Hat Creek Ranger District to Host Public
OHV Meeting
The Hat Creek Ranger
District (Lassen National Forest) will be hosting a
public meeting on Wednesday, June 8th to discuss their upcoming
Off-highway Vehicle (OHV) Route Designation Process. Pursuant to the
proposed OHV rule and a state-wide Memorandum of Intent with the State
Department of Parks and Recreation and the Off-highway Motor Vehicle
Recreation Commission, the Forest Service will be restricting OHV
travel to designated roads, trails, and small OHV riding areas. The
public will be engaged throughout this process over the next several
years. In July 2004, the USDA Forest Service issued a proposed rule
which affects OHV travel within the national forests and grasslands.
The proposed rule can be found at the following website, www.fs.fed.us.
Because of the tremendous growth of wheeled OHVs over the past several
decades and concern over resource impacts and social conflicts, the
proposed rule requires the establishment of a system of roads, trails,
and areas designated for motor vehicle travel. Once designations are
complete, wheeled motor vehicle use off the designated system would be
prohibited unless specifically exempted by a forest order. The proposed
rule would apply to all classes of wheeled vehicles including
non-licensed vehicles with a California Greensticker. Designated
snowmobile trails are not proposed. Snowmobile use would be managed as
it is currently, that is, it would be allowed, restricted or prohibited
as appropriate.
The public meeting will be held Wednesday, June
8th, at 6:30 p.m. at
the Hat Creek Ranger Station conference room, 43225 East Highway 299,
Fall River Mills.
If you would like
additional information about
these rules, please contact Elizabeth Norton, Public Services Officer,
at 530-252-6645.
