Snoqualmie Ski DEIS I90WBC comment 02-21-06

3414 ½ Fremont Ave N Seattle WA 98103 206.675.9747 ext 208 www.i90wildlifebridges.org February 21, 2006 Larry Donovan, Winter Sports Specialist Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest th21905 – 64 Ave West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 Re: Summit at Snoqualmie MDP DEIS Dear Mr. Donovan, On behalf of the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, I would like to submit these comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Summit at Snoqualmie Master Development Plan. Our coalition is made up of forty local and national organizations to advocate for high quality wildlife crossing standards in the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project, and working towards maintaining and enhancing the wildlife corridors of the Central Cascades. We work with the Summit at Snoqualmie as a coalition partner, and appreciate the importance of recreational opportunities at the Pass and their efforts to mitigate for the resorts impact. However, some portions of the proposed development plan would have direct negative impacts on habitat connectivity in the area of our focus, and which is not !"# offset by the proposed mitigation. $ ...