FOREST SERVICE QUAS ARTMEN RTMENT OF AGRICUL On Friday, April 26th, the USFS published a Notice of Intent to Publish an EIS in the Federal Register for the Kootenai National Forest Over-Snow Motorized Vehicle Use Plan. Regretfully, this NOI contains an error in proposed dates-of-use for some over- snow trails. Correctly, the USFS is proposing that approximately 285 miles of groomed over-snow trails and approximately 49 miles of ungroomed over-snow trails are proposed to be open to any over-snow vehicle class between December 1 and May 31 each year. Additionally, approximately 16 miles of groomed over-snow trails and 30 miles of ungroomed over-snow trails are proposed to be open to any over-snow vehicle class between December 1 and March 31 each year. This error will be corrected in the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Statement, expected early in 2025. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the Draft EIS, with corrected information, immediately following its release announced by a 'Notice of Availability' in the Federal Register. For additional information please contact the Kootenai National Forest at (406) 293-6211 or by email at SM.FS.knfcontactus@usda.gov FOREST SERVICE QUAS ARTMEN RTMENT OF AGRICUL On Friday , April 26th , the USFS published a Notice of Intent to Publish an EIS in the Federal Register for the Kootenai National Forest Over - Snow Motorized Vehicle Use Plan . Regretfully , this NOI contains an error in proposed dates - of - use for some over- snow trails . Correctly , the USFS is proposing that approximately 285 miles of groomed over - snow trails and approximately 49 miles of ungroomed over - snow trails are proposed to be open to any over - snow vehicle class between December 1 and May 31 each year . Additionally , approximately 16 miles of groomed over - snow trails and 30 miles of ungroomed over - snow trails are proposed to be open to any over - snow vehicle class between December 1 and March 31 each year . This error will be corrected in the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Statement , expected early in 2025. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the Draft EIS , with corrected information , immediately following its release announced by a ' Notice of Availability ' in the Federal Register . For additional information please contact the Kootenai National Forest at ( 406 ) 293-6211 or by email at SM.FS.knfcontactus@usda.gov