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[QUOTE="Tony Eeds, post: 1242501, member: 32023"] Issue: Although many popular ATV routes are classified as roads in Moab BLM's Travel Plan, some ATV trails are not proposed as open and some of the Motorcycle routes should be designated as ATV/Motorcycle trails as well. Staff at the Moab office seem to realize the error in their so-called "motorcycle maps" (e.g. no ATV trails). Thankfully, "Action Alert" type comments are relatively easy on this issue because Clif Koontz, with Ride with Respect, has been working with key ATV leaders and identified what we think is a really good proposal. Clif will have specifics soon, and we'll update you on those as soon as possible. Comment Suggestions: [list]Some of the "motorcycle trails" are very popular with ATV users. The Final Travel Plan should designate a mix of single track and ATV trails. [*]The FEIS should consider designating more ATV trails, especially between White Wash and Red Wash. We strongly suggest looking closely at the proposal developed by Ride with Respect.[/list] _________________________________________________________ Issue: In the Moab Field Office, true mountain bike single track trails are in short supply. Comment Suggestions: [list]The Mill Canyon - Sevenmile Rim biking focus area should be redrawn as Mill Canyon -Tusher Rims in order to provide better terrain for pedaling. [*]The Final Plan should extend the South Spanish Valley biking area further south toward Black Ridge.[/list] _________________________________________________________ Issue: Though 'stay on the trail' is a critical policy for most places, recreationists need a few distinct areas for open-riding. In 1.8 million acres, White Wash is not quite enough. Comment Suggestions: [list]An open area in addition to White Wash could provide different terrain for everything from bicycle free riding, to trials motorcycling, to hardcore rock crawling. As 99% of the Moab Field Office becomes limited to designated routes, open areas play an even more critical role for accommodating specialized sports. Perhaps parts of Black Ridge could remain unrestricted for this purpose. [*]The Sand Flats Recreation Area could adopt special policies to permit slickrock exploration. We support Ride with Respect's recommendation that mountain bike travel be allowed on any barren rock surface. Slickrock within one hundred yards of a designated route could be open to motorized travel. This two-hundred yard corridor would accommodate the ways that people currently enjoy Sand Flats.[/list] _________________________________________________________ Issue: Some important motorcycle trails are missing from all alternatives. The preferred alternative includes about 100 miles of true motorized single-track. Alternative D adds another 100 miles. But in total, the final plan should spare roughly 300 miles of non-road motorcycle routes from being closed. Comment Suggestions: [list]Alternative D falls just short of providing sufficient motorcycling opportunities. Since no single-track inventory was performed, the BLM should continue accepting data on existing routes, and consider them for implementation. [*]The Utah Rims single-track network should include at least 25 miles of additional routes, in order to be as complete as the Dee Pass network. [*]In particular, long-distance single-tracks and rugged roads that connect SRMAs offer a unique experience. The Copper Ridge Motorcycle Loop should be combined with Thompson Trail in the final plan. [*]A few more non-riparian washes should be left open, especially in the Cisco Desert. These travel-ways provide ATV and motorcycle riders an unconfined challenge that roads cannot.[/list] _________________________________________________________ Issue: In an incredible show of chutzpah, the Moab BLM has included the White Wash Sand Dunes as a proposed Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in Alternative B. Alternative B seems to be the; "give SUWA whatever they want, despite the existing, traditional uses that have existed for decades" alternative. Sheesh, I wish we got the same treatment in Alternative D!! Comment Suggestions: [list]I strongly oppose the ACEC proposals in Alternative B. The White Wash ACEC is especially inappropriate.[/list] _________________________________________________________ Issue: Comments regarding "Lands with Wilderness Character" Decisions on this issue are being made at the highest levels. OHV users must begin now to pressure their elected representatives on this issue or many hundreds of miles of roads and trails will be closed throughout the West. (You can find the contact info for your political representatives on BRC's Rapid Response Center. Simply Click Here, [url]http://www.sharetrails.org/rapid_response/[/url] and enter your zip code) Comment Suggestions: [list]Congress gave very specific instructions to the BLM regarding Wilderness. Those instructions are contained in Section 603 of FLPMA. Congress instructed the agency to inventory all of their lands, identify which were definitely not of wilderness quality and then to begin an intensive inventory and analysis to determine which of the remaining lands would be recommended for inclusion into the National Wilderness Preservation System. The process was completed in 1991. All stakeholders (including Wilderness Advocacy Groups) have exhausted the protest and appeal options. After 10 years the "603 Process" left Utah with approximately 3.2 million acres designated as Wilderness Study Areas. Of those, approximately 1.9 million acres were deemed "suitable and manageable" and were recommended to Congress for Wilderness designation. Section 603 requires the BLM to manage WSAs in such a manner so as to not impair the suitability of such areas for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System, subject to existing uses. [*]There is no justification, no mandate in FLPMA and no process requirement for engaging in an ongoing Wilderness inventory and review. Once the "603 Process" was completed, the agency was done with its Wilderness review. The question of which lands should be included in the National Wilderness Preservation System is now between Congress and the American people. Other than the management of existing WSA's, the BLM should have no part in this issue. To do so is a tragic loss of management resources. [*]When formulating land use plans and considering opportunities for solitude and unconfined recreation, the BLM must consider all other resource values and uses and attempt to balance the competing uses and values using the Multiple Use/Sustained Yield paradigm.[/list] [/QUOTE]
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