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United States Forest Plan Amendment #1
Department of
Agriculture Reallocation of Wilderness Study Areas, Remote
Backcountry Forest, and Candidate Research
Forest Natural Areas Management Area Remnants
Service resulting from the New England Wilderness Act

April 2011 Errata for the Preliminary
Environmental Assessment

Green Mountain National Forest

Rochester, Middlebury, and Manchester Ranger Districts

Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor
Counties, Vermont

Responsible Official: Colleen Pelles Madrid
Forest Supervisor

Green Mountain National Forest
231 North Main Street
Rutland, VT 057301
(802) 747-6704
FAX (802) 747-6766

Email: [email protected]

Information Contact: Jay Strand
Green Mountain National Forest

99 Ranger Road
Rochester, VT 05767
(802) 767-4261, x522
FAX (802) 767-4777
Email: [email protected]

Winhall River

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GMNF Forest Plan Amendment #1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 3
1. Chapter 1............................................................................................................................ 4
2. Chapter 2............................................................................................................................ 4
3. Chapter 3............................................................................................................................ 7
4. References ........................................................................................................................16
5. Chapter 7...........................................................................................................................16

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Errata
Green Mountain National Forest
Forest Plan Amendment #1 Preliminary Environmental Assessment

The following changes have been made to the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) Forest
Plan Amendment #1 Preliminary Environmental Assessment (Preliminary EA) dated September
2010. These changes are reflected in the Forest Plan Amendment #1 Final Environmental
Assessment (Final EA) dated April 2011. This errata document only includes substantial
changes made to the Preliminary EA. It does not include all minor grammar corrections or
formatting changes made to provide for a more reader friendly EA document. Page numbers
refer to the location in the Preliminary EA where the changes have been made. Reference
should be made to the Final EA to review all changes made to the Preliminary EA.

1. Chapter 1

Page 4: Add the following paragraph to Section 1.8 Public Involvement:

“Comments received during the initial scoping phase of the project were the basis for the
completion of the Forest Plan Amendment #1 Preliminary Environmental Assessment
(Preliminary EA) in September 2010. This document was sent and/or made available to 161
individuals, organizations, agencies and towns. A legal notice in the Rutland Herald newspaper
was published on September 10, 2010 inviting public comment on the Preliminary EA through
October 12, 2010. Comments received for the Preliminary EA were the basis for additional text,
clarifications and edits as documented in this Final EA.”

Page 4: Add “..or are only briefly discussed” at the end of the first sentence after the second
bullet (Other Issues) in Section 1.9 Identification of Issues.

2. Chapter 2

Page 6 and 7: Replace Section 2.2.2 Alternative 2 (Proposed Action) and Section 2.2.3
Alternative 3 with the following text:

“2.2.2 Alternative 2 (Proposed Action)

This section describes the changes to the GMNF Forest Plan that are proposed to meet the
purpose and need described in Section 1.5. Table 2.2-1 and the maps show how each remnant
area would be allocated by alternative. Table 2.2-2 summarizes the remnant area management
area allocations.

1. Reallocate Lands to Different Management Areas:
Most of the remnant areas would be reallocated to the adjacent management area outside of
the wilderness boundary.

The 956.5 acres of WSA MA remnant areas would be reallocated as follows:
809.8 acres would be allocated to the Diverse Forest Use (DFU) MA
114.1 acres would be allocated to the Diverse Backcountry (DB) MA
32.8 acres would be allocated to the Remote Wildlife Habitat (RWH) MA

Of the 1,437 acres of RBF MA remnant areas, there would be 321.2 acres retained as RBF.
The remaining areas would be reallocated as follows:

285.9 acres would be allocated to the DFU MA

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100.6 acres would be allocated to the DB MA
729.5 acres would be allocated to the Moosalamoo Recreation and Education (MREA)
MA

The remnant cRNA MA (24 acres) would be reallocated to the Long National Recreation Trail
(LT) MA (7.4 acres), and the RBF MA (16.4 acres).

2. Eliminate the Wilderness Study Areas Management Area:
All 956.5 acres of the WSA MA are proposed to be reallocated to other management areas as
shown in Table 2.2-1. This would eliminate the need for the WSA MA and the WSA MA
direction would be removed from the GMNF Forest Plan.

3. Revise the Direction (Standards and Guidelines) for the Wilderness Management Area:
The Wilderness MA management direction would be amended to include one new Standard and
one new Guideline. The new direction would read as follows:

Ecological Special Areas and Mount Horrid

Standard, S-1 Ecological special areas and the Mount Horrid candidate Research Natural Area
contained within Wilderness shall be managed to protect their special ecological values.

Guideline, G-1 Recreation and other activities may be restricted or prohibited through area
closures to protect the special ecological values of these areas.

4. Revise Appendix F:
Appendix F contains Table F-1: Management Area Allocations for the 2006 Forest Plan,
Management Area Maps, and the Proclamation Boundary Maps. Appendix F would be
amended to incorporate the changes in management area allocations and resulting acreages.
The Proclamation Boundary Management Area Allocation Map would be revised to change the
management of the area north of Route 73 and west of the Joseph Battell Wilderness to the
Moosalamoo Recreation and Education MA.

2.2.3 Alternative 3

Alternative 3 was developed to address public concerns regarding the resources and
characteristics of the remnant areas, the areas’ proximities to Wilderness, and the public desire
to manage areas in a manner that is more consistent with Wilderness management. Alternative
3 is the same as Alternative 2 except for the following specific differences:

1. Reallocate Lands to Different Management Areas:
There would be fewer acres of the WSA MA remnants reallocated to the DFU MA and more
acres would be reallocated to the RBF and DB MAs.

Specifically, the 956.5 acres of WSA MA remnant areas would be reallocated as follows:
385 acres would be allocated to the DFU MA
182.9 acres would be allocated to the DB MA
32.8 acres would be allocated to the RWH MA
356 acres would be allocated to the RBF MA

Of the 1,437 acres of RBF MA remnant areas, there would be 386.1 acres retained as RBF.
The remaining areas would be reallocated as follows:

221 acres would be allocated to the DFU MA
100.6 acres would be allocated to the DB MA (same as Alternative 2)

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729.5 acres would be allocated to the MREA MA (same as Alternative 2)

The remnant cRNA MA acres would be reallocated to the Long National Recreation Trail (LT)
MA (7.4 acres), and the RBF MA (16.4 acres). This is the same as Alternative 2.”

Page 10: Replace “Same as Alt 2” with “RBF” for Map 8 (Glastenbury 4) and Map 8
(Glastenbury 10) under Alternative 3 in Table 2.2-1:

Page 11: Replace Table 2.2-2 with the following version of the table:

Table 2.2-2: Summary of Remnant Area Management Areas Reallocation by Alternative

Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3

Current MA (No Action)

Management Acres Management Acres (%) Management Acres (%)
Area Area Area

DFU 809.8 (85) DFU 385.0 (41)

WSA 956.5 DB 114.1 (12) DB 182.9 (19)
RWH 32.8 (03) RWH 32.8 (03)

RBF 0 RBF 356.0 (37)

Subtotal* 956.7 (100) 956.7 (100)

DFU 285.9 (20) DFU 221.0 (15)

RBF 1,437.0 DB 100.6 (07) DB 100.6 (07)
RBF 321.2 (22) RBF 386.1 (27)

Subtotal* 23.8 MREA 729.5 (51) MREA 729.5 (51)
cRNA 1,437.2 1,437.2
LT (100) LT (100)
RBF 7.4 (31) RBF 7.4 (31)

16.4 (69) 16.4 (69)

Subtotal* 23.8 (100) 23.8 (100)

DFU 1095.7 (45) DFU 606 (25)
DB 214.7 (09) DB 283.5 (12)

GRAND 2,417.3 RBF 337.6 (14) RBF 758.5 (31)
TOTAL* RWH 32.8 (01) RWH 32.8 (01)

MREA 729.5 (30) MREA 729.5 (30)

LT 7.4 (<1) LT 7.4 (<1)

*Difference in totals due to rounding

Page 13: Replace the last sentence in Section 2.3.3 (All remnant areas allocated to
Management Areas similar to Wilderness) with the following sentence:

“This alternative would be somewhat duplicative to Alternative 3 which allocates as much land
as possible to MAs with management similar to Wilderness (766 acres) without compromising
the effective and efficient management of the transportation system and other resources.”

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Page 17: Replace “1,850 acres” with “1,864 acres” in Table 2.4-1 for Wilderness,
Configuration of Management Areas Adjacent to Wilderness and Compatibility with
Wilderness Values under Alternative 3.

