1Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

Please accept these comments from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance (JHCA). For decades our members have been involved in protecting the wildlife, habitat and recreational values of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). The proposed project area in the Gros Ventre Valley is in the approximate geographic center of the 20-million-acre ecosystem and is valued by our members for many activities and interests including, but not limited to, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, sight seeing, hunting, fishing, boating, photography, camping, wildlife watching, conducting research, and enjoyment of solitude. We applaud the efforts of the many stakeholders and agencies throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem who have worked together over the decades to protect the landscapes and the world-renowned wildlife that have made this ecosystem among the most famous in the world. This collection of proposals in the Fish Creek and Upper Gros Ventre River area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will affect large tracts of land and important waterways and may turn this quiet and beautiful area into a construction zone well int