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00iJ2~3 The aain thrust of County and local government concerns ~a8 the potential ~pact on the area's ecOnollly. SOuthern Ute Tribal Council: Protection of wildlife habitat Is of utmost concern because of ita economic impact to the SOuthern Ute Indians. Their COnCern is fostered by the amount of key winter range being converted to subdivisions and housing developments that close ~gration routes. They believed that designation of the river would have a positive impact on the recreation sector of the economy and that the Forest Service should not develop recreation sites In competition with those On private lands. Business, Group!! sod IndivIduals. Comments. both substantive or minor, from all sectors of the public were strongly polari1ed between the desire for environmental prOtection or develop=ent of the Piedra River and its corridor. The expressed concerns were first used to identify issues, then to formulate alter- natives and aid in testing the initial alternatives. IndiVidual COnCernS expressed by groups and individuals are too numerous to list. However, =ost public co~ent fell into one or more of the broad categories that follow' COnCern for the continuation of grazing livestock concern for and against tilllber harvest the need for increasing fishing opportunity concern for and against ~neral, gas and oil and gravel development concern for and against water resOurCe developments concern for control and administration of recreatiOn use concern for or against roads crossing or following the river concern for or against use of motorized trail vehicles and othet off road vehicles concern for protecting or increasing wildlife habitat and populations concern for better control of the wilderness uaer the need for public education COnCern for problems of litter, vandalism and overuse of the involved private land sreas Concern for the taking of tbe rights of private landowners, with or without compensation concern that no reasonable neL~ exists for public access on private lands since public ownership exists on most of the river at present concern that wild and scenic river designation will csuse undue economic hardships on businesses and individuals ioc.ated in the loc.al area All public CQmmeots were s~rized on coded punch cards and are kept On file at the Supervisors Ollice_ San JuanSation.a1 roreRt. Individual contributions to the study effort prior to the Draft Environmental Impact Statemenf were received from: Bus1ness~Indu8try At Lut bnch Cltlzens &ank, Pago:;Jll Springs Cugnini Laod and Cattle Company Durango Herald Four Cornets Iavironmental Research Institute Sickles Brothers Incorporated Sotch Guest Ranch PagosaSun Palisade Lakes Resort Piedu V!l.1ley Ranch Company Tres PIedras Ranch Company San Juan L....ber Colllpany Groups colorado Association of Sno.~bile Clubs Colorado Open Space Council Ft. CoIlins-poudre Snowmobile Club International Snowmohile Industry Association pagosa Springs Highcountry Outfitters Piedra Grange 1461 Piedra River Citizens Co~ttee San Juan Ecological Society The Wilderness Society United Sports Council of Colorado University of Colorado ~ilderness Study Group Utah Sno.~bile AssociatIon \oIestern River Guides Assoc1.1tl{'n 1-42