Silver City, NM, December 19, 2016 The Travel Management Rule (TMR) goes into effect across the remaining two districts of the Gila National Forest on January 1, 2017. The TMR is mandated across all national forests and prohibits motor vehicle use off designated routes and roads. This action now implements the travel management decision for the entire Gila National Forest.

Any motor vehicle use map (MVUM) dated 2016 is current and valid. A new MVUM for Big Burro Mountains is now available. You may continue to use your current map or if you would like a new map, without the cross-hatching, you may come into any of the Gila National Forest offices or see the digital address below.

The MVUM is the legal document displaying the roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle use of the forest. The MVUM is free of charge and is also available digitally at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/gis/USFS_Southwestern_Region_MVUM_Repository.html.

In November of 2005, the Forest Service published final travel management regulations in the Federal Register requiring each National Forest or Ranger District in the nation to designate roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicles.

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