Public comments sought for preliminary OHV grants

By U.S. Forest Service
Contributed

Officials with San Bernardino National Forest are seeking comments from the public on two preliminary grants submitted to the State of California to fund the forest’s off-highway vehicle (OHV) operations. The draft applications are based on public and staff feedback given in February and 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.
· Law enforcement requests funding for staffing and equipment to enforce regulations.
The full proposals can be read at California State Parks’ OHV website at https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/ starting Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Hard and digital copies are additionally available by contacting Kyle Silva at kyle.silva@usda.gov.
Comments are required to be submitted to California State Parks via their website under the “Grants.” Comments will be accepted between Tuesday, March 2, 2021, and 5 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021. Forest Service staff will review and consider the public comments and submit their final grant applications by June 7, 2021.