Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination

Preparers and Contributors

The Forest Service consulted the following individuals, Federal, State, and local agencies, tribes 

and other people during the development of this environmental impact statement:

Core Interdisciplinary Team Members

Alan Anderson – Engineering and Transportation Analysis -- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, South 

Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1971. M.S. in Management, Naval Postgraduate School, 1979. 

Employed with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps from 1973 to 

1999 and the South Dakota Department of Transportation from 1999 to 2001. Employed with the Forest 

Service since 2001 as a supervisory civil engineer for the Black Hills National Forest.

Craig Beckner -- Rangeland Management and Invasives Species Analysis -- B.S. in Range/Forest 

Management, Colorado State University, 1980. Employed with the Forest Service since 1978 as a range 

conservationist and rangeland management specialist at the ranger district and Forest levels in Utah, 

Oregon, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Since 2002 have served as Forest rangeland management specialist

for the Black Hills National Forest. 

Kerry Burns – Wildlife Analysis -- B.S. in Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1982. Employed 

with Forest Service since 1985 as forestry technician, range technician and wildlife biologist at ranger 

district and Forest levels in Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska and South Dakota. Since 1999 has served as the 

Forest wildlife biologist for the Black Hills National Forest.

Edward Fischer -- Writer/editor and NEPA Coordinator-- B.S. in Forest Management, Michigan State 

University, 1975. Employed with the Forest Service since 1978 as a forester and planner at ranger district 

and Forest levels in Colorado, Alaska, Idaho, and South Dakota. Since 1998 has served as Forest 

environmental coordinator for the Black Hills National Forest. 

Leslie Gonyer – Hydrology Analysis -- B.S. in Forestry, Minor in Hydrology, University of Minnesota, 

1977. Employed with the Forest Service since 1979 as a hydrologist at ranger district and Forest levels in 

Idaho, Wyoming, California, and South Dakota. Since 1999 has served as south zone hydrologist for the

Black Hills National Forest.

Claudia Hill, P.E. – Engineering and Transportation Analysis -- B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of 

Missouri-Columbia, 1981. Registered professional engineer - Nebraska (E-6891), 1990. Employed with 

the Forest Service since 2004 as a facility engineer, zone engineer, and Forest engineer in Colorado and 

Wyoming. Since 2009 has served as the physical resources staff officer and Forest engineer for the Black 

Hills National Forest.

Michael R. Hilton – Cultural Resources Analysis -- Ph.D. in Archaeology, UCLA, 2002. Employed as 

archaeologist for Federal government for 15 years: 9 years for Forest Service in Alaska, California, and 

South Dakota, and 6 years for National Park Service in Alaska.

Steve Hirtzel -- Fisheries Analysis – B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State 

University, 1987. Twenty-two years of experience with various Federal resource agencies, the past 8 years 

on the Black Hills National Forest.

Stephen Keegan – Scenery Analysis-- B.S. in Environmental Studies and Landscape Architecture, State 

University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1980. Employed with the 

Forest Service since 1980 as a civil engineering technician and landscape architect at zone and Forest 
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levels in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and South Dakota. Since 1999 has served as forest landscape architect 

and scenic byway coordinator for the Black Hills National Forest.

Ken Marchand – GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Analysis and Mapping -- B.S. in Geology, 

Eastern Kentucky University, 1985. Employed with the Federal Government since 1985 as a cartographer 

and since 2002 as a GIS specialist for the Black Hills National Forest.

Nancy Martinz -- Law Enforcement Consultation -- B.S. in Park and Recreation Management (Resource 

& Municipal), Mankato State University, Mankato MN, 1996. Employed with the National Park Service, 

law enforcement ranger 1997. Employee with the Forest Service, patrol captain - since 2008. Since 2009 

have assisted with travel management for the Black Hills National Forest.

Chris Miller – Socio-economic Analysis -- Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 

University of Rhode Island, 1998. Employed by USDA Forest Service, Washington Office, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination (EMC) - NEPA since 2004. Prior to 2004, served as economist and technical 

coordinator within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Science and 

Technology, 1998-2004.

