ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
<<
Previous
|
Table of
Contents |
Next
>>
ALTERNATIVE B: RESURFACING, RESTORATION, AND
REHABILITATION
This section evaluates the potential impacts of alternative B.
Cultural Resources
Archeological Resources
There are historic-period archeological sites associated with segments of the
Fort Klamath-Jacksonville wagon road located in the vicinity of the project
corridor. The location of these sites, however, lies outside of the area of
potential effect for this alternative. There are no known archeological
resources at the Pacific Crest trailhead parking lot, the area around turnout B,
and a turnout to the west of Whitehorse Crossing, and therefore, no impacts are
anticipated. At Whitehorse Creek and the switchback area, all known
archeological resources would be avoided. Therefore, there would be no impacts
to archeological resources under alternative B.
Should previously unidentified archeological resources be discovered during
construction, work in that location would stop until a qualified archeologist
could inventory and evaluate the resource and appropriate measures could be
implemented, either to avoid further resource impacts or to mitigate their loss
or disturbance in consultation with the Oregon SHPO.
Cumulative Impacts. In conjunction with all past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable future actions, including trail rehabilitation and relocation, the
reconstruction of the Rim parking lot, the waterline replacement from Munson
Springs to Garfield, the lagoon project at Munson Valley, and rehabilitation of
the superintendent’s house; implementation of alternative B would not contribute
to cumulative impacts to archeological resources.
Conclusion. Alternative B would have no impact on archeological resources and
would not contribute to cumulative impacts.
Because there would be no major adverse impacts to a resource or value whose
conservation is (1) necessary to fulfill specific purposes identified in the
park’s establishing legislation, (2) key to the natural or cultural integrity of
the park or to opportunities for enjoyment of the park, or (3) identified as a
goal in the park’s General Management Plan or other relevant National Park
Service planning documents, there would be no impairment of park resources or
values.
Section 106 Summary. Under alternative B, all road work would be confined within
the existing roadbed and previously disturbed areas. After applying the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s criteria of adverse effect (36 CFR 800.5),
the National Park Service proposes that implementing alternative B would result
in a determination of no historic properties affected.
Historic Structures
Although Highway 62 West crosses, covers, and parallels the Fort
Klamath-Jacksonville wagon road in several locations, the rehabilitation of the
roadway would not create any new impacts to the wagon road, and therefore, no
impacts are anticipated. At turnout A and the switchback area, all known
resources would be avoided. Therefore, there would be no impacts to historic
structures under alternative B.
Cumulative Impacts. In conjunction with other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable actions, including trail rehabilitation and relocation, the
reconstruction of the Rim parking lot, the waterline replacement from Munson
Springs to Garfield, the lagoon project at Munson Valley, and rehabilitation of
the superintendent’s house, alternative B would not contribute to cumulative
actions.
Conclusion. Alternative B would have no impact on historic structures and would
not contribute to cumulative impacts.
Because there would be no major adverse impacts to a resource or value whose
conservation is (1) necessary to fulfill specific purposes identified in the
park’s establishing legislation, (2) key to the natural or cultural integrity of
the park or to opportunities for enjoyment of the park, or (3) identified as a
goal in the park’s General Management Plan or other relevant National Park
Service planning documents, there would be no impairment of park resources or
values.
Section 106 Summary. Under alternative B, all road work would be confined within
the existing roadbed and previously disturbed areas. After applying the Council
on Historic Preservation’s criteria of adverse effect (36 CFR 800.5), the
National Park Service proposes that implementing alternative B would result in a
determination of no historic properties affected.
