Final Environmental Impact Statement for the White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, Rock Creek Park, 1720-1721 [2012-276]
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Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the White-Tailed Deer Management
Plan, Rock Creek Park
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability.
The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the White-tailed Deer
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Management Plan (Plan), Rock Creek
Park, Washington, DC The Plan will
support long-term protection,
preservation, and restoration of native
vegetation and other natural and
cultural resources in Rock Creek Park.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record
of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30
days from the date of publication of the
Notice of Availability of the FEIS and
Plan by the Environmental Protection
Agency.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS and Plan is
available in electronic format online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/rocr. A
limited number of compact discs and
hard copies of the FEIS and Plan are
available at Rock Creek Park
Headquarters, 3545 Williamsburg Lane
NW., Washington, DC 20008. You may
also request a CD or hard copy by
contacting Tara Morrison,
Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, at
Rock Creek Park Headquarters, 3545
Williamsburg Lane NW., Washington,
DC 20008, or by telephone at (202) 895–
6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
Morrison, Superintendent, Rock Creek
Park, at Rock Creek Park Headquarters,
3545 Williamsburg Lane NW.,
Washington, DC 20008, or by telephone
at (202) 895–6000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS
and Plan responds to, and incorporates,
agency and public comments received
on the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) and Plan which was
available for public review from July 13,
2009, to November 2, 2009. A public
meeting was held on September 2, 2009,
to gather input on the DEIS and Plan.
Over 400 pieces of correspondence were
received during the public review
period. Agency and public comments
and NPS responses are provided in
Appendix G of the FEIS and Plan.
The FEIS and Plan evaluates four
alternatives for managing white-tailed
deer in the park. The document
describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of the no-action
alternative and three action alternatives.
When approved, the Plan will guide
deer management actions in Rock Creek
Park over the next 15 years. Alternative
A (no action) would continue the
existing deer management actions and
policies of monitoring vegetation, deer
density and relative numbers; using
limited-protection fencing and deer
repellents to protect rare plants in
natural areas and small areas in
landscaped and cultural areas; data
management; and continuing current
educational and interpretive measures
as well as inter-jurisdictional
communication. No new deer
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management actions would be
implemented.
Alternative B would include all
actions described under Alternative A,
but would incorporate several nonlethal
actions to protect forest seedlings,
promote forest regeneration, and
gradually reduce the deer numbers in
the park. Additional actions under
Alternative B would include large-scale
exclosures (fencing) and reproductive
control of does via sterilization and
immunocontraceptives when feasible.
Alternative C would include all
actions described under Alternative A,
but would also incorporate two lethal
deer management actions to reduce the
herd size. Additional actions under
Alternative C would include reduction
of the deer herd by either sharpshooting
or capture and euthanasia of individual
deer. Capture and euthanasia of
individual deer would be an approach
used in limited circumstances where
sharpshooting may not be appropriate.
Alternative D (the NPS preferred
alternative) would include all actions
described under Alternative A, but
would also include a combination of
certain additional lethal and non-lethal
actions from Alternatives B and C to
reduce deer herd numbers. The lethal
actions would include both
sharpshooting and capture/euthanasia
and would be taken initially to quickly
reduce the deer herd numbers.
Population maintenance would be
conducted via reproductive control
methods if these are available and
feasible. Sharpshooting would be used
as a default option for maintenance if
reproductive control methods are
unavailable and/or infeasible.
Alternative D would fully meet the plan
objectives and has more certainty of
success than the other alternatives
analyzed. The relatively rapid reduction
in both deer density and browsing
pressure on native plant communities
and species of special concern would
provide beneficial impacts to the natural
and cultural resources of the park.
Dated: July 22, 2011.
Stephen E. Whitesell,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NCR-ROCR-0911-7945; 2310-0052-422]
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the White-Tailed Deer
Management Plan, Rock Creek Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the White-tailed Deer
Management Plan (Plan), Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC The Plan will
support long-term protection, preservation, and restoration of native
vegetation and other natural and cultural resources in Rock Creek Park.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than
30 days from the date of publication of the Notice of Availability of
the FEIS and Plan by the Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS and Plan is available in electronic format online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/rocr. A limited number of compact discs
and hard copies of the FEIS and Plan are available at Rock Creek Park
Headquarters, 3545 Williamsburg Lane NW., Washington, DC 20008. You may
also request a CD or hard copy by contacting Tara Morrison,
Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, at Rock Creek Park Headquarters,
3545 Williamsburg Lane NW., Washington, DC 20008, or by telephone at
(202) 895-6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Morrison, Superintendent, Rock
Creek Park, at Rock Creek Park Headquarters, 3545 Williamsburg Lane
NW., Washington, DC 20008, or by telephone at (202) 895-6000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS and Plan responds to, and
incorporates, agency and public comments received on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Plan which was available for
public review from July 13, 2009, to November 2, 2009. A public meeting
was held on September 2, 2009, to gather input on the DEIS and Plan.
Over 400 pieces of correspondence were received during the public
review period. Agency and public comments and NPS responses are
provided in Appendix G of the FEIS and Plan.
The FEIS and Plan evaluates four alternatives for managing white-
tailed deer in the park. The document describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of the no-action alternative and three action
alternatives. When approved, the Plan will guide deer management
actions in Rock Creek Park over the next 15 years. Alternative A (no
action) would continue the existing deer management actions and
policies of monitoring vegetation, deer density and relative numbers;
using limited-protection fencing and deer repellents to protect rare
plants in natural areas and small areas in landscaped and cultural
areas; data management; and continuing current educational and
interpretive measures as well as inter-jurisdictional communication. No
new deer
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management actions would be implemented.
Alternative B would include all actions described under Alternative
A, but would incorporate several nonlethal actions to protect forest
seedlings, promote forest regeneration, and gradually reduce the deer
numbers in the park. Additional actions under Alternative B would
include large-scale exclosures (fencing) and reproductive control of
does via sterilization and immunocontraceptives when feasible.
Alternative C would include all actions described under Alternative
A, but would also incorporate two lethal deer management actions to
reduce the herd size. Additional actions under Alternative C would
include reduction of the deer herd by either sharpshooting or capture
and euthanasia of individual deer. Capture and euthanasia of individual
deer would be an approach used in limited circumstances where
sharpshooting may not be appropriate.
Alternative D (the NPS preferred alternative) would include all
actions described under Alternative A, but would also include a
combination of certain additional lethal and non-lethal actions from
Alternatives B and C to reduce deer herd numbers. The lethal actions
would include both sharpshooting and capture/euthanasia and would be
taken initially to quickly reduce the deer herd numbers. Population
maintenance would be conducted via reproductive control methods if
these are available and feasible. Sharpshooting would be used as a
default option for maintenance if reproductive control methods are
unavailable and/or infeasible. Alternative D would fully meet the plan
objectives and has more certainty of success than the other
alternatives analyzed. The relatively rapid reduction in both deer
density and browsing pressure on native plant communities and species
of special concern would provide beneficial impacts to the natural and
cultural resources of the park.
Dated: July 22, 2011.
Stephen E. Whitesell,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
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