Post by Wyldcomfort on May 4, 2007 18:24:34 GMT -5
> To: Jody Phillips
> Subject: Re: Trails Review
>
> Hi Jody...
> this information will be going out next week.. it didn't quite make May
> 1...And the maps should go up next week as well. If you have further
> questions please email me...
> The Siuslaw National Forest is seeking your assistance as we begin
> our Travel Management planning effort. The Travel Management Rule,
> published in July 2004, directs all National Forests in the country to
> designate those roads, trails, and areas that are open to motor vehicle
> use. This may be a significant change from our current management because
> much of the Siuslaw National Forest is open for motorized use, including
> off-highway vehicles (OHVs).
>
> We are undertaking an extensive public involvement effort to help us
> identify popular travel routes and favorite recreation spots that may be
> considered during our formal NEPA analysis in 2008.
>
> From May 1 through July 31, 2007, the Forest will have maps
available
> at its offices in Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, Hebo and Corvallis. We
> are asking the public to help us round out our inventory of know sites by
> adding the following to our base maps:
>
> . dispersed camp areas accessed by motor vehicles
> . user-created off-highway vehicle (OHV) routes
> . Forest System road segments popular for OHV riding
> Instructions and materials for making additions to the maps are
> available at each of our offices. Offices are open during normal business
> hours (8:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday). In addition, Forest staff will
> be visiting with various clubs and groups to seek their input to the maps.
> There may be some evening or weekend open houses for additional public
> opportunities to add to the maps.
>
> In fall 2007, with continued public involvement, the Forest will begin
> planning and analyzing where motorized use, including OHV use, will be
> allowed on the Forest. Existing decisions, for the most part, will not be
> re-visited during this process. For example, we will not be reconsidering
> where OHVs may and may not operate at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation
> Area or Sand Lake Recreation Area. However, decisions not already made,
> such as which Forest System roads will be open to OHV use, and which
> dispersed camps will be accessible by motor vehicle, will be made as part
> of this process. That is why it is important to have a complete inventory
> of popular camps, user-created routes and Forest System roads. We will
> only be able to consider what we know about, and places we do not know
> about may be left out of the motorized use system.
>
> In late 2008 or early 2009 the Forest, in accordance with the 2004
> Travel Management Rule, expects to publish its Motorized Vehicle Use Map.
> At that point, any areas, dispersed camps, user-developed routes or Forest
> System roads not designated on the map will become entirely closed or
> closed to specific types/classes of motorized use.
>
>
>
> Sharon Stewart
> Dispersed Recreation Supervisor
> Siuslaw National Forest
> Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes NRA
> 541-902-6986 541-271-6071
>
> "There is nothing so easy to learn as experience,
> and nothing so hard to apply" Josh Billings
> Subject: Re: Trails Review
>
> Hi Jody...
> this information will be going out next week.. it didn't quite make May
> 1...And the maps should go up next week as well. If you have further
> questions please email me...
> The Siuslaw National Forest is seeking your assistance as we begin
> our Travel Management planning effort. The Travel Management Rule,
> published in July 2004, directs all National Forests in the country to
> designate those roads, trails, and areas that are open to motor vehicle
> use. This may be a significant change from our current management because
> much of the Siuslaw National Forest is open for motorized use, including
> off-highway vehicles (OHVs).
>
> We are undertaking an extensive public involvement effort to help us
> identify popular travel routes and favorite recreation spots that may be
> considered during our formal NEPA analysis in 2008.
>
> From May 1 through July 31, 2007, the Forest will have maps
available
> at its offices in Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, Hebo and Corvallis. We
> are asking the public to help us round out our inventory of know sites by
> adding the following to our base maps:
>
> . dispersed camp areas accessed by motor vehicles
> . user-created off-highway vehicle (OHV) routes
> . Forest System road segments popular for OHV riding
> Instructions and materials for making additions to the maps are
> available at each of our offices. Offices are open during normal business
> hours (8:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday). In addition, Forest staff will
> be visiting with various clubs and groups to seek their input to the maps.
> There may be some evening or weekend open houses for additional public
> opportunities to add to the maps.
>
> In fall 2007, with continued public involvement, the Forest will begin
> planning and analyzing where motorized use, including OHV use, will be
> allowed on the Forest. Existing decisions, for the most part, will not be
> re-visited during this process. For example, we will not be reconsidering
> where OHVs may and may not operate at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation
> Area or Sand Lake Recreation Area. However, decisions not already made,
> such as which Forest System roads will be open to OHV use, and which
> dispersed camps will be accessible by motor vehicle, will be made as part
> of this process. That is why it is important to have a complete inventory
> of popular camps, user-created routes and Forest System roads. We will
> only be able to consider what we know about, and places we do not know
> about may be left out of the motorized use system.
>
> In late 2008 or early 2009 the Forest, in accordance with the 2004
> Travel Management Rule, expects to publish its Motorized Vehicle Use Map.
> At that point, any areas, dispersed camps, user-developed routes or Forest
> System roads not designated on the map will become entirely closed or
> closed to specific types/classes of motorized use.
>
>
>
> Sharon Stewart
> Dispersed Recreation Supervisor
> Siuslaw National Forest
> Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes NRA
> 541-902-6986 541-271-6071
>
> "There is nothing so easy to learn as experience,
> and nothing so hard to apply" Josh Billings