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Revised Alaska Region Invasive Plant Management Plan

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Description: Based on public comments and internal reviews of the original Alaska Region Invasive Plant Management Plan EA, which was released in September and October 2008, the NPS revised the EA to address substantive comments and changes in the alternatives and analyses. In summary the decision tree for action was revised and simplified and the proposed limits of treatment areas were increased to address a more realistic projection of potential treatment needs. For these reasons the NPS has decided to reissue the EA for an additional 30-day public review. Comments should focus on those parts of the EA that have been revised. A summary of changes is provided.
Comment Period: 09/30/2009 - 11/20/2009
Topic Questions Instructions:
Please respond to the topic questions by number or follow the changes by chapter and appendix noted in the attached document with title "Changes in the Invasive Plant Management Plan."
Topic Questions:
1. The NPS would prefer the public address changes in the EA noted in the attached document with the title "Changes in the Invasive Plant Management Plan". The EA action alternative includes:
1. A revised decision tree; 2. The upper estimate of potential herbicide use expressed as the worst case scenario; 3. A more complete list of herbicides the NPS may consider using under the plan; 4. Updated information on the areas of invasive plant infestations; 5. Update on plants used for subsistence including non-native plants; 6. Climate change considerations under cumulative effects analyses; 7. Revisions to the summary information on hazards and human health risks associated with herbicides; 8. Additional information on the persistence of potential herbicides in northern environments; and 9. Examples of herbicide uses in Alaska and other cold environments that reduced invasive plant infestations.
Document Content:
Cover Letter from Regional DirectorCover Letter from Regional Director   (1.0 MB, PDF file)
Alaska Region IPMP Chapter 3Alaska Region IPMP Chapter 3   (1.6 MB, PDF file)
Alaska Region IPMP Chapters 4-6Alaska Region IPMP Chapters 4-6   (342.8 KB, PDF file)
IPMP EA AppendicesIPMP EA Appendices   (840.5 KB, PDF file)
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