Land Use Issues at Off-Road.com for April 2002 - - Off-Road.com
Land Use Issues at Off-Road.com for April 2002
Publish date: Apr 1, 2002
By:  ORC STAFF
Source: Off-Road.com
Breaking News
April 22CALIFORNIA -- Glamis Dunes Update
April 22CALIFORNIA -- Anti-Access Groups Misuse USGS Logo to Promote the Wildlands Project
April 18WYOMING -- State of Wyoming Wins Victory in Ongoing Battle Over Roadless Initiatives
April 11NATIONAL -- Izaak Walton League ATV Report Hits Nail on the Head
April 10MINNESOTA -- General Management Plan/Visitor Use and Facilities Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Voyageurs National Park
April 10CALIFORNIA -- General Management Plan Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement Mojave National Preserve
April 9CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA -- Public Meeting Scheduled in Phoenix to Review Imperial Dunes Draft Management Plans
April 8CALIFORNIA -- BLM and USFS Schedule Public Scoping Meetings for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
April 8CALIFORNIA -- BLM Schedules Meeting in Long Beach to Review Imperial Dunes Draft Management Documents
April 5EASTERN US -- Moore to Lead USDA Forest Service Eastern Region
April 5INTERMOUNTAIN US -- Troyer to Head Intermountain Region for USDA Forest Service
April 5NATIONAL -- Forest Service Chief Announces Changes in Headquarters Staff
April 5NATIONAL -- BLM Public Meetings on Planning
April 5CALIFORNIA -- An Inside OHV Perspective on Latest Developments in the CDCA Lawsuit
April 4CALIFORNIA -- Sierra Nevada Framework Review Team Draft Focus Area Summaries
April 2CALIFORNIA -- ANTI-ACCESS PRESS RELEASE:  Visionary Conservation Plan Debuts for the Southern California National Forests
April 1CALIFORNIA -- Dunes Holiday Weekend Sees Continued Decrease in Lawlessness
April 1WYOMING -- Web-Based Resource Management Plans Developed
April 1CALIFORNIA/NEVADA -- General Management Plan Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement Death Valley National Park
April 1NEVADA --Temporary Closure of Public Lands--Recreation Special Events: Nevada, Carson City Field Office
April 1NATIONAL -- Sierra Club to Disband Under Pressure from OHV Groups!
April 1NEVADA --Temporary Closure of Public Lands--Recreation Special Events: Nevada, Carson City Field Office
March 30NEVADA --Off-Roaders Join Forces With BLM to Clean Up Sand Mountain, NV
March 29CALIFORNIA -- Imperial Dunes Draft Management Plan Available for Comment
March 29 CALIFORNIA -- BLM Implements Emergency Interim Vehicle Closure In Portion of Rand Mountains
March 28NATIONAL -- Lawsuit Seeks Delay of Personal Watercraft Ban to Allow National Parks to Complete Environmental Studies
March 28CALIFORNIA -- Access Groups Herald Revised Dunes Management Plan
March 28ILLINOIS -- Recreation Groups Sue Shawnee National Forest
March 27IDAHO --BlueRibbon Supports ISU Clean Snowmobile Team

Editorial, Opinion and Other News
April 22Jon Crowley, Jr. -- Boxer's Wilderness Proposal is a Recipe for Disaster
April 22Bob Jones of The Paragon Foundation -- Open Letter to Gail Norton, Lynn Scarlett and Kathleen Clark of the US Department of Interior and The Bureau of Land Management
April 17Don Amador of The Blue Ribbon Coalition -- BRC Comments on Review Team Summaries on Sierra Framework
April 10Del Albright of The Blue Ribbon Coalition -- Underestimating Your Opponent
April 9Alan Caruba of The National Anxiety Center -- The Good News About Bad Green Lies
April 4Dave Skinner -- Where the Wolves Are
April 1Don Amador, of The Blue Ribbon Coalition -- The Sound Saga Continues
April 1Brian Hawthorne, of USA-ALL -- SUWA Sees San Rafael Monument as a "Win-Win" Proposal

Federal Land Actions - Plans, Actions, Deis, Scoping
Pending actions by the USFS, BLM and other federal agencies by region
Check back here often, the feds are constantly releasing notices about proposed actions on our public lands. This page is laid out regionally to make it easy for you to find items that impact your area.

Action Alerts
Endangered Species Act
War on the West
Roadless Initiative
Death to OHV Freedom

Endangered Species - Actions, Plans or Amendments
Pending Actions on Endangered and Threatened Species
Events Schedule - Seminars, Training, and Other
June 19-282nd Annual OHV Management Workshop - A workshop for Line Manager, Field Specialists and OHV Enthusiasts.
April 20-21Mountain Coalition CBD Protest - Lake Hemet, CA
April 13UFWDA Annual Land Use Conference - Phoenix, AZ
April 5-7Recreation Access Managment Plan Workshop for Glamis (Imperial Sand Dunes) - Ontario, CA

Websites of the Month
Stanislaus National Forest Snowmobile Planning Booklet -
An interesting little booklet on what the Stanislaus National Forest is doing in the way of planning on the forest for snowmobiles.

GAG Event of the Month
WILDERNESS REPORT #67
A bi-weekly update on the happenings in the Wilderness movement brought to you by the Wilderness Society's Wilderness Support Center. http://wilderness.org/ccc/wsc/update_032902.htm.
Natural Trails and Waters Lobby Week April 27 - May 1
The Natural Trails and Waters Coalition which includes the Sierra Club invites you to Washington April 27 - May 1 to protect public lands from the damage caused by dirt bikes, ATVs, snowmobiles, and jetskis. To participate in the lobby week please contact Alix Davidson, mailto:  adavidson@americanlands.org, 202/547-5974. (I suggest contacting the aforementioned e-mail address to tell these people how whacko they are!)
 

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