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'.' Kremmling) during all seasons of the year. Project encroachment on the visual quality of the Gore Range and the Eagles Nest Wilderness would be a significant public concern issue and constraint on project development. Mitigation options could include modifying project design to minimize surface disturbances, screening disturbed areas with vegetation and physical barriers, and rerouting pipelines and roads to avoid wilderness conflicts. Recreation. Significant short-term effects on recreation would include disruption and degradation of hiking, fishing, and camping experiences. In some cases, substantial trail segments could be lost because of roads. Project encroachment into the Eagles Nest Wilderness would significantly alter the character and purpose of the recreational experiences within the wilderness. Intrusion of project features into the Eagles Nest Wilderness would be a significant long-term impact. Project encr:oachment on the wilderness would be a significsnt public concern issue and would constitute a substantial constraint on project development. Mitigation options could include modifying project design to minimize wilderness area conflicts. Rerouting trails and relocating other recreational facilities away from construction activities would be options available to reduce adverse impacts. Where facilIty reloca- tion would be impractical, project feature redesign would be desirable. Total mitigstion costs would range from $50,000 to $200,000. Development of new hiking trails to replace those which were closed would cost approximately $3 a linear foot. Approximately 17,000 feet of trail would be affected, amounting to $51,000. The cost for tree planting in former constr,!ction and staging areas and for screening purposes near trails that cannot be rerouted would range from $5,000 to $132,000. 18