Todd Mills -- GIS Data Management and Analysis -- M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Management, South 

Dakota State University, 1995, B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Management, South Dakota State 

University, 1986. Employed with the Forest Service since 1988. Worked as a biological technician and 

wildlife biologist with the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station from 1988 to 1995 in the 

Black Hills, Central South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Has worked as a GIS 

specialist for the Black Hills National Forest since 1995.

Deanna Reyher – Soils Analysis -- B.S. in Agronomy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1984. 

Employed with the Forest Service since 1989 as a soil scientist at Regional Office level (ecological 

survey) in Arizona and soil scientist/ecologist/botanist at the Forest level for the Black Hills National 

Forest. 

Jeanette Timm – Recreation Analysis -- B.S. in Forest Management, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 

1989. Employed with the Forest Service in 1989 as a forester. Served in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia,

and Wyoming. Since 2000 has managed the recreation, lands, and minerals programs for the Bearlodge 

Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest. 

Chelsea Vollmer – Botanical Analysis -- Bachelor's Degree in Biology with options in Botany and 

Ecology, University of Montana -- Missoula, 2003. Employed with the Forest Service since 2003 as a 

botanist at ranger district and Forest levels in Colorado, California, and South Dakota. Has worked for the 

Black Hills National Forest since 2006.

Thomas Willems – Team Leader -- B.S. in Geography (Cartographic Option) and Cultural Resources 

Management, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, 1996; M.S. in Anthropology (Archaeology 

Emphasis), University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 1998. Employed with the Forest Service since 2001 as 

an archaeologist, staff officer, and planner at ranger district and Forest levels in South Dakota. Since 2006 

has served as travel management planner for the Black Hills National Forest.

Other Contributors

Morgan Amos – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Amy Ballard – Recreation Forester, Mystic 

Ranger District

Sherry Bauer – Geometronics/INFRA 

Coordinator, Forest Supervisor’s Office

Mike Beale – Forest Land Surveyor, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Bruce Bitz – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Tyaisha Blount – DEIS Writer/Editor, MVUM 

Coordinator for Forest Service, Southern 

Region

Ken Boerman – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region
Beth Burkhart – Forest Botanist, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Donita Carlson – Cultural Resources Program 

Manager, Forest Supervisor’s Office 

Frank Carroll – Forest Public Affairs Officer, 

Planning/Public Affairs Staff Officer, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Blaine Cook – Forest Silviculturist, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Marie Curtin – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

William Domagall – Forestry Aid, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Cynthia Englebert – Acting Forest Botanist, 

Forest Supervisor’s Office

Stephanie Farve – Cartographic Technician

Thomas (TJ) Friend – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Juanita Garcia – Heritage Resources, Mystic 

Ranger District

Phil Geenen – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Jackie Groce – Natural Resource Planner, 

Northern Hills Ranger District

Shirlene Hass – Wildlife Biologist, Mystic 

Ranger District

Nicole Hill – Landscape Architect, TEAMS 

Enterprise Unit

Patricia Hudson – Interdisciplinary Supervisor, 

Hell Canyon Ranger District

Claire Huking – Acting NEPA Specialist, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Bonnie Jones – Recreation Specialist, Northern 

Hills Ranger District

Randy Jost – Sales Preparation Forester, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Craig Kjar – Engineering and Physical Resources 

Staff Officer

Anthony King – Cultural Resources Specialist, 

Hell Canyon Ranger District

Arlie Knutson – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Lynn Kolund – District Ranger, Hell Canyon 

Ranger District

Steve Kozel – District Ranger, Bearlodge Ranger 

District

Karen Lloyd – Management Assistant, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Mike Lloyd – District Ranger, Hell Canyon 

Ranger District

Travis Lunders – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Lorrie Martinez – Forest GIS Coordinator, 