3. Chapter 3

Page 19: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, first paragraph in
Section 1.2.2 [sic] (should be Section 3.2.2) Environmental Consequences for Soil.

Page 19: Replace “240,822 (59.5%)” with “240,808 (59.5%)” in Table 3.2-1 under
Alternative 3.

Page 19: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, first paragraph in
Section 3.3.2 Environmental Consequences for Water.

Page 25: Replace “1,922 acres and 1,560 acres” with 2,072 acres and 1,652 acres” in the
third sentence, first paragraph in Section 3.6.2 Environmental Consequences for Vegetation
– Forest Health.

Page 26: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, first paragraph in
Section 3.7.2 Environmental Consequences for Vegetation – Non-Native Invasive Species.

Page 26: Replace “265,194 (65.5%)” with “265,180 (65.5%)” in Table 3.7-1 under
Alternative 3.

Page 28: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the second full sentence on this page
(Section 3.8.2 Environmental Consequences for Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat).

Page 29: Replace “946 acres” with “956 acres” in the second sentence, first full paragraph.

Page 29: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the last sentence, fist full paragraph.

Page 29: Replace “1,666” with “1,652”; “752” with “766”; “1,666” with 1,652”; and “752” with
“766” in Table 3.8-2 for each row in the table under Alternative 3, respectively.

Page 31: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, first paragraph
under Section 3.9.2 Environmental Consequences for Fisheries.

Page 32: Add the following paragraph after the fourth paragraph in Section 3.10
Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species:

“In late 2010, the Regional Forester initiated another update to the RFSS list for all Forests in
the Region. The GMNF submitted proposed changes to this list, and Regional Forester
approval is expected in early 2011. Changes to the list were based on new inventory and
changes in the viability status of some species. The proposed changes to the list include the
removal of two plant species (rough avens and perfoliate bellwort), and the addition of 3 animal
species (little brown bat, northern long-eared bat, and sedge wren) and 37 plant species,
including 18 bryophytes (mosses and liverworts).”

Page 32: Add “proposed” before “RFSS animals” and “RFSS plants” in the fifth paragraph
(only sentence in the paragraph) in Section 3.10 Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive
Species.

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Pages 32 and 33: Replace the seventh paragraph with the following paragraph in Section
3.10 Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species.

“This effects section provides a brief summary of the results of the BE. The BE concluded that
no T&E species are known to occur within the analysis area, but portions of the analysis may
include suitable habitat for one, the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). The BE also concluded that of
the 106 plants and 21 animals proposed as RFSS, only 38 plant and 13 animal species might
occur or might find suitable habitat within the analysis area. Although the lands affected by the
amendment have not been surveyed for RFSS, two of the proposed RFSS, little brown bat and
northern long-eared bat, almost certainly occurred on and near these lands in the recent past.
In the aftermath of high population mortality of both species across the region, the likelihood of
their occurrence on and near these lands is greatly reduced. At present, there are no known
occurrences of other RFSS within the analysis area. This summary focuses on these 38 plant
and 10 animal species. The BE determined that the proposed amendment and its alternatives
will have no effect on the other three T&E species, and no impact on the other 68 plant and 8
animal RFSS, due to lack of occurrences and suitable habitat within the analysis area.”

Page 33: Replace the first paragraph in Section 3.10.1 Affected Environment for
Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species with the following paragraph:

“The Biological Evaluation (BE) for this project identified 25 animal and 106 plant species that
are threatened, endangered, or proposed as sensitive on the GMNF. These species are listed
in Tables 3.10-1 and 3.10-2. Of the animal species, 4 are federally-listed under the Endangered
Species Act as endangered or threatened, and 21 are proposed as RFSS. No federally-listed
T&E plants are known to occur on the GMNF.”

Page 33: Replace the first sentence, third paragraph in Section 3.10.1 Affected Environment
Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species with the following sentence:

“The BE determined that 14 TES animals (one endangered species and 13 RFSS) and 38 TES
plants (all RFSS) could occur within the analysis area, based on the occurrence of potentially
suitable habitat conditions (Tables 3.10-1 and 3.10-2).”

