DNR seeks comments on EAW for Paul Bunyan State Trail, paving treadway from Guthrie to Walker project

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that was prepared for a proposed paving project. DNR proposes to pave a segment of the Paul Bunyan State Trail that extends from Guthrie to Walker (16.5 miles), in Hubbard and Cass counties.
 

This segment of the multi-use, year-round recreational state trail is located on an abandoned rail grade owned by DNR. The project would prepare the subgrade and pave a 10-foot wide by three-inch thick bituminous treadway with two-foot gravel/aggregate shoulders for a total trail width of 14 feet.
 

A copy of the EAW is available online. Additional copies may be requested by calling 651-259-5157.
 

Public comments on the EAW will be accepted during the 30-day public review period from May 4 through June 3. A copy of the EAW is available for public review at:

• DNR Library, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55155
• DNR Northwest - Region 1, 2115 Birchmont Beach Road NE, Bemidji, MN 56601-8599
• Minneapolis Public Library, Government Documents, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401
• Bemidji Public Library, 509 American Ave. NW, Bemidji, MN  56601
• Kitchigami Regional Library, 212 Park Ave., P.O. Box 14, Pine River, MN  56474
• Longville Public Library, P.O. Box 106, 5051 State Highway 84 NE, Longville, MN 56655

The EAW was published in the May 4, EQB Monitor. Written comments on the EAW must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, to the attention of Ronald Wieland, DNR, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025.
 

Electronic or e-mail comments may be sent to environmental.review@dnr.state.mn.us with “Paul Bunyan EAW” in the subject line. If submitting comments electronically, include your name and mailing address. Written comments may also be sent by fax to 651-297-1500.