U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement FINAL Volume 4: Maps March 2020 Prepared by: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management In Cooperation with: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alatna Village Council Allakaket Tribal Council (representing Allakaket Village) Hughes Traditional Council (representing Hughes Village) Noorvik Native Community Northwest Arctic Borough State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Participating Agencies: Federal Highway Administration National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Estimated Total Costs Associated with Developing and Producing this EIS: $4,880,000 Mission Sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Cover Photo: Looking north at the Brooks Range from the Alatna Hills. Photo by Crystal Glassburn (BLM). DOI-BLM-AK-F030-2016-0008-EIS BLM/AK/PL- 19/013+1610+F030 Ambler Road Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume 4: Maps Prepared by: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management In Cooperation with: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alatna Village Council Allakaket Tribal Council (representing Allakaket Village) Hughes Traditional Council (representing Hughes Village) Noorvik Native Community Northwest Arctic Borough State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Participating Agencies: Federal Highway Administration National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service March 2020 Estimated Agency Total Costs Associated with Developing and Producing this EIS: $4,880,000 This page is intentionally left blank. Ambler Road Final EIS Volume 4 – List of Maps for Chapters 1–3 Table of Contents Volume 1 – Executive Summary, Chapters 1–3, and Appendices A–F Volume 2 – Appendices G–K Volume 3 – Appendices L–R Volume 4 – Maps (Maps for Chapters 1–3) Volume 4 – List of Maps for Chapters 1–3 Map 1-1 Project Vicinity Map 2-1. Alternatives Considered but Eliminated Map 2-2. Alternatives Overview Map 2-3. Alternatives A and B Map 2-4. Alternative C Map 3-1. Permafrost Map 3-2. Asbestos Potential Map 3-3. Contaminated Sites within 5 miles of an Alternative Map 3-4. Potential Fossil Yield Map 3-5. Major Watersheds Map 3-6. Large Rivers, Lakes, and Hydrologic Gages Map 3-7. Ecoregions Map 3-8. Vegetation Types Map 3-9. Wetlands Map 3-9B. Nutuvukti Fen Wetlands Map 3-10. Rare Plants and Ecosystems Recorded Map 3-11. Invasive Plants and Watershed Vulnerability Ranking Map 3-12. Elodea Susceptible Rivers Map 3-13. Historical Fire Starts and Fire Perimeters Map 3-14. Fire Management Options Map 3-15. Invasive Plants and Watersheds Affected by Alternative Map 3-16. Likely Fire Management Options due to the Project Map 3-17. Known Salmon Spawning and Habitat Map 3-18. Known Non-Salmon Fish Habitat Map 3-19. Wood Frog Potential Distribution and Observations Map 3-20. Ranges of Caribou Herds in Northwestern Alaska Map 3-21. Caribou Seasonal Ranges i Ambler Road Final EIS Volume 4 – List of Maps for Chapters 1–3 Map 3-22. Caribou Seasonal Ranges and Western Arctic Herd Route Crossings Map 3-23. Fall and Winter Distribution of Collared Female Western Arctic Herd Caribou Map 3-24. Administered Lands Map 3-25. Mining Claims Map 3-26. Special Land Management Designations Map 3-27. Existing Transportation Map 3-28. Regional Transportation Map 3.29. Recreation Map 3-30. BLM Visual Resource Classes Map 3-31. Census Areas Map 3-32. Subsistence and Caribou Study Communities ii Chapter 1 -Introduction Alternative A-Al k I d · as a n dustrial Develop ment ~ ~n Export Authority threo pAor sefd R oute (Gates of and pc IC National Park reserve N th) Dalton H. h or to the 1g way Alternative B· Al I d . · aska n ustnal Develo a d E pment n xport Authori Alternative R ty the Arctic N oute (Gates of and p atlonal Park reserve South) Dalton H. h to the 1g way Alternative c· ff - Route to the Dal:;:onal Highway ~ Dalton Highway Mile Post Community II II ~ Ambler M.m m· g D1.stricta Ambler Mineral Belta CJ National Wildli£ Boundarya e Refuge ,L-_-__-J, NB ational Park Se rv1.ce oundarya SOURCES· "BLM 2018 Date: 3/3/2020 No warranty is made b Management as to they the Bureau of Land ~:-~ompleteness ofthe:~~:t:cy, reliability, da ggregate use with other for md_ividual t.a ~vere compiled fron d_ata. Onginal This mfonnation I 1 vanous sources ~ap Accuracy Sta:'Ja/~:t meet National . as developed throuol : !111s product and may be updat do~ d1g1tal means e without notification. Map 1-1 Chapter 2 -Alternatives Alternatives Considered but Eliminated U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT I ALASKA I AMBLER ROAD EIS Previously Considered Corridor Alternatives - Brooks East - Cape Blossom - Cape Darby DeLong Mountain - Transportation System Port Elliott Highway Chukchi Kanuti Flats S e a - Parks Highway RR - Selawik Flats Alaska Industrial _ Development and Export Authority Proposed Route to Dalton Highway (Rail) Road to Kiana/Barge - (Kobuk River) Road Portion Road to Kiana/Barge • • (Kobuk River) Barge Portion 0 Communities --Major Roadways =-=-Alaska Railroad II II Ambler Mining District" ~ Ambler Mineral Belt" D National Wildlife Refuge Boundary" D National Park Service Boundary" SOURCES: 'BLM 2018 Date: 3/3/2020 No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were compiled from various sources. t This infonnation may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This product was developed through digital means and nrny be updated without notification. a. Map 2-1 Chapter 2 -Alternatives Alternatives Overview U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT I ALASKA I AMBLER ROAD EIS Alternative A: Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority ~ Proposed Route (Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve North) to the Dalton Highway Alternative B: Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Alternative Route (Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve South) to the Dalton Highway Alternative C: Diagonal - Route to the Dalton Highway 0 Dalton Highway Mile Post 0 Communities ~ Ambler Mineral Belt II II Yukon Flats NWR Ambler Mining District D National Wildlife Refuge Boundary a D National Park Service Boundary a ,, -, .. . ., . . ..._ .,., • ; ...•. 'SBOLUMR C2E0S18: , ~ ... Date: 3/3/2020 No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land ,, Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Original ~ data were compiled from various sources. This infonnation may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This product was developed through digital means and nrny be updated without notification. O· Map 2-2 Chapter 2 -Alternatives Alternatives A and B U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT I ALASKA I AMBLER ROAD EIS CowCreet. Alternative A: AIDEA Proposed Route (GAAR North) to the Dalton Highway Alternative B: AIDEA Alternative Route (GAAR South) to the Dalton Highway Alternative A Milepoints • Alternative B Milepoints + Alternative A and B Material Site Alternative A and B Airstrip Alternative A and B Access - Road Alternative A Access Road - Alternative B Access Road 0 Communities 0 Dalton Highway Mile Post ..,..,_ Anadromous Streamb Administered Landsa Bureau of Land Management - Alaska Native Lands Mate1ial Site and • Maintenance Stat Fish and Wildlife Service MPSO MP70 National Park Service ""---Mate1ial Site _ Other Federal aterial Construction Camp l.11~~~•""' O Sites Private 0 ~ State Construction Camp • water ess Road te1ial Site I cl t 11 a H SOURCES: 'BLM 2018 bADFG 2019 Date: 3/3/2020 No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability,or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were compiled from various sources. This information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This product was developed through digital means and nrny be updated without notification. Scale: 1:350,000 10 Miles Map 2-3 Page I