Project Plan II/Environmental Assessment Available for Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lower Potomac Field Station manager has signed Project Plan II for trail and trailhead development for the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area on Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia. This plan and environmental analysis is for a new trail from the Mustang Trail to Gunston Road at the Camp Wilson Entrance to Pohick Bay Regional Park, a reroute of the Chicken Coop Trail, and a six car parking lot and trailhead at the beginning of the Hidden Pond trail.
A copy of the document is available at the BLM Lower Potomac Field Station Office at 10406 Gunston Road, Lorton, VA 22079 or by downloading the file from the BLM Lower Potomac Field Station website. The decision to implement the plan may be appealed within 30 days of the September 16, 2009 release date. You may appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals, Office of the Secretary, in accordance with the regulations contained in 43 CFR, Part 4. The appellant has the burden of showing that the decision being appealed is in error.
If you have any questions about the plan, feel free to contact Este Stifel, BLM Lower Potomac Field Station Manager at (703) 339-3461.
U.S. Army Caisson Platoon Trains at Meadowood
BLM welcomes the horses and soldiers of the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry (The Old Guard). The unit will train horses at Meadowood to pull the caissons used at Arlington Cemetary military funerals. The horses, which pull the ceremonial caissons at Arlington Cemetary, undergo extensive training to pull in harness. Visitors may encounter the caisson horses on Meadowood trails or pulling a 2-wheeled "limber" on mown trails in the east meadows. Trail riders are urged to use caution in the vicinity of the horses and limber, which may excite other horses. For more information.
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Saturday September 26, 2009
Volunteers Needed For:
- hands on trail construction demonstration
- light trail maintenance
- nature hike
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