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News Release - April 21, 2005

US Forest Service
Plumas National Forest

Media Contact: Michele Jimenez-Holtz,(530)283-7744 - Fax(530)283-7746
Lee Anne Taylor,(530)283-7850 - Fax(530)283-7746

OHV Comments Sought

The Plumas National Forest is actively developing its draft Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant application that will be submitted to the State of California by the first part of June, 2005. The public is invited to comment on any changes or improvements to the program and to assist with the development of the grant application.

The application will be available for public review from May 3, 2005 through May 25, 2005. One Grant Application will be prepared for a Development Project, Equipment, Facilities Operation and Maintenance (F&OM) Projects, Law Enforcement, Trail Maintenance, Trail Conservation, and Trail Re-route Projects, Restoration Projects, and planning. The 2005-2006 grant will provide for operation, maintenance, snowmobile trail grooming, signing, plowing, resource monitoring and law enforcement for trails and facilities associated with the Plumas National Forest recreation program.

The summer OHV program consists of: 2,600 miles of roads available for summer OHV touring of which, 464 miles may be used as OHV routes including 109 miles of "true" 4X4 roads and single-track; developed OHV camps at Gold Lake, Poker Flat, Stag Point, American House & Cleghorn Bar; monitoring for OHV impacts to soils and wildlife habitat; and an active volunteer program through Adopt-A-Trail.

The winter snowmobile program consists of: three winter recreation areas (Bucks Lake, La Porte, and Lakes Basin) consisting of 184 miles of groomed snowmobile trails with an active volunteer grooming program; 195 miles of signed, ungroomed snowmobile riding opportunities; winter staging areas at Gold Lake, Bucks Summit, Big Creek and La Porte; warming huts at the La Porte staging area, Four-Trees, four trailside warming huts associated with the La Porte trail system; and monitoring for winter use impacts to wildlife habitat.

For information, please contact the following employees:

Tricia Christofferson
Feather River RD
(530) 534-6500

Peggy Gustafson
Mt. Hough RD
(530) 283-0555

Judy Schaber
Beckwourth RD
(530) 836-2575

Fred Krueger
Supervisor's Office
(530) 283-2050

Written comments may be directly submitted to:
Plumas National Forest
Attn: Fred Krueger
POB 11500, Quincy, CA 95971

Comments must be recieved by close of business on May 25 to ensure inclusion in the grant application.