San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2

September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2
San Bernardino National Forest Strategy
and reconstructing the National Forest System trails and related facilities, such as trailheads,
bulletin boards, signage, and parking areas. Also integral is use monitoring, use types, and
impacts to the natural resources.
The program will emphasize improving the national forest OHV system by designating OHV
road and trail routes and effectively managing inappropriate use (see Trans 1 - Transportation
Management). The program includes designating trails suitable for mechanized (mountain bike)
use. National Forest staff expect to provide well-managed dispersed recreation parking by
developing and implementing localized place strategies (see Trans 1 - Transportation
Management). National Forest staff also expect to complete a site-specific road analysis
of the
unclassified roads, and to make recommendations for decommissioning where conflicts with
threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate, and sensitive species are occurring, or for including
routes into the National Forest System roads and trails. National Forest staff expect to
decommission or classify approximately 150 miles of unclassified roads or trails (see Trans
1 -
Transportation Management). The program will focus on creating more easy-to-moderate dayuse
trails and trail loops and linkages. Additional focus includes resolving road and trail conflicts
occurring between user groups, communities and resources and with Level 3 roads, and
removing inappropriate uses. National Forest staff expect to resolve one conflict per year.
Access to the national forest is expected to be acquired where needed for public and
administrative use by purchasing or exchanging land, acquiring easements and rights-of-way.
The program will emphasize developing and maintaining road and trail systems that address
access issues and minimize conflicts with private landowners. National Forest staff expect to
acquire one right-of-way needed to operate the National Forest System roads and trails per year
(see Lands 1 - Land Ownership Adjustment).
Table 2.4.7. Facilities Operations and Maintenance
Performance Indicators, SBNF
Performance Indicators for Facility Operations and Maintenance
Current
Level
Estimated Forest
C apability and Need
Miles of Passenger Car Roads Maintained to Objective
Maintenance Level
95 316
Miles of High Clearance & Back Country Roads
Maintained to Objective Maintenance Level
279 789
Miles of Road Decommissioned 6 30
Miles of Trail Operated and Maintained to Standard 20 471
Commodity and Commercial Uses
This program covers a broad spectrum of use, including everything from small gold mines to tree
nurseries to jet fuel pipelines to pinecones. The majority of cash receipts from these activities are
sent to the U.S. Treasury, with 25 percent sent to local governments.
The grazing, timber, and non-timber Forest Products Program areas are
managed for
noncommercial values. Timber harvest may occur to meet forest restoration, wildlife, fuels,
watershed or other needs. Timber harvest will not occur for the sole purpose of producing wood
products. The allowable sale quantity (ASQ) is zero.
The Commodity and Commercial Use Program plans, prepares,
and administers special forest
product sales (including personal fuelwood and wood product sales), issues botanic research
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