Page 34: Replace the first full paragraph with the following paragraph (in Section 3.10.1
Affected Environment for Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species under Bats and
White-nose Syndrome):

“Four TES species on the GMNF are bats. The Indiana bat is federally-listed as endangered;
the eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii), little brown bat (M. lucifugus), and northern long-
eared bat (M. septentrionalis) are RFSS on the GMNF. All four species are known to be
susceptible to WNS (BCM 2010, USFWS 2010, USGS 2010). The little brown bat and northern
long-eared bat have suffered extreme mortality in the Northeast during the past several years
due to white-nose syndrome. Vermont survey data indicate a state-wide population decline of
75 to 99 percent for little brown bats and 93 to 99 percent for northern long-eared bats,
depending on the type of survey data being analyzed. Inconsistent and inconclusive survey
results, or small sample sizes, however, preclude conclusions about significant changes to the
status of eastern small-footed bats or Indiana bats in Vermont in the wake of WNS (Vermont
Fish and Wildlife Department 2011). Because the proposed amendment and its alternatives
include no site-disturbing activities, these bat species and their habitats would not be affected.
Any site-specific actions in the future would be subject to full National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) review to assess potential impacts.”

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Page 34: Replace “41 plant” with “68 plant” in the first sentence, last paragraph in Section
3.10.2 Environmental Consequences for Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species
under Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species.

Page 35: Replace “30 RFSS plants” and “10 RFSS animals” with “38 RFSS plants” and “13
RFSS animals” in the first sentence, first full paragraph in Section 3.10.2 Environmental
Consequences for Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species under Regional
Forester’s Sensitive Species.

Pages 36 to 38: Replace Tables 3.10-1 and 3.10-2 with the following versions of the tables:

Table 3.10-1: Endangered, threatened, and proposed sensitive animal species that may occur on

the Green Mountain National Forest, their likelihood of occurrence in the analysis area, and

determination of effects or impacts as a result of the proposal and alternatives.

Common Name Scientific Name Status1 Likelihood of Determination5
Occurrence4

MAMMALS Canis lupus E L NE
Puma concolor cougar E L NE
Gray wolf Lynx canadensis T L NE
Eastern cougar Myotis sodalis E L-M NE
Canada lynx Myotis leibii S M MINL
Indiana bat Myotis lucifugus S6 L-M MINL
Eastern small-footed bat Myotis septentrionalis S6 L-M MINL
Little brown bat
Northern long-eared bat Catharus bicknelli S L NI
BIRDS Cistothorus platensis S6 L-M MINL
Bicknell’s thrush Euphagus carolinus S3 L-M MINL
Sedge wren Falco peregrinus anatum S
Rusty blackbird Gavia immer S L NI
American peregrine falcon Haliaeetus leucocephalus S2 L NI
Common loon L NI
Bald eagle Glyptemys insculpta S
L NI
REPTILES Ambystoma jeffersonianum S
Ambystoma laterale S3 L NI
Wood turtle Hemidactylium scutatum S3 L NI
L NI
AMPHIBIANS

Jefferson salamander
Blue-spotted salamander
Four-toed salamander

INSECTS

Boulder beech tiger beetle Cicindela ancocisconensis S L-M MINL
Southern pygmy clubtail Lanthus vernalis M MINL
Forcipate emerald Somatochlora forcipata S M MINL
Harpoon clubtail Gomphus descriptus M MINL
Gray petaltail Tachopteryx thoreyi S M MINL
West Virginia white Pieris virginiensis S M MINL

S
S3

MOLLUSKS

Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa S M MINL

Creek heelsplitter Lasmigona compressa S M MINL

1 Listed by the USFWS under the federal Endangered Species Act: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; S = listed by the Regional

Forester of Region 9 as sensitive for the GMNF.
2 Bald eagle removed from list of threatened species and added to RFSS in 2007
3 Species added to RFSS for GMNF as of 10/5/2006.
4 L=unlikely to occur; M=may possibly occur; H=highly likely or known to occur
5 NE=no effect; NI=no impact; MINL=may impact but not likely to result in trend toward federal listing or loss of viability
6 Species proposed for addition to RFSS for GMNF as of 3/23/2011

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Table 3.10-2: Proposed sensitive vascular plant species occurring on the Green Mountain

National Forest, their likelihood of occurrence in the analysis area, and determination of impacts

as a result of the proposal and alternatives.

