Sequoia National Forest Travel Plan Workshops

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Forest Service News
USDA Forest Service
Sequoia National Forest and the
Giant Sequoia National Monument
1839 S. Newcomb Street, Porterville, CA 93257
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Date: June 22, 2007 Contact: Chris Sanders
For Immediate Release Phone: 559-784-1500 ext 1131
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
ON MOTORIZED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
PORTERVILLE, CA… Sequoia National Forest (SQF) Supervisor Tina Terrell announced today her
intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for public wheeled motorized travel
management. This is the next step in the wheeled motorized vehicle route designation process with the
release of a proposed action and a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare the EIS. The NOI was published in
the Federal Register on June 15, 2007.
The EIS will focus on the prohibition of wheeled motorized vehicle travel off designated routes and
needed changes to the Sequoia transportation system, including the addition of some user-created routes
and other changes to existing motor vehicle restrictions on the Kern River Ranger District and a small
portion of the Hot Springs Ranger District.
Currently, the Forest Service is soliciting comments regarding this proposal. A copy of the NOI can be
downloaded from the Sequoia National Forest website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia. If you have
any information the Forest Service may not be aware of concerning this proposal, or feel you have
concerns or comments regarding the potential effects of the actions proposed, please send these in
writing to Travel Management, Attn: Chris Sanders, 1839 S. Newcomb Street, Porterville, CA 93257.
Public comments on the proposed action will be accepted until July 16. A draft EIS is expected to be
available for public review in September 2007. A final EIS is expected to be completed by September
2008.
A series of public workshops are scheduled on the following dates and locations:
· Monday, June 25, 6 PM to 8 PM, Veteran’s Hall, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, CA.
· Thursday, June 28, 6 PM to 8 PM, Council Chambers, 100 W. California Avenue, Ridgecrest,
CA
· Saturday, June 30, 10 AM to 12 noon, Doubletree Inn, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court, Bakersfield,
CA
· Monday, July 9, 6 PM to 8 PM, Tulare County Office of Education, 2637 West Burrel Avenue,
Visalia, CA (west of County Courthouse)
· Tuesday, July 10, 6 PM to 8 PM, Supervisor’s Office, 1839 South Newcomb Street, Porterville,
CA
The purpose of the workshops is to provide additional information to the public regarding the proposed
action.
For more information regarding the public workshops or SQF public wheeled motorized travel
management plan, please contact Chris Sanders at 559-784-1500, extension 1131.
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