Date: 05/21/2009 pbBLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!/b/p bDear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,/b bnbsp;/b bSierra National Forest Extends Comment Period on Motorized Travel Management DEIS /b nbsp; The Sierra National Forest, located in east central California, has extended the public comment period for the Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), until June 30, 2009. nbsp; The Forest Service (FS) is also providing some additional opportunities for you to participate in public workshops and webinars. (See information below) nbsp; The FS is also making some changes to the DEIS maps on the Sierra National Forest website. New maps have been posted that will display the future user created routes that have been designated as opportunities to bring into the designated system. These opportunities were not considered at this time due to time constraints or factors that require mitigation measures. The updated website maps are the same as what was provided on the CDs at the information workshops. nbsp; bInformational Workshops/b p bDate/b bLocation/b bTime/b bPurpose/b Friday May 29 UC Cooperative Extension 2145 Wardrobe Ave. Merced, CA 95341 5:00-9:00 pm Public Workshop /p nbsp; bWebinar/b p bDate/b bTime/b bPurpose/b Thursday May 28 7:00 pm Find out how the Sierra National Forest is proposing to manage motorized public access on roads, trails, and areas in the Forest. During this phone and online chat, you will learn how you can participate in the process and why your participation is important. /p To reserve your Webinar line, visit the website link at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/207157025 nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; Beginning Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the Sierra National Forest is conducting eight drop-in workshops for the public. The drop-in workshops will allow you to stop by a Forest Service office and discuss the DEIS and its contents. The drop-in workshops are as follows: bnbsp;/b bDrop-In Sessions/b p bDate/b bLocation/b bTime/b bPurpose/b Tuesday May 26 Bass Lake Ranger Station 57003 Road 225 North Fork, CA 93643 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Wednesday May 27 High Sierra Ranger Station 29688 Auberry Road Prather, CA 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Thursday May 28 Sierra National Forest Headquarters 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CAnbsp;93611 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Saturday June 6 Bass Lake Ranger Station 57003 Road 225 North Fork, CA 93643 10:00am ndash; 3:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 10am-3pm to ask questions about the DEIS Tuesday June 9 Bass Lake Ranger Station 57003 Road 225 North Fork, CA 93643 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Wednesday June 10 High Sierra Ranger Station 29688 Auberry Road Prather, CA 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Thursday June 11 Sierra National Forest Headquarters 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CAnbsp;93611 4:00-8:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 4amp;8 pm to ask questions about the DEIS Saturday June 13 Sierra National Forest Headquarters 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CAnbsp;93611 10:00am ndash; 3:00pm Public is invited to drop-in anytime between 10am-3pm to ask questions about the DEIS /p Copies of the DEIS are available at Sierra National Forest offices, at the public workshops or by sending a request to sierra.route@fs.fed.us with ldquo;bDocument Requestrdquo;/b in the subject line. The document can be requested on a CD or Printed Copy (limited amounts available).nbsp;Please make sure to include a mailing address where you want the document sent. nbsp; The document is also available on line at www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/projects/ohv/index.shtml and at any Sierra National Forest office. nbsp; While comments may be submitted anytime during the analysis process, only those who submit timely commentsnbsp;or otherwise express interest during the comment period will have eligibility to appeal the subsequent decision under 36 CFR 215. Comments will be accepted electronically or by mail. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than June 30, 2009. nbsp; bMail and Hand Deliver Comments To:/b nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Sierra National Forest nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Attn: Travel Management Project Leader nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; 1600 Tollhouse Road nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Clovis, CA 93611 nbsp; The office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. bnbsp;/b bEmail Comments To:/b nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; sierra.route@fs.fed.usnbsp;nbsp; nbsp; Put ldquo;bMotorized Travel Comments/brdquo; in the subject line of e-mail comments. Acceptable formats are email message, MS Word (.doc), plain text (.txt), or rich text format (.rtf). Comments should include your name and address. nbsp; bCOMMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 30, 2009/b bnbsp;/b For additional information, please contact Sue Exline at (559) 297-0706, ext. 4804. nbsp; bJUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!/b bnbsp;/b bThanks in advance for your support,/b Ric Foster Public Lands Department Manager BlueRibbon Coalition 208-237-1008 ext 107img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/BlueRibbonCoalition/~4/8-Pof-mGgkc" height="1" width="1"/
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