CLOSED for Vegetation Study 

   


U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest,

Discovery Center, Fawnskin, CA __ April 29, 2016 ____


The San Bernardino National Forest will close a portion of the Alpine Pedal Path from 8:00 AM to 6:00 P.M. Monday May 9, Tuesday May 10 and Thursday May 12, 2016, to conduct vegetation management activities.   

The closure will temporarily prohibit public use of a quarter mile section of the Alpine Pedal Path near the Juniper Point parking lot along North Shore Drive/State Route 38 in Fawnskin, California. 

Trail users should plan their activity around the partial closure by utilizing the trail before or after the closure takes effect or to plan their hike to the closure location and return to their starting point.

If you have questions about this temporary closure on the Mountaintop Ranger District, please call or write Deveree Kopp at 909-382-2831 or dkopp@fs.fed.us

About the U.S. Forest Service:

The mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation's clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live. 

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