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Big Cypress National PreserveBear Island ORV Trails Update

ORV Advisory Committee Meeting

August 25, 2011

Big Cypress National PreserveBear Island ORV Trails Update

ORV Advisory Committee Meeting

August 25, 2011

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Bear Island TimelineBear Island Timeline

• Feb. 2007 NPS opened Cypress Camp, Hinson, and Plains trails

• Dec. 2007 NPS temporarily closed portion of Cypress Camp Trail

• Dec. 2007 Legal challenge to trail opening filed• May 2009 NPS submitted application to modify

SFWMD permit to stabilize Bear Island trails

• June 2009 Corps received application to modify 2004 Corps permit

• Nov. 2010 SFWMD issued permit modification, extending permit expiration to Nov. 2015

• Mar. & June NPS met with Corps to discuss permit2011 modifications, including mitigation

• June 2011 NPS submitted new mitigation proposal to Corps

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Bear Island TrailsBear Island Trails

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Bear Island Stabilization LocationsBear Island Stabilization Locations