The U.S. Forest Service is now evaluating public comments received on an environmental assessment of alternatives for long term management of  the Upper Tellico OHV trail system. Please check out the links below for more information.

  News Release: FS Temporarily Closes Upper Tellico OHV Trail System (3/31) (30 kb pdf)*
  Decision Memo: Temporary Closure of Upper Tellico OHV Trail System (3/31) (44 kb pdf)*
  Temporary Closure Order: Upper Tellico OHV Trail  System (3/31) (13 kb pdf)*
  Temporary Closure Order Map (377 kb pdf)*

News Release: FS Seeks Comment on Tellico OHV Assessment (2/27) (28 kb pdf)*
Letter From Forest Supervisor (2/27) (30 kb pdf)
Upper Tellico OHV System Environmental Assessment (2/27) (3.1 mb pdf)
                  Alternative Maps A through E (1.3 mb pdf)
                  Upper Tellico OHV System Photo Documentation (3.8 mb pdf)*
                  Tellico Water Quality Sampling Map (2/27) (4.0 mb pdf)*
                  University of Tennessee Upper Tellico Economic Impact Study (9/17/08)( 2.3 mb)*
Proposed Tellico OHV System Temporary Closure (2/27) (204 kb pdf)*
Upper Tellico Travel Analysis Report (2/27) 138 kb pdf)*
Tusquitee District Motor Vehicle Use Map (2.0 mb pdf)*
Mountain Environmental Group Soil Assessment Report (8/13/08) (5 mb pdf)*

Note: Please check back here often during the comment period as additional information will be posted in the near future.  For more information about the Upper Tellico OHV Area,  contact the Tusquitee Ranger District at 828-837-5152.

Click here to view previous information posted about the Upper Tellico OHV Trail System .

This page was last updated on 05/12/2009.

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