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<br />0D2Dt.7 <br /> <br />8. Recreation Resources <br /> <br />With Alternative One, adjacent private land develofll'€nt will increase <br />the population in the valley and thereby increase the impacts on the local <br />campgrounds, the San Juan Overlook ard Treasure Falls vicinity area. Also, <br />increased use of National Forest System lands will likely occur (hiking, <br />horseback riding, hunting and cross-country skiing). <br /> <br />These same ill[lacts will be much greater with develofIllent of Alternatives <br />Two and Three, however, downhill skiing would constitute the largest draw for <br />recreationists. <br /> <br />Although the increase in human population of the general area may <br />initially result in an increase in hunters and overall hunting pressure, many <br />of the present local hunters feel that the quality of hunting may decrease. <br /> <br />9. Demand for Alpine Skiing <br /> <br />Alternatives Two and Three will increase downhill skiing opportunities <br />and will allow competition with existing and other proposed ski areas in the <br />region. <br /> <br />10. Transportation <br /> <br />Development of adjacent private land will create some additional traffic <br />under Alternative one. Alternatives Two and Three involve tbe realianment of <br />u.s. Highway 160 by moving a one mile segment to a maximum of 550 feet to the <br />west. Alternative Two can be anticipated to generate 7,744 daily vehicle <br />trips. Three new intersections and two grade separated crossings along the <br />Highway will access and provide circulation within the Wolf Creek Valley <br />project. Alternative Three will have the same irrpacts through year 20. <br /> <br />Social Environment <br /> <br />1. Pooulation <br /> <br />Permanent and seasonal population will increase substantiallY with <br />implementation of Alternatives Two or Three; less of an increase will occur <br />if Alternative One is selected. <br /> <br />2. SChool s <br /> <br />In Alternative One, only off-site clevelorment (on private land) would <br />affect increasing school enrollments. Alternatives Two and Three will <br />generate aMual enrollment fluctuations in the Creede ancl pagosa springs <br />school districts that follow the genHal errployment and population growth. <br />Due to local geography, students living on-site (in the Creede clistrict) will <br />attend school in the pagosa Springs district through a special tuition <br />reimbursement agreement. <br /> <br />xi <br />