Flawed Piute Motor Vehicle Use Map

-The Process Error-

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The Forest Service entered into an Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with the

State of California where-

• Region 5 received almost $12 million in OHV funds to perform Route Designation

• Region 5 committed to following the MOI 5-Step Route Designation Strategy

• Sequoia National Forest also received $189,000 in 2009 to complete the Piute Travel Plan

The 5-step OHV Strategy is required under the terms of Forest Service MOI

From the MOI between the State and Forest Service

Steps “e” thru “g” were never done for the Piute Trails

A Process Error occurred when the Piute Motor Vehicle Use Map MVUMwas create without having completed

the required Forest Service 5-Step Route Designation Strategy for the

Piute Mountains

The Forest Supervisor has not done steps “e” thru “g” to propose Piute routes or analyze them as required

Enforcement of the Flawed Piute MVUM will

• Close over 100 existing historical trails

• Concentrated use and increase environmental impacts

• Harm the economy by eliminating most of the trail system

• Degrade remaining trails

• Degrade the recreation trail experience

Existing Piute Trail System

Few Trails Remain Under Flawed MVUM

Existing Piute Trail System

Few Trails Remain Under Flawed MVUM

Enforcing the Flawed Piute MVUM would

• Violate the MOI with the State• Violate the Route Designation Process• Violate the Public Trust• Constitute an additional Process Error

Further Inustices• Millions of dollars in Off Highway Vehicle Funds were

provided to perform and complete Travel Planning, including the Piutes, under agreements with the Forest Service

• Off Roaders volunteered thousands of hours to provide the necessary match to receive this funding and additional funding

• Funding that is being used to close the trails because the Forest Service says they lack the time to complete the Piute Travel Plan was provided by Off Roader Green Sticker funding in 2009 and before.

• The Forest Service decided to start Sequoia Forest Plan Revision even though Piute Travel Management had not been completed and they may lack the staff to do both

Existing Trails Under Consideration were signed in 2004 and have remained signed

New Signs Closing those Existing Trails for Rehabilitation, which have not yet completed the

planning process

Some of the Historic Piute

Trails which would be Closed under

the Flawed MVUM

• U00004 Deer Canyon Trail• U00004A Cabin Trail• U00004B Upper Deer Canyon• U00008 BBQ Heaven• U00008A BBQ Heaven• U00009 Air Raid• U00009A Flat Tire• U00010 Squirrel Trail• U00011 Climber Trail• U00012 Corkscrew Trail• U00013 Sunday Trail• U00015 Alternate• U00020 Saddle Trail• U00021 Gold Trail• U00023 Burning Moscow Mine Trail• U00023A Burning Moscow Mine Trail• U00030 Jawbone Trail• U00033 Corkscrew Trail• U00052 Easy Creek• U00037 Stubbs Trail• U00038 Saddle Trail• U00041 Twisty Trail• U00042 Blue Trail• U00043 Dark Canyon Trail• U00044 Mack Meadow Trail• U00045 Roadrunner Trail• U00046 Solomon Trail• U00048 Sorrel Peak Trail• U00049 Eastern Trail• U00050 Glen Olive Trail• U00051 Sorrel Anyone• U00053 Brown Peak Trail• U00054 Jawbone Trail• U00057 Badrock Ridge Trail• U00065 Heads Up trail• U00068 Brown Peak Trail• U00069 Blue Trail• U00071 Piute Peak Trail• U00073 Middle Trail• U00075 Gold Trail• U00076 Gold Trail• U00077 Forest• U00082 Prospect Trail• U00110 Chipmunk Trail• U00111 Sorrel Peak Trail• U00112 Jawbone Trail• U00113 Saddle Trail• U00114 Jawbone Trail• U00119 Hart Canyon Trail• U00132 Trophy Trail• U00141 Tipsy Trail• U00145 Mouse Trail• U00160 Bob Rabbit• U00164 Valley View Trail• U00166 Exit Trail• U00214 Burning Moscow Mine Trail• U00220 Stubbs Trail• U00232 Bear Trap• U00240 Connector trail• U00310 Moose Trail• U00312 Jawbone Trail• U00331 Prospect Trail• U00333 Hillock trail• U00344 Mack Meadow Trail• U00354 Grouse Meadow• U00410 Elk Trail• U00433 Hillock trail, • U00532 Steve Springs• U00440 Connector trail• U00444 Steve Springs• U00510 Critter Trail• U00544 Steve Springs• U00554 Grouse Meadow• U00610 Possum Trail• U00633 Corkscrew Trail• U00641 Twisty Trail• U00731 Western Trail-segment• U00810 Miners Gulch Trail• U00831 Western Trail-segment• U00831A Weldon Trail-segment• U00931 Twisty Trail• U00931A Twist & Shout Trail• U01233 Lunch trail• U01234 Canyon Trail

Estimated Dollar Value of Cost to Replace Trails Closed under Flawed Piute MVUM

$4,020,000

Based on Forest Service estimated 2007 replacement cost of $34,000 per mile

Actual replacement cost could be much higher

This presentation was prepared as a community service by Stewards of the Sequoia who have provided thousands of hours volunteering on Sequoia Forest Trails while performing maintenance on over 2600 miles of Trails since 2004.Stewards has an MOU for Stewardship with the Sequoia National Forest and have adopted nineteen Multiple Use Forest TrailsStewards of the Sequoia promote Responsible Recreation & Environmental Stewardship