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Siuslaw National Forest (541) 750-7000 TTY for hearing & speech impaired: |
Forest Service to Host Travel Management Open HousesContacts: January 14, 2008 Corvallis, OR – The Siuslaw National Forest will be hosting a series of open houses in late January and early February to share its proposal for future motorized access and motorized use areas on the National Forest. A new Travel Rule (36 CFR 21) adopted in 2005 requires that each national forest across the country review its motorized use and publish a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) that shows all the roads, trails and areas on that forest where motor vehicles may be operated, including vehicle types and seasonal restrictions. According to the Rule, areas and routes not shown on the MVUM will be closed to motorized use. This would be a change from the current situation on the Siuslaw which allows motorized use unless designated as closed. The open houses will feature stations where attendees will be able to visit with Forest staff and see maps showing proposed changes to motorized use on the Siuslaw National Forest. The proposal for which the Forest is seeking public comment includes:
Last summer, the Siuslaw National Forest hosted Phase I of their Travel Management Project (the Project) by asking the public to help “round-out” its inventory of roads, trails and areas that have historical off-highway motorized use, including dispersed campsites. It is now time to begin Phase II of the Project, the Environmental Analysis. The public is invited to attend any of the open houses to learn more about the Project and provide input. Open house dates, locations and times are as follows:
The new Travel Rule was adopted and national forests nationwide are reviewing their current motorized use largely to address one of the Forest Service Chief’s “four threats” to national forest lands – unmanaged recreation use, especially unmanaged off-highway vehicle use. National Forest managers believe that a designated system of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use will result in better environmental protection and high-quality access to National Forest System lands. On January 14, 2008, the Project Scoping letter was mailed to interested publics and can be viewed on the Forest web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/. In addition to attending an open house, written comments can be sent to: Frank Davis, Natural Resource Planner, Siuslaw National Forest, P.O Box 1148, Corvallis, OR 97339-1148; or by e-mail at “comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw @fs.fed.us”. Written comments shall include:
Your comments can help us design better projects, make us aware of issues we don’t already know about, and in general, help us do a better job of planning. Site-specific comments are the most helpful. For example, simply stating that you are opposed to road closures is not as helpful as telling us which road(s) should remain open and why. For more information about the Travel Management Rule, or the Project, please visit the web at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/ or call Frank Davis, Project Leader, at 541-750-7077 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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