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<br />Travel Management-A Separate Decision
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<br />As you read more about the Forest Plan, you will find that it is really two plans in one-the Land and Resource
<br />Management Plan and the Travel Management Plan. The Land and Resource Management Plan divides the
<br />Forest into management areas-from pristine wilderness to scenic byways to big-game winter range to ski-based
<br />resorts. It also provides guidance to Forest specialists-through standards and guidelines, goals and objectives
<br />-on how projects will be done. The Regional Forester in Denver will make the decision on how this final plan
<br />will look. . .
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<br />Forest Plan Focus
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<br />The second decision. the Travel Management Plan, will be made by Forest Supervisor Martha Ketelle. This plan
<br />tiers to the Forest Plan and defines what type of recreational travel will be allowed in a given management area.
<br />The Travel Management Plan will make decisions on allowable types and seasons of use for aU roads and trails.
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<br />The most common modes of summer recreational travel are via foot, horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, A TV and
<br />four-wheel drive vehicle. We are introducing mechanized use in the Travel Management Plan; this primarily
<br />applies to mountain biking, but could also include emerging forms of transportation like off-road in-line skating.
<br />Foot and horse use is allowed on all areas of the Forest-these uses are not restricted except where there are site-
<br />specific closures for wildlife or other purposes. The most common modes of winter recreational travel are via
<br />snowshoes, skis and snowmobile. The Revised Forest Plan will identify summer and winter recreational travel
<br />uses that are appropriate for each management area.
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<br />The DEIS for the Proposed Revised Forest Plan contains a lot of travel information that has been difficult for
<br />many people to understand. The chart below contains information to clarify what is in the DEIS. The current
<br />situation is most closely represented by Alternative B; the preferred alternative that was identified in the DEIS
<br />is Alternative D.
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<br />. Travel Management Alternative Alternative Alternative Alternative Alternallve Altarnative
<br />B C D E F I
<br />Summer
<br />Roads open to full-size motor vehicles (miles). 1,777 1,556 1,467 1,861 1,934 1,384
<br />Roads and trails open to motorcycles and ATVs 1,963 1,770 1,602 2,163 2,402 1,493
<br />(miles)
<br />Roads and trails open to mechanized vehicles 3,818 3,083 2.698 3,451 3,197 2.627
<br />(miles)
<br />Lands open to unrestricted (off-road) motorized 141,000 81,000 0 164,000 205.000 0
<br />use (acres)
<br />Lands open to unrestricted mechanized use 1,245,000 166,000 0 623,000 301,000 9,000
<br />(acres) .
<br />Winter
<br />Lands open to unrestricted motorized use 1,092,000 626,000 478,000 842,000 1,065,000 148,000
<br />(acres)
<br />Designated routes. (miles) 34 275 289 149 53 516
<br />Lands managed for non-motorized use (acres), 1,182,000 1,637.000 1,796,000 1,432,000 1.205,000 2,114,000
<br />including Wilderness, non-motorized areas and
<br />areas with motorized designated routes
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<br />Contact your local White River National Forest office with questions about specific roads and trails that you are
<br />concerned about. Comments on the Travel Management Plan are due May 9. 2000..
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