Forest Seeks
Public Comment on Off-Highway Grant Application
Sonora, CA (August 13, 2007) ...The Forest Service today announced
that Stanislaus National Forest (NF) recreation managers are seeking public
comment on the year 2008 grant application the Forest is submitting to the
California Department of Parks and Recreation Off Highway Motorized Vehicle
Recreation Division.
Forest visitors, off highway-vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts, over-snow (OSV)
recreationists, and stakeholders are invited to review the grant application.
The Stanislaus NF is submitting grant proposals in the two following categories,
and seeking public comment by September 17, 2007:
- Law Enforcement: This proposal covers both summer and winter
programs, and would provide approximately $325,000 for Forest-wide law
enforcement coverage and public education materials. Grant funding received
would be applied to augment enforcement personnel including Law Enforcement
Officers and Forest Protection Officers. It would also provide for aerial
surveillance monitoring of winter snowmobile intrusion into wilderness, as
well as OHV and OSV signs and maps for visitors.
- Restoration Planning: This proposal is for completion of the
environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), and decision for implementation of a meadow restoration project on
the Mi-Wok Ranger District. The proposal would provide funding for resource
surveys in the field, evaluation and report preparation, environmental
analysis documentation, and public involvement. The proposed project is
located along Lyons Creek, approximately 2 miles upstream of Lyons Lake in the
South Fork Stanislaus watershed. The meadow incurs resource damage by motor
vehicles on a regular basis when four-wheel drive vehicles, all terrain
vehicles, and motorcycles travel off an adjacent road, into the meadow and
creek area.
The grant application and format are new this year, with contents, costs, and
deliverables similar to last year’s proposal.
Forest recreation managers are encouraging the public to submit comments and
suggestions on this year’s grant application and proposal by September 17, 2007.
Those interested may email comments to swarren@fs.fed.us or send them by mail to
Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA
95370.
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