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USDA Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest
100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667
Date: May 10, 2006 Contact:
Anthony Scardina
Release: Upon Receipt
Phone: 530-621-5276
TTY 530-642-5122
Eldorado National Forest Route Designation
Open Houses June 6 and 8
Placerville, CA..The USDA Forest Service will continue its on-going public
conversations regarding the Eldorado National Forest route designation
process in public open-houses scheduled for June 6th in Placerville and
June 8th in Jackson. The meeting on June 6th in Placerville will be held
from 6 PM to 9 PM at the El Dorado County Office of Education Activity
Center - Building I; 6767 Green Valley, Placerville, CA. The meeting on
June 8th in Jackson will be held from 6 PM to 9 PM at the City of Jackson
Civic Center - 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA.
The purpose of these open houses is to present and discuss the preliminary
alternatives to the agency proposed action developed by the Route
Designation Interdisciplinary Team, as well as present and discuss how each
of the alternatives were developed by the Team.
An interdisciplinary team of specialists has been developing a
preliminary range of reasonable alternatives to the agency proposed action
over the past five months in response to public comments, as well as agency
laws, regulations, and policies. The team will also present how particular
standards and guidelines were applied specifically related to rights-of-way
across private land, road density standards in deer winter range, routes
near existing private property, routes near sensitive plants and cultural
sites, and routes near hydrologic features, among other standards and
guidelines.
"The importance of the open houses is to see what the public thinks of the
preliminary alternatives before we move forward with our analysis," said
Route Designation Team Leader Anthony Scardina. "It is another part of an
on-going effort to maintain open and honest communication with the public
during the route designation process."
The Eldorado National Forest is under court order to complete the Eldorado
National Forest Route Designation Environmental Impact Statement by
December 31, 2007. The Forest Service began the preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to designate routes for motor vehicles
such as four wheel drive vehicles, ATVs, and motorcycles, when it released
a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register on October 26, 2005. A draft
environmental impact statement is anticipated to be ready for public review
in August 2006, and a final environmental impact statement is expected to
be ready for public review in December 2006.
"I think this is a great opportunity to get further public review and
input on the direction we are going before we release the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement," said Acting Forest Supervisor Tom Efird.
"Public involvement is the cornerstone for making good decisions and we are
taking this additional public involvement step to ensure that the public
has ample opportunity to express their concerns as we get closer to a
designated route system for motor vehicles on the Eldorado National Forest.
I would like to thank our public stakeholders for their participation
during this complex process, as well as the efforts of our
interdisciplinary team to ensure that the process is scientific and open to
the public at the same time."
Detailed information about the route designation project can be found
on the Eldorado National Forest web site at: www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado.
USDA Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest
100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667
Date: May 10, 2006 Contact:
Anthony Scardina
Release: Upon Receipt
Phone: 530-621-5276
TTY 530-642-5122
Eldorado National Forest Route Designation
Open Houses June 6 and 8
Placerville, CA..The USDA Forest Service will continue its on-going public
conversations regarding the Eldorado National Forest route designation
process in public open-houses scheduled for June 6th in Placerville and
June 8th in Jackson. The meeting on June 6th in Placerville will be held
from 6 PM to 9 PM at the El Dorado County Office of Education Activity
Center - Building I; 6767 Green Valley, Placerville, CA. The meeting on
June 8th in Jackson will be held from 6 PM to 9 PM at the City of Jackson
Civic Center - 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA.
The purpose of these open houses is to present and discuss the preliminary
alternatives to the agency proposed action developed by the Route
Designation Interdisciplinary Team, as well as present and discuss how each
of the alternatives were developed by the Team.
An interdisciplinary team of specialists has been developing a
preliminary range of reasonable alternatives to the agency proposed action
over the past five months in response to public comments, as well as agency
laws, regulations, and policies. The team will also present how particular
standards and guidelines were applied specifically related to rights-of-way
across private land, road density standards in deer winter range, routes
near existing private property, routes near sensitive plants and cultural
sites, and routes near hydrologic features, among other standards and
guidelines.
"The importance of the open houses is to see what the public thinks of the
preliminary alternatives before we move forward with our analysis," said
Route Designation Team Leader Anthony Scardina. "It is another part of an
on-going effort to maintain open and honest communication with the public
during the route designation process."
The Eldorado National Forest is under court order to complete the Eldorado
National Forest Route Designation Environmental Impact Statement by
December 31, 2007. The Forest Service began the preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to designate routes for motor vehicles
such as four wheel drive vehicles, ATVs, and motorcycles, when it released
a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register on October 26, 2005. A draft
environmental impact statement is anticipated to be ready for public review
in August 2006, and a final environmental impact statement is expected to
be ready for public review in December 2006.
"I think this is a great opportunity to get further public review and
input on the direction we are going before we release the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement," said Acting Forest Supervisor Tom Efird.
"Public involvement is the cornerstone for making good decisions and we are
taking this additional public involvement step to ensure that the public
has ample opportunity to express their concerns as we get closer to a
designated route system for motor vehicles on the Eldorado National Forest.
I would like to thank our public stakeholders for their participation
during this complex process, as well as the efforts of our
interdisciplinary team to ensure that the process is scientific and open to
the public at the same time."
Detailed information about the route designation project can be found
on the Eldorado National Forest web site at: www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado.