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Preview of this Section .............................................................................................................................................5-1 

Public Involvement...................................................................................................................................................5-1 

Federal Register Notices and Newspaper Advertisements...............................................................................5-1 

Scoping Meetings.............................................................................................................................................5-1 

Newsletters.......................................................................................................................................................5-2 

Public Review and Comment on the Draft Programmatic EIS and ER, and Biological Assessment...............5-2 

Agency Coordination and Consultation....................................................................................................................5-3 

Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation..............................................................................................5-3 

Risk Assessment Coordination.........................................................................................................................5-3 

Cultural and Historic Resource Consultation ...................................................................................................5-3 

Government-to-government Consultation ................................................................................................................5-3 

Development of the Final Preferred Alternative.......................................................................................................5-4 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS...............................................................................................................5-4 

 List of Tables 

5-1 List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA.....................................................................................5-5

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Preview of this Section 

This section summarizes the public involvement and 

scoping and public comment process conducted for the 

preparation of the Draft and Final PEIS, PER, and 

Biological Assessment. Summaries of agency and 

Government-to-government consultation are provided. 

The individual preparers, with their areas of expertise 

and/or responsibility, are also listed. 

Public Involvement 

Federal Register Notices and 

Newspaper Advertisements 

The BLM published a Federal Register Notice of 

Intent to Plan (Notice) on October 12, 2001 (Federal 

Register, Volume 66, Number 198, Pages 52148-

52149). The BLM also released a press release 

concurrent with the Notice. The Notice asked the 

public to help the BLM identify issues and resources 

relevant to vegetation treatment activities on lands 

administered by the BLM in 17 western states, 

including Alaska. The Notice stated that public 

comments on the proposal would be accepted from

October 12 through November 11, 2001. A second 

Federal Register Notice was published on January 2, 

2002, notifying the public of the location of public 

scoping meetings, and extending the public comment 

period until March 29, 2002 (Federal Register, 

Volume 67, Number 1, Pages 101-102). A third 

Federal Register Notice was published on January 22, 

2002, notifying the public of changes to the meeting 

schedule (Federal Register, Volume 67, Number 14, 

Pages 2901-2903). 

All affected states issued public notices of the scoping 

period, which were placed in newspapers in or near 

locations where public meetings were held. In 

addition, information on the location of scoping 

meetings was provided by electronic mail in early

December 2001, and again in early January 2002, to 

all members of the public that had placed their names 

on the electronic mailing list for the project before the 

date of the announcements. 

Scoping Meetings 

Eighteen public scoping meetings were held in 12 

western states, including Alaska, during early 2002. 

Meeting locations were: Salt Lake City, Utah (January

8); Rock Springs, Wyoming (January 10); Socorro, 

New Mexico (January 14); Phoenix, Arizona (January

16); St. George, Utah (January 22); Grand Junction, 

Colorado (January 24); Miles City, Montana (January

29); Worland, Wyoming (January 31); Alturas, 

California (February 5); Helena, Montana (February 

11); Boise, Idaho (February 13); Twin Falls, Idaho 

(February 14); Reno, Nevada (February 19); Elko, 

Nevada (February 21); Bakersfield, California 

(February 26); Spokane, Washington (February 28); 

Portland, Oregon (March 4); and Anchorage, Alaska 

(March 6). In addition, a meeting was held in 

Washington, D.C. (March 12). The scoping meetings 

were conducted in an open-house style. Informational 

displays were provided at the meeting, and handouts 

describing the project, the NEPA process, and issues 

and alternatives were given to the public. A formal 

presentation provided the public with additional 

information on program goals and objectives. This 

presentation was followed by a question and answer 

session. 

The BLM received 1,034 requests to be placed on the 

project mailing list from individuals, organizations, 

and government agencies, and 381 written comment 

letters or facsimiles on the proposal. In addition, the 

public provided comments on the project at the public 

scoping meetings; over 2,800 catalogued individual 

comments (written and oral) were given during public 

scoping. In many cases, multiple respondents 

submitted the same comment. A Scoping Comment 

Summary Report for the Vegetation Treatments 

Programmatic EIS (ENSR 2002) was prepared that 

summarized the issues and alternatives identified 

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during scoping. This document was made available to 

the public in July 2002. 

