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BRC Action Alerts
Lower Trinity & Mad River Motorized Travel Management DEIS Available for Public Comment
June 23rd, 2009
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Lower Trinity & Mad River Motorized Travel Management DEIS Available for Public Comment The Six Rivers National Forest, located in northwestern California, announced the release of their Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Lower Trinity and Mad River Ranger Districts. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during a 45-day public review and comment period, which will end on July 20, 2009. The DEIS displays an analysis of four alternatives, each of which would designate a distinct transportation system. The DEIS maps show the routes proposed for addition as motorized trails and changes to existing system roads and motorized trails proposed under each alternative. The DEIS and maps will be available for viewing at the Forest Service offices in Willow Creek, Mad River and Eureka, and at the Humboldt State University and Humboldt County Libraries. The DEIS and maps are also available on the Forest's website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers/projects/ohv/#project. A Final Environmental Impact Statement and decision by Forest Supervisor Tyrone Kelley are expected this fall, with a Motor Vehicle Use Map scheduled for release by the end of 2009. Public Comments are Invited on the DEIS. Comments should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages or chapters of the DEIS. Before commenting, the public is urged to review the DEIS, including appendices and associated maps, and learn more about the current status of the project and the comment process at one of the public workshops. Comments may be hand delivered to the Travel Management Team weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the front desk of the Six Rivers National Forest Supervisor's Office, Mad River Ranger District or the Lower Trinity Ranger District. Send Electronic Comments To: Please put "Travel Management" 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. A return email address is NOT sufficient, anonymous email comments are often discarded. Comment By Phone: Fax Comments To: Please ensure that "Travel Management" is in the subject line. For more information, or if anyone has special accessibility needs to attend the public workshops, please contact Leslie Burkhart, Team Leader, at (707) 441-3520. JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED! Thanks in advance for your support, |