Public Meetings Presenting Over Snow Travel Management Planning Project

Release Date: May 3, 2024

DEL NORTE, CO — May 3, 2024 – The Rio Grande National Forest will be conducting four public meetings to present information on the launch of the forest-wide Over Snow Travel Management Planning Project. Forest Service staff will present the initial Winter Recreation Opportunity Spectrum maps and the proposed action for the public to review. The maps depict both the current and suitable over-snow motorized travel uses on the land. The public is invited to learn more about the project to better provide substantial comments on the proposed action. Meeting dates, times and locations are below.

 

Alamosa	Antonito
May 29, 2024 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Alamosa Recreation Center 2222 Old Sanford Rd, Alamosa, CO  81101	May 30, 2024 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Hall 6633 CO Rd 113, Antonito, CO  81111
Saguache	South Fork
June 4, 2024 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saguache County Road & Bridge Building 305 3rd St., Saguache, CO  81149	June 5, 2024 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. South Fork Fire Department 0028 Mall St., South Fork, CO  81154
Virtual Presentation
June 6, 2024                     6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Please join 10 minutes early) Zoom platform                https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81822193127

“This is a great opportunity to voice your opinion and get involved to help shape winter recreation experiences and settings on the forest,” said Dennis Kuhnel, forest supervisor for the Rio Grande National Forest. “The first round of public meetings last fall had great participation. It would be wonderful if we had similar participation during these meetings. We look forward to seeing and hearing from our community members and all those interested in over-snow recreation.”

Kuhnel encouraged all interested parties to attend any one of the meetings and added that the project will take up to two years to complete. The resulting decision from the analysis will set parameters that will guide over-snow travel on forest roads, trails and cross-country use for the next 15-20 years across the 1.8-million-acre Rio Grande National Forest.

If you would like to request a Spanish language accommodation during any of the in-person meetings, please contact Gregg Goodland at 719-588-7045 and advise him of your request.

A copy of this news release will be translated into Spanish and soon available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/riogrande/news-events.

For information on the Rio Grande National Forest, call (719) 850-2374, visit the forest website, or follow us on our Facebook page or X – formerly Twitter.