Eldorado Forest Schedules Public Open Houses for Travel Mana

NEWS RELEASE

USDA Forest Service

Eldorado National Forest

100 Forni Road; Placerville, CA 95667





Date: March 27, 2009 Contact: Frank

Mosbacher

Release: Upon Receipt Phone:

530-621-5268





Public Invited to Eldorado National Forest District Rangers' “Motorized

Roads and Trails” Open Houses



Placerville, CA….Its been almost a year since the Forest Service designated

routes where people can drive motorized vehicles in the Eldorado National

Forest. In April, the four Eldorado National Forest District Rangers will

each host a day when people can drop-in at their offices to talk about the

designated travel system.



The open houses will be hosted at the Georgetown and Amador Ranger Stations

on April 18 and at the Placerville Ranger Station on April 25.



“We look forward to informally meeting with people who want to discuss

specific travel routes or national forest locations for parking,” said

Duane Nelson, Placerville District Ranger. ‘The more specific people can

be during their discussions about which routes or trails need attention,

the more helpful the information will be.”



Nelson says the open houses are one way the Forest Service can get an idea

of what’s working for people and the land, and what’s not.



Three open houses are scheduled. The Forest Service says each one will

highlight routes and opportunities located within the hosting Ranger’s area

of the Forest. The Placerville and Pacific District Rangers will host a

joint open house for the convenience of people who travel Highway 50. The

Amador and Georgetown District Rangers will each host their own open house.



The following open houses will be held:



April 18, 2009

Georgetown Ranger District

Georgetown Ranger Station

7600 Wentworth Springs Road

Georgetown CA 95634

9 AM to 1 PM



April 18, 2009

Amador Ranger District

Amador Ranger Station

(Includes areas north and south of Highway 8😎

26820 Silver Drive

Pioneer, CA 95666

9 AM to 1 PM



April 25, 2009

Placerville and Pacific Ranger Districts

(Includes areas from Loon Lake south to the Consumes River)

Placerville Ranger Station

4260 Eight Mile Road

Camino, CA 95709

9 AM to 1 PM



Site specific information people want to share about Eldorado National

Forest motorized roads and trails can also be e-mailed to;

[email protected]. General public information about the Eldorado

National Forest designated motorized route system can be found on the

Internet at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado.