In short: The comment documents specific recreational and ecological interests in the San Bernardino National Forest, including the Santa Ana River, Cougar Crest Trail, and Bear Mountain, to support the No Action Alternative.
Scored directly — The comment's whole text was scored on its own.
Scorecard
Each dimension is scored 0–3; the eight sum to the substance score out of 24.
- Specific placeNames a specific location — from a region down to an exact creek, trail, road, or map reference.
- Local knowledgeDraws on a first-hand connection to the place — visits, sustained activity, occupation, or a professional role.
- EA analysisEngages the agency's environmental analysis directly.
- Analytical gapIdentifies something the analysis fails to address.
- EvidenceBacks claims with specific facts, data, or research.
- RequestMakes a specific, actionable request of the agency.
- AlternativeProposes a different course of action.
- LegalCites statutes, regulations, or legal obligations.
How hard it is to set aside
A0 none: Counted, not answered.
Still open to the agency
- Alternative already eliminated The agency says it considered and eliminated the alternative the comment proposes, with a reason. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
- Already addressed The agency says its analysis already covers the point. Defeated when the comment cites the law itself: there is no analysis to cite against a statutory claim.
- Deferred to a later decision The agency says the point belongs to a later, site-specific decision. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
- Misreads the proposal The agency says the comment misunderstands what is proposed. Defeated when the comment engages the proposal or a named place directly.
- Not required The agency says the analysis the comment asks for is not required. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
- Preference noted The agency notes the comment as a statement of preference and takes no action on it. Cannot be defeated from the comment text alone.
- No cause and effect shown The agency says the comment asserts a harm without showing how the action causes it. Defeated when the comment shows the mechanism.
- Outside the scope The agency says the comment asks about a different action. Defeated when the comment is specific and tied to this proposal.
- Certified not substantive The agency certifies the comment raises nothing substantive. Defeated when the comment alleges illegality, which is substantive by the definition the certification runs on.
Topics
- Water Quality Quantity
- “Supply 50% of California's drinking water”
- “road building can cause severe soil erosion, sedimentation, and water pollution”
- “critical watersheds”
- Wildlife Habitat
- “Shelter over 200 imperiled species like the Pacific fisher and Sierra Nevada red fox”
- “ecological backbone of our national forest lands”
- “keep our forests healthy”
- Recreation Tourism Public Use
- “Enhance outdoor recreation including backcountry hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, angling, and hunting”
- “fishing in the Santa Ana River, hiking the Cougar Crest Trail”
- “skiing at Bear Mountain”
- Forest Management Wildfire
- “more roads mean more wildfire risk”
- “human-caused wildfires start near roadsides”
- “introduces new ignition opportunities”
The comment
Shaded passages are the ones the analysis quoted as evidence for a dimension: Legal