Ashnola FSR Closure Sept 7- Oct 14 2011

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Bad timing but this shouldn't affect Crater Mtn Access.

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INFORMATION BULLETIN

2011FOR0154-001077
Aug. 31, 2011


Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations





Ashnola Forest Service Road temporarily closed


VERNON – Travellers are advised that the Ashnola Forest Service Road in the Keremeos area will be closed at 18.7 kilometres and 32.9 kilometres due to the installation of two stream crossings from Wednesday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.

The work will include the removal of two existing wooden culverts and replacement with a larger steel pipe and concrete-slab structure to improve public safety.

One recreation trail on Easygoing Creek will not be accessible during the closure.

British Columbia’s 55,000-km network of Forest Service roads is bigger than the provincial highway system.


Contact:

Lyle Knight
Engineering Officer
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
250 558-1784


Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect (http://www.gov.bc.ca/connect)

[spear]

perfect, keeps more quads out.

[sneg]

do you know what km is turn to Crater mnt ?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

do you know what km is turn to Crater mnt ?

There's two but they're both well before the closure at 18.7km.

SSS

[sneg]

I guess Red bridge side is fine, as well as Boundary rec site access

[sneg]

we plan to go via Red bridge site tonight. thanks for an update

[bcfarmer]

The closures are past the last big camping area...The Buckhorn.....It always amazes me how these closures are just before or during hunting season. Like there is no other time of year the work can be done. Guess Border Lk, and Young cr. will just have to wait till late in the year.

bcf

[Stone Sheep Steve]

The closures are past the last big camping area...The Buckhorn.....It always amazes me how these closures are just before or during hunting season. Like there is no other time of year the work can be done. Guess Border Lk, and Young cr. will just have to wait till late in the year.

bcf

So is Gorman's making these decisions??

SSS

[buckeye77]

Gorman's no longer the Licencee in the area. LSIB manages that area now. Decision is made by Forest Service as the road is an FSR. Timing has to be within the working window for in stream work on a fish bearing stream, which is only in the Fall.

[Fisher-Dude]

Gorman's no longer the Licencee in the area. LSIB manages that area now. Decision is made by Forest Service as the road is an FSR. Timing has to be within the working window for in stream work on a fish bearing stream, which is only in the Fall.

There would, of course, be no other reason than the Indians need to replace the culverts and asked for this time, OUTSIDE the fisheries window I might add, to do the work.

I'll say it again: our wildlife resources are being held hostage.

[Buckman]

It also depends on funding issues, when the contract is put out for bid and fisheries windows drive a lot of this too.