OREGON: OHV Designated Routes Working Group Meeting for Oregon Dunes NRA Announced
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
OHV Designated Routes Working Group Meeting for Oregon Dunes NRA Announced
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Siuslaw National Forest, located in western Oregon, has announced that a meeting for the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Designated Routes Working Group for the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Oregon Dunes) will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the Siuslaw Fire and Rescue Station #1, located at 2625 Highway 101 in Florence.
Working Group members represent a broad range of interests and organizations, including: Organized OHV groups, unaffiliated OHV users, outfitters and/or guide businesses, mushroom pickers, fish and wildlife advocates, conservation groups, local Tribes, local community leaders, State ATV Program, local emergency response agencies, local Parks Departments, local landowners, and the general public.
This will be the eighth and final meeting of the Working Group. During previous meetings, the group reviewed and discussed background information about the Oregon Dunes and the designation of routes in Management Area 10(C), discussed criteria for evaluating alternative OHV routes that could be considered for designation, and developed concepts for alternative routes in three riding areas (north, middle and south) of the Oregon Dunes.
The Working Group will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm, and the public is invited to attend. The meeting agenda will be focused on a review of the survey results completed by Working Group members on the proposals developed to date, a review of the draft final report on the Group’s work and receiving information on the next steps in the process for a Forest Service decision on designated routes. A public comment period will be provided at 11:00 am.
Individuals requiring alternate format material or accommodation, or who have questions regarding the September 11 meeting, can contact Ross Holloway, OHV Designated Routes Working Group Facilitator, by phone at (503) 812-4056 or by e-mail at rholloway@inciplan.net.
More information about the OHV working group, meeting times and agendas can be found online at
www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/projects/rec-plans-projects/dunes-routes/index.shtml
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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