Public comments due before MARCH 16, 2020. Submit public comments HERE. The space to enter your comments is small so we suggest composing your comments in another document and then copying and pasting them into the comment box.
TALKING POINTS:
- I write to object to the draft environmental impact statement as it lacks the "reasonable range of alternatives" required by NEPA. There should be a full and fair analysis of this project.
- The alterations to Snow King Mountain resort will have a great impact on local flora and fauna in the region. The increased development will further fragment habitat and decrease connectivity for our already imperiled wildlife. Snow King Mountain is currently either home to or an important wildlife corridor for many native wildlife, which would be negatively impacted by construction and new development.
- The proposed development would bring in more noise to the area. The Zip-Line, for instance, would encourage participants to yell and whoop and such sounds would carry into surrounding habitat. Studies have repeatedly shown that animals area greatly impacted by the sounds of humans. Human voices cause anxiety in wildlife, make wildlife stop hunting or foraging and often go and hide. Thus, the noise of the Zip-Line and other attractions would have significant negative impacts on the surrounding wildlife.
