SAWS Members,
It has been going on in every state on our borders and now it is time for it to hit Oregon. We have been dodging the bullet for years and it has come time for us to defend our right to ride once again.
It was announced on May 19th that the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests as well as the Crooked River National Grasslands an intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to serve as the Travel Management Plan (TMP) for the Forests.
A copy of that notice can be found here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/eis/20080509_tm_noi1.pdf
A copy of the scoping letter can be found here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/eis/20080508_tmscoping.pdf
The comment period for this EIS is scheduled to end on the June 15th which gives us very little time to make our voices heard.
Although this EIS and TMP state that "Over the Snow Vehicles" are excluded from this proposed action, it is NOT possible to talk about trails and mixed use without also talking about snowmobile access as well. All people that enjoy motorized access of all types must be involved in this process.
I encourage everyone to submit there comments to the following address:
Deschutes/Ochoco/Crooked River National Grassland Travel Management EIS
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, Oregon 97702
Fax Number: (541) 383-5531
Or via Email to:
comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutes@fs.fed.us<mailto:comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutes@fs.fed.us>
There are also 3 more Open Houses scheduled for this weekend at the following locations:
Prineville:
Ochoco S.O.
3160 NE 3rd St.
May 27th from 5pm-8pm
Gilchrist:
Gilchrist High School
201 Mountain View Dr.
May 28th from 5pm-8pm
Redmond:
Hugh Hartman Bldg.
2105 W. Antler Ave.
June 2nd 5pm-8pm
"With your help we can make a difference"
Todd White
Snowmobile Alliance of Western States
It has been going on in every state on our borders and now it is time for it to hit Oregon. We have been dodging the bullet for years and it has come time for us to defend our right to ride once again.
It was announced on May 19th that the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests as well as the Crooked River National Grasslands an intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to serve as the Travel Management Plan (TMP) for the Forests.
A copy of that notice can be found here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/eis/20080509_tm_noi1.pdf
A copy of the scoping letter can be found here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/eis/20080508_tmscoping.pdf
The comment period for this EIS is scheduled to end on the June 15th which gives us very little time to make our voices heard.
Although this EIS and TMP state that "Over the Snow Vehicles" are excluded from this proposed action, it is NOT possible to talk about trails and mixed use without also talking about snowmobile access as well. All people that enjoy motorized access of all types must be involved in this process.
I encourage everyone to submit there comments to the following address:
Deschutes/Ochoco/Crooked River National Grassland Travel Management EIS
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, Oregon 97702
Fax Number: (541) 383-5531
Or via Email to:
comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutes@fs.fed.us<mailto:comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutes@fs.fed.us>
There are also 3 more Open Houses scheduled for this weekend at the following locations:
Prineville:
Ochoco S.O.
3160 NE 3rd St.
May 27th from 5pm-8pm
Gilchrist:
Gilchrist High School
201 Mountain View Dr.
May 28th from 5pm-8pm
Redmond:
Hugh Hartman Bldg.
2105 W. Antler Ave.
June 2nd 5pm-8pm
"With your help we can make a difference"
Todd White
Snowmobile Alliance of Western States
