More BLM Meetings on Draft Management Plans

[KTMrad 513]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office has scheduled two public meetings on the Draft South Coast Resource Management Plan (RMP) which was released for public review and comment on September 23, 2011.

Public meetings will be held on:

November 29, 2011, at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve, 14715 State Hwy 94 (Campo Road), Jamul, 91935

November 30, 2011, at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 6th Street, Old Town Temecula, 92590. Meetings will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The meetings will be conducted in "open house" format with a presentation on the alternatives presented in the Draft RMP and an opportunity for the public to view maps and other sections of the Draft RMP. Copies of the Draft RMP will be available, along with the opportunity to ask managers and planning specialists questions about the alternatives. All comments must be in writing and submitted prior to the close of the 90-day comment period on December 21, 2011.

The Draft South Coast Resource Management Plan (RMP) Revision and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will provide guidance for the management of approximately 300,000 acres of BLM administered public lands in portions of five highly urbanized Southern California counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles.

The public is invited to submit comments on the Draft RMP/EIS prior to December 21, 2011, by email to: capsscrmp@ca.blm.gov or by mail to: BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262.

Copies of the Draft South Coast RMP Revision and Draft EIS are available for review at the Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, address above; the California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553; at the California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, and via the Internet at: www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings

Electronic (CD-ROM) or paper copies and further information may also be obtained by contacting Greg Hill, BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262; (760) 833-7140; or email to: Greg_Hill@blm.gov

[rexr 0]

I am going to try and attend the Temecula meeting.

[KTMrad 513]

That would be great Rex. Maybe some other SDAR members from up north can join you ??

I'll probably attend the one down here in Jamul.

I am talking to Ed from CORVA (Ed has been at a couple of our SDAR meetings, he's now with CORVA instead of SDORC), and will see which of the meetings or if all of them will be beneficial to attend. I will try to make them all if necessary.

[outdoor guy 0]

A big portion of this BLM planning area runs from the west side of Otay Mountain to Boulevard area. In the North County it runs up into the Beauty Mountain areas. I don't know that area very well. All of the roads and trails along the Border are in danger of being closed to "administration use only". Some routes will be street legal only. Greensticker use is being eliminated except for a handful of routes. Please attend these meetings. I'll be at the Jamul meeting, not sure if I can make it to the North County one.

Thanks,

John Elliott

[Drabnor 0]

Definitely be at the temecula one!

[Drabnor 0]

Definitely be at the temecula one!

Interesting meeting, seems that all the alternative RMPs they came up with would close AT LEAST HALF of the OHV routes currently open. Bad for anyone with a green/red sticker. They did talk about leaving open or opening more routes to street legal vehicles only, which would be good for us with plates. They also mentioned that a lot of the closures would be to routes that are surrounded by private property.

They want comments!!! In writing! Deadline is the 22nd or 23rd.

This is only concerning BLM land in LA, Riverside and San Diego Counties (not the desert BLM lands)

[KTMrad 513]

Thanks for going ! I missed the one in Jamul, thought it was next week.

The most important thing is to submit comments before the deadline.

While it's not always super important to attend some of these meetings in person, it is always informative and a learning experience.....always GOOD TO STAY INFORMED about issues affecting our sport and our lands !

[rexr 0]

Thanks for going.. I got stuck at work so I was not able to get there.