Please see below for the History of Travel Management on the WWNF

August, 2012

Travel Management Update 8/17/12

May, 2012

A Letter to Interested Parties and A Path Forward Letter from Forest Supervisor Monica Schwalbach

A Path Forward Letter(98kb)

Letter to Interested Parties(26kb)

April, 2012

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest withdraws Travel Management decision in an effort to increase understanding of the plan and gather more information from the public. 

Travel Management: A Path Forward(5.42MB)

Letter to the Editor from Forest Supervisor Monica Schwalbach(70kb)

February, 2012

Record of Decision (ROD) Signed by Forest Supervisor. Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and maps of Selected Alternative published.

Letter from Forest Supervisor Monica Schwalbach (53kb)

Record of Decision (1.66MB)

Final Environmental Impact Statement (20.24MB)

User Guide for FEIS(42kb)

Biological Opinion – US Fish and Wildlife Service (8.4MB)

Biological Opinion  – NOAA Marine Fisheries (406kb)

User Guide for Site Specific Comments(60kb)

Site Specific Comments (326kb)

Admistrative Review Process

GIS Shape Files for Selected Alternative Zip File(3mb, requires ArcMap software)

February, 2012

Maps for the Selected Alternative and Information Sheets

Selected Alternative Color Maps

 Selected Alternative Gray Scale Maps

User Guide for PDF Maps (33.5kb)

July, 2011

Status update mailed to public who requested a copy of the Record of Decision and Final EIS.

Update - July 2011 (79.83kb)

2010

Biological Assessment submitted to National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service

2009

Public Comment Period closed 09/17/2009

Public comments analyzed and sorted by issue or concern. Substantive comments will be responded to in the final FEIS.

2009

Drop-in sessions:
  Whitman RD
     07/17/09
     07/28/09
     08/12/09

  La Grande RD
     07/21/09
     08/13/09

  Wallowa Mountains Office
     07/22/09
     08/11/09

Provided an opportunity to talk one-on-one with a Travel Management specialist at local Ranger District offices.

2009

Hosted Open Houses:
     Enterprise 07-07-09
     La Grande 07-08-09
     Baker City 07-09-09

To help public understand contents of the DEIS and maps. Assist the public in crafting their comments.

2009

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

DEIS

DEIS Executive Summary (1.13MB)

Alternative 1
Alternative 2
Alternative 3
Alternative 4
Alternative 5
Alternative 6

User Guide (33.53kb)

Public Comment Period extends from June 19 to August 18, 2009

2008

Analysis and development of alternatives.

2007

Public Scoping and Initiation of Environmental Analysis

Proposed Action(181.11kb)

Proposed Action Maps (with road numbers)

Public Comment Period closed November 16, 2007

2006

Data Inventory Validation

2005

National Travel Management RulePublished