How will people continue to have access for management, recreation, commodities, and tribal needs if roads are closed?
121. Spokane, WA: Due to changes made to Alternative 4 in September of 1996, calling for less roads, how does this square with active management? How do we access areas that require thinning, prescribed burning, etc.? How much access will remain for recreation, hunting, fishing, sight-seeing, mushroom hunting, etc.? 122. Klamath Falls, OR: The Klamath tribes demand that all roads be left open to permit tribal members to exercise their treaty rights. Will these roads remain open or is some agreement with the tribes imminent? Answer: Direction in the Draft EISs is aimed at reducing effects from roads, not just closing roads. Roads would not be closed without first weighing the risks of leaving them open versus closing them. We may keep some roads open but improve their management, recognizing that we still need access for recreation, commodities, restoration, and tribal needs. The Project is collaborating with all 22 affected tribes. Various access considerations are addressed in the Dra
