Forest Service officials on Nov 3, 2014 announced the signing of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Cleveland National Forest Land Management Plan (LMP) Amendment.
The Amendment to the LMP is business office of the Settlement Agreement approved Jan 3, 2011, inwards the representative of California Resources Agency, et al vs. U.S. of A. Department of Agriculture, as well as Center for Biological Diversity, et al vs. U.S. of A. Department of Agriculture, which challenged the Cleveland’s 2006 LMP.
“We had a monumental minute finally calendar week that volition convey major implications on how nosotros teach by certainly areas of the Cleveland National Forest,” said Cleveland Forest Supervisor Will Metz. “The Forest instantly has novel areas managed equally wilderness, which is the highest score of protection that the Forest Service tin gain notice render as well as peculiarly of import inwards this highly developed Region.”
Roughly 43,000 to a greater extent than acres of the Cleveland National Forest are zoned equally Recommended Wilderness as well as volition so live on managed to retain as well as better their wilderness graphic symbol until Congress makes a finally conclusion virtually their wilderness designation. These lands are located primarily on the Palomar Ranger District simply likewise include northern portions of the Descanso Ranger District. This conclusion likewise amends the LMP monitoring as well as evaluation requirements to brand them to a greater extent than efficient as well as effective.
The areas instantly zoned equally recommended wilderness offering outstanding opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, species refuge, as well as watershed protection. The zoning provides for manageable boundaries that avoid conflicts amongst existing roads as well as side yesteryear side uses. The bulk of the Forest volition proceed to convey the flexibility to adapt a gain of uses such equally mount biking, hang-gliding, or utility corridors that are non permitted inwards designated wilderness areas. For additional information, contact Forest Planner Jeff Heys at 858- 674-2959.