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Apr. 7, 2011
The Citizens’ Rights and Heritage Group (CRHG) will meet on Sunday, April 17, at the Avilton Community Center at 6 p.m. The topic of the meeting will be the response to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources off-road vehicle trail study. The deadline for public input is Saturday, April 30.
The report looks at the impacts to eastern brook trout from the Poplar Lick ORV Trail, in addition to a statewide off-road vehicle trail study.
“We conducted a very rigorous review of these trails,” said Steven W. Koehn, director of the DNR Forest Service and state forester, who oversees the management of state forest lands where trails are located.
The report is available for review and to make comments at dnr.mary-land.gov/forests/overport.-asp.
DNR’s preliminary recommendation is to close the current authorized ORV trails to all usage, including equestrian, ATVs, and bicycles. The recommendation has resulted in the immediate closing to all ATR vehicle usage of Poplar Lick trails and a planned closing of the Green Ridge trails effective April 24.
“The assessment provides a starting point for dialogue with OVR trail users to explore possible options,” said Paul Peditto, director of the DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service.
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