Amd_001_Atch_3_TRNP_Access_Authorization_NU_0001.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Dakota Prairie Grasslands Medora Ranger District 99 23rd Ave W, Suite B Dickinson, ND 58601

Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper

File Code: 2210 Date: April 22, 2026

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Attn: Phillip McCall PO Box 7 Medora, ND 58645

Dear Phillip, This letter authorizes you and your contractor use of the Forest system Road (NFSR) #8254 in Section 19 T147N R99W and Section 24 T147N R100W to the existing stock tank and it allows for cross country travel adjacent to the Maah Daah Hey Trail in Section 24 to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) boundary corner on the NW corner of Section 24 for the purpose of fence reconstruction on the boundary between TRNP and the Forest Service lands (see attached map). The following requirements are included in this authorization:

• Travel to and from the boundary must stay on the existing road #8254 or in one track to the boundary as described.

• Transporting equipment from the water tank to the NPS project location shall be limited to tracked equipment only, not to exceed 54 inches.

• Materials and equipment should be at least 25 feet away from the water tank to allow access for livestock.

• Minimize trips in and out of the parcel to reduce establishment of a road. Haul in and out of materials and equipment should be as efficient as possible. Daily use outside of haul in and out should be limited to one trip in and out per day.

• Travel should be minimized during wet conditions to prevent damage to vegetation and soil resources.

• Sign or block any visible tracks to prevent visitor use, if needed.

• All equipment must be clean and free of weeds and weed seed.

• Any damage to the road or trail must be repaired.

• No dirt moving is authorized on Forest Service Lands.

Please be aware of federal, state, and county fire restrictions and follow as directed before performing any work on this project. Proper fire equipment, such as a fire extinguisher and fire tools should be on site.

This authorization is effective until December 31, 2027. Please contact me if additional time is needed to complete the work.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me or Cale Bickerdyke.

Sincerely, MISTY HAYS

District Ranger Enclosure

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LEGEND NOTES:

THE FOLLOWING NOTATIONS ON THE ENLARGED SITE PLAN SHEETS

IDENTIFY EXISTING STRUCTURES (TERM TO MEAN CORNER OR IN-LINE

BRACES, DRAINAGE CROSSINGS, OTHER) GREATER THAN TYPICAL IN-LINE

SINGLE POSTS. EXISTING STRUCTURES IDENTIFIED WITH BEST INFORMATION

AVAILABLE BY NPS.

NEW STRUCTURES NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A STABILIZED

INSTALLATION ARE PER INSTALLATION NOTES ON L0-1, DETAILS ON L2

SHEETS, OR AS FIELD CONDITIONS WARRANT. VARIANCES IN THE

TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS, OR OTHER MAY

REQUIRE FIELD ADJUSTMENT DETERMINATIONS WHICH MAY REQUIRE

ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES GREATER THAN SINGLE POSTS THAN INITIALLY

ESTIMATED TO BE INSTALLED OR ADJUSTMENT TO FENCE ALIGNMENT.

COMMUNICATE ANY VARIANCES WITH CO/COR TO RECEIVE CO/COR

WRITTEN DETERMINATION OR APPROVAL OF FIELD MODIFICATIONS.

NORTH DAKOTA LIDAR CONTOUR DATA SHOWN ON ENLARGED FENCE

ALIGNMENT PLANS ON THE SHEETS WHICH FOLLOW THIS OVERALL PLAN

STATIONING NOTES:

1. AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING DISTANCES AND KEY POINTS ALONG THE EXISTING

AND PROPOSED FENCE ALIGNMENT, A STATIONING METHOD IS BEING USED AS

NOTATED ON THIS AND OTHER SITE PLAN DRAWINGS. THIS METHOD IS

INTENDED AS A COMMUNICATION AND EXTENTS OF PROGRESS COMPLETION

TOOL ONLY. THE STATIONS ARE NOMINAL DISTANCES AS TOPOGRAPHY AND

AERIAL ACCURACY MAY NOT REFLECT ACTUAL DISTANCE

2. THE STATIONING METHOD (XX+XX) IS MEASURING FOOT DISTANCES FROM THE

POINT OF BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST PAIR OF NUMBERS BEING INCREMENTS OF

100'S AND SECOND PAIR AS DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH HUNDRED FOOT

INCREMENT. EXAMPLES: 1+00 READS AS 100', 10+00 READS AS1000', AND 5+25

READS AS 525 FEET.

3. STATIONING INDICATED ON THIS OVERALL SITE PLAN (SCALE 1:200) IS NOTED IN

INCREMENTS OF 500' AND SUBSEQUENT ENLARGED SITE PLANS (SCALE 1:100)

ARE NOTED IN INCREMENTS OF 200'.