Newsletters 

The BLM prepared three newsletters during 

preparation of the Draft PEIS. These newsletters were 

made available to those individuals that provided their 

names and addresses to the BLM during scoping, and 

to BLM state offices and local field offices for 

distribution to visitors. 

The first newsletter was issued in July 2002 and 

discussed the outcome of the scoping meetings, 

development of the initial project alternatives, 

coordination with affected tribes and fish and wildlife 

agencies, and treatment acreage determinations. 

A second newsletter was issued in January 2003. It 

summarized activities on the risk assessments and 

development of the alternatives. It discussed the 

process the BLM was undertaking to determine future 

vegetation treatment acres. Other studies being 

conducted in support of the PEIS and PER, including 

preparation of a Biological Assessment and a cultural 

resource and Native American resource use report, 

were also discussed in the newsletter. 

A third newsletter was issued in March 2005. This 

newsletter discussed the Draft PEIS/PER schedule, 

and noted that the PEIS will now focus on herbicide 

treatments, while a PER will be prepared to discuss 

other treatment methods. The newsletter also provided 

information of the alternatives that were evaluated in 

the Draft PEIS. 

In July 2005, the BLM sent out a business reply mail 

request to those on the mailing list to let the BLM 

know if they would like to remain on the mailing list 

and if they would like to receive a printed and/or CD 

copy of the Draft PEIS, PER, and BA. 

In April 2007, the BLM sent out a business reply mail 

request to those on the mailing list to let the BLM 

know if they would like to remain on the mailing list 

and if they would like to receive a printed and/or CD 

copy of the Final PEIS, PER, and BA. 

Public Review and Comment on the 

Draft Programmatic EIS and ER, and 

Biological Assessment 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft 

Vegetation Treatments using Herbicides on Bureau of 

Land Management Lands in 17 Western States 

Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement was 

published in the Federal Register on November 10, 

2005 (Federal Register, Volume 70, Number 217, 

Pages 68474-68475). The public comment period was 

originally scheduled from November 10, 2005, 

through January 9, 2006, however, a notice extending 

the public comment period through February 10, 2006, 

was published in the Federal Register on January 20, 

2006. Public notices announcing the comment period 

were placed in newspapers with circulation in or near 

locations where public meetings were held. The BLM 

issued a press release on November 10, 2006, 

notifying the public that the Draft PEIS and PER were 

available for public review, and the schedule for 

public comment hearings. Information on the Draft 

PEIS and PER was also posted on the interactive 

website (http://www.blm.gov). The public was able to 

access the website to download a copy of the Draft 

PEIS, PER, Biological Assessment, and supporting 

documents. 

Public hearings were held in Portland, Oregon on 

November 28; Sacramento, California on November 

29; Salt Lake City, Utah on November 30; 

Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 1; Grand 

Junction, Colorado on December 5; Boise, Idaho on 

December 6; Billings, Montana on December 7; 

Cheyenne, Wyoming on December 8; and Las Vegas, 

Nevada, and Washington, D.C. on December 13, 

2006, for the BLM to provide an overview of the 

alternatives and to take public comments. Nearly 

3,000 comments were received on the Draft PEIS, 

PER, and Biological Assessment. These included 

letters, electronic mail, and facsimiles, and comments 

provided at public hearings in Boise and Sacramento 

(no public testimony was given at the other public 

hearings). A summary of the comments received and 

specific comments and responses are presented in 

Volume III of this Final PEIS. All comments are 

reproduced on the CD located in the back pocket of 

Volume I. 

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Agency Coordination and 

Consultation 

Endangered Species Act Section 7 

Consultation 

The BLM initiated informal consultation with the 

USFWS and NMFS (Services) in November 2001. 

The BLM met with the Services on November 16, 

2001, to discuss the ESA Section 7 consultation 

process and to identify key contacts within the 

agencies. A preliminary draft consultation agreement 

was submitted to the Services in June 2002. The BLM 

and Services met in Denver, Colorado, on November 

6-7, 2002, to discuss the risk assessment protocols and 

Biological Assessment. The BLM met with the 

Services on February 28, 2003, to further discuss 

issues related to the development of the risk 

assessments and preparation of the Biological 

Assessment. A revised draft consultation agreement 

was submitted to the Services in April 2004 (see 

Appendix G). 

The BLM prepared a formal initiation package that 

included: 1) a description of the program, species 

proposed for listing, listed species and their critical 

habitats that may be affected by the program; and 2) a 

Biological Assessment that evaluated the likely 

impacts to listed species and critical habitats from the 

proposed action and SOPs to minimize impacts to 

listed species. In addition, the BLM coordinated with 

the NMFS on Essential Fish Habitat as required under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act. This 

package was submitted to the Services concurrently 

with release of the Draft PEIS. 

After receipt and review of the initiation package, the 

BLM and Services held several meetings to discuss 

the package and to respond to information requests 

from the Services. Meetings were held in Washington, 

D.C., on January 18 and Silver Springs, Maryland, on 

November 14, 2006. A conference call was held with 

the Services on February 27, 2006. 

Consultation with the Services pursuant to the ESA 

and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act is 

ongoing and will be completed by the time of signing 

of the Record of Decision. 

Risk Assessment Coordination 

The BLM convened a group of scientists from the 

USEPA, USFWS, NMFS, BLM, and its contractor, 

ENSR Corporation, to work cooperatively to develop 

protocols for conducting HHRAs and ERAs that 

would meet agency guidelines and scientific and 

public scrutiny. Weekly conference calls were held 

among the participants beginning in May 2002, and 

continuing through November 2002. A meeting was 

held in Boise on September 12-13, 2002, and in 

Denver, Colorado, on November 5-6, 2002, to discuss 

the risk assessment protocols. Conference calls were 

held intermittently from November 2002 through July

2003 to resolve remaining issues related to the 

protocols. Conference calls were also held among 

agency participants during preparation of the risk 

assessments. The final HHRA and ERA protocols 

were finalized and submitted to the Services and 

USEPA in August 2003. 

Cultural and Historic Resource 

Consultation 

The BLM consulted with State Historic Preservation 

Officers as part of Section 106 consultation under the 

National Historic Preservation Act to determine how 

proposed industrial activities could impact cultural 

resources listed on or eligible for inclusion in the 

National Register of Historic Places. Formal 

consultations with State Historic Preservation Officers 

and Indian Tribes also may be required during 

implementation of individual projects. Consultations 

with State Historic Preservation Officers are ongoing 

and will be completed by the time of the signing of the 

Record of Decision. 

Government-to-government 

Consultation 

Federally-recognized tribes have a unique legal and 

political relationship with the government of the 

United States, as defined by the U.S. Constitution, 

treaties, statutes, court decisions, and executive orders. 

These definitive authorities also serve as the basis for 

the federal government’s obligation to acknowledge 

the status of federally-recognized tribes. 

The BLM consults with federally-recognized tribes, 

consistent with the Presidential Executive 

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Development of the Final 

Preferred Alternative 

Memorandum dated April 29, 1994, on Governmentto-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 

Governments; and Executive Order 13175 dated 

November 6, 2000, on Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments. The BLM formally 

consults with federally-recognized tribes before 

making decisions or undertaking activities that will 

have a substantial, direct effect on federallyrecognized tribes, or their assets, rights, services, or 

programs. To this end, formal Government-togovernment consultation with federally-recognized 

traditional governments was initiated by written 

correspondence in July 2002 (see Appendix G). 

