Bitterroot National Forest

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Travel Planning 2007 - 2009

In 2005, the Forest Service published a new rule for providing motor vehicle access to national forests and grasslands. To comply with this rule, the Bitterroot National Forest will work with the public to designate those roads, trails and areas open to motorized recreational use. We are excited about this effort because it will result in clear, standardized designations of where motorized recreation is appropriate, sustainable and desirable. It will protect natural resource values through effective management of motor vehicle use, enhance motorized recreation experiences on the National Forest, and preserve areas of non-motorized travel and experiences.

We will be building and developing the information on this web site as our process gets underway.

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Proposed Action - A Starting Point

• Comment Period Extension Letter to January 31, 2008
• Scoping Cover Letter and Information Sheet
• Scoping Document (with correction)

• Appendix A - Explanation of Wheeled Motorized Changes
• Appendix B - Explanation of Snowmobile Changes
• Appendix C - Screening Criteria Used in Developing the Proposed Action
• Appendix D - Literature Cited
• Map 1 - Stevensville Motorized Wheeled Proposed Action (2.2 MB)
• Map 2 - Darby Motorized Wheeled Proposed Action (3.2 MB)
• Map 3 - Sula Motorized Wheeled Proposed Action (3.2 MB)
• Map 4 - West Fork Motorized Wheeled Proposed Action (2.9 MB)
• Map 5 - Stevensville Snowmobile Proposed Action (1.0 MB)
• Map 6 - Darby Snowmobile Proposed Action (with 10/30/07 corrections) (2.3 MB)
• Map 7 - Sula Snowmobile Proposed Action (1.9 MB)
• Map 8 - West Fork Snowmobile Proposed Action (1.6 MB)

• All Screened Routes Information

Other Information

• Bitterroot NF Travel Plan Questions and Answers - (.pdf, 35kb)
• Bitterroot NF Travel Plan Route Information (.pdf, 18kb)
• Previously Posted Documents and Correspondence

USDA Forest Service - Bitterroot National Forest
Last Modified: Thursday, 11 September 2008 at 12:25:39 EDT