ATTENTION 532 mile proposed trail closure | Apache Sitgreaves National Forest

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Public commenting open for Apache Sitgreaves National Forest Travel Management Plan

The Apache Sitgreaves National Forest is asking the public to submit comments concerning a travel management plan in northern Arizona. These changes will affect access to our public lands. It’s important that the public gets involved. 
In this article, you can find links to review documents, view maps of the affected areas, and submit comments online.
If you are a hunter, hiker, mountain biker or four-wheeler this will affect you.
Screenshot from the TMP showing the proposed alternatives. 

What is a Travel Management Plan? 

In 1976 the US Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act. It requires land management agencies to designate certain motorized trails open or closed. The Forest Service is required to conduct an Environmental Impact Statment to assess the impact motorized travel has on natural resources. The USFS is required to complete Travel Management Pans for all public lands by 2020. 

The forest service is required to give the public a chance to get involved. The Forest Service will decide what trails should remain open, and what trails should close. Your comments do make a difference. 

What can I do?

Voice your opinion! No matter what side of the fence you’re on, you should get involved. You don’t need to be an Arizona resident to submit a comment.

Any comments made have to be concise and based on one of the factors used by the National Forest. This is not a system that recognizes emotional pleas for keeping trails open nor do they count biased comments.
Share this with your friends, clubs, organizations, and groups.
Learn about the TMP and review the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and all other documents HERE.
PLEASE HURRY, WE HAVE LIMITED TIME

Public Meeting

September 19, 2019, at 5:00 pm

Show Low Police Department
Darrin Reed Community Room
411 E Deuce of Clubs
Show Low, AZ 85901
Review the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and all other documents HERE.

Use the online comment form HERE.

Use the online comment map HERE.
Mail comments to
Travel Management Plan Comments
P.O. Box 640
Springerville, AZ 85938

Fax comments to
928-333-5966
Please mark “Attention: Travel Management Plan Comments”

Hand deliver comments to
30 S. Chiricahua Dr.
Springerville, AZ 85938
Comments left on our website will not be considered by the US Forest Service. 

Please follow the instructions and links above.
Kevin Allard
Kevin is a proud American outdoorsman with deep roots in Arizona’s rugged wilderness. Raised in the heart of rural Arizona, he spent his youth exploring the untamed backcountry alongside his father, igniting a lifelong passion for adventure and history. Today, Kevin continues that legacy with his son, journeying into Arizona’s most remote corners in search of forgotten trails and the stories of early western pioneers.

A staunch advocate for motorized access to public lands, Kevin combines his love for the outdoors with a dedication to stopping government overreach. His work has been featured in respected outlets like The Western Journal and 4Low Magazine, and he shares his adventures and advocacy through his platform, AZBackroads.com.

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