The Travel Management Rule of 2005 directs the Forest Service to evaluate its general road system (Subpart A), halt all cross country motorized use (Subpart B) and improve the management of Over Snow Vehicles (Subpart C).
Below are links to better explain to the various travel projects the Sierra NF is working on at this time. If you have any general questions, please contact Tom Lowe, Assistant Forest Engineer at tlowe@fs.fed.us.
This link connects to the Region Five Travel Management webpage with a discussion of the Travel Management Rule and links to other useful information, as well as a video clip of Deputy Region Forester, Ron Ketter, explaining the importance of Travel Management.
Sierra National Forest Travel Management Processes
Subpart B designated the motorized transportation system (road, trails and areas) and closed the forest from use off designated the designated system. This analysis resulted in a NEPA decision in 2010 and has since been implemented.
The decision provides a different mechanism for protecting unpaved road and trail surfaces closed due to wet season allowing more closure flexanility during dry winters.
This proposal to change about 40 miles of road classification, add approximately 68 miles of trails and 318 acres to the Sierra National Forest transporation system. This project is currently on hold.
Subpart C
Use by over snow vehicles
The Sierra NF has not initiated the analysis for over snow vehicles.
