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Chapter 3 ⎯ Affected EnvironmentUnit 14, the FRA and Elmendorf Management Area is closed to subsistence taking of wildlife per the2002–2003 Subsistence Management Regulations. Subsistence take under the customary and traditionaluse determinations are permitted for areas in Management Unit 14C other than FRA and ElmendorfAFB. Hunting on FRA is permitted under State of Alaska harvest management regulations.There are restrictions on season, take, and which rural residents may participate.3.2.15.2 Donnelly Training AreaProximity and AccessHealy Lake residents live a subsistence lifestyle (Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, andEconomic Development 2002). The village is 29 miles east of DTA.The towns of Delta Junction and Big Delta are located adjacent to DTA at the junction of theRichardson and Alaska highways. These towns are rural and therefore qualify for subsistence preferenceunder current law. The towns have a developed economic infrastructure.Approximately 45 miles east-southeast of Delta Junction is the nonnative community of Dry Creek.According to the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (2002),at least 15 adult residents rely on the exploitation of natural resources and a number of Dry Creekresidents can be characterized as subsistence hunters/trappers.The Native Village of Dot Lake is about 60 miles east-southeast of Delta Junction along the AlaskaHighway. Most of the village’s historic subsistence harvest areas end at the Gerstle River (Marcotte1991). Some residents of Dot Lake, however, travel the extra distance to hunt on DTA.Resource AvailabilitySubsistence resources are readily available on DTA. DTA annually hosts a variety of hunting activitiesbased on access and available big game populations. Customary and traditional use has been determinedfor the following species: brown bear, moose, beaver, coyote, red fox, hare, lynx, marten,mink, weasel, muskrat, otter, wolf, wolverine, grouse, and ptarmigan. Subsistence permits can be obtainedfor the take of these species. Anadromous fish stocks are not available on the training areas,but other freshwater fish can be harvested.3.3 ALTERNATIVE C — PERMANENTLY STATION THE 2/25 TH SBCTAT FORT CARSON WHILE CONDUCTING REQUIRED MILITARYTRAINING AT TRAINING SITES IN COLORADO3.3.1 GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND SEISMICITYThe geologic, soil, and seismic conditions of the Fort Carson (FTC) area and PCMS are detailed inthe Fort Carson Transformation Final Environmental Impact Statement (USACE 2007a) and the PinonCanyon Maneuver Site Transformation Final Environmental Impact Statement (USACE 2007b),and are summarized below as they pertain to the existing conditions that are used later in Chapter 5 toassess the potential effects of implementation of Alternative C. The ROI includes FTC and PCMS(Figure 3–3).February 2008 3–136 2/25th SBCT Final EIS