Ashley National Forest Releases Motorized Travel Plan DEIS
The Forest Service (FS) has announced the release of their Motorized Travel Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Ashley National Forest, which is located in the northeastern portion of Utah and southwestern portion of Wyoming.
During a 45-day public comment period, the agency will conduct a series of public meetings/open houses to review the environmental document, including maps and alternatives, to discuss the motorized route designation process and to seek public comments (see schedule below). This comment period ends June 1, 2009.
The DEIS discloses the environmental impacts associated with five alternatives including a proposed action that outlines future management of motorized vehicle travel on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
The complete DEIS, including appendixes and maps, are available for download on the Uintah County website at
http://www.co.uintah.ut.us/usfs/travelplan.htm.
Schedule of Public Meetings/Open Houses
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
While comments may be submitted anytime during the analysis process, only those individuals and organizations that provide substantive comments during this comment period are eligible to appeal the decision pursuant to 36 CFR part 215 regulations.
Mail and Hand Deliver Comments To:
Motorized Travel Plan
Ashley National Forest Supervisors Office
355 N Vernal Ave
Vernal, UT 84078
The office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Oral comments must be provided at the Responsible Official's office to Kris Rutledge during normal business hours via telephone 435-781-5196, in person, or at an official agency function (i.e. public meeting) that is designed to elicit public comments.
Email Comments To:
[email protected]
Put "
Motorized Travel Plan" in the subject line of e-mail comments. Acceptable formats are email message, MS Word (.doc), plain text (.txt), or rich text format (.rtf). Comments should include your name and address.
Fax Comments To:
(435) 781-5142 (with Motorized Travel Plan in subject line)
COMMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2009
For further information about Travel Management Planning on the Ashley National Forest, please contact Kris Rutledge, Team Leader, at 435-781-5196, or by email to
[email protected].
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
glad to hear it. The Utah 4wheel Drive Association seems to be pretty damn effective! 
