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Chapter 3 ⎯ Affected EnvironmentFacilitiesNo family housing or enlisted unaccompanied personnel housing exists on DTA. One range maintenancebuilding (Beales) is located at DTA. The range and training land facilities at DTA include bothhigh hazard and dedicated impact areas.Public ServicesNo police, fire protection, health care facilities, or other community facilities exist at DTA. However,the Army performs fire management for the area. Additional information regarding wildfire managementfor DTA is provided in Section 3.2.3 of this document.Bassett Army Community Hospital is the hub for medical care for more than 10,000 military personnelnorth of the Alaska Range. This facility provides a variety of medical services for all military andeligible civilians. Two other troop medical/dental facilities exist as well, one in South Post and one inNorth Post.Infrastructure and UtilitiesInfrastructure and utilities at DTA is currently sufficient to meet the needs of USARAK. Utilities onDTA include water supply, wastewater treatment, communications, and solid waste collection anddisposal.3.2.15 SUBSISTENCE3.2.15.1 Fort RichardsonProximity and AccessFRA is located within the traditional lands of the Dena’ina, northern Athabascan Tribes of Cook Inlet.The Dena’ina traditionally pursued a semi-permanent lifestyle, spending winters in permanent settlementsand dispersing in the summer months with the onset of summer fish runs. Seasonal camps atfavorable fishing locations were established along riverbanks, coastal edges, and lakeshores. A numberof these traditional fish campsites are known to lie within what is now FRA. Once salmon runshad ended, groups would often travel into the mountains to hunt caribou and mountain sheep. Moose,bear, mountain goats, and Dall sheep were often hunted year-round in areas outlying winter villagesettlements.The only Dena’ina village remaining in the FRA vicinity is the Native Village of Eklutna, located approximately10 miles north of the cantonment area and post entrance. However, the Native Village ofKnik and many other communities from further up Knik Arm traditionally traveled to the Anchoragearea with the June king salmon runs. It is known that many communities in the Cook Inlet region traditionallyused a wide variety of subsistence resources that are present today on FRA. Contemporarycommunities extend through kinship ties into Eagle River and Anchorage, for example. Any referenceto specific communities here is based on current proximity of federally recognized tribal governmentsto USARAK managed lands. It is hoped that a better understanding of subsistence use and traditionaluse areas on FRA will be gained through ongoing coordination efforts.Resource AvailabilityThe Federal Subsistence Board has delineated a FRA and Elmendorf AFB Management Area (consistingof FRA and Elmendorf military reservations). Under the “special provisions” for ManagementFebruary 2008 3–135 2/25th SBCT Final EIS