Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Announces Final Decision on Motorized Vehicle Use (Oregon)
Contacts:
Steve Johnson, Interdiciplinary Team Leader, (541) 552-2900
Paul Galloway, Acting Public Affairs Officer, (541) 618-2113
MEDFORD, OR – January 20, 2010 – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has recently completed a Travel Management Plan that shows roads, trails and areas open to motorized vehicles. This week the Forest released a Record of Decision for Motorized Vehicle Use on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The Record of Decision designates Alternative 5 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement as the final decision on motorized vehicle use.
“This new strategy meets the purpose and need for the project, providing for a balanced, managed system of motorized use while addressing the environmental and social issues the agency heard from the public during the travel management process,” said Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor Scott Conroy.
Categories: Access Tags: camping, forest service, motorized vehicle, national forest, off-road travel, oregon, rogue river-siskiyou national forest, travel management plan
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Motorized Travel Management DEIS Now Available
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, located in northeastern Oregon, has released their Travel Management Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review and comment.
The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during a 60-day comment period, which will end on August 18, 2009.The public is invited to suggest changes, provide new information, and offer other alternatives. Your comments will assist in completing the analysis for travel management, and following the FS review of the comments received, a final EIS will be issued with a Record of Decision detailing the decision points.
Categories: Access Tags: baker city, blueribbon coalition, brc, deis, eis, national forest, oregon, travel, travel management plan, wallowa, wallowa-whitman national forest, whitman
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Travel Management Plan
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF) is proposing changes to motor vehicle use on specific roads, trails and areas within the non-wilderness portion of the Forest.
Details of the proposed action, maps as well as a calendar of public meeting dates are available at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/okawen/travel-management/
Comments will be acceptrd until May 7, 2009. See the above site for details.
Categories: Access Tags: Access, forest, forest service, land use, national forest, ohv, okanogan, recreation, travel management plan, usfs, washington, washington state, wenatchee
Deschutes National Forest Proposes Three Trails OHV Project
February 25, 2009 – The Deschutes National Forest in Oregon has published a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Three Trails OHV Project located on the Crescent Ranger District as part of the Travel Management Plan for the Forest.
Read more at the ARRA web site at Deschutes National Forest Proposes Three Trails OHV Project
Categories: Access Tags: Access, deschutes, deschutes national forest, forest, land use, national forest, ohv, orv, travel management plan
Owyhee Travel Management Plan Released
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
OWYHEE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN EA RELEASED – COMMENTS NEEDED
BLM’s Owyhee Field Office has released their draft travel plan for the Murphy Subregion. If you looked only at the mileage table in the Environmental Assessment, you might think motorized recreation is getting a raw deal. The mileage table shows nearly a 1/3 reduction in available miles. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. Read more…
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