access from Elk City area to Trail 505 / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
929 / China / 0.00 / 1.50 / 1.50 / Pell Cabin Loop trail / 7 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
431 / ?Stock Drive / Historically open to motorized, originally part of Centennial Trail, ?open under G-H act.
318 / Mill Creek / All / Provides single track access along Mill Creek
726 / Meadow Creek / All / Rare II area no's C1845 & D1845 are to be managed as multiple use.
NEW-1 / 0.00 / 0.46 / 0.46 / 15 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
NEW-2 / 0.00 / 0.32 / 0.32 / 15 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
NEW-3 / 0.00 / 1.56 / 1.56 / 15 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
NEW-4 / 0.00 / 0.71 / 0.71 / 15 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31
NEW-5 / 0.00 / 0.27 / 0.27 / 15 / yearlong / 01/01-12/31