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The Army is proposing a Mountain Training Area for helicopters in the North Cascades. They would be flying Black Hawks, Chinooks, and Apaches. They would fly any day or time other than Federal Holidays. From the deck to high altitude. The plan also includes at least 7 landing zones. The general area affected would be around highway 2, north to the Canadian border.
My concerns are them closing public access near their landing zones, increased noise pollution in the mountains and residences in the zone, Disturbance to migratory mule deer and other animals, Crashes and fires, Degrading and polluting pristine mountain ecosystems.
I am curious to hear others opinions and if you have concerns please send an email today.
Read the scoping document:
http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/publicworks/docs/envir/EIA/HTA/Scoping%20Document%20Extension%20-%20JBLM%20HTA%20Submittal%203Aug15.pdfText of Email:
The Aviation Division within the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) proposes to establish three off-base helicopter training areas and one mountain training area. The U.S. Army is the lead Federal agency for the proposed action. The proposed training areas would support training operations stationed out of JBLM, but would be located off-base within Washington State.
The Army has prepared a scoping document which is intended to provide interested parties the proposed scope of the Environmental Assessment and to seek additional information pertinent to this analysis. If you have any information that would assist us in conducting an accurate and thorough analysis of the project-specific and cumulative effects associated with the proposed project, you are encouraged to submit them during the scoping period, which has been extended through November 3, 2015. The scoping document including project maps, and a comment form are located at:
http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/publicworks/sites/envir/eia.aspx To submit comments, send an email to usarmy.jblm.imcom.list.dpw-eis@mail.mil
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC WORKS
ATTN ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION (NEPA)
2012 LIGGETT AVE, BOX 339500 MS 17
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA 98433-9500
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION
Interested parties are hereby notified that the Aviation Division within the
Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security at Joint Base
Lewis-McChord proposes to establish three off-base helicopter training
areas and one mountain training area. The U.S. Army is the lead Federal
agency for the proposed action. The proposed training areas would support
training operations stationed out of JBLM, but would be located off-base
within Washington State. Training operations would be conducted using
aircraft to include the MH/UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache, and MH/CH-47
Chinook. The training areas would be available for use day and night, 24
hours a day, 365 days a year, with the exception of Federal holidays.
The Army has prepared a scoping document which is intended to provide
interested parties the proposed scope of the Environmental Assessment and to
seek additional information pertinent to this analysis. If you have any
information that would assist us in conducting an accurate and thorough
analysis of the project-specific and cumulative effects associated with the
proposed project, you are encouraged to submit them during the scoping
period, which has been extended. The scoping
document including project maps, and a comment form are located at:
http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/publicworks/sites/envir/eia.aspx Please refer to the attached scoping postcard for more detailed information.
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