Plan
A Summary:
I.
Fire Management
- Any
further logging activity and clear-cutting of the forest will be immediately
discontinued
- Development
of the Crimson
Mountain
areas and the Mineral
Mountain Estates will be denied
- No
controlled burns will be instituted -- nature will be allowed to take
its course
II.
Yellow-Breasted Toad
- Until
the cause of the toad’s disappearance is identified, the Forest
will prohibit any further ecological
disruption of the Wamasana Bottom and the Crimson Hills,
Crimson
Peak, and
Red
Park
areas
- Backcountry
access will be prohibited
- Light
recreational use will only be permitted on designated trails
III.
Wamasana
River
- The
Forest
management will petition the federal
government to have the Wamasana
River
designated as a
Wild & Scenic
River
- The
Forest
will immediately begin pollution abatement
of the River
- All
recreational uses of the river will be curtailed until abatement is
completed
IV.
Mineral
Mountain
Estates
- The
development of the Mineral Mountain Estates and the proposed road will
not be permitted
- Campfires
and hunting will also be prohibited, as they pose additional threats
to the integrity of the area.
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