15 Sep 2017
Object by Oct.24 to proposed seasonal bike closure in Hermosa Watershed Area
All trails in the Hermosa Creek Watershed Management Area would be closed to mechanized and motorized use from December through April if a new Decision Notice signed by the Forest Supervisor is finalized.
An objection period to the seasonal closure is underway until Oct. 24th.
Alternative 2 was chosen by the San Juan National Forest Supervisor Kara Chadwick.
On the brighter side of this decision, bikes would be allowed on Big Lick Trail as well as West Cross Creek Trail (Stagecoach Trail) outside of the proposed seasonal closures.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife wanted both Big Lick Trail and West Cross Creek Trail to be off limits to mountain bikes in the plan.
Check page 87 and page 90 in the Environmental Assessment to read more about the seasonal closures:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43010
Project level objections, including attachments, must be in writing and filed with the Objection
Reviewing Officer as follows:
Postal service and street delivery address:
Objection Reviewing Officer,
Forest Supervisor Kara Chadwick,
San Juan National Forest,
15 Burnett Court,
Durango, CO 81301
Hand-delivery is accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. , excluding holidays.
or via FAX: 970-385-1386
or via Email: r02f13admin_review@fs.fed.us
Electronically mailed objections must be submitted in an email message, plain text (.txt),
Word (.doc or .docx), Portable Document Format (.pdf), or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file formats.
Thank goodness that Big Lick and Stagecoach have been saved!!
Thanks for your work in support of that.
CWA
September 18th, 2017 at 11:35 ampermalink
You are welcome. 🙂
Both of those trails need some serious maintenance. Hope they let me help out with clearing the dead trees off of Stagecoach.
Adam Howell
September 22nd, 2017 at 9:33 pmpermalink