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.