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Familiar tools make it easy for the public to view data and submit comments for the travel management plan
Collected route inventory data supports informed decision making in the next route identification and designation step in the travel management plan. The widely adopted Google mapping tools provide an accessible and efficient method for the 2-way communication of map data. Interactive maps facilitate the viewing of detailed route data and the submission of the public's comments for the travel management plan being developed by Winnemucca BLM. This project focuses on the publication of the collected routes in the Nightingale Special Recreation Management Area (nSRMA), an area described in the draft Resource Management Plan (RMP).
Objective
The dataset is intended to assist in the route designation process for the travel management planning. It store routes exclusively captured by resource grade GPS receivers.
Winnemucca BLM has devoted field staff to route inventories and assessments since 2005. A district-wide database was compiled in 2010. This data collected by multiple teams and field sessions over 6 seasons, not surprisingly, some route segments duplicate and/or overlap each other. This 2012 update finalizes this database. Over 3,000 miles of GPS segments were edited to eliminate duplicate and overlapping routes, distinct routes were created, route classifications, names and numbers were assigned, and geodatabase topology enforced.
Also see 2011 nSRMA Route Inventory for additional details
The project area focuses on the Nightingale Special Recreation Management Area (nSRMA). The area is bounded by NV447 on the west, BLM2048 (the “High Road”) on the north and I-80 from northwest to southwest. The adjacent checkerboard lands have been included as they must be traversed reach major, paved accessed routes. The public and special recreation permitees (SRPs) heavily access this area by all vehicle types (i.e. car, OHV, motorcycle). For this reason, the nSRMA is the first prioritized area for a travel management plan.
While fairly complete, it is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of every route. While the field team expended their best efforts to cover the entire project area, inevitably, gaps exist in the data. Please reference corporate transportation layers to view missing routes and segments.
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The challenge is not one of how to prevent any human-induced change, but rather one of deciding how much change will be allowed to occur, where, and the actions needed to control it. 