Integrated Training Area Management EA and Final FNSI

APPENDIX A: LRAM FIVE-YEAR PROJECT LISTThis is a proposed project list that will be continually updated. All projects may not be implementedwithin five years and additional projects may be added.Project NameFort RichardsonProject DescriptionApproximateAcresImpactedTraining AreaRotation PlanImplementationfor TrainingAreas 1B & 1CBunker HillManeuverCorridorThinning Phase 3M16 RecordRange (widenservice roads to20 feet)M16 RecordRange Bermerosion control(144) bermsEngineerExpresswayWidening Phase 1Bulldog TrailWidening Phase 2Training AreaRotation PlanImplementationfor TrainingAreas 2A & 2BEngineerExpresswayWidening Phase 2These areas, located at Fort Richardson, Alaska, are used by troops to maintain military readiness andpreparedness. Impacts from the use of the area are typical of military training exercises and include trailproliferation, vegetation damage, exposure of soil, road and trail degradation and impaired access. Theseimpacts, if left untreated, can decline and result in erosion and impaired drainage/hydrology. This projectwill mitigate training impacts by improving the health of existing vegetation through mowing, hydroaxingand fertilizing; the establishment of new vegetation in exposed area by hydro-seeding; the closingof unnecessary trails; the improvement of drainage through grading and the installation of water bars andculverts; and the reshaping and restoration of areas damaged by vehicles and equipment.This project will create maneuverable lanes through the forested area to provide realistic overland trainingopportunities for soldiers. The tree thinning treatments are designed specifically for the Stryker vehicle.The treatments used will be designed to minimize stump height and residual slash, maintain a safeoperation width between trees, and maximize concealment and cover.This project will improve the existing roads and will re-establish hardened road surfaces and drainagefeatures, including crowns, out/in slopes, ditches, water bars and culverts. These sections of road networkwithin the range are characterized by poor drainage, insufficient and inappropriate road base and capmaterial, rutting and large erosion features, which impede access. These projects will improve access andcontrol erosion by improving drainage through grading, ditching, installing geotextile and fill materialand confining activities to hardened surfaces.This project will re-establish 144 existing range berms at the M16 Record Range. These berms arecharacterized by eroding features that impede training opportunities. This project will improve training byrestoring and revegetating the eroded berms to a state suitable for training.This project will improve the existing road and will re-establish hardened road surfaces and drainagefeatures, including crowns, out/in slopes, ditches, water bars and culverts. These sections of road arecharacterized by poor drainage, insufficient and inappropriate road base and cap material, rutting andlarge erosion features, which impede access. These projects will improve access and control erosion byimproving drainage through grading, ditching, installing geotextile and fill material and confiningactivities to hardened surfaces.This project will improve the existing road and will re-establish hardened road surfaces and drainagefeatures, including crowns, out/in slopes, ditches, water bars and culverts. These sections of road arecharacterized by poor drainage, insufficient and inappropriate road base and cap material, rutting andlarge erosion features, which impede access. These projects will improve access and control erosion byimproving drainage through grading, ditching, installing geotextile and fill material and confiningactivities to hardened surfaces.These areas, located at Fort Richardson, Alaska, are used by troops to maintain military readiness andpreparedness. Impacts from the use of the area are typical of military training exercises and include trailproliferation, vegetation damage, exposure of soil, road and trail degradation and impaired access. Theseimpacts, if left untreated, can decline and result in erosion and impaired drainage/hydrology. This projectwill mitigate training impacts by improving the health of existing vegetation through mowing, hydroaxingand fertilizing; the establishment of new vegetation in exposed area by hydro-seeding; the closingof unnecessary trails; the improvement of drainage through grading and the installation of water bars andculverts; and the reshaping and restoration of areas damaged by vehicles and equipment.This project will improve the existing road and will re-establish hardened road surfaces and drainagefeatures, including crowns, out/in slopes, ditches, water bars and culverts. These sections of road arecharacterized by poor drainage, insufficient and inappropriate road base and cap material, rutting andlarge erosion features, which impede access. These projects will improve access and control erosion byimproving drainage through grading, ditching, installing geotextile and fill material and confiningactivities to hardened surfaces.5Not YetDetermined2.4715.706.06Not YetDetermined12.2_____________________________________________________________________________________________Environmental AssessmentUnited States Army Alaska, Integrated Training Area Management ProgramManagement Plan A-1