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Members: DNR to hold open houses on proposed forest road and trail use designations in the Rum River State Forest (2006-05-16) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold two open houses to discuss proposed motor vehicle use classification and forest road and trail designations for the Rum River State Forest. The DNR proposal deals specifically with motor vehicle and off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to and use of the forest, which is located in east-central Mille Lacs and western Kanabec counties. OHVs include all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles and off-road vehicles, such as four-wheel-drive jeeps or trucks. The DNR proposes to retain the 'limited' classification for the 17,000-acre Rum River State Forest, and for the approximately 5,800 acres of DNR Forestry-administered lands that lie outside the forest boundary in MILLE LACS COUNTY. A 'limited' classification means motor vehicle use is permitted only on roads and trails signed as 'open' to motor vehicle use. Unsigned or non-designated routes would be effectively closed to most vehicular use under this plan, except for seasonal hunting and trapping activities. DNR-administered lands that lie outside the Rum River Forest in Kanabec County are not included in this proposal. They will be addressed in a subsequent planning exercise. In addition, the proposal recommends eliminating vehicular use of all non-designated routes in an approximately 500-acre portion of the Rum River State Forest in West-Central Kanabec County. This would preclude the use of these routes by motorized hunters or trappers within this sensitive natural area. Hunters and trappers would still be able to access the area on foot, or ride on non-designated routes elsewhere in the forest. These proposed forest road and trail use designations are the result of 2003 legislation directing DNR to review motor vehicle use of state forests and to designate forest roads and trails that can sustain regular motorized use. Public meetings to review the proposed reclassification and road and trail use designations will be Tuesday, July 18 in the Great Room at the Ralph Olson Center, 807 West Main Street, Onamia, and Thursday, July 20 at the Kanabec History Center, 805 West Forest Avenue, Mora. Both meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The DNR will explain its' proposal, respond to questions, and solicit public comments on the proposal. The forest reclassification proposal, road and trail designation plan and related maps are available at http://www.findthetrails.com or by contacting Brian McCann, DNR, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4052. People may also call (651) 259-5627 or toll free 1-888-MINNDNR (646-6367). Written or e-mail comments may be sent to brian.mccann@dnr.state.mn.us or to the above address. Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on July 28. Thank you for your help and support! http://www.atvam.org "Ride as if everyone is watching; Talk as if everyone is listening . . ."
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