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The following people participated in initial scoping, were members of the Interdisciplinary
Team, and/or provided direction and assistance during the preparation of this EA.
Forest Service ID Team
Rick Newton
Alice Gustafson
Terry Edelmon
Greg Laurie
Joe Foreman
Shelly Grail
Christina Chapin
Paul Semmer
Mike Lane
Ken Waugh
Melany Glossa
Arthur Bauer
District Ranger, Dillon Ranger District, White River National
Forest
Forest Archeologist, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River
National Forest
Wildlife Biologist, Dillon Ranger District, White River National
Forest
Hydrology Staff, Dillon Ranger District, White River National
Forest
ID Team Leader, Winter Sports Administrator, Dillon Ranger
District, White River National Forest
Snow Ranger, Dillon Ranger District, White River National
Forest
Landscape Architect, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River
National Forest
Lands and Special Use Forester, Dillon Ranger District, White
River National Forest
Regional Tramway Engineer, Rocky Mountain Region
Recreation Supervisor, Dillon Ranger District, White River
National Forest
Forest Planner, Forest Supervisor’s Office, White River National
Forest
Winter Sports Program Manager, White River National Forest
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C ONSULTANT T EAM
This EA was prepared by:
SE G ROUP Frisco, CO.
Kent Sharp
Travis Beck
Greg Hughes
Mark Williams
Jason Marks
Paula Samuelson
Project Manager/Senior Environmental Manager
Assistant Project Manager/Environmental Analyst
Assistant Project Manager/GIS Coordinator
Senior Hydrologist
Environmental and Policy Analyst
Production Specialist
Western Ecosystems, Inc. Boulder, CO.
Rick Thompson Wildlife Biologist
Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. Eagle, CO
Archaeologist Anne McKibbin
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B.
A GENCIES , O RGANIZATIONS , T RIBAL G OVERNMENTS , AND P ERSONS
C ONTACTED
F EDERAL G OVERNMENT
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Environmental Protection Agency
Colorado Department of Transportation
L OCAL G OVERNMENT
Summit County
Summit County Commissioners
Tony Curtis
Phil Strobel
US Fish and Wildlife Service Kurt Broderdorp
Moyer
T
RIBAL
G
OVERNMENT
Ute Indian Tribe
S TATE G OVERNMENT
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Betsy Chapoose
John Toolen
Skinner
Firth
Wes Goff
Town of Breckenridge
Lane Wyatt
Gary Lindstrom
Long
Wallace
Michael Bertaux
Gagen
Grosshuesch
Best
Carlberg
Upper Blue Planning Commission
L OCAL M EDIA
Summit Daily News
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O THER A GENCIES B USINESSES , AND O RGANIZATIONS
Colorado Wild Jeff Berman
Friends of the Eagles Nest Wilderness
Sierra Club
Ancient Forest Rescue
Bluewater Network
Land & Water Fund
Currie Craven
Kevin Knappmiller
Mike McGowan
Kathryn Morgan
Edward Zukoski
O
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NTERESTED
I
NDIVIDUALS
Earl Abeyta
Kenneth Adams
Eugene Baker
Kirk Bender
Jeffrey Bergeron
Bob Berwyn
Virgil Best
Joel and Mern Bitler
Paolo Bonelli
Jon Brownson
Jon Buhler
Dan Burnett
Bill Burton
Randy Butler
Tony Carosa
Tom Castrigno
Pat Cambell
Dick Carleton
Marc Carlisle
Norman Carlson
Georgette Contos
J. Conway
Richard Cook
Neide Cooley
Preston Cooper
Carolyn & Harry Costanza
Larry Crispell
John Daisy
Gene Dayton
Eric Dergerberg
Bob Dickemper
David Drawbert
Steve Engel
Rhenee Fadling
Mark Felber
Arlene Ferguady
Barbara Fischer
Donald Fontenot
Michael Freiburger
David Garret
C. Jean Gauthier
Jim Gentling
Dr. Carol Gerard
Catherine Ginsberg
Art Girten
Leigh Girvin
Christine Gott
Chris Haaland
Carrie Hardy
Ernest Harris
Edmund Hastain
John Henderson
Deborah Hobgood
Marc Hogan
Ellen Hollinshead
Leo House
Scott Hummer
Don Janes
Paul Jelniker
Paula Katsculis
Mary and Mike Keeling
Pam and Mike Krugman
Sandy Kucharczyk
Jim Lamb
Steve & Susan Lapihsohn
Tim Lydon
Eric Mamula
Roger McCarthy
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Patrick and Sandra McKone
Henry McLaughlin
Corry Mihm
Jeff Miller
Michael Miller
Roger Miller
Tom and Joan Miller
Roger Moen
B.J. Moser
Robert Murfin
Ron Myers
Robert and Karen Nash
Brent Neck
Dave Newkirk
Paul Niesen
Sherry and Carl Nilsson
M. Ruth Niswander
Bob Nothnagel
Susie Nothnagel
Cath O’Donnell-Ginsburg
Dick O’Loughlin
John Palsedge
Maryann Pearsall Rowley
Carlson Peters
Susannah Peters
Brad Piehl
Malcolm Pierce
Brian and Phylecia Platte
Andrew Podhorecki
Jim Pokrandt
Robert Porter
Pam Prisbe
Darlene Quinn
Jerry Rawles

Robert Ray
Benjamin Reed
Carol Rockne
Laura Rossetter
Ed Ryberg
Mark Sabatini
Harlin Savage
Ron Schuman
Philip Sieper
Luke Slottow
Rocky Smith
Jacob Smith
Scott Sodergren
E.W. Spieckerman
Matt Stairs
Erik Staub
Jane Stebbins
Wayne and Pat Steiner
Jamie Stimrod
Joshua Stowell
Jane Tarlow
Scott Toepfer
Chris Vickery
Dr. John Warner
Shedd Webster
Steve West
John Weides
Brian C. Wilson
Michael Wilson
Barbara Wolitzky
Kristina Woodall
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