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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-160 3.5.4.4 Route Segment 2a Route Segment 2a crosses private lands potentially open for dispersed hunting activities. Adjacent DNR state trust lands have limited access. 3.5.4.5 Route Segment 2b Route Segment 2b crosses private lands and BLM lands directly south of the JBLM YTC which are potentially open for dispersed hunting activities. Adjacent DNR state trust lands and BLM parcels have limited access. 3.5.4.6 Route Segment 2c Route Segment 2c crosses private lands and parallels existing 115 kV and 230 kV transmission lines north of SR-24. This route segment crosses private lands potentially open for dispersed hunting activities. The adjacent DNR state trust land is potentially accessible from Badger Lane, but much of it has agricultural leases that limit hunting opportunities. The BLM lands have limited access. 3.5.4.7 Route Segment 2d Route Segment 2d crosses BLM lands and private lands that have restricted access and are potentially open for dispersed hunting activities. 3.5.4.8 Route Segment 3a Route Segment 3a is a very short route that is adjacent to the Vantage Substation. Recreational sites and activities associated with this route segment include the Wanapum Dam Overlook, Upper Wanapum Dam Boat Launch, Wanapum Heritage Center, and the Wanapum Dam Picnic Area. Existing utility infrastructure severely restricts potential hunting activities around near this route segment, although Reclamation lands and lands to the north provide opportunities for dispersed hunting activities. 3.5.4.9 Route Segment 3b Route Segment 3b crosses the Columbia River in an area where water related recreation activities occur, and is near the Huntzinger Boat Launch and Wanapum Heritage Center and Picnic Area. This route segment crosses in the area of the John Wayne Trail East Army Entrance parking lot on the JBLM YTC. The route segment follows the John Wayne Trail from the river crossing to the Beverly Bridge trail crossing for 1.9 miles, where the route segment continues down the C, M, SP, & P Railroad Corridor along Huntzinger Road, and crossing the trail in three locations. Hunting is prohibited on the west side of the Columbia River along the John Wayne Trail where the route segment is located. South of the Beverly Bridge, recreational activities are associated with water activities along the Columbia River and Priest Rapids Reservoir. Fishing and boating access primarily occurs from the Huntzinger Boat Launch, located north of the existing Wanapum-Wind Ridge 230 kV transmission line and the Columbia River crossing. Other river access sites are located on the east side of the river in the Project study area. 3.5.4.10 Route Segment 3c Route Segment 3c crosses the Columbia River approximately 4.5 miles downstream of the Priest Rapids Dam just west of the HRNM and the Saddle Mountains NWR. Recreational activities are typically associated with the river in this area (e.g., rafting, fishing, boating, and sight-seeing). This route segment crosses the Saddle Mountains MA generally following the existing Hanford-Vantage No. 1 500 kV transmission line. A portion of the line is located in an area on the western end of the Saddle Mountains MA which is designated as “open” to OHV use. The remainder of the route segment through the Saddle Mountains MA is located in an area which is designated as “limited” to designated trails for OHVs (see Appendix A Jurisdiction, Recreation and Special Areas Management map). On the north end of the Saddle Mountains, this route segment crosses adjacent to the Saddle Mountains Private