DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 



Under public ownership no one will permanently reside on the property, though 

 employees may be stationed on the property seasonally. Local agricultural 

 operators that lease the property's grazing and/or haying may increase the number 

 of their employees and their housing. The cumulative impacts will be minor. 



TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND TRAFFIC FLOWS 



During the fall hunting season there will a noticeable increase in vehicular traffic to 

 the property During the winter there will be noticeably less vehicular traffic to the 

 property. During the spring/summer period vehicular traffic will probably be 

 unchanged compared to past traffic flows. All in all the impact will be minor. 



X. DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION OF REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES 



1. No Action Alternative: 



The "No Action" alternative would not preserve or enhance the diversity of wildlife 

 habitats on the property for perpetuity. The "No Action" alternative would not 

 preserve or enhance the general public's recreational opportunities for perpetuity. 



2. Fee Title Acquisition Alternative: (Preferred Alternative) 



To comply with Mr. Beckman's Last Will and Testament, the RBB Deer Lands Trust 

 Fund desires to transfer fee title and management of the property to MFWP. The 

 "Preferred" alternative would grant this transfer, and the property would become 

 the Beckman Wildlife Management Area. It would be managed primarily for deer 

 and deer hunting. This alternative also meets important habitat objectives of 

 MFWP. 



XI. EVALUATION OF NEED FOR AN EIS 



Based on the environmental assessment (EA), there will not be any significant negative 

 impacts from the proposed action. Therefore, an environmental impact statement is not 

 required and an EA is the appropriate level of review. The overall impact from the 

 successful completion of the proposed action would provide substantial long term benefits 

 to both the physical and human environment. 



XII. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 



A public hearing was conducted on June 29, 1999. 



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