On this day, September 9, 1938, installation of the pioneer statue atop the Oregon Capitol Rotunda began. It took several days.
Also on this day, September 9, 1998 Keiko the killer whale star of the movie
Free Willy, left Oregon. He was flown to a sheltered bay in Iceland when Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society took over his care. Part of his training included swimming in the ocean outside the bay. Keiko disappeared on one of these excursions. He eventually turned up 870 miles away off the Norwegian coast.
Also on this day, September 9, 1942, A Japanese float plane, launched from a submarine, made its first bombing run on a US forest near Brookings, Oregon. Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon in an attempt to set fire to the forests of the Northwest. The forests failed to ignite, but Pacific Coast citizens stepped-up their blackout drills in preparation for future Japanese raids.
The objection period will be open until August 28
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service
has now announced the availability of the draft decision notice, environmental assessment, and comprehensive plan to start the objection period for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan.
The comprehensive plan is a key document that will guide the development of the nonmotorized trail throughout its entire length, from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean.
The Forest Service gathered public input on key content in the plan and environmental analysis during a scoping comment period from September 29 to November 14, 2022, and a draft comprehensive plan and environmental assessment public comment period from March 17 to April 17, 2023. The documents have been updated to address comments received during these comment periods.
The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail is a 1,200-mile hiking trail that starts in
Glacier National Park in Montana, crosses through northern Idaho, and finishes in
Olympic National Park in Washington.
Currently, about a third of the trail is on roads, and some portions in remote areas require bushwhacking with no trail.
It was designated by Congress as part of the
National Trails System in 2009.
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The Forest Service says that while the comprehensive plan would only be binding on the Forest Service and other federal land management agencies, the plan aims to provide a guide for local, state, federal, and tribal land managers to develop the trail and preserve its natural beauty. They hope to complete the plan by late 2023.
During the objection period, the Forest Service says they will accept objections from those who submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project during the scoping comment period or the draft comprehensive plan and environmental assessment public comment period.
The Forest Service says that this input will be used to help shape the future of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.
The objection period will be open from July 14 to August 28, 2023.
Those interested can find more information on the
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan website.
--Ben Fisher| Post Date: 2023-07-14 14:14:12 | Last Update: 2023-07-14 17:24:07 |
