Tag: Forest Service
Travel Management DEIS Released for Central Oregon Forest
Travel Management DEIS Released for Central Oregon Forest The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland, located in central and northeastern Oregon, have released their Travel Management Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review. The Forest Service (FS) will be accepting comments on the DEIS during a 45-day comment […]
Forest Service to permanently close Upper Tellico Off-Highway Vehicle trail system
MURPHY — The U.S. Forest Service announced today that it is permanently closing the Upper Tellico Off-Highway Vehicle trail system to correct serious erosion problems in the Upper Tellico River watershed. The agency announced its decision after two years of analysis of the 39-mile trail system about 11 miles west of Murphy in the Nantahala […]
Mt. Hood National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan DEIS
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mt. Hood National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan DEIS The Mt. Hood National Forests — located in northwest Oregon — released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for their Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Management Plan, including Forest Plan Amendment #17. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your […]
CRITICAL – CLEARWATER NF TRAVEL PLAN (Idaho) – COMMENTS NEEDED NOW!
“If people don’t respond to these plans, then they really don’t have the right to complain when the decision is made.” IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BRC: Yesterday I received a note from a person who works in a land managing agency. I won’t mention their name. The person emailed me about the final plan for the […]
COLORADO ROADLESS COMMENTS NEEDED – DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2009
COLORADO ROADLESS COMMENTS NEEDED – DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2009 SITUATION: New regulations formulated during the Bush Administration allow each State to help formulate management rules for the Inventoried Roadless Areas on National Forest lands within that state. Eager to put an end to the long-running controversy, as well as protect the public from insect outbreak […]
Strategies of the War on Access
The Simple Principles Needed for Motorized Recreation to Win By Del Albright, Recreation Advocate – www.delalbright.com Let there be no doubt: We are at war over our access to public lands and waterways. Further, we are at war over our basic freedoms like gun ownership, political views, consumer monitoring, and vehicle ownership. The list goes […]
Tester Wilderness Bill: Example of how broken public land management is today
-by Brian Hawthorne, BlueRibbon Coalition Jon Tester, a U.S. Senator from Montana, is holding meetings on legislation he calls the “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.” It’s a Wilderness bill dressed up as a compromise between preservation, forest health and recreation. The stated purpose of which is: To sustain the economic development and recreational use of […]
Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands Seeks Comments on Travel Plan DEIS
The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, located in central and western Nebraska and central and western South Dakota, released their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for designation of a motorized travel access system on September 25, 2009. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during a 45-day public review and comment period, which […]
Volunteer on National Public Lands Day – Saturday, September 26, 2009?
This coming Saturday, public lands throughout the country will be offering opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts to make a difference by volunteering. This is a chance to put your hands to work in your favorite park or public lands. The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the U. S. Army of […]
Module 4 Webinar Now Available for registration via the NOHVCC website
September 23, 2009 – ARRA’s partner, the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC), has announced the fourth webinar session of its Public Land Advocacy webinar series. Registration for the webinar is available by accessing one of the links on its website, www.nohvcc.org. Module 4, Making It Work, will be held on the dates and times […]