Forest Supervisor’s Office

Cheryl Mayer-Stisser – Botany, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Karen Maudlin – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Dave McKee – Heritage Resources, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Kaye Olpin – Interdisciplinary Recreation 

Forester, Northern Hills Ranger District

Aly Oltmanns – Cartographic Technician

Rhonda O’Byrne – District Ranger, Northern 

Hills Ranger District

Miriam Padilla – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Kristen Patterson – Administrative Support, 

Forest Supervisor’s Office

Bradley Phillips – Wildlife Biologist, Hell 

Canyon Ranger District

Karen Pinkerton – Administrative Support, 

Forest Supervisor’s Office

Lester Pinkerton – Law Enforcement

Jeramy Rogers – Forestry Technician, Mystic 

Ranger District

John Rongstad – GIS Support

Ami Schlosser – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Rich Shreffler – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Vince Sidders – Law Enforcement Officer, 

Northern Zone, Rocky Mountain Region

Cara Staab – Biologist, Forest Supervisor’s 

Office

Aaron Steuerwald – Cartographic Technician

William Texel – Lead Forestry Technician, 

Mystic Ranger District

Bob Thompson – District Ranger, Mystic Ranger 

District

Jason Virtue – Fire Planner, Forest Supervisor’s 

Office

Rusty Wilder – Environmental Engineer, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Mary Willems – Administrative Support, Forest 

Supervisor’s Office

Judy York – Writer/Editor, TEAMS Enterprise 

Unit
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Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Organizations, and Businesses

Association for Mato Paha Preservation

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

Black Hills Forest Resource Association

Black Hills Group - Sierra Club

Black Hills Mountain Lion Foundation

Black Hills Powersports

Black Hills Regional Multiple Use 

Coalition

Black Hills Sportsman’s Club and South 

Dakota Wildlife Federation

Blue Ribbon Coalition

Brady Pluimer Law Firm

Clayborne, Loos and Strommen Law 

Offices

CMR LLC

Crook County Land Use Planning and

Zoning Commission

Custer Conservation District

Federal Highways Administration

GT Powersports, Inc.

High Country Ranch

Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce

Inyan Kara Riders

Lawrence County Recreation

Mad Mountain Adventures

Medicine Mountain

Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch

Missouri Breaks Audubon

Mountain Shadows Neighborhood

Norbeck Society

Odadota Mountain Ranch

Off-Road Riders Association

Palmer Gulch Campground

Peaceful Pines Residents

PH Audubon Society

Prairie Hills Audubon Society

Recreational Adventures Co.

Rock Mountain Research Station

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish 

and Parks

South Dakota Off-Highway Vehicle 

Coalition

Silver City Area Forest Users

Spearfish Canyon Owners Association

Spearfish Canyon Society

Sturgis Yamaha

Sundance Chain Gang Mountain Bike 

Association

United States Environmental Protection 

Agency Region 8

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Tribes

Yankton Sioux Tribe

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe

Three Affiliated Tribes

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes

Eastern Shoshone Tribe

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Northern Arapaho Tribe

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Grey Eagle Society

Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Santee Sioux Nation

Kiowa Ethnographic Endeavor for 

Preservation

Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council Office
Distribution of the Environmental Impact Statement

This environmental impact statement has been distributed to, or made electronically available to, 

over 700 individuals and groups who specifically requested a copy of the document or 

commented at scoping or on the DEIS. In addition, copies have been sent (or in some cases 

made electronically available) to Federal agencies, federally recognized tribes, State and local 

governments, and organizations that have requested to be involved in the development of this 

analysis. These entities include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers; U.S. Department of the Interior; Federal Highway Administration; Advisory Council 

on Historic Preservation; USDA National Agricultural Library; State wildlife and fisheries 

management agencies; County commissions; and local community governments. Due to the 

number of people, agencies and organizations, a complete listing has been omitted from this EIS, 

but is available upon request or on the Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills. 

Final Environmental Impact Statement