GW forest plan.

[bigdaddyyj]

For Immediate Release



Roanoke, VA (February 16, 2007)...Forest Supervisor Maureen Hyzer has announced the initiation of the revision of the George Washington Forest Plan. The Forest Plan will provide broad direction for future management activities on the 1,065,389 acres that make up the George Washington National Forest. Public participation is essential to help determine how the Forest can meet the demands for the multiple uses that the Forest provides.

All interested individuals and groups are invited to a series of public workshops beginning in March of 2007. The workshops will involve discussions regarding current management direction that may need to change. Workshops will continue throughout the spring and early summer of 2007. The first phase of public workshop dates, times and locations are outlined below:


Day/Date/Time Location Contact

Monday March 5, 2007
6-9 p.m. Hot Springs Presbyterian Church
7433 Sam Snead Hwy.
Hot Springs, VA 24445 Pat Sheridan
District Ranger
(540) 839-2521

Tuesday March 6, 2007
6-9 p.m. Rockbridge High School
143 Greenhouse Road
Lexington, VA 24450 Annie Downing
District Ranger
(540) 291-2188

Wednesday March 7, 2007
7-10 p.m. National Guard Armory
451 Hoover Road
Woodstock, VA 22664 Jim Smalls
District Ranger
(540) 984-4101

Thursday March 8, 2007
6-9 p.m. Alleghany County Governmental Complex
9212 Winterberry Ave.
Covington, VA 24426 Gerry Jackson
District Ranger
(540) 962-2214

Saturday March 10, 2007
1-4 p.m. Rockingham County Government Office Building
20 E. Gay Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22802 Elwood Burge
District Ranger
(540) 432-0187

The Forest Service has monitored and reviewed current social, economic and ecological conditions and trends and has evaluated the Forest’s progress toward achieving the desired conditions that were identified in the 1993 Forest Plan. This evaluation can be found in the draft Comprehensive Evaluation Report (CER) now available on the world-wide-web at www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj. This website also contains other draft documents and information on the revision process.

For more information, please contact your local District Ranger listed above or call the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Supervisor’s Office at (540) 265-5100.

[bigdaddyyj]

I was at my 1st GWNF planning meeting tonight. There were enough people there that we split up into 7 groups of about 20 each. I was the only one in my group that was there for OHV use. There were timber people, anti timber people, more wilderness, less wilderness, more front country, more back country, less everything. There were some ATV'rs, and bicyclists, horseback riders.

We need some attendance. We need to show we are serious about this.

There will be a second set of these in April, but this is one step further.

If you can make it out please come out, and voice your opinion.

Thanks

--
Gregg Jackson
VA4WD
Land use coordinator
804-928-5537

[bigdaddyyj]

For anyone that couldn't get to the meeting to voice their concerns

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/forestplan/revision/contact.shtml

Here is your opportunity. Please make it clear that we are looking for more high clearance vehicle trails.

Thanks
Gregg

[STUK SUX]

Done......Come on ppl post your thoughts to these folks....they want to hear it.