Date: 07/17/2008 BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST REQUESTS COMMENTS ON TRAVEL MANAGEMENT EA
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Cleveland National Forest is seeking public comment on their Environmental Assessment (EA) dealing with motorized travel management. The EA released on July 15, 2008, for a 30-day comment period, contains proposed changes to the Forest's transportation system, including adding roads for highway-legal vehicles only; adding trails for ATVs and motorcycles; and revising the size of the Corral Canyon and Wildomar OHV open areas.
These activities are proposed in order to implement the 2005 Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 261) while still providing for a diversity of motorized vehicle recreation and for motorized access to dispersed recreation locations. The EA discloses environmental impacts associated with a no action alternative, the proposed action that was released for scoping in January 2008, and an alternative that was developed using comments submitted by the public during the scoping period.
The EA and maps of the proposed changes can be viewed on the Cleveland National Forest website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/projects, by visiting one of the four offices or by contacting Anne Carey at (858) 674-2901.
The Forest will also be hosting three open houses to answer questions about this EA at the following locations:
Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:00-7:00 pm
Palomar District Office
1634 Black Canyon Road
Ramona, CA
Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:30-7:30pm
Descanso District Office
3348 Alpine Boulevard
Alpine, CA
Monday, July 28, 2008 4:00-6:00 pm
Trabuco District Office
1147 E 6th Street
Corona, CA
Public comments on the proposal will be accepted until August 13, 2008.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS:
MAIL OR HAND DELIVER COMMENTS TO:
Anne Carey, Recreation Officer
10845 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92127
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FAX COMMENTS TO:
Cleveland National Forest office, at (858) 673-6192
EMAIL COMMENTS TO:
r5_cleveland_ohv_suggestions@fs.fed.us
Put "Cleveland NF Travel EA Comments" in the subject line. Acceptable formats are MS Word, Word Perfect, or RTF. Comments should include your name and address.
For questions or additional information, please contact Anne Carey, Forest Recreation Planner, at (858) 674-2901.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST REQUESTS COMMENTS ON TRAVEL MANAGEMENT EA
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Cleveland National Forest is seeking public comment on their Environmental Assessment (EA) dealing with motorized travel management. The EA released on July 15, 2008, for a 30-day comment period, contains proposed changes to the Forest's transportation system, including adding roads for highway-legal vehicles only; adding trails for ATVs and motorcycles; and revising the size of the Corral Canyon and Wildomar OHV open areas.
These activities are proposed in order to implement the 2005 Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 261) while still providing for a diversity of motorized vehicle recreation and for motorized access to dispersed recreation locations. The EA discloses environmental impacts associated with a no action alternative, the proposed action that was released for scoping in January 2008, and an alternative that was developed using comments submitted by the public during the scoping period.
The EA and maps of the proposed changes can be viewed on the Cleveland National Forest website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/projects, by visiting one of the four offices or by contacting Anne Carey at (858) 674-2901.
The Forest will also be hosting three open houses to answer questions about this EA at the following locations:
Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:00-7:00 pm
Palomar District Office
1634 Black Canyon Road
Ramona, CA
Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:30-7:30pm
Descanso District Office
3348 Alpine Boulevard
Alpine, CA
Monday, July 28, 2008 4:00-6:00 pm
Trabuco District Office
1147 E 6th Street
Corona, CA
Public comments on the proposal will be accepted until August 13, 2008.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS:
MAIL OR HAND DELIVER COMMENTS TO:
Anne Carey, Recreation Officer
10845 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92127
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FAX COMMENTS TO:
Cleveland National Forest office, at (858) 673-6192
EMAIL COMMENTS TO:
r5_cleveland_ohv_suggestions@fs.fed.us
Put "Cleveland NF Travel EA Comments" in the subject line. Acceptable formats are MS Word, Word Perfect, or RTF. Comments should include your name and address.
For questions or additional information, please contact Anne Carey, Forest Recreation Planner, at (858) 674-2901.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Link