1 PROJECT AREA ALLOWABLE ACCESS

2 OVERALL SITE PLAN

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) LANDS:

1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTAIN ALL PERMISSIBLE EQUIPMENT AND

VEHICLE USE TO NPS PROPERTY ONCE ENTERING FROM USFS LAND IN

THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROJECT SITE.

2. EQUIPMENT USE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRACKED EQUIPMENT ONLY

WITH A TRACK BASE DIMENSION OF 42-INCHES FOR MINI-TRACK

LOADERS AND 54-INCHES FOR TRACKED UTV SIDE-BY-SIDE MAXIMUM.

3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF ALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS

PROPOSED TO BE USED WITHIN NPS LANDS TO THE CO/COR FOR

APPROVAL PRIOR TO PROCEEDING.

4. THE PROJECT IS WITHIN A WILDERNESS AREA OF THE PARK AND NPS IS

REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY A 'MINIMUM TOOL ANALYSIS' WHICH WILL

DEFINE THE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE TO BE FOLLOWED. THE

CONTRACTOR BY PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT WILL BE HELD TO

THE SAME LIMITATIONS IN CONDUCTING THEIR WORK. THE

FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS SHALL BE FOLLOWED:

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NO SCALE

1" = 200'-0"

NOTE: THE EXISTING FENCE LINE HAS NOT BEEN

SURVEYED, RATHER DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED

WITH VARIOUS MAPPING GRADE GNSS RECEIVERS.

HORIZONTAL DATUM: NAD 1983 (2011)

PROJECTION: NORTH DAKOTA STATE PLANE

SYSTEM (NORTH ZONE)

UNITS: INTERNATIONAL FEET

VERTICAL DATUM: NAVD 1988

GEOID MODEL: GEOID 2018

UNITS: INTERNATIONAL FEET

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SECTION LINE AND BOUNDARY SURVEY:

1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A NORTH DAKOTA LICENSED SURVEYOR TO FIELD

LOCATE AND MARK THE NORTH SECTION LINE OF SECTION 23, T147R, 100W, 5TH PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, MCKENZIE COUNTY, ND. SURVEY WILL ENSURE THAT THE NE AND NW 1/16

CORNERS AS WELL AS THE N QUARTER CORNER ARE SET FOR SAID SECTION LINE.

MONUMENTS FOR CORNERS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR BY NPS. IF MONUMENTS

ARE NOT PROVIDED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROCEED TO SET TEMPORARY MARKERS IN A

MANNER WHICH COMPLIES WITH STATE GUIDELINES. THE SURVEYOR SHALL MARK SECTION

LINE EVERY 500-LINEAR FEET OR LINE OF SIGHT, WHICHEVER IS LESS (NO MONUMENT

REQUIRED FOR 500 LF / L.O.S. LOCATIONS OTHER THAN CORNERS). INTENT IS TO PROVIDE

LINE CLARITY FOR FENCE CONSTRUCTION. THE SURVEYOR SHALL SUBMIT THEIR LOCATIONS

IN WRITING INCLUSIVE OF LAT/LONG COORDINATES.

LEGEND:

G NEW PERMANENT SWING GATE

G2 NEW MAAH DAAH HEY TRAIL PUBLIC USE GATE

D NEW DRAINAGE/EROSION CROSSING

CS NEW WATER CROSSING FENCE STRUCTURE

PHOTOGRAPH IDENTIFIER (ON THE FOLLOWING SHEETS)

FENCE CORNER ASSEMBLY (EXISTING)

FENCE INLINE BRACE ASSEMBLY (EXISTING)

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ENLARGED AERIAL CONTRACTOR ACCESS ROUTE ACROSS USFS LAND

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS - GENERAL:

1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LIMIT POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE SITE AS AUTHORIZED FROM NPS

OBTAINED PERMISSIBLE ALLOWANCES WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS). THE

CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT DEVIATE FROM APPROVED ROUTES AND VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT

LIMITATIONS NOR APPROACH PRIVATE LAND OWNERS TO SEEK ACCESS ACROSS THEIR

LAND.

2. NPS SHALL FACILITATE ALL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USFS AND THE CONTRACTOR TO

DEFINE THE ROUTE AND CONDITION OF USE. WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FOR PASSAGE

ACROSS USFS LANDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR BY NPS ON BEHALF OF THE

USFS AT NO COST TO THE CONTRACTOR.