After completion of the public hearings and closure of 

the public comment period, the core planning team, 

resource staff, and management met to review the 

comments and alternative proposals and to develop the 

BLM’s final Preferred Alternative. No alternative 

proposals were received from the public, although the 

BLM did receive numerous comments in support of all 

four of the proposed actions (alternatives B, C, D, and 

E). 

The letter sent to all of the tribal governments 

described the proposed action. The tribes were 

provided with information on the project and were 

asked to provide the BLM with any concerns they

might have about any of the proposed vegetation 

treatments and their impacts on subsistence, religious, 

and ceremonial purposes and traditional cultural 

properties. 

The BLM took these comments into consideration 

when reviewing the alternatives developed for the 

Final PEIS. Based on these comments, the BLM 

developed a final Preferred Alternative for the Final 

PEIS. This alternative is similar to the draft Preferred 

Alternative in terms of numbers and types of acres that 

would be treated using herbicides, but does include 

new SOPs and mitigation measures to reduce the risks 

associated with the use of herbicides. The BLM invited the tribes to call if they had 

questions or wanted to set up individual meetings with 

the BLM. The letter also invited the tribal councils to 

attend the scoping meeting scheduled for their 

community. 

List of Preparers of the 

Programmatic EIS 

The following specialists (and company/agency and 

area of specialty) that participated in the development 

of the PEIS are listed below (Table 5-1). Agencies 

included the BLM, USEPA, USFWS, and NMFS. 

Subcontractors that provided assistance to the BLM 

during preparation of the PEIS/PER included ENSR 

Corporation; Historical Research Associates (HRA); 

Planera, Inc. (Planera); and Paleo Consultants. 

The BLM prepared an Alaska National Interest Land 

Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section 810 analysis of 

subsistence impacts to evaluate the potential impacts 

to subsistence pursuits in Alaska. This analysis is 

found in Appendix H of the Final PEIS. 

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TABLE 5-1 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA 

Contributor Areas of Specialty Years of 

Experience Highest Degree/Education 

Bureau of Land Management

Scott Abdon Recreation and Visitor Services 

Management 37 B.S., Forest and Recreation 

Management

Fran Ackley Wild Horses and Burros 22 B.S., Range and Forest

Management

Brian Amme Project Manager and Co-Team Lead, 

NEPA 24 B.A., Cultural Anthropology

Scott Archer Air Resources 29 B.S., Chemistry and Environmental

Science 

Dianna Brink Range Management and Weed 

Management

24 B.S., Forestry and Range 

Management

Miles Brown 

Rangeland Management, Invasive 

Species, and Natural Resource Planning 

26 B.S., Rangeland Management

Lisa Bryant Soils and Invasive Species 17 M.S., Soil Science 

Wendy Bullock Spatial Data Analysis and Geographic 

Information System 28 B.S., Civil Engineering 

Thomas Burke Archaeology and Cultural Resources 

Management 32 Ph.D., Anthropology

Tim Burton 

Fisheries Biology, Hydrology, and 

Aquatic Ecology

30 M.S., Watershed Science 

Bill Carey Hydrology, Water Quality, and

Sediment Transport 31 M.S., Geophysics

Christina Caswell Economics 14 B.B.A., Marketing, Economics, and 

International Business 

Erik Christiansen Fire and Fuels Management 28 M.S., Forest Protection, 

Silviculture, and Forestry 

Jerry Cordova Native American and Alaska Native 

Issues and Tribal Liaison Coordinator 

33 B.S., Political Science and Native 

American Studies 

Brad Cownover 

Visual Resource Management and 

Landscape Architecture 11 B.S., Landscape Architecture 

Bruce Crespin 

Paleontology; Cultural and Historic

Resources; Native American and Alaska 

Native Resource Issues 

30 B.A., Anthropology

Cliff Faning Soil 33 B.S., Soil Science 

Scott Feldhausen 

Fish and Fish Habitat, and Threatened, 

Endangered, and Sensitive Species 

Consultation 

18 B.S., Fisheries

Karl Ford Human Health, Ecological Risk 

Assessment, and Toxicology

33 Ph.D., Toxicology

Mark Goldbach Recreation Resource Management 29 B.S., Recreation Resource 

Management

Carl Gossard Fire Management and Smoke 

Management

27 B.S., Natural Resource 

Management

Jeannette Griese Forestry 17 B.S., Resource Management

Ruth Gronquist

Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species, 

Alaska State Weed Coordinator, and 

Wildlife Biology

24 B.S., Biology

Bill Grossi Wildlife Habitat and Species of Concern 28 B.S., Wildlife Science 

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TABLE 5-1 (Cont.) 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA 

