It appears that upon closer inspection the recent VWC Access Project EIS decision by the Rio Grande National Forest has once again been constructed around a NEPA process so riddled with gaps and shortfalls that it will require a Federal Judge to set the matter straight. Recall that the Village at Wolf Creek's first EIS was trashed by a Federal Judge because of dishonest and inappropriate shenanigans (there will be more on that story in a following post).
Is the current Wolf Creek Village Access and land swap agreement another repeat of backroom power-politics in action? Can we the people do anything about it?
Considering there are some smart young folks just learning about the issues around Alberta Park and the Wolf Creek watershed, I though it would be a good thing to mirror the following information directly from the US Forest Service regarding NEPA guidelines.
Working within the system we can effect substantive change, but it's going to take the effort of some serious concerned citizens.
Highlights of the Final NEPA Procedures
http://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nepa/nepa_procedures/includes/final_nepa_procedures_highlights.pdf
Forest Service procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are now included in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs).
