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Sequoia future discussed by forest • service, off-roaders By Donetta Carnagey Whi le public land managers rushed to close off-road trails i n the new "wilderness " created by Congress , the Sequoi a National Fo rest people met with CORVA, th e AMA a nd independent trail users to dis cuss th e future. Im med iat e p lans are bleak. T he W ildros e , Dark Can yon, W o odpecker , an d Su m m it Meadows motor cvcle trails are closed . The Bro der Meadows trai l is closed a t th e J acka ss Peak intersecti on . T he jeep roads a nd trails in Rockhouse Basin a re closed, as is access to Sirret ta Peak . Off road ers will not su ffer a lone; th e closures exten d to the highwa y, a nd ma y include a most popular family-R V cam p ing ar ea a t th e South Fork ofthe Kern Riv er (tha t wa s " objectiona ble" to the hi kers on th e Pa cif ic Crest Trail , acco rd ing to th e Sierra Club). " Eart h-d isturbin g " projects on th e Forest a re su bject to Arch eol ogical Resource Evaluations by th e Federal Antiquities Act , a nd "archeolo gica l barriers " (and a lack o f funds) prevent earl y re-connect o f th e Brod er Mead ow s tra il, a nd expa n sio n of o thers. Future growth ma y dep end on th e outcome o f pub lic com me nt on the Draft En viro n me n ta l Impact Sta teme nt for th e Sequoia 's Land Use Management Pl an , sched u led to begin in October 1985. That p lan will "cons ider th e resource, po litical, social a n d eco nom ic im pa cts, a nd th e need to separate users to reso lve user conflicts," in deciding wh ere o ff-roa d use is appropriate. After 1986 , th ings sta rt to look better. Th e District managers pl an to em p ha size development o f o ff-road loo p trail s in th e Troy Mead ows a rea , including using a $275,000 Sta te Gre en Sticki e grant to develo p 15 mil es o f co n nec ting trai ls. and relocat ing severely-eroded trai ls. Th ey have a lso begun th e process o f id entifyin g pot ential o ff-ro ad trails for future devel opment. Pl anning a lternatives in th e District ra n ge from a n " open a rea " conce p t to a designated trai l system , with closures anti cipa ted only in wi lderness, a nd seasona l restrictions in wet la n ds, fire zones, and deer fawning areas. Future trail plans wi ll provide th e growing number o f ATV user s with access to the trail system from paved cam psites. For n ow, d isp ersed ca m ping a t Monach e a llows ATV-direet access to a ll four-wheel tra ils and unmaintained jeep roads. Because of the forested na tu re of th e a rea, n o ope n ATV pl ay areas a re a nticipa ted . Seq uo ia off-roa ders, qu ite literall y, hold their future in th eir hands. Mu ch pos it ive publ ic input will be necessary to ass u re th e Land Managem ent Plan meets user needs . Write now to J erry Gel ock, Recreatio n Offi cer, Sequoia National For est , 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 to reserve your right to co m men t on that plan, which will be available by O ctober 1985. , ,. • KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN THE TEAM OF THE 80's WANTS YOU!!! .~ BUY A 1985 KX 80 OR KDX 80 FROM MARCH 1 - THROUGH JUNE 1, 1985 AND YOUR PARTICIPATING ROCKY MOUNTAIN KAWASAKI DEALER WILL PROVIDE YOU -WITH A $100 PARTS OR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. OUR TEAM GREEN PROGRAM IS THE VERY BEST AMATEUR ~--':..:lI SUPPORT PROGRAM IN THE INDUSTRY, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR TOP FLIGHT 80 CLASS RIDERS TO JOIN US. SEE YOUR ROCKY IEJG~~ MOUNTAIN KAWASAKI DEALER TODAY, OR CALL US AT 1-308-436-2143. KOlBO FOR ALIMITED TIME, IN ALIMITED PLACE. Top-ranked \ Cycle News' sporty new baseba ll cap goes stra ight to the top - everybody's top ! Br ight re d and w h ite, thi s cap fits all sizes. Please turn to the order blank on the Dealer Directory page 37