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MOUNTAIN ATHLETE WORKING GROUP (MAWG)

MIDDLE GROUND

PROPOSAL

WHAT IS MAWG?

“MOUNTAIN ATHLETE WORKING GROUP”

• Collaboration-Driven:
• Everyone Invited
• Compromise Mandated
• Get some work done
• Transparency
• Workshops Open to WPLI Members/Alternates
• Report distributed Committee-wide after each workshop with decisions/

updates

• Participation
• Every WPLI Committee member or his/her alternate attended at least 1

workshop

• Goal:
• Develop a “Broad” and “Widespread” Middle Ground Proposal

WPLI PROPOSAL COMPARISON - COUNTY WIDE

Teton Wildlands Proposal MAWG "Middle Ground" Proposal Multi-Use Proposal Prohibits Oil & Gas Development County-Wide? Yes Yes No Prohibits Mineral/Mining Development? Yes Yes No Prohibits Commercial Timber Development? Yes Yes No Creates New Wilderness? Yes - Approx 240,000 Acres Yes - Approx 167,000 Acres No Creates New Conservation Areas (Codified Roadless)? Yes - Approx 124,000 Acres Yes - Approx 214,000 Acres No Developed Colloboratively? No Yes No

WPLI PROPOSAL COMPARISON - NEW WILDERNESS DIFFERENCE?

Teton Wildlands Proposal MAWG "Middle Ground" Proposal Difference? Palisades Approx 54,000 Acres None 54,000 Acres Shoal Approx 11,000 Acres Approx 5,000 Acres 6,000 Acres

• Mt. Leidy/Spread Creek Area

Approx 132,000 Acres Approx 118,000 Acres 13,000 Acres Willow-Creek Grayback Approx 20,000 None 20,000 Acres Total 93,000 Acres

WPLI PROPOSAL COMPARISON - PALISADES WSA

Teton Wildlands Proposal MAWG "Middle Ground" Proposal Multi-Use Proposal Creates New Wilderness in the Palisades WSA? Yes - Approx 54,000 Acres No No Impact to Mountain Biking? Restricts it to 17,000 Acre Northern Carve Out Corridor Not impacted in 27,000 Acre Northern Recreation Corridor, limited to 5 Trails and July-August in the WSA south of the Cooridor Not impacted Impact to Snowmobiling? Effectively Eliminates Snowmobiling - Northern Zone is includes significant winter non-motorized areas for BC Skiing Improved - Mail Cabin Corridor Access after April 1 Not Impacted Impact to Heli-Skiing? Eliminates It Not Impacted Not Impacted Impact to Summer Motorized? N/A - There are currently no motorized trails in the Teton County Portion of the Palisades WSA Improved - allows for a new single track trail to be constructed connecting the Mosquito Creek trail system to trails in Idaho N/A - There are currently no motorized trails in the Teton County Portion

• f the Palisades

WSA

WPLI PROPOSAL COMPARISON - SHOAL WSA

Teton Wildlands Proposal MAWG “Middle Ground" Proposal Motorized Proposal Creates New Wilderness in the Shoal WSA Yes - Approx 11,000 Acres Yes - Approximately 5,000 Acres No Impact to Mountain Biking Eliminates It Restricts it to the southern 6,200 Acre Jackson Hole Conservation Area Not impacted Impact to Snowmobiling Eliminates It Restricts it to the southern 6,200 Acre Jackson Hole Conservation Area Not Impacted Impact to Summer Motorized Eliminates It Restricts it to the southern 6,200 Acre Jackson Hole Conservation Area Not Impacted

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT!

• The MAWG Middle Ground Proposal is the result of hundreds of hours of work, hard

conversations, and difficult compromises …. but it can be better. Please help us!