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DNR seeks comment on two proposed motorized recreation trails; Con-Con proposal would add 39 miles to WMAs (2005-05-31)

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on the proposed development of approximately 39 miles of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails located in Beltrami and Marshall counties in northwestern Minnesota. The trails follow mostly existing corridors through or adjacent to wildlife management areas comprised of Consolidated Conservation Lands (Con-Con lands).

The DNR is simultaneously putting two separate motorized recreation trail proposals out for public review-this Con-Con proposal and a 182-mile county-sponsored grant-in-aid proposal that would connect ATV trails on wildlife management areas with trails in the Beltrami Island State Forest. The grant-in-aid trail would be designated for use by all-terrain motorcycles and off-road vehicles, such as Polaris Rangers.

This second phase of the Con-Con ATV trail designation process will provide a designated ATV trail system and motorized vehicle access to certain wildlife management areas, as originally ordered by the State Legislature in 2002. Development is intended to ensure "reasonable access" for ATVs to some Con-Con lands via existing travel routes. Trails will be monitored and regularly maintained as part of the DNR's designated ATV trail system.

Copies of the project proposal are available for review at the Northwest Regional Library, 210 North Labree Avenue in Thief River Falls; and at DNR Trails and Waterways offices located at 246 125th Ave. NE in Thief River Falls, 6603 Bemidji Ave. N. in Bemidji; at the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area office in Middle River; and at the DNR library located at 500 Lafayette Road in St. Paul. Project documents are available for download at www.dnr.state.mn.us.

Written comments will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on July 1. Comments should be directed to Mary Broten, DNR Trails and Waterways, 246 125th Ave. NE, Thief River Falls, MN 56701. Letters may also be faxed to (218) 681 0948 or e-mailed to mary.broten@dnr.state.mn.us.

 

 

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