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Local Partnerships: The Key to Local Partnerships: The Key to Sustained ProsperitySustained Prosperity

U.S. Bureau of Land ManagementU.S. Bureau of Land ManagementWhite River Field Office White River Field Office

WRFO Travel Management WRFO Travel Management PartnersPartners

• Wagon Wheel OHV Club

• Rio Blanco County

• Towns of Meeker and Rangely

• Meeker Chamber of Commerce

• USFS Blanco Ranger District

• Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO)

• Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), State OHV Program

Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project

Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project

Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project Wagon Wheel OHV Trails Project

Keys to Success

•Vision

•Willing local partners– Time

– Money

– Political capital

•Existing and potential user base

•Economic incentive

•Policy changes/accommodations

RIO BLANCO COUNTY

White River OHV PlanningWhite River OHV PlanningLong–term travel management goals for our OHV program

Magnolia Bench/Little HillsMagnolia Bench/Little Hills Travel Management Project AreaTravel Management Project Area

Project inventory area is just west of Meeker, CO bounded by Hwy 64 (north), Hwy 13 (east), and Co. Rd. 5 (south and west).

Magnolia Bench/Little HillsMagnolia Bench/Little Hills Travel management Project AreaTravel management Project Area

White River Travel Management White River Travel Management PlanningPlanning

Developing Off-Highway Vehicle Opportunities on BLM Lands in the

White River Resource Area

3 step cycle to success!

1.Conduct route inventories.

2.Complete travel management plans.

3.Designate routes & implement OHV projects.

Local partnerships are essential to the success of each step of this cycle!!!

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