What NEPA was done for the current route system?
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that mandates disclosure of actions and effects from federal decisions was passed in 1969. Most roads and trails on the Fishlake National Forest substantially predate 1969. Roads and trails constructed by the Forest Service after 1969 have required some level of NEPA, and construction of new roads has entailed a Roads Analysis Process since July 12, 2001. Most unauthorized routes developed by users since 1969 have not been specifically analyzed under NEPA. However, route and motorized use impacts were evaluated in an environmental assessment prepared for the first travel plan on the Fishlake National Forest in 1976. The existence, use, and maintenance of motorized road and trail systems was also an assumed condition in the Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the Forest Plan, which evaluated the potential impacts of authorized allocations and land uses in 1986. Similarly, subsequent NEPA documents for a variety of project types
