Ueland Tree Farm

Welcome to Ueland Tree Farm

Welcome to the Ueland Tree Farm, LLC web site. This site has been established by Ueland Tree Farm as a resource for the community and other interested parties to obtain information on proposed development activities on the 1,700-acre Ueland Tree Farm property located near Kitsap Lake in central Kitsap County as well as the Carney Lake property, also in Kitsap County. The web site was established in March 2007 and will be periodically updated as new information on the project becomes available. *March 2009 Update* The Kitsap County Department of Community Development has posted the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Ueland Tree Farm Mineral Resource Development Project. The DEIS is posted here at the Kitsap County web site (PDF \| 38 MB). In addition, several related reports have been updated. You can find links to the updated reports below, under the heading, "Conditional Use Permit Application". Each updated report is marked with a "++" symbol. As always, if you have any questions or comments regarding Ueland Tree Farm, please click here. *Winter 2008-2009 Update* Click here to view a copy of our most recent update letter. *Summer 2008 Update* Hi Folks, As you recall when we initially started this project we assumed because of the magnitude of the project and general concern about mining that we would be required to do an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS process ensures that the appropriate environmental and social analysis is conducted to make sure that a project doesn’t inadvertently impact the environment or community. Having anticipated this outcome we invested time up front to do the necessary analysis and in the process designed the facility to avoid and or minimize impacts. Over the last 1 ½ years we have received a lot of great input from the public and interested organizations which helped to shape the project and our management plan for the total 1,700 acres. Attached is a scoping notice that the county advertised in the paper. The County is asking for your thoughts and concerns so they can determine if the analysis we conducted was thorough enough. The documents they mention in the attached announcement are the ones that have been posted on our web site since last December when we submitted the application and supporting information. The next step in the process is that the comments will be reviewed and the County will make a determination if the analysis is complete. If not we will need to gather additional information. At this point we can make any necessary adjustments to minimize, avoid or mitigate for any impacts that we might have missed. The County will then hold a public hearing to get input on the final design and the County Hearing Examiner will make a final decision. In the past many people have felt that the EIS process was something they should try to avoid rather than seeing it as an opportunity to ensure that their project is environmentally and socially acceptable. We think we have designed a great and balanced project, one that can be used as an example of how to design a project (designing it around environmental and social parameters versus the other way around) and that if done properly the EIS is not a scary process but rather a source of value added. Please pass this notice and the link to our web site uelandtreefarm.com to anyone who you think might be interested. If you want to make comments, please send them to David Greetham in the Kitsap County Department of Community Development by July 16^th. Best regards, Craig Ueland Ueland Tree Farm, LLC Attachment: Link to Scoping Notice ************************ The following documents are currently available for review: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS: Kitsap Lake property: SEPA Checklist - 12/19/07 (PDF \| 2 MB) Conditional Use Permit Application - 12/19/07 (PDF \| 7 MB) ++ Air Quality Assessment - 12/07 (PDF \| 1 MB) ++ Habitat Management Plan - 02/09 (PDF \| 10 MB) ++ Land Use and Visual Impact Assessment - 02/09 (PDF \| 17 MB) ++ Traffic Study Report - 12/07 (PDF \| 3 MB) ++ Hydrogeologic Report - 02/09 (PDF \| 29 MB) ++ Wetland Delineation Report - 02/09 (PDF \| 31 MB) ++ Preliminary Drainage Plan - 02/09 (PDF \| 29 MB) ++ Cultural Resources Report - 12/07 (PDF \| 7 MB) ++ Final Noise Report - 02/09 (PDF \| 1 MB) Ueland Permit Application Drawings - 12/20/07 Preliminary Reports: Mineral Resource Memorandum - 09/14/07 (PDF \| 6 MB) Preliminary Geologic Report - 09/14/07 (PDF \| 8.5 MB) Preliminary Reclamation Plans - 09/14/07 (PDF \| 6.3 MB) Leber Lane Preliminary Design - 09/14/07 (PDF \| 5 MB) Preliminary Forest Management Plan Strategies - 06/23/07 (PDF \| 14 KB) Preliminary Forest Management Plan Map - 07/19/07 (PDF \| 310 KB) Draft_Forest Management Plan Strategies - 07/09/07 (PDF \| 14 KB) Draft Conservation Plan Strategies - 07/09/07 (PDF \| 13 KB) Preliminary Conservation Plan Map - 07/19/07 (PDF \| 528 KB) Draft Wetland Delineation Report - 06/14/07 (PDF \| 510 KB) Ueland Wetland Figures Revised Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C-Photo Layout Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Draft Sub-Basin Assessment Report - 03/25/07 (PDF \| 3 MB) Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Table Preliminary Development Plan - 04/24/07 (PDF \| 1 MB) Carney Lake property: Sub-Basin Assessment Report - 09/14/07 (PDF \| 11 MB) PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH: Press Release 06/14/07 (DOC \| 30 KB) Press Release 03/25/07 (DOC \| 29 KB) IN THE NEWS: 03/02/2009 - Kitsap Sun - Gravel and Rock Operation Near Kitsap Lake Under Review 12/14/2007 - Kitsap Sun - Gravel, Rock Mining Operation Proposed West of Kitsap Lake 11/13/2007 - Central Kitsap Reporter - Community on board for Kitsap Lake gravel quarry 11/08/2007 - Kitsap Sun - Meeting Held on Plan for Tree Farm 10/11/2007 - Central Kitsap Reporter - Gravel mine and rock quarry proposed near Kitsap Lake 10/02/2007 - Kitsap Sun - Gravel Mine Proposed for Land Near Kitsap Lake 06/21/2007 - Kitsap Sun - Sustainable Logging Planned for 1,700-Acre Tree Farm 03/27/2007 - Kitsap Sun - Tree Farm Plans Continue to Root 12/11/2006 - Kitsap Sun - Planned Rumble of Gravel Trucks Triggers Grumbles 12/06/2006 - Central Kitsap Reporter - Tree farm seeks input on its future Related Articles: 01/13/2008 - The Seattle Times -** Hunger for rock eating up supply of sand, gravel Thank you for your interest in Ueland Tree Farm, LLC. If you have any questions or comments regarding the project please click here.

