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Final TMR Data. Alternative 2 Modified Proposed Action.
Purpose of Data:
For use in Travel Management Implementation Story Map.
Life Cycle: Until TMR has been signed and implemented.
The motorized as shown in table 1 of the Record of Decision, and described in the EIS on pages 12 to 18, designates one 17 acre area designated for motorized use on the Black Mesa Ranger District.
All off-highway vehicles are required to remain on these designated routes and area, and no other cross-country travel is allowed unless authorized by a permit.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of this project is to comply with the TMR by providing a system of roads, trails, and areas designated for motor vehicle use (36 CFR 212) and for that system to reduce impacts to biological, physical, and cultural resources in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. At 36 CFR 261.13, national forests are required to prohibit motor vehicle use off the system of designated roads, trails, and areas, and motor vehicle use that is not in accordance with the designations.
There is a need for a transportation system for public use, Forest Service administration, and resource protection, while recognizing historic and current uses of the Apache-Sitgreaves. Specifically, there is a need for:
identifying the system of roads that would be open to motor vehicle use;
identifying the system of motorized trails for vehicles 50 inches or less in width; and
designating the limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance of certain designated routes solely for the purposes of dispersed camping or retrieval of big game by an individual who has legally killed the animal.
There is a need to counter adverse effects to resources from continued use of some roads and motorized trails, as well as cross-country travel. Some detrimental effects from motorized use of the Apache-Sitgreaves include increased sediment deposits in streams, which degrade water quality and fish habitat; the spread of invasive plants; disturbances to a variety of plant and wildlife species; and the continued risk of damaging cultural resource sites.