Travel Management Rule requires forest to designate of roads,trails,and areas for motor vehicle use. View our presentation!!!
Highlights of the Rule
- The rule requires each national forest or ranger district to designate those roads,trails,and areas open to motor vehicles.
- Designation will include class of vehicle and,if appropriate,time of year for motor vehicle use. A given route,for example,could be designated for use by motorcycles,ATVs,or street-legal vehicles.
- Once designation is complete,the rule will prohibit motor vehicle use off the designated system or inconsistent with the designations.
- Designation decisions will be made locally,with public input and in coordination with state,local,and tribal governments.
- Designations will be shown on a motor vehicle use map.
- Use inconsistent with the designations will be prohibited.
Travel Management Planning has been in process for a long time and we have asked you to make comments at critical points. We are now reaching the stage where the Forest Service has done an analysis of possible routes to open and closes. This is our chance to comment on specific roads and routes we believe should be open or closed.
Remember,80% of forest users seek quiet recreation and less than 10% of forest users recreate on ORVs. Speak up for critical road closures and protect your favorite recreation spots.
The White Mountain Conservation League has reviewed the alternatives with a focus on Alternative B,the preferred alternative. We have identified three critical areas in which we are requesting additional closures. Please take a few minutes to review each of these three critical areas and send comments to the Forest Service by December 13,2010. If you have other routes of concern,just model your comments on these examples and let the Forest Service know!!!
Paddy Creek and Little Creek:Two drainages included in our citizen’s wilderness proposal. .
Antenna Ridge Drainage and Rogers Reservoir:Two fragile riparian areas.
Meadow Near Pinetop Destroyed,FS 9721S
Los Burros Trail in Danger of Becoming an ORV Trail
Write a letter to the editor of your paper. These letters can be extremely powerful and don’t take but a few minutes.
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff)
Arizona Journal (Sedona/Verde Valley)
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
Eastern Arizona Courier
You have made a difference in the plan by all of your letters and comments! Together we will strive for the best possible management plan for the Apache-Sitgreaves.
