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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-152 opportunities within the NWR are limited to areas well to the east of the Project study area (e.g., Drumheller area, Potholes Reservoir). No public access is provided to the NWR in the Project study area. Hanford Reach National Monument The Hanford Reach National Monument (HRNM) is located in the Project study area along the Columbia River. HRNM lands are owned and administered by either the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or USFWS. Lands administered by the USFWS include the previously designated Saddle Mountains NWR which existed prior to, and was incorporated into, the HRNM when it was established on June 9, 2000. See Section 3.6 for a full description of the HRNM. The Columbia River Corridor, Wahluke, and Rattlesnake Administrative Units of the HRNM are in the Project study area as identified in the Final HRNM Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (USFWS 2008). The HRNM generally supports dispersed and developed recreational activities such as boating, rafting, hunting, hiking, wildlife viewing, and environmental education. Although the river (Columbia River Corridor Administrative Unit) is open and accessible to the public, the Columbia River Corridor and Rattlesnake Administrative units (adjacent to the south of the river, DOE-owned lands) are closed to public use with the exception of the area north and west of Vernita Bridge. The Wahluke Administrative Unit, located on lands owned by the USFWS is open. Access is controlled and “many/most” public uses are allowed with the exception of hunting which is not allowed. Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center The United States Army’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center (JBLM YTC) is dedicated for military maneuver training and weapons testing, and also serves as a nature preserve and recreation area. Portions of the JBLM YTC are open for public use for a variety of non-motorized activities. Access to the JBLM YTC is limited and controlled at the operations center. JBLM YTC recreational uses include activities such as hunting, hiking and horseback riding in non-restricted areas at times when scheduled training exercises are not being conducted and when the activities are approved by the JBLM YTC Commander. A portion of the John Wayne Trail is located within the JBLM YTC (see below). The trail is used for hiking, trail rides, bicycling, and horseback riding (U.S. Department of the Army [Army] 2010). Saddle Mountains Management Area The BLM administers the Saddle Mountains Management Area (MA), which contains all BLM-managed lands that are within the Project study area in Grant County. Additional scattered BLM-administered lands are located in Kittitas and Yakima counties. The primary activities occurring in the Saddle Mountains MA are hiking, horseback riding, hunting, mountain biking, hang gliding, paragliding, petrified wood collecting, and OHV riding on the west end of the Saddle Mountains MA. For a major portion of the Saddle Mountains MA, OHV use is restricted to designated roads and trails. Approximately 4,300 acres of public land in the western portion of the Saddle Mountains MA is designated as open to OHV use. Vehicle use is limited to designated trails (see Appendix A: Jurisdiction, Recreation and Special Management Areas Map). Recreational use data has been collected in the Spokane District since the middle 1980s, and is stored in the Recreation Management Information System. Visitation estimates were compiled as part of the Analysis of the Management Situation (AMS) - Eastern Washington and San Juan Resource Management Plan (BLM 2011). Visits and visitor days were estimated for the Saddle Mountains MA. Planning area total recreation visits and visitor days were estimated for 2001 through 2009. A visit represents one person’s trip or visit and a visitor day represents one person engaging in an activity for any part of the day. In both 2008 and 2009, the latest visitation estimate dates, there were 3,000 visits and 3,500 visitor days in the Saddle Mountains MA (for all recreation sites and dispersed users). Compared to BLM’s nearby Yakima River Canyon MA, recreation site visits and visitor days are relatively low in the Saddle Mountains.