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Sterling Highway Milepost 45 to 60 Draft SEIS Project Visual Analysis Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities October 2012
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: Context Maps
Map 1. Study Area & Landscape Context
Map 2. Existing Plans Scenic Goals
Appendix B: Key View Analysis
Appendix C: Visual Prioritization Process Analysis
Appendix D: Simulated Views “to” and “from” Alternatives
Appendix E: Visual Preference Survey Findings
Appendix F: Table of Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Class Range by Prescription, from the USFS Chugach National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan
Appendix A
Landscape
Unit (1)
Landscape
Unit (2)
Landscape
Unit (3)
Landscape
Unit (4)
Landscape
Unit (5)
Landscape
Unit (6)
Landscape
Unit (8)
Landscape
Unit (7)
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1011
12a
8
9
2
34
5
6
7
11314
1516
12b
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2834
11
3
5
4
10
9
2
15
1
31
32
30
3329
21
27
26
24
25
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Landscap
Unit (4)
ndscape
it (7)
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1415
16 10
9
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2121
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ssia
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ive
r Ke
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i Lak
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Lower Russian
LakeJu
ne
au
Cre
ek
Cooper
Lake
Kenai River
Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge
Wilderness Area
Kenai
National
Wildlife
Refuge
Chugach
National
Forest
Chugach
National
Forest
Existing Sterling Highway
Trail
Juneau Creek Alternative
‘G’ South AlternativeCooper Creek Alternative
Juneau Creek Variant Alt.
Visual Analysis Appendix A: Context Maps
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Facilities US Forest Service
1. Quartz Creek Campground
2. Cooper Creek Campground
3. Juneau Creek Falls Recreation Area
4. Resurrection Pass National Recreation Trail
5. Trout Lake Forest Service Cabin
9. K’Beq & Beginnings Heritage Site
10. Russian River Campground, Lower
Russian Lakes Recreation Area, Russian
Lakes Trailhead & Trail, Kenai River Recreation
Area
11. Lower Russian Lake Cabin
14. Bean Creek Trail
15. Cooper Lake Dam Access Road
21. Russian Lakes Trail
US Fish & Wildlife Service
24. USFWS Visitor Contact Station
25. Jim’s Landing
26. Surprise Creek Trail
27. Fuller Lakes Trail
State of Alaska
28. Boat Launch
29. Russian River Ferry & Sportsman’s Landing
Kenai Peninsula Borough
30. Stetson Creek Trail
31. Slaughter Gulch Trail & Art Anderson Trail
32. Russian Gap Trail
33. Shackleford Powerline Trail
34. Kenai River Nature Trail
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Map 1 - Study Area & Landscape ContextAugust 2011
Legend
National Forest Recreation Withdrawals
Unit 394b394b - State selection
Kenai Borough Lands
Proposed additions to Kenai River Special Management Area (managed as if state park land)
Private Lands
Landscape Unit Boundary
Key ViewDirection of view indicated by arrow#
State Unit 395
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Key Views1. Kenai Lake
2. Snug Harbor Road
3. Kenai River / Lake Junction
4. Cooper Landing
5. Cooper Landing Community Center
6. Kenai River East
7a. Juneau Mountain
7b. Kenai Princess South
8. Bean Creek Road
9. Cooper Lake Dam Road
10. Juneau Creek Valley
11. Round Mountain
12a. Juneau Ceek Falls Lookout
12b. Juneau Creek Bridge
13. Resurrection Trail
14. Russian River Ferry
15. River View
16. Russian River/Kenai River Sanctuary
#Landscape Units(1) Kenai Lake
(2) Kenai Lake / River Junction
(3) Juneau Mountain
(4) Kenai River East
(5) Cooper Creek
(6) Juneau Creek Valley
(7) Kenai River West
(8) West Kenai River Uplands
Ru
ssia
n R
ive
r
Ke
na
i Lak
e
Lower Russian
LakeJu
ne
au
Cre
ek
Cooper
Lake
Kenai River
Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge
Wilderness Area
Kenai
National
Wildlife
Refuge
Chugach
National
Forest
Chugach
National
Forest
Visual Analysis Appendix A: Context Maps
Existing Sterling Highway
Trail
Juneau Creek Alternative
‘G’ South AlternativeCooper Creek Alternative
Juneau Creek Variant Alt.
Map 2 - Existing Plans / Scenic ObjectivesAugust 2011
Kenai National
Legend
DNR Owned / SelectedState Units: 395, 391 B, 394 A, 394 B, 394 C, 394 D, 393 Recognized Scenic Values - Kenai Area Plan/ Cooper Landing Land Use Plan
Kenai River Special Management Area
Sterling Highway Scenic Byway
Cooper Landing Settlement AreaMaintain Scenic Qualities, Unique Character, Pristine Setting & Wilderness ExperienceUSFS Major Transportation / Utility
Corridor Management Area(Category 2, 210) *Slightly Altered, Subordinate to Landscape
Cooper Creek AlignmentPreservation LandsProtect Scenic & Other Values Immedi-ately West of Cooper Landing
Juneau Creek Alignment Buffer & Restricted AccessBorough Lands 200’ Each Side of Alternate to Protect Scenic & Other Values, No On/Off Access
USFS Backcountry Management Area(Category 5, 522) *S.I.O.: Moderately Altered, May Dominate
USFS Fish & Wildlife Conservation Management Area(Category 3, 312)*Moderately Altered, May Dominate
USFS Fish, Wildlife & Recreation Management Area(Category 2, 244)*Slightly Altered, Subordinate to Landscape
Federal Lands State & Local Lands
*Scenic Integrity Objective
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