mattp Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 DNR is updating WAC 332-52 to meet today's standards for public safety and natural resource protection on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources. These rules for recreation and public access on DNR-managed lands were last updated 36 years ago. The focus of the revision is to improve the management of recreational activities and to provide information in a clear and understandable way. Located on public lands in Washington State. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings will be held across the state in June 2008. All hearings begin at 6:00 pm. Tuesday, June 10th, 2008: Mount Vernon, Best Western Cotton Tree 2300 Market Street, Mount Vernon, WA (360) 428-5678 Thursday, June 12, 2008: Port Angeles, Senior Community Center 328 E 7th St, Port Angeles, WA (360) 457-7004 Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Hoquiam, Timberland Library 420 7th Street, Hoquiam, WA (360) 532-1710 Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Issaquah, King County Library Service Center, Public Meeting Room (2A/B) 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA (425) 369-3200 Wednesday, June 18, 2008: Vancouver, Red Lion at the Quay 100 Columbia Street, Vancouver, WA (360) 694-8341 Wednesday, June 18, 2008: Ellensburg, Central Washington University, Student Union and Recreation Center, Room 137B 1007 N. Chestnut Street, Ellensburg, WA (509) 963-1111 Thursday, June 19, 2008: Olympia, Phoenix Inn Suites 417 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA (360) 570-0555 Thursday, June 19, 2008: Okanogan, Sun Valley Restaurant 1 Appleway Road, Okanogan, WA (509) 422- 2070 Wednesday, June 25th, 2008: Spokane, Hilton Garden Inn 9015 W Sunset Hwy, Spokane, WA 99224 (509) 244-5866 Information about this proposal including the Threshold Determination and SEPA Checklist can be viewed on DNR’s website at: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/Pages/NonProjectActions_PR.aspx Pursuant to WAC 332-41-504, this proposal was filed in the department’s SEPA Center at the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street SE, P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington, on June 5, 2008. We will consider comments on this proposed DNS received by 4:30 p.m. on July 8, 2008. Comments should be submitted to the SEPA Center at, sepacenter@dnr.wa.gov or P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington 98504-7015 for distribution to the responsible official. Please include the file number listed above on all comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I won't participate in the process so tell me now what I will spray about later after the decisions are made. What's at stake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 The DNR owns a lot of gates around here. Most people mountainbike on the roads--or walk them due to the gates. The roads and properties are in lower elevation areas. Not really any gates preventing climbing areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Both Static Point and the Far Side at Exit 38 have gated roads serving them. The revisions do provide more grounds for closing roads than prior versions and I think they've added a provision specifically banning trailbuilding. Somebody would have to sit down and carefully go over the material linked to figure out what it all means, though, and of course how any rules are actually implemented has a lot to do with how they may affect climbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Both Static Point and the Far Side at Exit 38 have gated roads serving them. The revisions do provide more grounds for closing roads than prior versions and I think they've added a provision specifically banning trailbuilding. Somebody would have to sit down and carefully go over the material linked to figure out what it all means, though, and of course how any rules are actually implemented has a lot to do with how they may affect climbers. I did not know that. I gotta read up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 I forgot to add: both those areas are on DNR land (I guess you figured that out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerprophet Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I plan on going to the Ellensburg meeting. Is there any issues that the climbers on here would like to see addressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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