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Back Country Horsemen of America
Trail Classification Assistance Program
GoalAssist the Forest Service in
properly establishing the correct
Management Objectives for the trails in our National Forests
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PART 1WHY WE NEED TO BE
CONCERNEDPART 2
UNDERSTANDING THE KEYTRAILFUNDAMENTALS
PART 3SUGGESTED APPROACHES FOR
OBTAINING AND VALIDATING DATA
PART 4EXAMPLES OF RATIONALE THATWE MAY RECEIVE IN RESPONSE TOO OUR INQUIRES
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PART 1
WHY WE NEED TO BE
CONCERNED
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1935
PrimarySecondaryWay
Forest Trails handbook
Forest Service Handbook Classified Trails
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Objective
Provide safe and unobstructed passage of loaded animals and foot travelers at a walking gait and in single file.
Durability designed to meet expected use and liability of damage from natural causes.
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1991ChangedPrimary/mainline. . .easySecondary. . .more difficultWay. . .most difficult
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All Would accommodate equestrian use
Mainline and secondary would accommodate both pack and saddle stock
Way would accommodate saddle stock
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June 15, 2001Instituted five class systemPrimarySecondary ToWay
Trail Class 1: Minimally DevelopedTrail Class 2: Moderately DevelopedTrail Class 3: DevelopedTrail Class 4: Highly DevelopedTrail Class 5: Fully Developed
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On May 13, 2005, The Backcountry Horsemen of America filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service challenging revision of the TCS without public notice and comment.
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Court Standard for management intentwas established.
The managed and designed use of a trail are established by individual forest staffs…with the publics active assistance, and any changes require public involvement process and land management planning determinations, including appropriate (NEPA )review.
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2009 FOREST SERVICE DATATRAILS MANAGED FORPACK AND SADDLE STOCK
40%
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TRAILS DESIGNED FOR PACK AND SADDLE STOCK
41%
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59% OF THE TRAIL SYSTEMIS NOT DESIGNED FOR, ANDMAY NOT, IN THE FUTURE,ACCOMMODATE PACK AND SADDLE STOCK USE
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Forest Service“It is preliminary data and may be changedAs the quality of information improves”
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WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, CONSISTENT WITH THE COURT’S DECISION, TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THAT DATA.
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OUR CHOICEOUR RESONSIBILITY
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If we choose not to, we may findThat our favorite trails are no longer managed for our use.