Tag: BLM

Help Needed to Keep OHV Trails Open in Nevada and California

| August 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

  Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Seeks Comments on Bridgeport Ranger District Travel Plan The Bridgeport Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, located in western Nevada and eastern California, released their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bridgeport Ranger District Travel Management Project on July 31, 2009. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during […]

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Help needed in Idaho to Keep OHV Gas Tax Money Where it Belongs

| August 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

  An opportunity to contact the Governor about Gas Tax!   As you already know, the Idaho State Legislature ransomed their way out of Boise this year by taking our dedicated gas tax fund and giving it to highways. This money pays for thousands of miles of trail improvements, snowmobile groomers, camping improvements, parking lots, […]

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Senate Confirms Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management

| August 13, 2009 | 0 Comments
Senate Confirms Bob Abbey for Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised the Senate’s confirmation of  Bob Abbey, a veteran public land policy leader and chief architect of the Great Basin Restoration Initiative, as Director of the Bureau of Land Management. “Bob has more than 32 years of experience working with states and federal land management agencies,” Secretary Salazar […]

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BLM Announces Temporary Road Closure in Mono County, CA

| July 16, 2009 | 0 Comments

July 14, 2009 – BLM has published a notice of temporary closure for a segment of a designated road in Mono County, CA to all motorized use and operation, which includes OHVs. The stated purpose of this closure, which is implemented by the Bishop Field Office in coordination with the Los Angeles Department of Water […]

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Off-Highway Vehicle Group Expresses Concern Over Obama BLM Pick

| July 14, 2009 | 0 Comments

Date: 06/17/2009 POCATELLO, ID (June 17) — The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national grassroots group dedicated to preserving responsible recreational access to public lands and waters, today expressed concern over the Obama Administration’s nomination of Robert V. Abbey as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The group says although Abbey has a good […]

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TRAIL RECREATION GROUP CHALLENGES DECISION PROCESS REGARDING CCMA CLOSURE

| July 14, 2009 | 0 Comments

POCATELLO, ID (July 8) — A law-firm representing a national, trail-based recreation group submitted a letter with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) challenging their decision-making process regarding the ongoing closure of a popular off-highway vehicle riding area in Central California. The document cites data gleaned from a recent Freedom of Information Act request filed […]

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CA BLM to Receive $8.3 Million in OHV Grants

| July 11, 2009 | 0 Comments

July 9, 2009 – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert District will receive about $8.3 million in grants from California’s Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Program, BLM’s California Desert District manager, Steve Borchard, announced today. “We’re grateful for the award of the OHV grants,” said Borchard. “With these funds we can improve the […]

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Off-Highway Vehicle Group Expresses Concern over Obama BLM Pick

| June 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

POCATELLO, ID (June 17, 2009) — The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national grass-roots group dedicated to preserving responsible recreational access to public lands and waters, today expressed concern over the Obama Administration’s nomination of Robert V. Abbey as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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