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July 20, 2006
VA: Great FAlls NP EIS Comments Analysis
Great Falls, VA.- The Friends of Great Falls has put together a excellent summary and analysis (PDF) of the public comments regarding Great Falls Draft Management Plan.
Quote:
Nearly 300 individuals and organizations commented on the draft Great Falls General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. Individual climbers filed about 75% of the responses (206 out of 270). In addition, twelve organizations and groups relating to climbing filed comments. The remaining comments came from hikers, neighbors and residents living near the park, individual equestrians and equestrian groups, environmental groups, off-road biking organizations, kayaking associations, and local, state and federal government organizations.
3. Summary of Organizational Comments
The groups that commented were:
Users:
♦ Friends of Great Falls (FOGF)
♦ Sheclimbers organization
♦ Potomac Appalachian Trail Club/Mountaineering Section (PATC/MS)
♦ American Alpine Club (AAC)
♦ The Access Fund (AF)
♦ Great Falls Trail Blazers (GFTB)
♦ Potomac Heritage Trail Association (PHTA),
♦ American Whitewater (AW)
♦ Int'l Mountain Bicycling Assoc, Mid Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE)
♦ Great Falls Equestrian Society (GFES)
Park and planning agencies:
♦ Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA)
♦ Fairfax County Countywide Non-Motorized Transportation Committee (NMTC)
♦ Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning
♦ Fairfax County Park and Planning, Planning and Development Division
♦ Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
♦ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III
Conservation Organizations:
♦ The Nature Conservancy, Maryland/District of Columbia Chapter (TNC)
♦ Potowmack Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS)
♦ Potomac Conservancy
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Neighborhood:
♦ Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA)
♦ Great Falls Park and Potomac River Association.
Posted by WiredNut at July 20, 2006 12:55 PM