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1. ATV Winter Riding 2. DNR to hold public meeting on motor vehicle use proposals Mississippi Headwaters State Forest & SW Beltrami 3. DNR and counties to hold open houses on forest classification, trail designation in Koochiching & Itasca counties 4. DNR finalizes planning for motor vehicle use proposals on state forest lands West Central Forests' South Unit 5. Chisholm ATV trail proposal out for public review 6. Public input wanted for Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area plan 1. ATV Winter Riding Please help spread the word. ATV winter riding is limited to lakes, forest roads and the few trails that are open during the winter months. These trails can be found at http://www.findthetrails.com. ATV's are not allowed on Snowmobile Grant-in-aid (GIA) trails. If ATVs are using snowmobile GIA trails it may compromise local snowmobile club agreements with public or private landowners which could potentially shut down their trail system. This is an excellent year for our snowmobile friends. If you see someone riding where they shouldn't let them know the rules or take their registration number down and notify your local Conservation Officer. Thank you for your help. 2. DNR to hold public meeting on motor vehicle use proposals for the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest and Southwest Beltrami County Jan. 16 in Bemidji (January 3, 2008) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public meeting in Bemidji next week to receive comment on its motor vehicle use classification and route designation proposals for state forest lands in the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. The meeting will be held at the student union at Bemidji State University on Jan. 16. Joining the DNR will be representatives from the land departments for Beltrami, Clearwater and Hubbard counties. Recommendations from the DNR's draft plan will be presented for the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest and scattered DNR Forestry-administered lands in Southwest Beltrami County. The draft plan also details recommended forest road and trail designations for county-administered tax forfeit lands inside the state forest. The DNR's draft plan recommends that the state forest be classified as "limited" with regard to motor vehicle use. If the recommendation is adopted, motor vehicles will only be permitted on routes posted open to motorized use on DNR-managed lands. The Mississippi Headwaters State Forest is now under a "managed" classification, where all state forest roads and forest trails are open to recreational motor vehicle use unless posted closed. Hubbard County proposes a scheme similar to the DNR's on its forest lands, while both Beltrami and Clearwater counties will have an "open unless restricted" motor vehicle access policy on their ownerships. The DNR also recommends a "limited" classification for DNR scattered state forest lands outside the forest boundary in Southwest Beltrami County. In all, the draft plan makes recommendations concerning about 44 miles of roads, trails and other inventoried routes on about 11,500 acres of DNR-administered state forest lands in the Mississippi Headwaters Unit. The draft plan recommends designating some forest roads and trails in the forest, while leaving the majority as non-designated routes that will not be signed. For the designated trails, about 1.3 miles is proposed for ATV/OHM use and 3.8 miles will be designated non-motorized trail for hunter walking purposes. The DNR, along with Beltrami and Hubbard counties, also propose an area of about 14,500 acres inside the forest on all three ownerships where off-trail travel is prohibited during the big game hunting and trapping season. PUBLIC MEETING NEXT WEEK The DNR will hold one public meeting on this proposal. The meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Beaux Arts Ballroom, Hobson Memorial Union, Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Road, Bemidji, MN. The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. The first hour will allow people to informally review the plan, maps and other summary materials. The DNR interdisciplinary team and other supporting staff will be present to answer questions the public may have. During the remainder of the meeting, the DNR will present its proposal and respond to questions and accept comments. Land department staff for Beltrami, Clearwater and Hubbard counties will also be present to answer questions and receive comments about designations on county-managed tax forfeit lands. PLANS AND MAPS NOW AVAILABLE The DNR's West Central Group - Mississippi Headwaters Unit's classification review and route designation proposals are available on the DNR Web site at http://www.findthetrails.com. Written comments, questions or requests for copies of the planning documents should be directed to Bill Johnson, DNR Trails & Waterways, 500 Lafayette Road, Box 52, St. Paul, MN 55155-4052, bill.johnson@dnr.state.mn.us, (651) 259-5643 or toll free at 1-888-MINNDNR (646-6367). Written comments on the draft proposal will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 # # # # #
3. DNR and counties to hold open houses on forest classification and trail designation in Koochiching and Itasca counties (January 9, 2008) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin motorized access planning for state forests in Koochiching and east Itasca counties this winter and will kick off the process with public open houses in late January. The planning will cover the Koochiching, Smokey Bear, Pine Island, George Washington, and Golden Anniversary state forests and scattered lands in Koochiching and eastern Itasca counties. Motorized access planning is a cooperative effort between the DNR and the counties. The DNR and counties are co-hosting open houses so the public can review maps of inventoried access routes and comment on current and desired future public uses (motorized and non-motorized) of DNR and county administered lands within the project area. The planning team will use the public comments to produce preliminary proposals for motorized use classifications and road and trail designations. County land managers are also seeking input for uses on county tax-forfeit lands. The open houses are scheduled for 4:30 to 7 pm at:
Public comments will be shared among cooperating agencies, so interested parties need only submit comment once. Maps for the entire planning unit will be available at each meeting to facilitate convenient public participation in the process. DNR and its partners will consider the comments in development of proposed forest classifications and road/trail designations. For more information about the open houses, contact Jack Olson, DNR Trails and Waterways planner at 218-833-8716 or jack.olson@dnr.state.mn.us. Public information and maps for the Koochiching/East Itasca planning effort will be posted on the DNR Web site at http://www.findthetrails.com or http://www.mndnr.gov\ohv # # # # # # 4. DNR finalizes planning for motor vehicle use proposals on state forest lands in the West Central Forests' South Unit (January 8, 2008) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has completed its public access planning for state forest lands in the West Central Group - South Unit. The plan includes DNR Forestry-administered lands in four state forests (Huntersville, Lyons, Smoky Hills and Two Inlets), and scattered state forest lands in six counties (Clay, Douglas, Pope, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena). The final plan addresses how the public will access approximately 60,000 acres in the planning area. The DNR has classified all four state forests as limited, which means motor vehicles will be allowed to operate only on signed forest roads and trails. The forests are currently classified as managed, which means that motor vehicles are allowed to operate on routes unless posted closed. The DNR interdisciplinary team also considered the types of uses that can be sustained on about 325 miles of route inventory. From this total, designations for approximately 117 miles of forest roads and 110 miles of forest trails will be offered. Both motorized and non-motorized trail designations are offered in the plan, including single-track trails for both off-highway motorcycles and horseback riding in Huntersville State Forest. The plan also identifies about 12,000 acres in the Smoky Hills and Two Inlets state forests where use of unsigned routes or off-trail travel under the big game hunting and trapping exceptions will not be allowed. New hunter walking trails will also be present in this area. The classifications and designations become effective Dec. 31. "The Department is allowing one field season to get the forests ready," said Keith Simar, one of the team co-chairs in the Division of Forestry. "Our foresters, trails managers and other staff have a number of responsibilities on the ground in order to implement the plan. We'll be busy." The final plan, maps and other related information can be viewed on the DNR Web site at http://www.findthetrails.com. ##########
5. Chisholm ATV trail proposal out for public review (December 28, 2007) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public review and comment on the proposed construction of an 11-mile ATV trail connecting the city of Chisholm with Highway 5 and Connor's Road just northwest of the city in west-central St. Louis County. The trail, designed to facilitate travel into Chisholm from points north, is planned as a grant-in-aid route open only to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The proposal, submitted by the Northern Traxx ATV Club (sponsored by the city of Chisholm), begins on Cemetery Road north of Chisholm and continues northwesterly between Highway 5 and Highway 84, crossing Highway 84 near its intersection with Highway 134 (Dewey Lake Road). After crossing Highway 84, the trail continues northwesterly past Dollar Lake before intersecting with Connors Road. If approved, this trail will be operated, maintained and managed by the city of Chisholm in conjunction with the Northern Traxx ATV Club. The ATV trail segments described in the club's proposal have already undergone rigorous DNR review. The project addresses potential user safety and environmental concerns identified during the DNR review, including the need for water crossing permits, potential wetland impacts, and safe use of public road rights-of-way. The proposal also incorporates design features intended to discourage speeding along the corridor, which incorporates sections of existing road, snowmobile trail, and user-developed riding trails. The DNR welcomes public perspective on this project proposal. Copies of the proposal and site map are available at http://www.mndnr.gov. Requests and comments may also be directed to Steve Hennessy, DNR Tower Area Trails and Waterways, 650 Highway 169 Tower, MN 55790, (218) 753-2580, ext. 253, or e-mailed to steve.hennessy@dnr.state.mn.us. # # # # # # [size=6. ]Public input wanted for Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area plan (January 13, 2008) As the formal planning process for the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area (SRA) begins, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be holding a public open house on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The open house will be in the basement of the Meeker County Courthouse in Litchfield from 5-7 p.m. Cathi Fouchi, DNR Southern Region planner at New Ulm, said the DNR and others charged with developing a comprehensive plan want to collect as much information as possible from the public, as well as answer any questions people might have about the project. "As the project moves forward, it's very important that we accurately assess just what people would like to see included in the recreation area, whether that be hunting, camping, hiking, educational opportunities or other similar activities," Fouchi noted. "We really want to hear what the citizens have to say." In addition to the open house, written comments can be submitted to Fouchi via e-mail at cathi.fouchi@dnr.state.mn.us or regular mail at DNR Southern Region, 261 Highway 15 South, New Ulm, Mn. 56073. The Greenleaf Lake SRA is located between Litchfield and Hutchinson with about 1,200 acres of land enclosed within the currently proposed boundaries. To date, nearly 400 acres of land around Greenleaf and Sioux lakes have been purchased and discussion continues with other potentially willing sellers. Mark Matuska, DNR Southern Region director at New Ulm, expressed both appreciation and excitement about the prospects for the SRA. "I believe this recreation area is going to be an extremely popular and important addition to this area of Minnesota," Matuska said. "We're really looking forward to moving ahead." # # # # # Thank you for your support of ATVing in Minnesota!
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