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ATVAM Alert Subscribers: We received this message from the Blue Ribbon Coalition regarding the Chippewa National Forest: Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Attention Minnesota Recreationists! The Chippewa National Forest is formulating new travel plans that will limit ALL vehicle use to designated roads, trails and areas. As a first step in the planning process, the Forest Service (FS) will co-host three public meetings on Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recommendations in October along with Cass, Beltrami and Itasca counties and proposals from the MN DNR Regions. As you know, the FS published a new rule requiring the agency to formally designate a system of roads, trails and areas where motorized vehicle use would be allowed. Forest Service regulations and other laws require the agency to conduct a planning process in collaboration with the public to help design the designated system. These meetings will provide an updated display of roads recommended for OHV use in and around the national forest area, and presentations on each agency's proposal and process. Public comments will be solicited and used by each agency as each begins their separate approval and decision process. Written public comments will be shared by all agencies. Agencies plan to make presentations and will have maps showing key areas for connector trails along with maps of the proposed designated roads. National Forest OHV road use recommendations will be displayed concurrently with county and Minnesota DNR participation to ensure that continuity of management exists between federal, state and county lands. This is your opportunity to review which Forest Service roads are recommended to be open or closed to OHVs and for potential mixed use. This is your chance to provide formal public comment to the DNR on specific proposals for existing routes and provide recommendations for future connectors and trails. The DNR expects final decisions near January 2007. This will also begin the official Forest Service environmental analysis process which will occur this winter with the expectations of final decisions being made by next summer. The dates, times and locations for each of the public meetings is listed below. Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Northland High School Gym 316 Main Street Remer, MN Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:30 to 8:30 p.m Deer River High School Commons 101 1st Avenue NE Deer River, MN Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:30 to 8:30 p.m Hampton Inn Conference Room 1019 Paul Bunyan Drive So Bemidji, MN Each meeting will allow time for participant questions and for agency presentations: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. View or get copies of maps; Information gathering and individual discussions with agency representatives. Maps, comment sheets, and background materials will be available from each agency. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. A short presentation of proposals by each Agency and their upcoming expectations. Participants will provide written questions during the meeting to be addressed during the agency's presentations. 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. View or get copies of maps; and individual discussions with agency representatives. Written comments on either agency's proposal may be submitted at the meeting or mailed or emailed until November 3rd, 2006 Attention: Jack Olson, DNR Trails & Waterways, 1601 Minnesota Dr., Brainerd MN 56401 or jack.olson@dnr.state.mn.us For more information about the Chippewa National Forest OHV road recommendations or policy, please contact Ann Long-Voelkner, Recreation Planner at 218.335.8600. Information on OHV planning is available at the FS website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/recreation/atv_trails/index.php. PLEASE IF YOU RECREATE IN THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST GET INVOLVED NOW! Thanks in advance for your support, Brian Hawthorne BlueRibbon Coalition 208-237-1008 ext 102 Thank you for your continued support of ATVing in Minnesota. The ATVAM Board "Ride as if everyone is watching; Talk as if everyone is listening . . ." NOTE: If you would like to be removed from this mailing list please reply and put remove in the subject line.
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