Then call in on the route designation project phone meeting for ELDO National Forest.

We still need a lot more people involved from the 4x4 community AND a lot more people NEED TO BECOME INFORMED on what is going on in our National Forests!

E-mail from Tony with info is here:

Hello Everyone.

This message is to let you know that our next telephone briefing on the
Route Designation Project will be Tuesday, May 8th, at 12:00 pm. To
access
the briefing follow the instructions below:

Dial: 1-866-720-3489, then passcode: 9683102, then press #.

We will discuss the status of the project and other issues of interest.
You
will also have the opportunity to ask the Project Team Leader
questions.

We encourage you to use the telephone briefings and ask that you inform
others about this opportunity. The briefings will continue every other
Tuesday at noon. Specific dates can be found on our website at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/projects/route. If you have any
questions
or comments please respond to eldoradoroutes@fs.fed.us.

We look forward to talking with you over lunch.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We will now have telephone briefings once a month, rather than every
other
Tuesday. The dates for these meetings will be posted on the web and an
email reminder will be sent out at least one week in advance.

Project Team Leader
Tony Scardina

Tony indicated that the "Draft EIS" is due out the end of June or early July.


The will be a 45 day comment period following the release of the selected "plan" either A, B, C, D, or the dreaded E.


It is a good time to go to the EldoNF site and just look for your favorite trails on each of the plans.


Prepare to write in about your favorite places, and how it will affect you if the route is closed.


Tony will also add to the website, some "suggestions" on how to "effectively" write in about your favorite trails.

I could not call in today becuase I had to teach.

From the E-mail chain I heard Tony will be leaving his post about the time the draft comes out.

That fawkin SUCKS!

Who the hell is Jason Bedlo? I think we need to do a little research and see if this guy is a tree hugger or if he will be as fair as Tony. Did they give a bio on him?

I could not call in today becuase I had to teach.

From the E-mail chain I heard Tony will be leaving his post about the time the draft comes out.

That fawkin SUCKS!

Who the hell is Jason Bedlo? I think we need to do a little research and see if this guy is a tree hugger or if he will be as fair as Tony. Did they give a bio on him?


He's never been in California, he went though the same training program that Tony did. He has no background in recreation.

I know there was more, but those were my notes.

Wonderful.

freakin great.

And this dude will be in charge of either keeping routes open and closed.

I hope the fawker knows what the "Rubicon" is.

Tony mentioned he would be spending some "briefing time" with him so he could get up to speed as quickly as possible.