Comment Period Ends on Nez Perce National Forest Plan for Vehicles in Roadless Areas

The Nez Perce National Forest has released its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) designating routes open to vehicle use across the entire forest, available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/nezperce/recreation/index-dramvu.shtml. This "Travel Planning" effort is supposed to address the problem of unmanaged and unregulated motorized recreation, which has dramatically increased throughout the West over the last decade. This lack of management has already caused incremental damage of Meadow Creek and many other wild places in the Nez Perce National Forest. Wildlands that once experienced only quiet recreation via horse and foot travel are now being used by ORV enthusiasts.

Get Involved in this Decision!

Before the comment period ends on Thursday, February 26, 2009, please send your input on these motorized route designations by e-mail to:
comments-northern-nezperce@fs.fed.us,
or by mail to:
Ralph Rau, Deputy Forest Supervisor
Nez Perce National Forest
Attn: Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use DEIS
104 Airport Road

Grangeville, Idaho 83530