Common Name Scientific Name Status1 Likelihood of Determination4
Occurrence3

VASCULAR PLANTS

Boreal bentgrass Agrostis mertensii S L NI
Eastern dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium pusillum S5 L NI
Poke milkweed S2 L NI
Asclepias exaltata
Feverweed Aureolaria pedicularia var. S L NI
pedicularia
Hairy woodmint Blephilia hirsuta S M MINL
Drummond’s rock-cress Boechera stricta S5 L NI
Blunt-lobed grapefern Botrychium oneidense S5 M
New England northern MINL
reed grass Calamagrostis stricta ssp. S L
inexpansa NI
Small-flowered bitter cress Cardamine parviflora var. S L
arenicola NI
Summer sedge Carex aestivalis S M
Water sedge Carex aquatilis var. substricta S M MINL
Hay sedge Carex argyrantha S L MINL
Rocky Mountain sedge Carex backii S2 M
Bigelow’s sedge Carex bigelowii ssp. bigelowii S L NI
Bronze sedge Carex foenea S M MINL
Cloud sedge Carex haydenii S2 L
Carex lenticularis var. NI
Shore sedge lenticularis S M MINL
Carex michauxiana
Michaux’s sedge Carex oligosperma S M NI
Few-seeded sedge S5 L
Schweinitz’s sedge Carex schweinitzii S L MINL
Bulrush sedge Carex scirpoidea S L
Prickly hornwort Ceratophyllum echinatum S2 L MINL
Clematis occidentalis var. NI
Purple clematis occidentalis S L NI
Collinsonia americana NI
Horse-balm Conopholis americana S L NI
Squaw-root Cryptogramma stelleri S M
Fragile rockbrake Cynoglossum virginianum var. S L NI
boreale
Northern wild comfrey Cypripedium parviflorum var. S2 L NI
pubescens MINL
Large yellow ladyslipper Cypripedium reginae S M
Desmodium paniculatum NI
Showy ladyslipper Desmodium perplexum S L
Paniculate tick-trefoil S M NI
Perplexed tick-trefoil Diplazium pycnocarpon S5 M
Glade fern Draba arabisans S2 M MINL
Rock whitlow-grass Dryopteris filix-mas S L
Male fern Eleocharis flavescens var. S L NI
olivacea S5 MINL
Olive spikerush Eleocharis intermedia M MINL
Eleocharis ovata S MINL
Matted spike-rush Equisetum pratense S2 M
Ovate spike-rush Eupatorium purpureum S2 M NI
Meadow horsetail Galium kamtschaticum S M NI
Sweet joe-pye weed Glyceria septentrionalis S L
Boreal bedstraw S5 M MINL
Floating mannagrass L
MINL
MINL
MINL

NI
MINL

NI

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Northern stickseed Hackelia deflexa var. S2 L NI
americana
Harsh sunflower Helianthus strumosus S2 L NI
Rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum S5 M MINL

Appalachian fir-clubmoss Huperzia appalachiana S L NI
MINL
Large whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata SM MINL

Butternut Juglans cinerea SM NI
NI
Highland rush Juncus trifidus SL NI
NI
Hairy bush-clover Lespedeza hirta SL NI
Violet bush-clover Lespedeza violacea S5 L MINL
MINL
American shore-grass Littorella americana SL NI
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica S5 L
Musk flower Mimulus moschatus S5 M MINL

One flowered muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora SM NI
MINL
Farwell’s water-milfoil Myriophyllum farwellii SL
NI
Three-leaved rattlesnake- Nabalus trifoliolatus SM MINL
root Nyssa sylvatica S5 L
Black gum NI
NI
American ginseng Panax quinquefolius SM MINL
MINL
Green arrow arum Peltandra virginica SL NI
NI
Broad beech fern Phegopteris hexagonoptera S M NI
False dragon-head Physostegia virginiana S5 L MINL
MINL
Pitch pine Pinus rigida SL NI
MINL
Large roundleaf orchid Platanthera orbiculata SM NI
MINL
Jacob’s ladder Polemonium vanbruntiae S M
NI
Snail-seed pondweed Potamogeton bicupulatus S L
NI
Algae-like pondweed Potamogeton confervoides S L
NI
Hill’s pondweed Potamogeton hillii SL NI
MINL
Green pyrola Pyrola chlorantha S M MINL
Lesser wintergreen Pyrola minor M NI
Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii S2 L
Pennsylvania buttercup Ranunculus pensylcanicus M NI
S2
S5 MINL
MINL
Roseroot stonecrop Rhodiola rosea SL
S5 M NI
Canadian black snakeroot Sanicula canadensis
NI
White Mountain saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata ssp. S L NI
neogaea NI
NI
Pod grass Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. S L
Meadow spike-moss americana) S5 L Page 11
Selaginella apoda

