The American Alpine Institute just received the following email:
Everett, Wash.,
April 20, 2012—The
Mt.
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is seeking public comment until May
20 on whether to lease a portion of 5,500 acres of land nominated for
geothermal exploration and development, located southeast of the Mt.
Baker
National Recreation Area and west of Baker Lake.
This project will evaluate the suitability of
the area for leasing and determine stipulations to minimize
potential impacts on natural resources. The Bureau of Land Management
manages subsurface resources on federal lands and nominated the area for
lease and development. If the Forest Service allows BLM to lease the
area, that agency would later conduct additional
environmental analysis of specific locations for exploratory drilling,
production wells and a power plant.
To comment or ask
questions about this project, email project leader
Eric Ozog or call him at 360-691-4396. Written comments
may also be mailed to Mt. Baker Ranger District, 810 State Route 20,
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284-1263.