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000514 10. Signing . Signing within the Management Area is in accordance with National Forest signing policies and standards, Sufficient signs are installed to provide adequate information and guidance to persons who may be unfamiliar with the area, and to provide proper identification of National Forest System lands. Traffic control signs that conform to National Standards have been installed to regulate road traffic in the interest of public safety, II. Winter Activities Winter recreation opportunities exist at the McPhee Reservoir Management Area through the winter months of October through April. These opportunities include hunting, ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Management of public use in these activities is as follows: a, Winter Access Motorized vehicle use is not permitted within wildlife management areas from December I through April 30. This restriction applies to the entire House Creek drainage, including developed sites, from the Dolores-Norwood Road to Beaver Creek, and the east side of the management area from House Creek to the town of Dolores. This restriction is necessary to minimize harassment of wintering deer and elk in these areas. Roads accessing the reservoir and development sites outside of the seasonal closures will not be snow-plowed by the Forest Service, However, some of these roads may be plowed by the County or others if winter activity use is high enough to demand it. The roads accessing the Great Cut Dike and McPhee Dams and the Dolores Tunnel will be plowed for project maintenance and operation purposes which will provide limited access to the reservoir. b. Ice Fishing It is assumed that the McPhee Reservoir surface will freeze during a normal winter season. Ice fishing will be allowed on the reservoir. However, use will be limited by the availability of access points. Use will be monitored bv the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Forest Service to avoid conflicts with wildlife. c, Snowmobiling Snowmobiling is restricted to the reservoir's frozen surface and to roads outside of the seasonal closure areas. d, Snowshoeing and Cross-Country Skiing . These activities are permitted throughout the Management Area except within the seasonal closed wildlife management areas, where use is limited to winter closed roads, and trails specifically designated to these uses. If future use increases to a point that causes conflicts with wintering big game herds, these winter activities may be curtailed in the wildlife management areas, 16