Rock spike-moss Selaginella rupestris SL

Pointed blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium S M

Eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum S M
Roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula S2 L

Rand’s goldenrod Solidago simplex ssp. randii S5 L
var. monticola

Squarrose goldenrod Solidago squarrosa SM
Bog chickweed Stellaria alsine S2 M

Crooked-stem aster Symphyotrichum S5 L
Nodding trillium prenanthoides S5 L
Trillium cernuum

Northeastern bladderwort Utricularia resupinata SL

Alpine bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum SL

Smooth woodsia Woodsia glabella SL

1 S is listed by the Regional Forester of Region 9 as Sensitive for the GMNF
2 Species added to RFSS for GMNF as of 10/5/2006.
3 L=unlikely to occur; M=may possibly occur; H=highly likely or known to occur
4 NI=no impact; MINL=may impact but not likely to result in trend toward federal listing or loss of viability
5 Species proposed for addition to RFSS for GMNF as of 3/23/2011

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Table 3.10-2: Proposed sensitive non-vascular plant species occurring on the Green Mountain

National Forest, their likelihood of occurrence in the analysis area, and determination of impacts

as a result of the proposal and alternatives.

Common Name Scientific Name Status1 Likelihood of Determination4
Occurrence3

NON-VASCULAR PLANTS

Atrichum moss Atrichum crispum S5 L NI
Racomitrium moss Bucklandiella microcarpa S5 L NI
A liverwort Cephaloziella elachista S5 L NI
A liverwort Frullania bolanderi S5 M MINL
Hamatocaulis moss Hamatocaulis vernicosus S5 L NI
A liverwort Harpanthus scutatus S5 L NI
Hygrohypnum moss Hygrohypnum subeugyrium S5 L NI
Isopterygiopsis moss Isopterygiopsis pulchella S5 L NI
Meesia moss Meesia triquetra S5 L NI
A liverwort Metzgeria crassipilis S5 L NI
Pohlia moss Pohlia annotina S5 L NI
Pohlia moss Pohlia bulbifera S5 L NI
Elongate pohlia moss Pohlia elongata var. elongata S5 L NI
Pohlia moss Pohlia sphagnicola S5 L NI
Polytrichum moss Polytrichastrum longisetum S5 L NI

A liverwort Scapania paludicola var. S5 M MINL
paludicola
NI
Maryland sematophyllum Sematophyllum marylandicum S5 L
moss Sphagnum pulchrum S5 L NI
Sphagnum moss

1 S is listed by the Regional Forester of Region 9 as Sensitive for the GMNF
2 Species added to RFSS for GMNF as of 10/5/2006.
3 L=unlikely to occur; M=may possibly occur; H=highly likely or known to occur
4 NI=no impact; MINL=may impact but not likely to result in trend toward federal listing or loss of viability
5 Species proposed for addition to RFSS for GMNF as of 3/23/2011

Page 45: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the second sentence, first paragraph

in Section 3.11.2 Environmental Consequences for Recreation Opportunities and Forest
Settings under Indicator 5 – Impacts to Recreation resources from Timber Harvest Activities.

Page 51: Replace “17,339” with “17,353” in Table 3.12-5 for Remote Backcountry Forest
under Alternative 3.

Page 54: Add the following paragraph after the second paragraph in Section 3.13.1
Wilderness:

“Public concern also centers on the reallocation of lands subject to the 2001 Roadless Area
Conservation Rule (RACR) and lands included in the 2006 Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs).
Specifically, there is concern that the proposed MA reallocations will impact the roadless
characteristics of the RACR areas and 2006 IRAs.”

Page 54: Add the following heading prior to the Analysis Area heading in Section 3.13.1
Wilderness:

“Indicator 2 – Acres of Lands Subject to the RACR or within 2006 IRAs Allocated to
Management Areas that Allow Timber Harvesting and/or Road Building”

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Page 54: Add the following paragraphs after Table 3.13-1 in Section 3.13.1 Wilderness:

“RACR Areas and 2006 IRAs
Three of the remnant areas contain lands that are subject to the RACR (35.52 acres), and all of
the remnant areas contain at least some lands that were identified as IRAs during the Forest
Plan revision process completed in 2006 (1,923.9 acres of the 2,417.3 total remnant area
acres). A small portion of the remnant areas are both within the RACR and 2006 IRAs. The
2001 RACR prohibits timber harvesting and road building except under specific circumstances
in areas (36 CFR 294.12 and 294.13) identified as inventoried roadless areas in the maps
associated with the RACR. This rule supersedes the management area direction provided in
the Forest Plan. This is not the case for 2006 IRAs where specific management is guided by
Forest Plan direction associated with their respective allocated Management Area(s).

