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Beowulf · 08-12-06, 10:28 PM

This is a post from another forum concerning trails in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Carson National Forest. Both are major public lands in New Mexico. The OP is a NF employee and a member of our local 4wd club.

"I'm not sure if the Santa Fe is trying to be on a similar timeline to the
Carson, but if they are, the rush is on to define the travel management
plan. Under the Rule, all NF roads will be closed unless designated open.
Now is your chance to have input. Our meetings consisted of draft travel
maps for the hosting district, showing roads currently designated open
according to our database. Data cleanup over the next year may have some
changes to that, but that's what it is now. If you can identify (and
probably make a case for) roads that should be added (or removed) from the
system, they should take that into consideration. The final management plan,
I believe, is supposed to be implemented in '08 or '09. It is also supposed
to be able to be updated annually. Oh yeah, it will also affect dispersed
campsites--you won't be able to drive to dispersed campsites that aren't
designated, either."

These public hearings are being conducted in New Mexico over the next couple of months.

Irresponsible people are creating problems all over the US for those of us that enjoy using the existing trails and trying to keep them open. People with attitudes like TBL will kill the hobby for your kids and perhaps before some of you are my age. Do something about it now or cry in your beer in the future.

-B-

08-12-06, 10:28 PM	#9
Beowulf The quick brown fox ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere in the foothills... Posts: 10,776	This is a post from another forum concerning trails in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Carson National Forest. Both are major public lands in New Mexico. The OP is a NF employee and a member of our local 4wd club. "I'm not sure if the Santa Fe is trying to be on a similar timeline to the Carson, but if they are, the rush is on to define the travel management plan. Under the Rule, all NF roads will be closed unless designated open. Now is your chance to have input. Our meetings consisted of draft travel maps for the hosting district, showing roads currently designated open according to our database. Data cleanup over the next year may have some changes to that, but that's what it is now. If you can identify (and probably make a case for) roads that should be added (or removed) from the system, they should take that into consideration. The final management plan, I believe, is supposed to be implemented in '08 or '09. It is also supposed to be able to be updated annually. Oh yeah, it will also affect dispersed campsites--you won't be able to drive to dispersed campsites that aren't designated, either." These public hearings are being conducted in New Mexico over the next couple of months. Irresponsible people are creating problems all over the US for those of us that enjoy using the existing trails and trying to keep them open. People with attitudes like TBL will kill the hobby for your kids and perhaps before some of you are my age. Do something about it now or cry in your beer in the future. -B- __________________ 97 FZJ80 - Wing Nut MAF, locked, 315 Toyos, 4.88s, Slee 4", George's sliders, Slee bumpers, M12000, OBA, Outback drawers + other stuff. Transformation in progress... Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. Last edited by Beowulf; 08-12-06 at 11:03 PM.