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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1.0 1.1 1.2 Regional 1.3 Working 1.4 Mission 1.5 Purpose of the Access Management 1.6 Relationship to the Comprehensive Land-Use Plan 1.7 Principles of Access Management 1.8 Term Definition CHAPTER 2: Access Management Planning Process 2.0 Access Management Planning 2.1 Data and Information Base 2.2 Public 2.3 Decision Making 2.4 Forest Road and Trail 2.5 Plan Approval CHAPTER 3: Access History on the Douglas County Forest 3.0 Access History on the Douglas County Forest 3.1 Timber 3.2 Other Motorized Off -Highway Vehicles 3.3 Non-Motorized Use 3.4 Horseback Riding 3.5 Fishing and Access to Water 3.6 Hunting 3.7 Trapping Access 3.8 Adjacent Landowner Easements and Access Permits 3.9 Need for an 3.10 County Forest Road 3.11 County and Township 3.12 CHAPTER 4: Route and Trail Classification System 4.0 Route and Trail Classification 4.1 Highway Vehicle Access 4.2 Highway and Off Highway Vehicle Access 4.3 Off Highway Vehicle Access (Permitted) 4.4 Motorized Recreational Access (Not 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 4 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 3 2 - 8 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 4 3 - 5 3 - 5 3 - 6 3 - 7 3 - 8 3 - 9 4 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 2 4 - 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN CHAPTER 5: Signage 5.0 5.1 Sign Information and Symbol 5.2 Signage Guidelines 5.3 Information 5.4 Road and Trail Blockage Devices CHAPTER 6: Three Area Classification System 6.0 Three Area Classification 6.1 High Motorized 6.1.1 6.1.2 Objectives 6.1.3 Potential Projects 6.2 Moderate Motorized 6.2.1 6.2.2 Objectives 6.2.3 Potential Projects 6.3 Low Motorized 6.3.1 Spruce River 6.3.1(a) Conditions 6.3.1(b) 6.3.1(c) Potential 6.3.2 Poplar River 6.3.2(a) Conditions 6.3.2(b) 6.3.2(c) Potential 6.3.3 Coppermine Block 6.3.3(a) 6.3.3(b) 6.3.3(c) Potential Projects 6.3.4 Douglas County Wildlife Management Area 6.3.4(a) Conditions 6.3.4(b) 6.3.4(c) Potential 6.3.5 St. Croix Wild and Scenic Riverway Block 6.3.5(a) Conditions 6.3.5(b) 6.3.5(c) Potential CHAPTER 7: Conditions, Objectives, and Potential Projects Pertaining to All Areas of the Forest 7.0 Conditions, Objectives, and Potential Projects Pertaining to All Areas of the 7.1 Conditions for All 5 - 1 5 - 1 5 - 2 5 - 3 5 - 3 6 - 1 6 - 1 6 - 4 6 - 4 6 - 5 6 - 5 6 - 8 6 - 8 6 - 10 6 - 10 6 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 12 6 - 13 6 - 14 6 - 15 6 - 15 6 - 16 6 - 16 6 - 17 6 - 18 6 - 18 6 - 19 6 - 20 6 - 21 6 - 21 6 - 21 6 - 22 6 - 22 6 - 23 7 - 1 7 - 1 ii ---PAGE BREAK--- TABLE OF CONTENTS 735.1.1 County Forest Road 735.1.2 Recreational Trail 735.1.3 Cross-County Ski Trail System 735.1.4 General Forest Access Road System 7.2 Objectives for All Areas 7.3 Potential Projects for All Areas CHAPTER 8: Forest-Management Transportation System 8.0 Forest-Management Transportation 8.1 Past to 8.2 Permanent Primary Forest 8.3 Permanent Secondary Forest Roads 8.4 Temporary 8.4.1 Lowland Roads 8.5 Road Planning, Location, and Design Objectives 8.6 Landing Planning, Location, and Design Objectives 8.7 Skid Trail Planning, Location, and Design CHAPTER 9: Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities 9.0 Accommodations for Persons with CHAPTER 10: Education 10.0 Education 10.1 Objectives 10.2 Plan Availability 