Forest seeks comments on OHV grant applications

Officials with San Bernardino National Forest are seeking comments from the public on three preliminary grants submitted to the State of California to fund the Forest’s off-highway vehicle (OHV) operations. The draft applications, based on public and staff feedback given in January and February, seek to enhance ground operations and law enforcement functions:

• Ground operations requests funding for route monitoring and maintenance; facility operations and maintenance at five staging areas, six trailering sites and three campgrounds; habitat monitoring; soil conservation; archaeology site steward program; and new equipment to monitor trails.
• Habitat restoration requests funding for staff and patrol forest wide, with an emphasis around Rattlesnake Mountain and the north side of Deep Creek.
• Law enforcement requests funding for staffing and equipment to enforce regulations.

The full proposals and review instructions can be found at California State Parks’ OHV website at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov. Hard and digital copies are additionally available by contacting Linda Stamer at linda.stamer@usda.gov or +1 909 382-2738.

Comments are required to be submitted to California State Parks via their website under the “Grants" tab. Comments will be accepted between Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and Monday, May 4, 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT. The Forest will review and consider the public comments and then submit their final grant applications by June 1, 2020.