There are a few of us on Pirate 4X4 Land Use section that have come up with an idea to get the word out on Route Designation.
We are making up and distributing these flyers over the weekend. It's a great opportunity to reach the folks that may not know their favorite trails are being closed.
This is our last summer to experience our forests as we know them.
Please feel free to make any changes to wording or format, and take them with you on your club/groups weekend run. Distribute them on the trail, and in campfrounds.
DO NOT POST, hand them out or put them on cars/trucks.
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Will your favorite Camping spot or OHV trail still be here when you come back????
The Route Designation process will CLOSE thousands of miles of trails from your National Forests and BLM Land.
Most people are unaware of what is happening within the <<insert your forests name here>>, under the Route Designation Program, the forest service is proposing to close THOUSANDS of miles of mostly dirt roads to ANY motorized vehicle.
THIS WILL EFFECT, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENTHUSIASTS, OHV RIDERS, CAMPERS, EQUESTRIANS, HUNTERS AND FISHERMAN!!
The final drafts will be released to the public this summer and finalized by the end of this year, once this happens you have only 45 days ask for your favorite trails to be left open.
So what can you do? GET informed GET involved GET heard!!!.
Go to the <<insert your forests name here>>and find your favorite forest(s). Locate that forests Route Designation Page. (they are sometimes difficult to find, but they are there)
<<insert your forests route designation weblink here>>
Review the PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES maps. Find your favorite camping areas and trails. Are they scheduled to be closed ???
If they are, get on the MAILING LIST, get involved in the public meetings and the conference calls, and when the final decision is made you will be notified.
You will only have ONE opportunity to address your trails, and to tell the <<insert your forests name here>>why you want it left open.
THEN get as many people involved as you can, don?t sit back and let this happen unknowingly.
Learn and practice responsible resource use, treading lightly, packing it in and packing it out.
HELP KEEP OUR PUBLIC LANDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
If you have no interest in this information please pass it on to someone who may.
Please do not litter.
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