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Ui/IJIJ,ii/ Forest Plan Focus Page 3 Final Forest Plan Distribution; Freedom of Choice Place Stamp Here Forest Plan White River National Forest PO Box 948 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602-0948 ...... -...... - Please cuI out this card along the darkened border....... - - - -.._ You can review the White River's final Forest Plan and its accompanying final Environmental Impact Statement in various ways. Just detach the postcard to the left and fill in your name and address in the space provided on the back. Drop the card in the mail, and once the final Forest Plan is available, it will be sent to you in the format you selected. Travel, from page 1 D. and I eliciting the majority of alternative-specific concerns. Of those that support the preferred Alternative 0, several stated that It strikes a reasonable balance between resource protection and use. However, others remarked that the preferred alternative does not provide adequate protection of the forest's ecosystems. Many of these respondents support Alternative I. Conversely, Alternative C supporters generally feel that the preferred alternative is too restrictive, especially in regards to motorized and developed recreation. While most respondents appreciate many of the same natural characteristics of the White River National Forest, they do hold very different assumptions and beliefs regarding the true environmental effects of various uses and the proper mix of management activities. It is important to note that although the number and category of comments are tracked for the administrative record, the consideration of public comment is not a vote-counting process in which the outcome is determined by the majority opinion. Public responses are tracked, documented, and analyzed I using a process called content analysis. Individual responses are assigned unique tracking numbers, then read and analyzed by a specialized team. Specific comments are identified and assigned a subject category number, and all comments are entered verbatim into a database. This database is then used to identify public concerns. Over 1,700 public concerns were extracted from the White River National Forest's comment databases. A response to comments chapter will be included in the final environmental impact statement for the Forest Plan revision.