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Travel Management DEIS Released for Central Oregon Forest

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland, located in central and northeastern Oregon, have released their Travel Management Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review. The Forest Service (FS) will be accepting comments on the DEIS during a 45-day comment period.

Copies of the DElS are available upon request at FS offices, or may be viewed in PDF format on the Forest’s website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/index.shtml.

To give the public a better understanding of the project and its alternatives, the Forest Service will hold several public meetings. These meetings will be “open house” settings where guests are encouraged to ask questions and give feedback on the project. Listed below are the dates for this round of open houses.

Public Open House Locations (All events are scheduled from 3:00 – 7:00pm)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Jefferson County District # 1 Fire Hall
765 South Adams Drive
Madras, OR 97741

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Crescent Ranger District Office
136471 Hwy 97 N
Crescent, OR 97733

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ochoco Headquarters Office
3160 N.B. 3rd Street
Prineville, OR 97754

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Deschutes Headquarters Office
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, OR 97702

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sisters Ranger District Office
Pine St. & Hwy. 20
Sisters, OR 97759

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Paulina Community Hall
Paulina, OR 97751

Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, oral, and electronic comments concerning this action will be accepted until November 23, 2009.

Send written comments to:
Deschutes and Ochoco National Travel Management Project
172 E 500 S
Bountiful UT 84010

Hand-delivered or oral comments may be submitted to:

John P. Allen, Forest Supervisor
Deschutes National Forest
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, OR 97702

or

Jeff P.Walter, Forest Supervisor
Ochoco National Forest
3160 NE Third St.
Prineville, OR 97754

via telephone (541-383-5300) or in person during regular office business hours from 7:45 A.M. to 4:30 P.M, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Email comments to:
donf@contentaJJ.alysisgroup.com

Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc). If no identifiable name is attached to a comment, a verification of identity will be required for appeal eligibility. In cases using an electronic message, a scanned signature is one way to provide verification. Emails submitted to email addresses other than the one listed above, in other formats than those listed, or containing viruses will be rejected.

Fax Comments To
801-397-1605

COMMENT DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 23, 2009

For additional information concerning the specific activities authorized with the decision, you may contact Mollie Chaudet or Peggy Fisher at (541) 383- 5300.

JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN; PLEASE GET INVOLVED!

Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107

The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national (non-profit) trail-saving group that represents over 600,000 recreationists nationwide The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is beginning. Federal employees, please mark BlueRibbon Coalition and Check #11402 on your CFC pledge form to support our efforts to protect your access. Join us at 1-800-258-3742 http://www.sharetrails.org

Mid-Columbia National Wildlife Refuges Issue Fire Prevention Order

Contact: Chris Schulte, (509) 546-8330

Due to extremely dry conditions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has imposed a complete ban on activities likely to start a fire on refuges in the Mid-Columbia. Included in the order are the Hanford Reach National Monument and Columbia, Cold Springs, Conboy Lake, McKay Creek, McNary, Toppenish and Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges. Building any fire, including the use of charcoal briquettes and cooking stoves, is prohibited. Also banned are fireworks, smoking outside of an enclosed vehicle, and operation of any motor without an approved and working spark arrester.

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New ARB Late Model Ford Sahara Bar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New ARB Sahara Bars for 2008+ Ford F250/F350s

Seattle, June 25/ ARB 4×4 Accessories/ — Australian based four-wheel parts manufacturer, is proud to announce the expansion of their full size winch ready bumpers by releasing the new 2008-2010 Ford F250 and F350 ARB Sahara Bar.

Considering ARB’s twenty-year history manufacturing both original equipment and aftermarket accessories for vehicles around the world, you can be sure to expect a customized mounting system and a sleek, yet functional Sahara Bar designed specifically to enhance the look and operation of your late model Ford F250 and F350 trucks. ARB’s latest Sahara Bar design allows this bar to be offered in pieces so the customer can decide whether or not they would like to have just the lower section of the bumper that replaces the original or they can choose to install the optional polished hoop top bar for even greater protection and styling.

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New 200 Series Land Cruiser ARB Rear Protection Bumper

Protect your investment with this stylish, yet effective rear bumper.

Seattle, June 24/ ARB 4×4 Accessories/ — To complement the growing number of ARB accessories for the latest Toyota Land Cruiser, ARB is proud to announce the rear protection bumper for the Land Cruiser 200 Series.

Offering superb protection, combined with superior clearance and departure angle when compared to the original equipment (OE) plastic bumper, the ARB Rear Protection Bumper is ideal for customers that require a heavy duty rear bumper for protection and recovery, without the need for jerry can or wheel carriers. This rear bumper is especially suited to vehicles fitted with rear OE 2nd wheel carrier, such as models sold in the Middle East.

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Press Release: ARB Snatch Block 9000

Those that regularly head off the beaten track know how essential it is to be prepared for a recovery situation. A snatch block is an incredibly useful piece of recovery equipment that enables you to retrieve loads that are double a winch’s capacity by reducing the load on the winch by half. To add to ARB’s range of snatch blocks and recovery equipment, an innovative new snatch block for both off road and competition use has just been released.
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