OHV Bridge over Stream on Eldorado National Forest
QWR believes the Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 notice
today regarding Proposed Directives for National Best Management Practices
(BMPs) for Water Quality Protection on National Forest System (NFS) Lands
highlights the import of ongoing use of modern water/soil related OHV trail
prescriptions on public lands throughout the country including those on the Eldorado National Forest
in California.
May 6, 2014 FR FS Proposed Directives
Rolling Dip to Address Soil Loss/Water Quality
on Eldorado National Forest
Off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation facilities shall be
managed for sustainable long-term prescribed use without generating soil loss
that exceeds restorability, and without causing erosion or sedimentation which significantly
affects resource values beyond the facilities. Management of OHV facilities
shall occur in accordance with Public Resources Code, Sections 5090.2, 5090.35,
and 5090.53.
Wet Weather Prescription on the Mendocino NF
It also requires other land agencies (FS, BLM, counties)
with projects funded by the OHV Trust Fund (PRC Section 5090.06) to be managed
in accordance with the 2008 Standard. Assessment, maintenance and monitoring activities
are necessary for any OHV project to ensure that an OHV facility is managed for its sustainable prescribed use, without generating
soil loss that exceeds restorability, and without causing erosion or
sedimentation which significantly affects resource values beyond the facilities.
CA OHMVRD 2008 Soil Conservation Standard and Guidelines
Wet Weather/Wildlife Travel Sign on Eldorado NF
Ongoing drought conditions in the West and new resource
and wildlife regulations being promulgated means that being pro-active in the
application of modern trail management practices will continue to be important
in the decades to come.
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