The Forest ServiceTravel Management

Rule

The Forest ServiceTravel Management

Rule

Key ThemesKey Themes

• Motor vehicles are a legitimate use – in the right places.

• Manage use in order to sustain it• A national framework for local

decisions• Collaboration with public, local

government

• Motor vehicles are a legitimate use – in the right places.

• Manage use in order to sustain it• A national framework for local

decisions• Collaboration with public, local

government

Rule SummaryRule Summary

• Forests and districts shall designate those roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle use by vehicle class, time of year.

• Designated roads, trails, and areas shall be identified on a motor vehicle use map.

• Forests and districts shall designate those roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle use by vehicle class, time of year.

• Designated roads, trails, and areas shall be identified on a motor vehicle use map.

Rule SummaryRule Summary

• Once the map is published, motor vehicle use inconsistent with designations is prohibited.

• Once the map is published, motor vehicle use inconsistent with designations is prohibited.

The Situation TodayThe Situation Today

• 287,000 miles of NFS road open to motor vehicle use.

• 33,000 miles of NFS trail open to motor vehicle use.

• Thousands of additional miles of user-created roads and trails.

• 287,000 miles of NFS road open to motor vehicle use.

• 33,000 miles of NFS trail open to motor vehicle use.

• Thousands of additional miles of user-created roads and trails.

MoneyMoney

• Forest Service budget is tight – we can’t do it alone.

• Travel planning will require substantial effort – the agency will have to prioritize work to get travel planning done.

• Forest Service budget is tight – we can’t do it alone.

• Travel planning will require substantial effort – the agency will have to prioritize work to get travel planning done.

MoneyMoney

• A sustainable system of roads and trails requires maintenance, communication, enforcement.

• Many opportunities for volunteers, partnerships, state grants – we can do it together!

• A sustainable system of roads and trails requires maintenance, communication, enforcement.

• Many opportunities for volunteers, partnerships, state grants – we can do it together!

PartnershipsPartnerships

“We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately” – Benjamin Franklin

• The success or failure of the Forest Service travel management rule depends on how well we work together.

• Planning, implementation, compliance, and sustainability require partnership.

“We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately” – Benjamin Franklin

• The success or failure of the Forest Service travel management rule depends on how well we work together.

• Planning, implementation, compliance, and sustainability require partnership.