| | Ashley National Forest Releases Motorized Travel Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Plans Public Meetings
Apr 8, 2009The Ashley National Forest in Utah and Wyoming has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for their Travel Management Plan. Public meetings are planned for April 21-23, 2009.Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Ashley National Forest is proposing to improve management of public motorized use by designating roads and motorized trails on the Ashley National Forest. Winter snowmobile use is not addressed in this project. This project will result in the publication of a motor vehicle use map by fall of 2009. Once the motor vehicle use map is published, motorized use will be allowed only on designated routes.
Ashley National Forest Releases Motorized Travel Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Plans Public Meetings
The DEIS will be made available for public comment for 45 days starting when the Notice of Intent is published in the Federal Register. In conjunction with the public comment period, the Ashley National Forest will host public meetings/open houses at the following times and locations:
April 21 - Duchesne County Building, Duchesne, UT 7 - 9 pm
April 22 - Daggett County Building, Manila, UT 7 -9 pm
April 23 - Western Park, Vernal, UT 7 - 9 pm
The Draft EIS and comment form are available on the Forest Service's website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/projects/travel_management/index.shtml. Hard copies of the Draft EIS will be available for viewing at the following locations between 8 am and 5 pm:
Ashley National Forest
355 N. Vernal Ave
Vernal, UT
Duchesne/Roosevelt Ranger District
85 West Main
Duchesne, UT
Flaming Gorge Ranger District
Intersection Hwy 43 and 44
Manila, UT
Written comments can be emailed to comments-intermtn-ashley@fs.fed.us or mailed to Motorized Travel Plan, Ashley National Forest Supervisors Office, 355 N Vernal Ave, Vernal, UT 84078, or Faxed to (435) 781-5142 (with Motorized Travel Plan in subject line).
For further information about Travel Management Planning on the Ashley National Forest please contact:
Kris Rutledge
Team Leader
435-781-5196 or email krutledge@fs.fed.us 04/23/09 - Ashley NF Travel Management meeting - Vernal 04/22/09 - Ashley NF Travel Management meeting - Manila 04/21/09 - Ashley NF Travel Management meeting - Duchesne Ashley National Forest Travel Management [details] Ashley National Forest |
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