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RockyMtnAnvil
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I ran across this and thought it important enough to share!
Seems several groups filed a lawsuit resulting in the seasonal closure of numerous roads/trails in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest here in Colorado. The lawsuit focuses on research showing that deer and elk are especially sensitive to vehicular traffic intrusions during mating and birthing seasons; that food sources are limited; the animals require extra nourishment due to the cold; and lastly their instinctual behavior to run from loud noises and from people consumes needed calories. So, traveling on foot, horseback and non-motorized bicycle is allowed, but motorized vehicles are not... that is unless it is, “a motor vehicle that is designed for use over snow and runs on a track or tracks and/or a ski or skis, while in use over snow”... I guess that deer and elk don't run from people, people on bicycles or horses, or even more surprising, people on snowmobiles! Who knew?! :nuts:
Road Closures:
In Park County, roads in the Morrison-based South Platte district, including Forest Service Roads 126, 809, 810 and their spurs near the top of Kenosha Pass, and FSRs 101 and 105 in the Slaughterhouse Gulch area, will be closed Jan. 1 - May 15.
In South Park, seasonal closures on the west side of the district include roads northeast of Jefferson Lake Recreation Area near the Kenosha Pass summit, which are closed Jan. 15 - May 15.
Closed Jan. 1 - June 15, are Beaver Creek, Crooked Creek, all forest roads and trails in the Horseshoe/Fourmile area including Breakneck and Browns passes and all forest roads east of Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
On the east side, FSRs 140, 844 and 845 southeast of Jefferson close Jan. 1 - June 15, as do FSRs 204 and 212 near Spruce Grove campground and FSRs 142 (and spurs) and 143 north of Tarryall Reservoir.
FSR 237 in the Packer Gulch area closes March 1 - June 15, and, in the southern end of the county, roads south of Dicks Creek and north of Black Mountain are closed Jan. 1 - June 1.
In the Colorado Springs-based Pikes Peak district, FSR 376-A in Teller County, is closed Dec. 1 - March 31.
The complete article: http://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_6bc0cbf8-cdf9-11e6-94af-4bc1ddaf5394.html
Seems several groups filed a lawsuit resulting in the seasonal closure of numerous roads/trails in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest here in Colorado. The lawsuit focuses on research showing that deer and elk are especially sensitive to vehicular traffic intrusions during mating and birthing seasons; that food sources are limited; the animals require extra nourishment due to the cold; and lastly their instinctual behavior to run from loud noises and from people consumes needed calories. So, traveling on foot, horseback and non-motorized bicycle is allowed, but motorized vehicles are not... that is unless it is, “a motor vehicle that is designed for use over snow and runs on a track or tracks and/or a ski or skis, while in use over snow”... I guess that deer and elk don't run from people, people on bicycles or horses, or even more surprising, people on snowmobiles! Who knew?! :nuts:
Road Closures:
In Park County, roads in the Morrison-based South Platte district, including Forest Service Roads 126, 809, 810 and their spurs near the top of Kenosha Pass, and FSRs 101 and 105 in the Slaughterhouse Gulch area, will be closed Jan. 1 - May 15.
In South Park, seasonal closures on the west side of the district include roads northeast of Jefferson Lake Recreation Area near the Kenosha Pass summit, which are closed Jan. 15 - May 15.
Closed Jan. 1 - June 15, are Beaver Creek, Crooked Creek, all forest roads and trails in the Horseshoe/Fourmile area including Breakneck and Browns passes and all forest roads east of Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
On the east side, FSRs 140, 844 and 845 southeast of Jefferson close Jan. 1 - June 15, as do FSRs 204 and 212 near Spruce Grove campground and FSRs 142 (and spurs) and 143 north of Tarryall Reservoir.
FSR 237 in the Packer Gulch area closes March 1 - June 15, and, in the southern end of the county, roads south of Dicks Creek and north of Black Mountain are closed Jan. 1 - June 1.
In the Colorado Springs-based Pikes Peak district, FSR 376-A in Teller County, is closed Dec. 1 - March 31.
The complete article: http://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_6bc0cbf8-cdf9-11e6-94af-4bc1ddaf5394.html