Table 3.13-2 shows the total acres subject to the RACR and/or within 2006 IRAs for each
remnant area, and the allocation of these areas to Management Areas allowing timber
harvesting and/or road building by alternative.”

Page 55: Add the following Table 3.13-2 after the third paragraph in Section 3.13.1.2 for
Wilderness:

Table 3.13-2: Total Acres of Remnant Area Subject to RACR or within 2006 Inventoried
Roadless Areas (IRAs), and Allocation to Management Areas Allowing Timber Harvesting
and/or Road Building by Alternative1

Acres in
Area

(Comparison
Map #)

Adjacent
Wilderness

Area
Acres
Subject to
RACR
Acres in
2006 IRAs
Alternative 1
Current MA
(No Action)
Alternative 2
Alternative 3

104 Breadloaf 0 100.0 0 100 100

Map 1 Breadloaf 5.99 60.72 0 5.99 RACR 5.99 RACR
64 60.72 IRA 60.72 IRA
Breadloaf
Map 1 0 10.23 0 10.23 10.23
21 Breadloaf
21.97 454.78 0 21.97 RACR 21.97 RACR
Map 1 Breadloaf 454.78 IRA 454.78 IRA
474
Joseph 0 64.04 0 64.04 64.04
Map 2 Battell
69 0 88.25 0 88.25 88.25
Joseph
Map 2 Battell 0 14.74 0 14.74 14.74
101

Map 3

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Map 3

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Table 3.13-2: Total Acres of Remnant Area Subject to RACR or within 2006 Inventoried
Roadless Areas (IRAs), and Allocation to Management Areas Allowing Timber Harvesting
and/or Road Building by Alternative1

Acres in
Area

(Comparison
Map #)

Adjacent
Wilderness

Area
Acres
Subject to
RACR
Acres in
2006 IRAs
Alternative 1
Current MA
(No Action)
Alternative 2
Alternative 3

65 Joseph 0 63.65 0 63.65 0
Battell 0 18.06
Map 3 Joseph 0 33.09 000
24 Battell 0 658.84
Joseph 0 100.11 000
Map 4 Battell 0 141.88
58 Joseph 7.55 7.55 0 658.84 658.84
Battell 0 10.5
Map 4 Peru Peak 0 33.46 0 100.11 100.11
729 0 47.26
Lye Brook 0 3.54 0 131.17 131.17
Map 4 0 3.05
108 Lye Brook 0 10.14 RACR RACR

Map 5 Glastenbury 0 7.55 and 7.55 and
469
Glastenbury IRA IRA
Map 6
8 Glastenbury 0 10.5 10.5

Map 7 Glastenbury 0 33.46 0
11
Glastenbury 0 47.26 0
Map 7
35 Glastenbury 0 3.54 3.54

Map 8 0 3.05 3.05
47
0 10.14 10.14
Map 8
4

Map 8
3

Map 8
10

Map 8

TOTALS 35.51 1,923.89 0 35.51 RACR 35.51 RACR
1,862.03 IRA 1,717.66 IRA

1Management Areas relevant to the remnant areas in the proposal that allow timber harvesting and/or
road building: Diverse Forest Use, Diverse Backcountry, Moosalamoo Recreation and Education Area,
and Remote Wildlife Habitat.

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Page 56: Replace “82 acres” with “96 acres” in the first sentence, fourth paragraph under
the Alternative 3 heading in Section 3.13.1.2 Environmental Consequences for Wilderness.

Page 56: Add the following heading and paragraphs after the fourth paragraph under the
Alternative 3 heading in Section 3.13.1.2 Environmental Consequences for Wilderness:

“Indicator 2 – Acres of Lands Subject to the RACR or within 2006 IRAs Allocated to
Management Areas that Allow Timber Harvesting and/or Road Building

Alternative 1
In Alternative 1, none of the remnant area acres subject to the RACR or within 2006 IRAs are
allocated to MAs that allow timber harvesting and/or road building (DFU, DB, MREA, ESC and
RWH).

