Motor Vehicle Use Maps available
by Kootenai National Forest
February 19, 2010
Beginning Monday February 22, 2010 the Kootenai National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM), which show open or designated trail and road systems, will be available to the public. The new maps are available at no charge at all Ranger Districts and the Supervisor’s Office, and is posted on the Forest’s website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/kootenai/.
The MVUM is a tool for people to use to know where they can travel on the forest with wheeled motorized vehicles. The intent of these maps is to clearly display where motorized travel is allowed. The MVUM should be used in conjunction with other forest visitor or district maps, which will show both motorized and non-motorized roads and trails and other visitor information. The existing district maps are $2.00 and the forest visitor maps are available for $9.00 at all forest offices.
The Motor Vehicle Use Maps for the Kootenai National Forest became effective January 1, 2010. The Kootenai recently received these maps from the printer and they are now available for the spring and summer use season so people can see any changes that may affect them.
The Motor Vehicle Use Map is a requirement of the 2005 Final Travel Management Rule. The travel management policy required each national forest and grassland to identify and designate those roads, trails and areas that are open to motor vehicle use.
For more information on MVUM please visit or contact your local Ranger District Offices at the following numbers: Rexford Ranger District 406-296-2536, Fortine Ranger District 406-882-4451, Three Rivers Ranger District 406-295-4693, Libby Ranger District 406-293-7773, or Cabinet Ranger District 406-827-3533. Or you can contact Mary Laws, Forest Recreation Program Manager at 406-283-7648.
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