ENF OHV Grant “Virtual” Open House

Same as the Tahoe National Forest, the Eldorado National Forest is now looking for grant input. Actually, they are required to ask but not follow user input.

Eldorado National Forest
Forest Service News Release   Contact: Kristi Schroeder kristi.schroeder@usda.gov
Eldorado National Forest Seeking Input on OHV Grant Applications
PLACERVILLE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2025 — The Eldorado National Forest welcomes public input to develop grant applications for State of California off-highway vehicle, also known as OHV, recreation funds.  

The Eldorado National Forest is developing California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division Grant Program preliminary grant applications this cycle to support facility maintenance, law enforcement patrols, and other work in support of OHV trails there.  

Public comments may be submitted for consideration by the following methods:  

In person during a virtual meeting on Feb. 27, 6 p.m.

Dial-in option also available: 1 323-886-7051, Conference ID: 481 502 302#  

Email to Kristi Schroeder at kristi.schroeder@usda.gov with cc to OHV.Grants@parks.ca.gov after March 4 review online at olga.ohv.parks.ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr.  

Forest staff will use the public comments received for consideration as they develop the final grant application for submission in June.   Reasonable accommodations may be requested through Kristi Schroeder at kristi.schroeder@usda.gov.  

For more information on the Eldorado National Forest, visit www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado.


Forest Service Backs Down on Closures

Here is the link to the NEW forest order:

The Eldorado National Forest has redrawn the closure area for the Mosquito Fire. The Rubicon Trail area is now OPEN within the Eldorado National Forest but the El Dorado County website still has the Rubicon Trail closed. I will be emailing Vickie as soon as I stop typing this line.

Vickie emailed, TNF called (left message), LTBMU called (left message). 9/23/2022 1:30pm

Let’s see how long it takes to get the Rubicon Trail reopened.

Friday 5pm: The word on the street is that the ‘Incident Command Team’ running the Mosquito Fire is not allowing the County to reopen the Rubicon Trail at this time. There will be a reevaluation done on Monday that should get the trail reopened. Please respect the unnecessary closure for a little while longer.

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Rubicon Ronin


Eldorado Forest OHV Virtual Open House

Okay, I missed the Tahoe NF email about their open house. It was on the 10th. Here’s your opportunity to be included in the ENF open house. It’s on the 23rd:

Eldorado National Forest Virtual Open House to discuss
Off-Highway Vehicle grant applications

PLACERVILLE, Calif. – The Eldorado National Forest (ENF) is requesting public input for the California 2022 State Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program application cycle. The Grants Program is an annual program that provides for off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation in the State of California by providing financial assistance to eligible agencies and organizations that develop, maintain, operate, expand, support, or contribute to well managed high-quality OHV recreation areas, roads, and trails. Also as important, the Grants Program seeks to responsibly maintain the wildlife, soils, and habitat of project areas in a manner that will sustain long-term OHV recreation.

The Forest will host a virtual open house on February 23, 2022, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. using Microsoft Teams. The public may join the meeting using the information listed below. Current application proposals need to reflect current needs and will be informed by prior year monitoring and accomplishments, upcoming projects being planned, and disaster relief efforts following the Caldor fire. Members of the public are encouraged to come with suggestions to assist the ENF’s project development for the upcoming grant application cycle as your ideas and input are important for developing our proposals.

The ENF has been successful in being awarded grants from the OHMVR Division in previous grant cycles. The grants have helped address trail repair and clearing of downed trees on over 300 miles of OHV routes and law enforcement patrol on an additional 900 miles of native surface roads on the Forest, provided for the printing of free Motor Vehicle Use Maps, OHV campground and trailhead maintenance, as well as other planning, development, and restoration activities.

Once completed, the preliminary grant applications will be available on the OHMVR website on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, through Monday, May 2, 2022, for review and comment. To review the grant applications submitted go to http://olga.ohv.parks.ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr/user/home.aspx.

The public may provide electronic comments to the Eldorado National Forest (applicant) by e-mailing both Michelle Zuro-Kreimer at michelle.zuro-kreimer@usda.gov and carbon copying (cc) the OHMVR Division at OHV.Grants@parks.ca.gov.

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)
+1 323-886-7051,647007738# United States, Los Angeles
Phone Conference ID: 647 007 738#

How to Join the meeting:

• You do not need to have a Microsoft Account to attend
• If you are going to attend via computer or via mobile app, you will need to use a MODERN browser, such as
• Microsoft Edge
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• Firefox
• If you wish to attend via computer or via mobile app, click on the “Click here to join the meeting” link
• You will be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app and then join.
• If you already have the desktop app installed, the meeting will open automatically
• If you do not have access to a computer or mobile device, you may call in via the provided phone number
• Do NOT attend the meeting using both methods (computer/mobile app or phone), you will have feedback and echoes
• If you have hearing needs, you can turn on Live Captioning (managed by a bot)
• Once you enter the meeting you can click on the three little dots on the control bar to open the More actions menu
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New Fork Fire Closure Order

I don’t know why but the closure area has been reduced. The Rubicon Trail is out of the closure area.


Traffic delays to Barrett

  U.S. Forest Service  Eldorado National Forest  100 Forni Road  Placerville, CA 95667  530-303-2412 www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado News Release For Immediate Release July 30, 2020 Media Contact: Jennifer Chapman, (530) 957-9660 www.facebook.com/EldoradoNF Twitter:@EldoradoNF   Travellers’ Advisory for Wrights Lake Road in the Eldorado National Forest   PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Forest visitors are advised that traffic control will be in place on Wrights Lake Road for the next several weeks while a road improvement project is in progress. Visitors will encounter equipment, traffic control, and delays of 30 minutes or more Monday through Friday between Highway 50 and Wrights Lake.    This week, the contractor will be hauling supplies to designated stockpile locations and doing marking tasks. Following theses preparations, the work will include pothole patching, crack sealing and culvert replacement over the next several weeks.   The U.S. Forest Service will be overseeing this work which includes approximately 7.9 miles of Wrights Lake Road (11N26). Wrights Lake Road is a surfaced road that provides seasonal access to several wilderness trailheads, the Barrett Lake 4WD trail, summer home tracts, and campgrounds.   No work will take place on weekends or federal holidays. Road closures and delays will generally be up to 30 minutes. However, during culvert replacements and chip seal operations ,wait times could be up to an hour or more.   Please be patient while this work is being completed. These road improvements will make your visit to Wrights Lake more enjoyable in the future. For alternative destinations, please visit the forest website or call the Pacific and Placerville Ranger District office at 916-500-4712.   ###   The U.S.D.A Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer. 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.