Alternative 2
Alternative 2 allocates 1,862.03 acres of the 2006 IRAs and all of the 35.52 acres subject to the
RACR to MAs that allow timber harvesting and/or road building. As stated in the Existing
Condition (Section 3.13.1.1) the management of RACR areas is consistent with the
requirements of the 2001 RACR.

Alternative 3
Alternative 3 allocates 1,717.66 acres of the 2006 IRAs and all of the 35.52 acres subject to the
RACR to MAs that allow timber harvesting and/or road building. As stated in the Existing
Condition (Section 3.13.1.1) the management of RACR areas is consistent with the
requirements of the 2001 RACR.”

Page 58: Add the following sentence after the first sentence, first paragraph in Section
3.14.1 Affected Environment for Timber Management:

“The timber suitability analysis prepared during plan revision, which identified lands tentatively
suitable for timber production, is still applicable to these lands.”

Page 59: Add the following sentences after the first (partial) sentence, first (partial)
paragraph in Section 3.14.2 Environmental Consequences for Timber Management under
Indicator 1 – Acres of Land Identified as Suitable for Timber Production:

“It does not affect the underlying tentative suitability determinations for those lands, which were
made during plan revision and are independent of MA allocation. Tentative suitability is
determined by resource conditions on the ground evaluated during inventories, as well as Acts
of Congress and decisions made by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of the Forest
Service; for these lands tentative suitability has not changed since 2006 (2006 FP FEIS, p. 3-
280).”

Page 59: Replace “1,922 acres” and “1,560 acres” with “2,072 acres” and “1,652 acres” in
the first complete sentence, first (partial) paragraph in Section 3.14.2 Environmental
Consequences for Timber Management under Indicator 1 – Acres of Land Identified as
Suitable for Timber Production.

Page 60: Replace “1,382 acres” with “1,368 acres” in the first sentence under the Indicator 1
heading in Section 3.15.1 Environmental Consequences for Non-Recreation Special Uses.

Page 60: Replace “1,349 acres” with “1,335 acres” in the first sentence under the Indicator 2
heading in Section 3.15.1 Environmental Consequences for Non-Recreation Special Uses.

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Page 61: Replace “1,382 acres” with “1,368 acres” in the first sentence under the Indicator 2
heading in Section 3.16.1 Environmental Consequences for Visual Resources.

Page 62: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, first paragraph in
Section 3.17.2 Environmental Consequences of Heritage Resources and Tribal Relations.

Page 63: Replace “160,388 (40%)” with “160,402 (40%)” in Table 3.18-2 for Alternative 3.

Page 63: Replace “1,673 acres” with “1,687 acres” in the second sentence under the
Indicator 3 heading in Section 3.18.2 Environmental Consequences for Wildland Fire
Management.

Page 65: Replace “1,666 acres” with “1,652 acres” in the third sentence, under the Indicator
1 heading in Section 3.20.2 Environmental Consequences for Minerals.

Page 66: Replace “1,349 acres” and “1,633 acres” with “1,335 acres” and “1,619 acres” in
the third sentence, first paragraph in Section 3.21.2 Environmental Consequences for Road
Management.

Page 67: Replace “171,636” and “234,490” with “171,622” and “234,476” in Table 3.21-1 in
Section 3.21.2 Environmental Consequences for Road Management.

4. References

Page 70: Add the following reference:

“Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. February 2011. Assessment of Vermont Cave Bat
Populations and Proposal to List Bat Species. Unpublished data.”

5. Chapter 7

Chapter 7 (Maps) was added as a preface to the maps associated with Alternatives 2 and 3:

“The following maps are included to display Management Area reallocations specific to each
remnant parcel for Alternatives 2 and 3:

Overview Maps

North End Map 1
North End Map 2
South End Map 1
South End Map 2
South End Map 3

Alternative Comparison Maps

Map 1 Breadloaf Wilderness
Map 2 Breadloaf Wilderness
Map 3 Battell Wilderness
Map 4 Battell Wilderness
Map 5 Peru Peak Wilderness

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Map 6 Lye Brook Wilderness
Map 7 Lye Brook - Glastenbury Wildernesses
Map 8 Glastenbury Wilderness”

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