| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
BillB3
Site Admin
Joined: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1572
Location: Kingston, NY
|
 Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: Stewart State Forest Draft Management Plan |
 |
|
From the mtbr.com New York forum...
Link: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=232908
| Quote: |
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a Draft Unit Management Plan (UMP) for the 6,700-acre Stewart State Forest in the Orange County towns of New Windsor, Montgomery and Hamptonburg, and the Village of Maybrook.
Two public meetings will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Town of New Windsor Community Center at 555 Union Avenue. The New Windsor Community Center is universally accessible. These meetings will provide information to the public and allow the public to comment on the draft UMP. The afternoon meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. with an informal session in which the public may speak with DEC staff regarding the management proposals in the draft UMP, and a formal presentation will begin at 3:00 p.m., followed by a formal comment opportunity. The evening meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an informal session, followed by a formal presentation about the draft UMP at 7:00 p.m. and a formal comment opportunity.
A copy of the plan can be downloaded from:
Corrected: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/ump/reg3/stewart.html
or by contacting:
Robert Messenger, Regional Forester
NYSDEC
21 South Putt Corners Road
New Paltz, NY 12561-1620
Phone: (845) 256-3082
Please specify whether you would like an electronic copy on compact disc or a paper copy.
Written comments will be accepted until Friday, November 10, 2006. They may be sent to Robert Messenger at the address above.
Summary
About 5,100 acres of Stewart State Forest were first transferred to DEC in 1999 by the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT), followed by an additional 1,600 acres east of Maple Avenue in June 2006. Stewart State Forest offers many recreational opportunities, including hiking, hunting, mountain biking, fishing, dog training and trials, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and bird watching. Over 40 miles of roads and trails make this area a premier outdoor destination. Farm fields, grasslands, forests of all ages and sizes, as well as diverse wetlands and ponds support diverse wildlife, including increasingly rare grass, shrub and wetland species.
The draft UMP includes an analysis of the natural features of the area and the ability of the land to accommodate public use. The draft UMP will direct management activities at the State Forest for 10 years following its final adoption by the Department.
The UMP planning process is designed to cover all environmental considerations for the unit and forms the basis for all proposed management activities.
The draft UMP proposes to:
Maintain the prohibition on ATV use in the State Forest;
Prohibit snowmobile use based on comments from a citizen advisory committee as well as soil and climate considerations;
Expand access to the public during the fall hunting season;
Allow camping by permit only and limit campfires;
Create a contiguous trail system;
Continue to support farming, and manage fields and woodlands for wildlife through mowing and forest management; and
Address special recreational uses and situations on the property. |
Last edited by BillB3 on Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
BillB3
Site Admin
Joined: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1572
Location: Kingston, NY
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tim845
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 3684
Location: Poughkeepsie
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
I've spent a few minutes and cant find issues that negatively impact mountainbikers. Im sure other people arent finding them either.
We need to highlight where and what these issues are so people can act. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
g60dude
Joined: 31 Aug 2006
Posts: 1303
Location: Mid-town Lake Katrine
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Pedaler845 wrote: |
I've spent a few minutes and cant find issues that negatively impact mountainbikers. Im sure other people arent finding them either.
We need to highlight where and what these issues are so people can act. |
I just spent a few minutes more as well, there are sections of Stewart that arent even mentioned in that proposal.............The trails they mention starting on page 38 are a couple single tracks, but mostly all quad trails as of now.
_________________
greg
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stosh
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Posts: 5
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Is it bad that I find this report fascinating?
When I get some more time I think I'll read thru it more in depth. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stosh
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Posts: 5
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Found this interesting tid bit.
? Upgrade and complete 21 trail segments and loops as follows:
- Costs per mile ($1,500) for 12 miles of foot trails $ 18,000
- Cost per mile ($3,000) for 9 miles of horse and buggy, multiple use trails: $ 27,000
(Costs include 2 culverts and small wooden footbridge on trail C and
maintenance/upgrade of boardwalk on trail B2)
I wonder what it would take to be part of that? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tim845
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 3684
Location: Poughkeepsie
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| stosh wrote: |
Found this interesting tid bit.
? Upgrade and complete 21 trail segments and loops as follows:
- Costs per mile ($1,500) for 12 miles of foot trails $ 18,000
- Cost per mile ($3,000) for 9 miles of horse and buggy, multiple use trails: $ 27,000
(Costs include 2 culverts and small wooden footbridge on trail C and
maintenance/upgrade of boardwalk on trail B2)
I wonder what it would take to be part of that? |
A liason between the State and user groups (like us).
Ideally, they'd get their labor costs cut, and we'd have some input on the trail design.
How  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
© 2016 Fats in the Cats
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Calendar
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
