DEC is seeking public comments
on various fish, wildlife and marine resource issues and other topics, as listed below.
These items are listed to draw your attention to topics having current comment periods, so that you may research the proposals you are interested in. More information on each is available by visiting
the webpages shown.
NOTE: There may be other topics available that DEC is requesting comments on.
If you have questions on a subject not listed here, please contact DEC or the webmaster.
Proposed Snowmobile Trail Changes in Jessup River Wild ForestA proposal to update the management plan for the Jessup River Wild Forest in Hamilton County, including construction of new trails and closing of others. Comments accepted through February 19, 2010.
Public comment period has been extended to March 29, 2010.For more information: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22599.htmlWaterbodies to Be Removed From Impaired List
A proposal to remove various waterbodies from a federal list of impaired waters, including Rudd Pond in Dutchess County, the Shingle Kill in Greene County, Peach Lake in Westchester/Putnam Counties, Gull Pond in Franklin/St. Lawrence Counties, Cranberry Lake in St. Lawrence County, the Beaver River in Lewis County, and the following in Broome County: Beaver Lake, White Birch Lake, and Park Creek and tributaries. Comments accepted through February 26, 2010.
For more information: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/31290.html
Proposed Twin Sheds Unit Management Plan in Tompkins CountyThe draft Twin Sheds Management Plan is being developed to address both short- and long- term land management opportunities and needs of the Hammond Hill and Yellow Barn State Forests, located in the towns of Dryden and Caroline. Comments accepted through March 15, 2010.For more information: contact DEC Senior Forester John Clancy at jmclancy@gw.dec.state.ny.us . Adirondack Park Fire Tower Study and Draft Unit Management PlansThe AP Fire Tower Study provides recommendations for future use of 20 remaining fire towers on state forest preserve lands and 4 towers on private land, along with an assessment of associated observer cabins and radio facilities. The Hurricane Mountain Draft UMP for Essex County towns of Elizabethtown, Jay, Keene and Lewis includes removing the fire tower and the Gulf Brook lean-to; re-routing eroded sections of the trail network; and imposing maximum group sizes for overnight and day use. The Jay Mountain Wilderness UMP in the Essex County towns of Jay and Lewis includes re-routing sections of the old Jay Mountain herd path to establish a new Jay Mountain Trail with a trail head on Jay Mountain Road, and imposing maximum group sizes for overnight and day use. The St. Regis Canoe Area UMP draft amendment proposes the removal of the St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower.
The deadline for comments is March 26, 2010.
For more information: Fire Tower Study - www.dec.ny.gov/lands/62283.htmlDraft Amended St. Regis Canoe Area UMP - NOTE CHANGED MEETING DATE - www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22588.htmlDraft Hurricane Mountain Primitive Area UMP - www.dec.ny.gov/lands/62167.html
Draft Jay Mountain Wilderness UMP - NOTE CHANGED MEETING DATE - www.dec.ny.gov/lands/61975.htmlPictures Sought for New Hunting and Trapping Photo Gallery
DEC is inviting submission of photographs for inclusion in its new Hunting and Trapping Photo Gallery. Photos of successful junior hunters (ages 12 – 15), youth trappers under age 16, and hunters who harvested their first big or small game animal may be submitted to DEC by email or regular mail, and should be of game legally taken in New York State. The Gallery will feature big game, small game, turkey hunting and trapping photos. More information on the Gallery, including instructions on how and where to submit photos, can be found at www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/54055.html .
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