Oregon Dunes affected by 10-C Management Plan

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These are the three areas in Oregon that will be affected by the 10-C Travel Management Plan for designating roads for access.

The 15 member committee, comprised of half ORVers and half Birkenstockers will have several more meetings in 2010 to decide on your riding fate.

Granted, total dune lockdown will not happen, but a good portion is at stake for conversion to non-offroading.....unless everyone gets off their butts and attend these slated meetings or gets involved otherwise.

The Forest Circus will make the final decision and guess which side that it smells like is getting favored.....yup, the Birkenstockers side. In our two previous meetings, the dune tours "conveniently" viered from the 10-C concentrated areas (only areas affected) to look at "other sensitive spots" - the tours are set up by, guess who, the Forest Circus. We have less than 50% of these dunes to ride in now.....can you afford to lose upwards of 20% from that?

More info to follow as develops ........LBR

This is the link to follow - the Oct & Nov meeting minutes are viewable so you can catchup on what has transpired so far:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/projects/rec-plans-projects/dunes-routes/index.shtml

Florence Dunes



Winchester Bay Dunes


Spinreel/Hauser Dunes

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Meeting upcoming in Florence...

This Friday the 22nd they meet at the South Jetty parking lot for a field tour ride until 4:30 return time to South Jetty

Includes stops at Upper Cleawox, North edge of Siltcoos Riding area, South Jetty-Siltcoos undesiginated route, Driftwood 2 designated route, and Red Buggy Hill. A lot of the feedback from this tour will be on the discussion plate for Saturday's meeting.

Saturday the 23rd they meet at the group meeting hall (Yurt on the East side of Hwy 101) at Honeyman State Park - starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:30

Guys - Lets consume every parking stall at the South Jetty parking lot Friday and have standing-room only at the meeting yurt Saturday

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Siuslaw National Forest - Oregon Dunes NRA OHV Designated Routes



January 22 & 23 Meeting & Field Trip

•Friday, January 22: Field Tour of north riding area (south of Florence) | Itinerary (pdf ~ 11 kb)
12:30 - 4:30
Starting location to be determined

•Saturday, January 23: Working Group Meeting | Agenda (pdf ~ 17 kb)
8:30 - 3:30
Honeyman State Park - Group Meeting Yurt

Meeting Notes
•November 6 & 7, 2009 (pdf ~ 79 kb)(Meeting & Field Trip)

•October 3, 2009 (pdf ~ 40 kb) (Meeting & Tour) Handouts follow:

◦Background and context about the project for the Designated Route Working Group
Presentation from first meeting (pdf ~ 97 kb)

◦Executive Order 11644 (pdf ~ 20 kb)
1972 Executive Order that addresses ORV use on federal lands

◦36 CFR.212.B (pdf ~ 52 kb)
Rule addressing the "Designation of Roads, Trails, and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use" on National Forest System land

Public Working Group
The Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA) has selected a group of volunteers, representing a range of interests, to serve on an OHV Designated Routes Working Group.

Working Group Members
Name
Representing

John Carnahan
Emergency Responders – Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue

Michael Cobb
General Public – Adjacent Landowner

Arrow Coyote
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians

Adele Dawson
General Public - Birders

Doug Duchscher
OHV Outfitters/Guides

John Getz
Mushroom Pickers

Marty Giles
Non-OHV Outfitters/Guides

Greg Hoover
Organized OHV Groups

Liz Kelly
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jody Phillips
OHV Users

Ron Price
OPRD - State ATV Program

Larry Robison
Coos County Parks Department

Scott Ryland
Organized OHV Groups

Andy Stahl
Conservation Groups (FSEEE)

Mark Tilton
Local Community Leader


OHV Designated Routes Working Group Support Staff
•Ross Holloway – Working Group Facilitator

•Sharon Stewart – Dispersed Recreation Supervisor, Siuslaw NF - ODNRA



Process Timeline – The working group will begin work in October 2009, and participate in six meetings and four field trips over a 9-10 month period, completing their work in June of 2010.

Purpose of Working Group – To represent a diverse set of interests in the Recreation Area, serve as a forum to discuss issues and opportunities, and develop specific recommendations for OHV designated routes for consideration by ODNRA managers.