Contributor Areas of Specialty Years of 

Experience Highest Degree/Education 

Theresa Hanley Cultural Resources and Planning 16 M.A., Anthropology

Dave Harmon Wilderness and Forestry 31 M.S., Forest Management

Doug Havlina Fire Ecology 20 M.S., Fire Ecology

Rob Hellie National Landscape Conservation 

System 33 B.S., Outdoor Recreation 

Ken Henke Natural Resources 14 B.S., Wildlife Biology

Patricia Hester Paleontology 21 M.S., Geology

Barbara Hill Wildlife Resources and Threatened, 

Endangered, and Sensitive Species 28 M.S., Wildlife Biology

Steve Hodapp Threatened and Endangered Species 20 B.S., Wildlife Management

Karen Holmstrom GIS 15 B.S., Anthropology

Mike “Sherm” Karl Plant Ecology and Livestock Grazing 

Management 25 Ph.D., Rangeland Ecology

Lee Koss Hydrology and Riparian Restoration 36 B.S., Water Resource Management, 

Civil and Engineering, and Biology

Vonnie Larvie

Attorney, Division of Land and Water, 

Office of the Solicitor 

12 J.D., Law

Richard Lee Herbicide Use and Management 22 Ph.D., Weed Science 

Bonnie Lippitt Recreation, Interpretation, and Tourism 23 B.S., Recreation Administration 

Steve Lydick Threatened and Endangered Species 14 B.S., Biology

Mary Lynch Wildland Fire Management 25 B.A., Psychology

Elroy Masters Recreation, Fish and Wildlife 

Management, and Land Use Planning 

15 B.A., Biology

Rosemary Mazaika Water Resources, Wetlands, and 

Riparian Areas 17 

M.S., Wildlife Ecology and 

Management

M.A., Public Policy and

Administration 

Linda Mazzu Fire Management, Plant Ecology, 

Invasive Plant Management, and Botany

24 M.S., Natural Resources 

Management

Carolyn McClellan Cultural Anthropology 12 M.A., Cultural Anthropology

Erin McConnell Weed Management, Plant Science, and 

Recreation 13 B.S., Forestry and Recreation 

Henry McNeel Integrated Weed Management 47 M.S., Plant Science 

Ted Milesnick Wildland Fire Management 36 B.S., Rangeland Management

Melanie Miller Fire Ecology and Plant Ecology 32 M.S., Forestry 

Joseph Moreau Fish Resources 25 M.S., Natural Resources and Fish 

Biology

Dan Muller Natural Resource and Watershed 

Management 29 B.S., Watershed Science 

Bill Murphy Hazardous Materials 20 B.A., Physical Geography 

Robert Ohrn Forestry 31 B.S., Forestry

Peggy Olwell Endangered Species and Plant

Conservation 

25 M.S., Biology

Jim Perry 

Mineral Development and Reclamation, 

Forestry, NEPA Planning, Lands and 

Realty, and Noxious Weeds 

29 B.S., Environmental and Resource 

Management

Doug Powell Rangeland Management and Livestock 

Grazing 26 B.S., Natural Resources 

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TABLE 5-1 (Cont.) 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA 

