Open house meetings Tucson's Charlouleau Gap...

[a4x4girl]

As received from www.WheelingArizona.com:

"It Ashman from WheelingArizona.com, we need your help.

The USFS (US Fire Service) recently started road maintenance on Tucson's Charlouleau Gap trail destroying what used to be called "kissing rock". Read more about it here and see pictures of the destruction: http://wheelingarizona.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14340

Help prevent this from happening by going to the Coronado National Forest Land Meeting:
http://wheelingarizona.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14436


See message below for dates and locations:
Attention Arizona Recreationists!

The Coronado National Forest, located in southeast Arizona, is revising their Land and Resource Management Plan. The Forest Service (FS) is asking the public to review the initial "working draft" of this Revised Forest Plan at a series of open houses to be held in communities surrounding the Forest during the month of March 2010. Forest staff and resource specialists will be present to discuss the draft, receive your ideas and respond to your questions.

The open house meetings will include an overview of the draft document through a short presentation describing the various plan components. They will also share the timeline for completing the revision process and tell you how to stay involved.

The presentation will be repeated once each hour to allow you to attend at the time most convenient to you. In between presentations, you are invited to interact one-on-one with the various revision team members and other Forest employees.

The working document includes draft management direction in the form of desired conditions, objectives, guidelines, standards, and suitable uses. You will also see reports that assess areas for potential Wilderness designation.


MEETING DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm
Santa Catalina Ranger District
Udall Regional Center
7200 E. Tanque Verde Road
Tucson, AZ 85715
Focus Areas - Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains

Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm
Nogales Ranger District
Esplendor Resort at Rio Rico, Sonoran South Ballroom
1069 Camino Caralampi
Rio Rico, AZ 85648
Focus Areas - Santa Rita and Tumacacori Mountains

Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm
Sierra Vista Ranger District
Windemere Hotel & Conference Center
2047 South Highway 92
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Focus Areas - Huachuca and Whetstone Mountains

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm
Douglas Ranger District
Douglas Visitor Center
345 16th Street
Douglas, AZ 85607
Focus Areas - Chiricahua, Peloncillo and Dragoon Mountains

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm**
Rodeo Community Center
Highway 80 and Hickory Street
Rodeo, NM 88056

Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:00 -7:00 pm
Safford Ranger District
Graham County General Services Bldg
921 W. Thatcher Blvd.
Safford, AZ 85546
Focus Areas - Pinaleno, Galiuro, Santa Teresa & Winchester Mts.

** Rodeo, NM time is one hour later than Arizona's MST due to Daylight Savings Time

If you have any questions about the upcoming meetings or the plan revision process, please contact Jennifer Ruyle, Forest Planner, by phone at (520)388-8351 or by e-mail at jruyle@fs.fed.us. You can also check their website for more background information: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact BRC.
Thanks in advance for your involvement,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107"

[soazbinder]

This is huge. We need all the help we can get guys. Owning a scout is almost pointless if we dont have trails. I will be attending one of the meetings.