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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/19/2010 06:44 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 01/19/2010 06:47 AM
Expires: 01/01/2015 12:00 AM
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Get Your Comments In Now On Forest Service Travel Management Plan
Sonora, CA...Today is the final day for comments on Environmental Impact Report on the New Motorized Travel Management plan. This process started about two years ago and the first meetings were well attended and full of interest. The Forest Service must have found the right balance this time around as the recent public meetings have been sparsely attended with few in the audiences either overjoyed or very upset. The plans adds clarification and directions to what in many cases has already been the defacto mode of operations. From the summary "The Stanislaus National Forest proposes to: (1) prohibit motor vehicle travel off designated NFTS roads and motorized trails by the public except as allowed by permit or other authorization (excluding snowmobile use); (2) add 151.64 miles of existing unauthorized routes to the NFTS currently open to the public for motor vehicle use; and, (3) make vehicle class changes to the existing NFTS on 616.80 miles of roads...
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Season of use on all routes based on elevation and wet weather closures on native surface routes replace all existing seasonal closures and restrictions (see Table 2.02-7). These actions are needed in order to implement the 2005 Travel Management Rule (36 CFR Part 212) while providing for a diversity of motor vehicle recreation opportunities and providing motorized access to dispersed recreation opportunities on the Stanislaus National Forest.
Significant Issues
An issue is a matter of public concern regarding the proposed action and its environmental impacts. Scoping identified issues which are a point of discussion, dispute, or debate with the Proposed Action. An issue is an effect on a physical, biological, social, or economic resource. An issue is not an activity; instead, the predicted effects of the activity create the issue. The Forest Service separated the issues into two groups: significant and non-significant. Significant issues are defined as those directly or indirectly caused by implementing the proposed action."
If you would like to comment
PROJECT CONTACT
Sue Warren, Project Coordinator
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 532-3671 ext. 321
e-mail: swarren@fs.fed.us
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