Access Issues
Clearwater Forest Releases Travel Planning Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Clearwater National Forest, located in northeastern Idaho, announced the release of their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for managing motorized uses on the Forest’s roads and trails system. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during a 45-day public review and comment period, which will end on August 31, 2009. All travel […]
OHVs on public lands in Idaho
Originally printed in the River Journal By Matt Haag, Idaho Fish and Game Conservation Officer. Some rules have changed that regulate the use of OHVs on public lands, and I’ll attempt to cover those in this column so riders can have a better understanding. OHV use in Idaho had grown exponentially over the past […]
Kootenai National Forest – Three Rivers Ranger District Releases Motor Vehicle Use Project EA
The Kootenai National Forest, located in northwest Montana and northeast Idaho, has completed the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Three Rivers Ranger District’s Motor Vehicle Use Project. The EA is being considered for implementation, and the Forest Service is asking for your comments during a 30-day comment period, which began on July 5, 2009, and […]
Carson National Forest Releases Transportation Management Proposed Action
The Carson National Forest, located in northern New Mexico, has released Transportation Management Proposed Actions for the Jicarilla, Canjilon, EI Rito and Tres Piedras Rangers Districts for public review. A copy of the summary documents, the proposed actions, maps and figures can be found on the Forest website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson/recreation/travel_mgmt/documents.shtml. The public is invited to […]
Lower Trinity & Mad River Motorized Travel Management DEIS Comment Period Extended
The Six Rivers National Forest, located in northwestern California, has extended the public comment period for the Lower Trinity and Mad River Ranger District’s Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) an additional 15 days. The comment period will now end August 4, 2009. Copies of the DEIS and maps are available for viewing […]
BLM Announces Temporary Road Closure in Mono County, CA
July 14, 2009 – BLM has published a notice of temporary closure for a segment of a designated road in Mono County, CA to all motorized use and operation, which includes OHVs. The stated purpose of this closure, which is implemented by the Bishop Field Office in coordination with the Los Angeles Department of Water […]
Forest Service Implementation of the Travel Management Rule
USFS OHV Designation Center The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of implementing its Travel Management Rule. The rule requires all forests to designate and map OHV routes and when completed, no OHV use will be allowed except on these designated routes. Now that individual Forests are in the process of implementing the rule, […]
Obama Administration replaces Chief of the Forest Service
The Obama Administration took swift action on June 17 replacing the current Chief of the Forest Service, Gail Kimbell. The Secretary of Agriculture announced the appointment of a new Chief and in the concluding sentence of the press announcement, thanked Chief Kimbell for her service. Kimbell, in an email to her colleagues at the Forest […]
BLM Issues New Rules Governing OHV Use in Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area in Arizona
July 9, 2009 – BLM has published final supplementary rules for the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area located in Graham County, Arizona, which is managed by the Gila District and Safford Field Office. BLM states that the new rules are necessary to reduce threats to public health, safety and property. The rules relate to OHV […]
Urge Your Representative to Support the RTP
“Dear Colleague” Letter is an Opportunity for Your Member to Support the Recreational Trails Program The Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which funds the development and maintenance of thousands of miles of motorized trails, needs to be reauthorized. The RTP exists and is funded as part of legislation that authorizes Federal surface transportation programs for highways, […]