Contributor Areas of Specialty Years of 

Experience Highest Degree/Education 

Gina Ramos 

Co-Project Manager and Weed 

Management, Invasive Species, 

Pesticide Use, Range Management, and 

Economics 

25 B.S., Range Science 

M.B.A., Business Administration 

Roger Rosentreter Botany, Plant Ecology, Weed Control,

and Plant Species of Concern 28 Ph.D., Botany

Paul Schlobohm Smoke Management and Fire 21 M.S., Environmental and Natural

Resource Science 

John Simons 

Rangeland Resource Management and 

Invasive Species Management 30 B.S., Range Ecology and Soil

Science 

Peg Sorensen Land Use Planning and NEPA 23 M.A., Recreation and Planning 

Carol Spurrier Native Plant Communities and Species 

of Concern 

27 M.S., Biology

Jeanne Standley

ANILCA § 810 Consultation and 

Vegetation Specialist 15 B.S., Rangeland Resources 

Karl Stein 

Threatened and Endangered Species, 

USFWS and NMFS Consultation, and 

Fisheries Biology

26 B.S., Fisheries

John Styduhar Realty and Rights-of-ways 36 B.S., Forest Science 

Paul Summers 

Groundwater Hydrology and Water 

Resources 

37 B.S., Geology and Water Resources 

Rob Sweeten Visual Resource Management 14 B.L., Landscape Architecture and 

Environmental Planning 

Peter Teensma 

Fire Ecology, Fire Management, and Air 

Quality Management

28 Ph.D., Geography

Rick Tholen Forestry, Forest Health, and Landscape 

Ecology

29 M.S., Forest Management

Joan Trent Social Environment and Social Impact 

Assessment 28 M.S., Environmental Science and 

Social Science 

Duane Wilson Rangeland Management 30 B.S., Biology and Range 

Management

Sharon Wilson Public Relations 44 B.A., Journalism

Kate Winthrop 

Native American and Alaska Native 

Issues; Paleontology; Cultural and

Historic Resources 

28 Ph.D., Anthropology

Margaret Wolf Outdoor Recreation 29 M.S., Public Administration 

William Ypsilantis Soils 29 M.S., Forest Soils 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Sid Abel Environmental Chemistry and Modeling 31 M.S., Science 

Tom Bailey Fishery Biology and Aquatic

Toxicology

27 Ph.D., Zoology

Angel Chiri Entomology and Integrated Pest

Management

26 Ph.D., Entomology

Pat Cimino 

Pesticide Regulation, Plant Pathology, 

and Weed Science 30 M.S., Plant Pathology

Roxolana Dashuba Air Quality Modeling and

Environmental Fate

5 M.S., Chemistry

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TABLE 5-1 (Cont.) 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA 

Contributor Areas of Specialty Years of 

Experience Highest Degree/Education 

Mike Davy Phytotoxicity and Ecological Risk 

Assessment 30 B.S., Agronomy

Michelle Embry Ecotoxicology and Molecular 

Toxicology

8 Ph.D., Toxicology

William Erickson

Wildlife Biologist and Ecological Risk 

Assessment 31 Ph.D., Ecology

Jeff Evans Toxicology and Pesticide Exposure 31 B.S., Agronomy

Brian Kiernan Forest and Plant Ecology 8 M.S., Plant Ecology

Arty Williams Endangered Species Act Implementation 

and Pesticide Registrations 

27 B.S., Wildlife Biology

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Maria Boroja 

Forest Management, Environmental

Contaminants, and Fish and Wildlife 

Biology

17 B.S., Wildlife Management

Michael Horton Endangered Species Coordinator 16 M.S., Wildlife Management

Jim Serfis Endangered Species and Environmental

Assessments 

22 M.S., Environmental Studies 

Ken Seeley Ecological Risk Assessment and 

Environmental Toxicology

16 Ph.D., Marine Science 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service 

Rachel Friedman 

Endangered Species, Pesticide 

Ecosystem Effects, Contaminated 

Sediments, and Water Biotic Effects 

26 M.S., Forest Ecology

Kelly Foster Endangered Species Act Section 7 

Consultation and Marine Biology

15 M.S., Biological Oceanography

ENSR Corporation 

Jon Alstad Rangeland Management 27 M.S., Range Science 

Kimberly

Anderson Botany, Species of Concern, and Editor 8 M.S., Botany

Christine Archer Ecological Risk Assessment 10 B.S., Zoology

Robert Berry Hydrogeologist and Water Quality 30 Ph.D., Geology and Geochemistry 

Lisa Bradley Human Health Risk Assessment 23 Ph.D., Toxicology

Amanda Canning Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms 5 B.S., Environmental Science 

