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Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area OHV Designated Routes

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Designated OHV Routes for the Upland Areas of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

The Forest is launching a project to designate OHV riding routes in upland areas of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area as called for in the 1994 Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Management Plan.

First step in the process was forming a public working group to help recommend designated off-highway vehicle routes in the upland portions of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Working Group Meetings

January 22 & 23 Meeting & Field Trip | Agenda

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

• Saturday, January 23: Working Group Meeting
  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 volunteers to serve on an OHV Designated Routes Working Group.  The group consists of 10-15 members, representing the following interests: 

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.

Reference Materials

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Management Plan
The plan that guides management of the Dunes area.

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 lands

Dunes Maps
Maps of the three riding areas in the Dunes showing the land allocations from the plan and the current designated trails.

This route designation project is focused on Management Area 10C

• Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area ~ North (pdf ~ 674 kb)
  (updated Feb 2009)

• Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area ~ Middle (pdf ~ 479 kb)| zip file [for download & save to disk]

• Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area ~ South (pdf ~ 254 kb)
  (updated Feb 2009)

Note:
These are large maps produced to print at from 36" x 30" to 36" x 40" and some may take a long time to download

Questions?

Please contact:

• Ross Holloway (project facilitator)
  phone: 503-812-4056
  e-mail: rholloway@inciplan.net

• Milt Fusselman (Recreation Staff at ODNRA)
  855 Hwy 101
  Reedsport, OR 97467
  541-271-6001
  e-mail: mfusselman@fs.fed.us

USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest
Last modified Monday, November 23 2009