DanInDenver
Trail Ready
Meant to post about this awhile back so have missed the commentary deadline.
If below where to come to fruition it wouldn’t mean closed in an MVUM is now open. Rather it could now be considered under a yet to be funded and defined review process.
An action this club could take would be to begin listing closed trails that should be reopened. The reasoning to reopen maybe the history on when it was used and how it was closed? Also what traffic type should be allowed. Looking side eyed at those side by sides.
ChatGPT warning for those who may be triggered
USDA/Forest Service rulemaking proposal to rewrite the Travel Management Rule governing National Forest System lands.
It would create mechanisms for limited off-route motor-vehicle use for things such as:
And there would be an annual review of roads, trails and access points that are closed or highly restricted, potentially giving local Forest Service units a recurring opportunity to reconsider those closures.
If below where to come to fruition it wouldn’t mean closed in an MVUM is now open. Rather it could now be considered under a yet to be funded and defined review process.
An action this club could take would be to begin listing closed trails that should be reopened. The reasoning to reopen maybe the history on when it was used and how it was closed? Also what traffic type should be allowed. Looking side eyed at those side by sides.
ChatGPT warning for those who may be triggered
USDA/Forest Service rulemaking proposal to rewrite the Travel Management Rule governing National Forest System lands.
What is being proposed
The Forest Service is proposing to flip the basic presumption from:to essentially:
The proposal covers roads, trails, airfields, trailheads and other access routes/points on National Forest System lands. A closure could still be justified by law, existing rights, environmental/resource conditions, public safety, conflicts between uses, or maintenance/administrative limitations.
The really interesting part for 4×4/off-road users
The proposal goes beyond simply changing the wording.It would create mechanisms for limited off-route motor-vehicle use for things such as:
- retrieving downed big game
- collecting firewood
- dispersed camping
- other specified motorized activities
And there would be an annual review of roads, trails and access points that are closed or highly restricted, potentially giving local Forest Service units a recurring opportunity to reconsider those closures.