Trail closures

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

If you think there is a procedure for closing trails that includes the users
then read this:


These restrictions include equestrians. FYI from BlueRibbon Coalition.


RE:	This is what is happening to public lands everywhere


July 26, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 144)]
[Notices]
[Page 45997]

Restriction Order for BLM Lands in Gamlin Lake Area, Bonner
County, Idaho No. ID-080-24

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Upper Columbia-Salmon Clearwater
District, Idaho Department of the Interior.

ACTION:  Notice of restriction order for BLM Lands in Gamlin Lake area,
Bonner County, Idaho, Order No. ID-080-24.

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SUMMARY: By order, the following restrictions apply to the Gamlin Lake
Special Management Area, described as all public land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) located in Section 7, T.56N.,
R.1E., Boise Meridian. Maps depicting the restricted area are available
for public inspection at the BLM, Coeur d'Alene Field Office, 1808
North Third St., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814.
    1. Overnight camping by any person or group of persons is
prohibited.
    2. Grazing and equestrian activities (to include recreational or
personal uses) with horses and similar animals such as mules, burrows,
and llamas are prohibited.
    The authority for establishing these restrictions is Title 43, Code
of Federal Regulations, 8364.1.
    3. Use of motorized vehicles on other than existing county roads is
prohibited. The authority for establishing this restriction is Title
43, Code of Federal Regulations, 8341.2. These restrictions become
effective immediately and shall remain in effect until revoked. These
restrictions do not apply to:
    (1) Any federal, state, or local official or member of an organized
rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official
duty.
    (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, contractor, or
cooperator while in the performance of an official duty.
    (3) Any person or group expressly authorized by an Authorized
Officer to use or occupy the subject public land through the issuance
of a special recreational use permit or other use authorization.
    These restrictions are necessary because the area does not have
facilities which can accommodate overnight camping and the activities
associated with long-term occupancy; trails aren't constructed to
accommodate equestrian activities; and to protect the public land from
soil erosion and habitat degradation due to off-road vehicle use.
    Violation of this order is punishable by a fine not to exceed
$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Thomson, Field Manager, Bureau of Land
Management Coeur d'Alene Field Office, 1808 N. Third Street, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho 83814.


Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID