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Show Acknowledgment of the lake's importance for migratory birds is part of the preferred alternative. There are many uses which the Legislature has mandated for the lake. DNR believes the management direction in the CMP provides a reasonable mix of uses thereby satisfying public trust obligations. 6.0 LAND 6.1 Determine the appropriate mix of sovereign land classifications on GSL The majority of respondents supported alternative B and stated that this should be determined to ensure public trust resource protection. Very few respondents commented on this issue. There should not be a split of the south shore GSL Park since we have a proposal in this area that should be managed for midlife. There is a need to identify high priority restoration opportunities on GSL ( such as acquiring Fremont Island, watershed/ ecosystem protection through coordinated initiatives and opportunities for priority site identification, restoration options, costs and implementation strategies). Sovereign lands should be managed in a manner compatible with the protection and conservation of its wetland and wildlife values. The old GSL State Park included sovereign land between the Goggin Drain on the north and Black Rock on the south. When DPR decided that most of this sovereign land was not needed for park purposes, DFFSL and DWR agreed that, pending completion of this CMP, land north of old Saltair would not be developed. The development classification ( Class 2) remained in place for the rest of the old state park. The proposal for a^ south shore educational center and its competing applications will be addressed by DFFSL in a ROD ( Record of Decision) which will be subject to appeal to DNR. Opportunities for restoration below meander will be considered in the context of WMA plans subsequent to this CMP. Restoration opportunities above meander will be considered as they arise in conjunction with other planning efforts such as Legacy Parkway and Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve. The multiple- use framework in the legislative policy for the lake includes uses which are not compatible with yielding to wildlife values at every conflict. Through allocation of resources to wildlife conservation, acknowledgment of the importance of wildlife values, and imposition of mitigative actions, DNR believes a reasonable mix of uses is proposed in this CMP. 6.2 Consider geologic hazards in all sovereign land- use decisions The planning team received only support in the alternative of incorporating geologic hazard identification and analysis in all sovereign land- use decisions. 307 |