10.3 Douglas County Recreation Officer 10.4 Douglas County Forestry Department Staff 10.5 Local WDNR Staff 10.6 Organized User Groups CHAPTER 11: Enforcement 11.0 11.1 Objectives 11.2 Citizen 11.3 Role of the Douglas County Recreation Officer and the Sheriff’s 11.4 WDNR Conservation Warden’s 11.5 Role of the Douglas County District Attorney 11.6 Role of the Douglas County Forestry Department 11.7 Role of Local WDNR 11.8 Surveillance Cameras CHAPTER 12: Funding 12.0 Funding 7 - 2 7 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 4 7 - 5 8 - 1 8 - 1 8 - 2 8 - 2 8 - 2 8 - 2 8 - 3 8 - 4 8 - 5 9 - 1 10 - 1 10 - 1 10 - 2 10 - 2 10 - 2 10 - 3 10 - 3 11 - 1 11 - 1 11 - 1 11 - 1 11 - 2 11 - 2 11 - 2 11 - 3 11 - 3 12 - 1 iii ---PAGE BREAK--- ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN 12.1 County Forest Road 12.2 All-Terrain Vehicle Trails 12.3 Snowmobile Trail 12.4 General Purpose Revenues of Douglas 12.5 Conservation CHAPTER 13: Review Process 13.0 Review 13.1 Objectives 13.2 Approval of the Douglas County Forest Access Management Plan 13.3 Ongoing Public 13.4 Ongoing Environmental 13.5 Forest Certification 13.6 Regulatory 12 - 1 12 - 1 12 - 2 12 - 2 12 - 3 13 - 1 13 - 1 13 - 1 13 - 1 13 - 2 13 - 2 13 - 2 APPENDIXES: Douglas County Land Recreation Ordinance 7.2 Motorized Use Disability Permit Access Permit Across Douglas County Lands ATV Code of Tread Hunting Season ATV Use Douglas County Forest and Special-Use General Soil State Natural Areas Special Grouse Management Three-Area Classification System North Country National Scenic Wildlife Management Area Horseback Riding Trails County Forest Proposed County Forest Road Projects Cross-Country Ski Trail Cross-Country Ski Trails Winter Trail Brochure (2006 – Winter Trail Map (2006 – Summer Trail Brochure (2006 – Summer Trail Map (2006 – 2007) Appendix - A Appendix - B Appendix - C Appendix - D Appendix - E Appendix - F Appendix - G Appendix - H Appendix - I Appendix - J Appendix - K Appendix - L Appendix - M Appendix - N Appendix - O Appendix - P Appendix - Q Appendix - R Appendix - S Appendix - T Appendix - U Appendix - V LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS LIST OF PREPARERS iv ---PAGE BREAK--- TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Summary of 2006 Road and Trail Classification for the Douglas County Table 2.2: Summary of 2006 Funded Snowmobile and Winter ATV Trail System in Douglas Table 2.3: Summary of 2006 Nonfunded Snowmobile and Winter ATV Trails in Douglas County Table 2.4: Summary of Funded Summer ATV Trail System in Douglas Table 2.5: Summary of Public Roadways within or adjacent to the Douglas County Table 2.6: Summary of 2006 Forest Area Accessed by Motorized Winter Road and Trail Table 2.7: Summary of 2006 Forest Area Accessed by Motorized Summer Road and Trail Table 2.8: Summary of 2006 Forest Area Accessed by Winter Restricted Road and Trail Table 2.9: Summary of 2006 Forest Area Accessed by Summer Restricted Road and Trail Table 3.1: County Forest Roads within the Douglas County Forest, 2006 Table 3.2: Payments to Townships from Gross Timber-Sale Receipts on the Douglas County Forest, 2006 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 5 2 - 6 2 - 6 2 - 7 2 - 7 2 - 8 2 - 8 3 - 8 3 - 9 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 5.1: Designated Authorized-Use Sign Symbols Figure 5.2: Designated Unauthorized-Use Sign Symbols 5 - 1 5 - 1