Attention California Recreationists!

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 6:29 pm

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

The seemingly endless Wilderness train moves on this week with several Wilderness bills scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Natural Resources. The committee is scheduled to consider the following:

HR 3022 (Costa): To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, and for other purposes. "Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007"

HR 2632 (T. Udall): To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. "Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007"

HR 3682 (Bono Mack): To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as Wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes. "California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act"

To find out who your legislators are and how to contact them CLICK HERE

In the "by the way" department, you can get regular updates on the Committee's weekly schedule by bookmarking BRC's improved public lands webpage: http://www.sharetrails.org/public_lands/.

Thanks in advance for your support,
Brian Hawthorne
BlueRibbon Coalition

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 6:30 pm

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

Modoc National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Routes

The Modoc National Forest is formulating a new travel plan that will limit ALL vehicle use to designated roads, trails and areas. On May 12, 2008, the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) was published in the Federal Register, beginning the formal NEPA (National Environmental Process Act) process for travel management

The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during the 30-day public scoping comment period, which will run through June 11, 2008.

Four open houses to discuss the proposed actions of the Modoc National Forest's Travel Management are scheduled. These open houses are an opportunity to informally interact with Forest staff about the proposed actions and accompanying maps.

The open house schedule is as follows:

Monday, May 19, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Cedarville Ranger District Office
385 Wallace St.
Cedarville, CA

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Modoc National Forest Office
800 W 12th St.
Alturas, CA

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Adin Community Memorial Hall
Adin, CA

Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Honkers
810 Main St.
Tulelake, CA

The FS estimates they will be completed with the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) by September 30, 2008, with completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) by the end of December 2008.

Copies of the Scoping Letter, Notices of Intent, Detailed maps and data tables showing the proposed designated roads and trails are available on the Modoc National Forest website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/recreatio ... tion.shtml.

Send written comments to:
Travel Management Team
Modoc National Forest
800 W 12 Street
Alturas, CA 96101

Electronic comments, acceptable in plain text (.txt), rich text (.rft), or Word (.doc), may be submitted to modoc.route.designation@fs.fed.us.

For additional information, or to schedule a Forest Service person to talk to your group, call Laura Williams at (530) 233-8713 or Kathleen Borovac at (530) 233-8754. You can also send an email to modoc.route.designation@fs.fed.us.

LadyRed · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:25 pm **Posts:** 79

I really hate to say this... but I just had to check out the website the FS referred to for maps etc. for public comment and it is not working (I'm shocked). Also if you plan on attending one of their 'informal' meetings, as they say, be sure and call ahead and confirm the address, time and date because somehow those get "mixed up" too (be sure and get names of who you talked to and ask them twice and keep a record).

Let's keep nipping at their heels and don't give up!

LadyRed · **Joined:** Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:25 pm **Posts:** 79

Just passing this along. Please email them or call...

Urgent Action Required

As a lot of have heard the BLM has closed the Clear Creek Management Area.
They also seem to think that the only users of the area come from San Jose
or Hollister. Well its time to show them they are wrong, and let the BLM
know that the OHV community in the San Joaquin Valley is a very powerful
group to be dealt with, and we will not be ignored.

I have been receiving a lot of e-mails and requests from our members wanting
to know why the BLM has not scheduled any meetings in the San Joaquin
Valley. Needless to say we have asked Rick Cooper at the Santa Clara and
Hollister public scoping meetings to have at least two meetings here in the
valley. We requested one should be held in Fresno and one in Visalia.

I guess that the BLM is not listening to the public. Its time to rattle
their cage.

What we have found out at the last two public scoping meetings that if you
do not show up and give your public input, that later in the planning
process you will NOT BE ALLOWED to give any input.

We feel it is time to stand up and be heard loud and clear. Below you will
find the contact info for the BLM Hollister field office. PLEASE NO MATTER
WHERE YOU LIVE , take a moment from your busy day and e-mail or call the
office and request that Rick Cooper hold two public scoping meetings here in
the valley. Request that one should be in Fresno and the other in Vasilia.

BLM
Hollister Field Office
20 Hamilton Court
Hollister, Ca. 95023
831-630-5000-Office
831-630-5055-Fax
The link below will take you directly to the BLM Hollister feed back form.
Please take a moment and lets see if we can flood his office with requests,
and he will be forced to do something.

www.blm.gov/ca/forms/feedback/index.php?fo=10

Mike Wubbels
Executive Director
Friends of Clear Creek Management Area

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