Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Road closure plan for Oregon's largest national forest targets a nearly 4,000-mile network


LA GRANDE (3/15/2012) -- Starting in June, passenger cars, ATVs, dirt bikes and four-wheel-drive rigs can no longer travel on almost 4,000 miles of roads in Oregon's largest national forest.  ✧ The final plan for Wallowa-Whitman National Forest -- to be entered today into the Federal Register -- is already drawing opposition. People have 45 days to appeal.  ✧ Earlier versions of the policy triggered one of the most vocal resistance efforts in the state, with more than 6,000 people signing petitions urging the U.S. Forest Service to leave all the forest's roads open. Read more: OregonLive.com

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