HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-7-11 USDAUSDA United States Forest Lassen 2550 Riverside Drive
Department of Service National Susanville, CA 96134
Agriculture Forest (534) 257-2151 Voice
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~~~~~ o~ suPER1n34t:S Date: October.5, 2011
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Dear Interested Aublic: I
On behalf of the Lassen National Fore OV~ appCecila#°y our interest in our 2010 Travel
Management Decision. This letter provides an update on our progress implementing and refining
the Decision.
On July 1, 2010, the Lassen National Forest {LNF) published our first Motor Vehicle Use Map
(MVUM). MVUMs are the legal documents implementing the Travel Management Decision.
The map illustrates the types of vehicles allowed on specific roads, including seasonal
restrictions. These maps are revised annually and are free to the public.
The 2011 MVUM and background information is now available online on the Lassen National
Forest website at wwGti~.iti.uscja.gcn~'IaSSCi~ and at the following Forest Offices:
Supervisor's Office
(530) 257-2151
Eagle Lake Ranger District
(530) 257-4188
Almanor Ranger District
(530) 258-2141
Old Station Information Center
(530) 335-7517
Hat Creek Ranger District
(530) 366-5521
All actions described in the Travel Management Decision could not be implemented
immediately. Some National Forest Transportation System (NETS) changes required additional
work or mitigations which we are moving forward on as outlined below.
The Forest has begun work on the routes that require mitigations. Examples include placing
signs for safety, controlling erosion, placing barriers to protect sensitive areas, obtaining
permission to connect with county and state roads, and in same cases paving entrances to state
highways.
In 2011, the Forest applied for and received two matching fund grants from the Off Highway
Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division of the California Department of Farks. One grant
will be used to place safety signs on seven segments of passenger car roads that we deemed safe
for anixed use by highway legal vehicles and off-highway vehicles (OHVs}. These mixed use
segnnents connect longer riding loops for OHV riders. Safety signs will be placed at the
entrances to these segments in the autumn of 2011. These segments will be designated available
for use by all vehicles on the 2012 MVUM.
Caring for the Land and Serving People
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