Ishrat Chaudhuri Human Health Risk Assessment 22 Ph.D., Toxicology

Tyler Creech Terrestrial Ecology 2 B.S., Environmental Science 

Rollin Daggett Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms 31 M.S., Freshwater and Marine 

Biology

Gail Dethloff Ecological Risk Assessment 12 Ph.D., Toxicology

Doree DuFresne Ecological Risk Assessment 19 B.S., Biology and Microbiology

Kristie Dunkin Soil, Wetlands, and Water Resources 17 Ph.D., Soil Science 

Steve Ellsworth Wildlife and Wetland Ecology 23 M.S., Wildlife Management

Ara Erickson Forest Ecology 4 M.S., Forest Ecology

Cameron Fisher Fish, Other Aquatic Organisms, and 

Geographic Information System

11 M.S., Marine Science and Fisheries 

Ecology

Barry Flaming Soil Resources and Geographic 

Information System

4 M.S., Forest Ecology

Lucy Fraiser Human Health Risk Assessment 18 Ph.D., Toxicology

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TABLE 5-1 (Cont.) 

List of Preparers of the Programmatic EIS/ER/BA 

Contributor Areas of Specialty Years of 

Experience Highest Degree/Education 

Marcus Garcia Human Health Risk Assessment 13 B.S., Toxicology

Robert Gensemer Aquatic Toxicology and Ecological Risk 

Assessment 

22 Ph.D., Biology

Mark Gerath Ecological Risk Assessment 21 M.S., Environmental Engineering 

Melisa Holman Rangeland and Invasive Species 5 M.S., Forest and Rangeland 

Ecology

Alissa Long Wetland and Aquatic Resources 8 B.S., Ecology, Evolution, and 

Conservation Biology

Amanda MacNutt Air Quality 5 B.S., Meteorology

Ken Mongar Graphics 17 A.T.A., Tele-data Communications 

Rami Naddy Ecological Risk Assessment 17 Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology

Kathleen Nolan Human Health Risk Assessment 16 M.S., Public Health

Robert Paine Air Quality 31 M.S., Meteorology

Merlyn Paulson Visual Resources 30 M.L.S., Landscape Architecture, 

Geographic Information System

Stuart Paulus Project Manager, NEPA Specialist, and 

Wildlife Ecology

26 Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology

David Pillard Ecological Risk Assessment 25 Ph.D., Ecology

Devan Richardson Wild Horses and Burros, Livestock 6 M.S., Range Management

Vanessa Stevens Plant and Soil Sciences 6 M.S., Plant and Soil Science 

Kelly Vosnakis Human Health Risk 11

M.S., Civil and Environmental

Engineering and Environmental

Health

Frank Vertucci Ecological Risk Assessment 27 Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary

Biology

Kristin Durocher Ecological Risk Assessment 11 M.S., Natural Resources and 

Terrestrial Ecology

Janet Wolf Public Relations 17 B.A., Biological Sciences 

Melinda Woodard Aquatic Ecology 10 M.S., Environmental Science 

Historical Research Associates 

Thomas Becker Anthropology 10 M.A., Anthropology

Trent DeBoer Archaeology and Anthropology 13 M.A., History

Ann Emmons History 15 M.A., History

T. Weber Grieser Archaeology 33 M.A., Anthropology

Gail Thompson Archaeology and Anthropology 34 Ph.D., Anthropology

Paleo Consultants 

Rebecca Hanna Paleontology 18 M.S., Earth Science 

Planera 

Berhard Strom Socioeconomic and Visual Resource 

Assessment 35 M.C.R.P., Regional Planning 

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