Welcome to Ueland Tree Farm

Welcome to the Ueland Tree Farm, LLC web site. This site has been established by Ueland Tree Farm as a resource for the community and other interested parties to obtain information on proposed development activities on the 1,700-acre Ueland Tree Farm property located near Kitsap Lake in central Kitsap County as well as the Carney Lake property, also in Kitsap County.

The web site was established in March 2007 and will be periodically updated as new information on the project becomes available.

***March 2009 Update***

The Kitsap County Department of Community Development has posted the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Ueland Tree Farm Mineral Resource Development Project. The DEIS is posted here at the Kitsap County web site (PDF | 38 MB).

In addition, several related reports have been updated. You can find links to the updated reports below, under the heading, "Conditional Use Permit Application". Each updated report is marked with a "++" symbol.

As always, if you have any questions or comments regarding Ueland Tree Farm, please click here.

***Winter 2008-2009 Update***

Click here to view a copy of our most recent update letter.

***Summer 2008 Update***

Hi Folks,

As you recall when we initially started this project we assumed because of the magnitude of the project and general concern about mining that we would be required to do an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS process ensures that the appropriate environmental and social analysis is conducted to make sure that a project doesn’t inadvertently impact the environment or community. Having anticipated this outcome we invested time up front to do the necessary analysis and in the process designed the facility to avoid and or minimize impacts. Over the last 1 ½ years we have received a lot of great input from the public and interested organizations which helped to shape the project and our management plan for the total 1,700 acres.

Attached is a scoping notice that the county advertised in the paper. The County is asking for your thoughts and concerns so they can determine if the analysis we conducted was thorough enough. The documents they mention in the attached announcement are the ones that have been posted on our web site since last December when we submitted the application and supporting information. The next step in the process is that the comments will be reviewed and the County will make a determination if the analysis is complete. If not we will need to gather additional information. At this point we can make any necessary adjustments to minimize, avoid or mitigate for any impacts that we might have missed. The County will then hold a public hearing to get input on the final design and the County Hearing Examiner will make a final decision.

In the past many people have felt that the EIS process was something they should try to avoid rather than seeing it as an opportunity to ensure that their project is environmentally and socially acceptable. We think we have designed a great and balanced project, one that can be used as an example of how to design a project (designing it around environmental and social parameters versus the other way around) and that if done properly the EIS is not a scary process but rather a source of value added.

Please pass this notice and the link to our web site uelandtreefarm.com to anyone who you think might be interested. If you want to make comments, please send them to David Greetham in the Kitsap County Department of Community Development by July 16^th.

Best regards,

Craig Ueland

Ueland Tree Farm, LLC

Attachment: Link to Scoping Notice

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The following documents are currently available for review:

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS:

Kitsap Lake property: