BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
OREGON: OHV Designated Routes Working Group Meeting for Oregon Dunes
NRA Announced
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Siuslaw National Forest, located in western Oregon, has announced
that a meeting for the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Designated Routes
Working Group for the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Oregon
Dunes) will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at the North Bend
Public Library, located at 1800 Sherman Avenue in North Bend.
Working Group members represent the following specific interests or
organizations: Organized OHV groups, unaffiliated OHV users,
outfitters and/or guide businesses, mushroom pickers, fish and
wildlife advocates, conservation groups, local Tribes, local community
leaders, State ATV Program, local emergency response agencies, local
Parks Departments, local landowners, and the general public.
This will be the fifth in a series of six meetings of the Working
Group. During previous meetings, the group reviewed and discussed
background information about the Oregon Dunes and the designation of
routes in Management Area 10(C), discussed criteria for evaluating
alternative OHV routes that could be considered for designation, and
developed initial ideas for alternative routes in the middle riding
area (Umpqua Beach area) and north riding area of the NRA. The group
has also participated in field tours to look at conditions on the
ground in all three riding areas (north, middle and south).
The Working Group will meet from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, and the public
is invited to attend. The meeting agenda will be focused on developing
initial designated route proposals for the south riding area (area to
the north of Horsfall Beach Road) and reviewing designated route
proposals for the middle and north riding areas that were developed at
previous meetings. The public is invited to attend the meeting. A
public comment period will be provided at 2:30 pm.
Individuals requiring alternate format material or accommodation, or
who have questions regarding the meeting can contact Ross Holloway,
OHV Designated Routes Working Group Facilitator, by phone at
503-812-4056 or by e-mail at rholloway@inciplan.net
.
More information about the OHV working group, meeting times and
agendas can be found online at
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/projects/rec-plans-projects/dunes-routes/index.shtml
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact BRC.
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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