3. THE MAAH DAAH HEY TRAIL AS NOTED ON MAP AND PLANS IS LARGELY A SINGLE TRACK

EARTHEN TRAIL THAT DOES NOT SUITABLY SERVE AS MEANS OF ACCESS BY EQUIPMENT OR

MATERIALS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE NAVIGABLE ROUTE HAS BEEN INDICATED ON

THESE PLANS AND ARE TO BE FIELD REVIEWED BY THE CONTRACTOR WITH THE COR PRIOR

TO INITIATING ACCESS BY MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. ANY PROPOSED USE OF THE TRAIL

ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE PARK SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CO/COR AND ONLY

ALLOWED IF APPROVED BY THE CO/COR IN WRITING.

4. ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ACCESSING THE SITE AND TRANSPORTING MATERIALS WHICH

MAY INCLUDE HELICOPTER OR PACK ANIMAL PROVIDED USE ADHERES TO NPS/USFS

WRITTEN APPROVAL TO CONTRACTOR PROPOSED USE.

5. SEE SPECIFICATION SECTION 01 10 00 , PART 3.1.E. FOR PERMISSIBLE ON SITE OVERNIGHT

CAMPING TO SUPPLEMENT OF-SITE LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS.

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS - US FOREST SERVICE (USFS) LANDS:

1. THE USFS HAS FULL JURISDICTION FOR TRAVERSING ACROSS AND USE OF THEIR DESIGNATED LANDS.

THE USFS RETAINS THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECT, REDIRECT, OR DISALLOW PERMISSIBLE USE OF CONTRTACTOR'S VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT ON THE LAND IF ACTIONS DO NOT STRICTLY FOLLOW

THEIR DEFINED PERMISSIBLE USES.

2. OVER THE HIGHWAY VEHICLES SHALL BE LIMITED TO 2-AXLE, 4-TIRE VEHICLES OF THE 'PICKUP' CLASSIFICATION WITH ALLOWED 2-AXLE PULLED TRAILER FOR USE FROM POINT OF USFS ENTRY

POINT ALONG ESTABLISHED TWO-TRACK ROUTE TO EXISTING WATERING TANK LOCATION.

3. TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT FROM USFS WATER TANK TO NPS PROJECT LOCATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRACKED EQUIPMENT ONLY WITH A TRACK BASE DIMENSION OF 42-INCHES FOR MINI-TRACK

LOADERS AND 54-INCHES FOR TRACKED UTV SIDE-BY-SIDE MAXIMUM.

4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF ALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE USED ON

BOTH THE TWO TRACK AND SINGLE TRACK/MAAH DAAH HEY TRAIL TO THE NPS CO/COR FOR

FACILITATING USFS APPROVAL IN WRITING.

5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL HAVE A PLAN FOR HAUL IN AND HAUL OUT (MATERIALS, DEBRIS,

EQUIPMENT, ETC.) WHICH RESULTS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND MINIMIZED FREQUENCY OF USE.

DAILY USE, OUTSIDE OF CONCENTRATED HAUL IN AND HAUL OUT EFFORTS, SHALL BE LIMITED TO A SINGLE WORKER ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TO THE WORK SITE. SUBMIT PROPOSED USE PLAN TO THE

NPS CO/COR FOR FACILITATING USFS APPROVAL IN WRITING.

6. UTILIZE PRE-EXISTING DEFINED ROUTES (SINGLE AND TWO TRACK) AND MINIMIZE FORMATION OF

NEW TRAILS. UTILIZE SAME ROUTES EACH WAY.

2. THE USFS HAS CONDUCTED SURVEY IN THIS LOCATION AND HAS DATA FOR THE

SECTION LINE WHICH NPS WILL HELP FACILITATE PROVIDING TO THE

CONTRACTOR'S SURVEYOR PRIOR TO CONDUCTING THE FIELD SURVEY WORK.

3. IN THE EVENT THE SURVEYOR FINDS ANY PORTION OF THE EXISTING NPS FENCE

TO BE SOUTH OF THE SECTION LINE (I.E. NOT ON NPS PROPERTY), THEY SHALL

DOCUMENT THE FENCE LINE SEGMENTS AND NOTIFY THE CO/COR FOR A

DETERMINATION OF RE-ROUTING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE NEW FENCE.

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ACCESS-STAGING AND OVERALL SITE PLAN

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PROJECT AREA

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EXISTING AND NEW GATE LOCATION - POINT OF NPS ACCESS FROM USFS LAND

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REPLACE EXISTING WATER CROSSING STRUCTURE ACROSS CORRAL CREEK

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MAAH DAAH HEY TRAIL

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