Dianne Feinstein proposes major expansion of California desert parks
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who wrote the landmark 1994 California Desert Protection Act, introduced a giant parks bill
today to expand the Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks and the Mohave National Preserve and protect in total 1.6 million
acres of desert lands.
The California Desert Protection Act of 2011 would also create two new national monuments: the Mojave Trails and the Sand to
Snow National Monuments. It would also create several new wilderness areas and designate the Amargosa River and Deep Creek
as Wild and Scenic Rivers. The old Route 66 corridor would also be preserved.
Feinstein said in a statement that the bill was "drafted in close cooperation with stakeholders throughout Southern California,"
adding that "Conservation and renewable energy development can exist hand in hand....I believe we've found the right balance
between interests that were previously set against each other."
She said she wants to advance solar energy projects but does not want to permit "the development of land that was donated to the
federal government or acquired with taxpayer funds for conservation."
Feinstein said the bill would:
--Create the Mojave Trails National Monument, protecting 941,000 acres of federal land.
--Create the Sand to Snow National Monument, encompassing 134,000 acres of federal land.
--Add adjacent lands to Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave National Preserve.
--Protect nearly 76 miles of four important waterways.
--Designate five new wilderness areas.
--Designate approximately 250,000 acres of BLM wilderness areas near Fort Irwin.
--Enhance recreational opportunities while ensuring training needs of the military have been met.
--Designate four existing off-highway vehicle areas in the California desert as permanent.
The National Parks Conservation Association applauded the move, saying the California desert "includes sacred Native American
sites, pioneer trails and Route 66, which Smithsonian Magazine named as one of the '10 Must-See Endangered Cultural
Treasures.'"
The group said Feinstein's bill omits renewable energy provisions that were in her similar bill last year, and that most of the siting
issues regarding those projects were handled administratively by the Interior Department, or will be "addressed by a new federal
Bureau of Land Management office here and California's Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=81729#ixzz1CApslpWF
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who wrote the landmark 1994 California Desert Protection Act, introduced a giant parks bill
today to expand the Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks and the Mohave National Preserve and protect in total 1.6 million
acres of desert lands.
The California Desert Protection Act of 2011 would also create two new national monuments: the Mojave Trails and the Sand to
Snow National Monuments. It would also create several new wilderness areas and designate the Amargosa River and Deep Creek
as Wild and Scenic Rivers. The old Route 66 corridor would also be preserved.
Feinstein said in a statement that the bill was "drafted in close cooperation with stakeholders throughout Southern California,"
adding that "Conservation and renewable energy development can exist hand in hand....I believe we've found the right balance
between interests that were previously set against each other."
She said she wants to advance solar energy projects but does not want to permit "the development of land that was donated to the
federal government or acquired with taxpayer funds for conservation."
Feinstein said the bill would:
--Create the Mojave Trails National Monument, protecting 941,000 acres of federal land.
--Create the Sand to Snow National Monument, encompassing 134,000 acres of federal land.
--Add adjacent lands to Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave National Preserve.
--Protect nearly 76 miles of four important waterways.
--Designate five new wilderness areas.
--Designate approximately 250,000 acres of BLM wilderness areas near Fort Irwin.
--Enhance recreational opportunities while ensuring training needs of the military have been met.
--Designate four existing off-highway vehicle areas in the California desert as permanent.
The National Parks Conservation Association applauded the move, saying the California desert "includes sacred Native American
sites, pioneer trails and Route 66, which Smithsonian Magazine named as one of the '10 Must-See Endangered Cultural
Treasures.'"
The group said Feinstein's bill omits renewable energy provisions that were in her similar bill last year, and that most of the siting
issues regarding those projects were handled administratively by the Interior Department, or will be "addressed by a new federal
Bureau of Land Management office here and California's Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=81729#ixzz1CApslpWF
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Travel Management Directives; Forest
Service Manual 2350, 7700, and 7710
and Forest Service Handbook 7709.55
From the Federal Register, 12-09-08
this document covers amendments to the
Forest Service Travel Management plan.
Service Manual 2350, 7700, and 7710
and Forest Service Handbook 7709.55
From the Federal Register, 12-09-08
this document covers amendments to the
Forest Service Travel Management plan.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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about these documents and how you can use them and/or their
contents to keep access to the San Bernardino National Forest.
For now, continuing to use the land and your vehicles in a
resonsible manner is the most important tool we have.
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In the coming months, we will post articles offering opinions
about these documents and how you can use them and/or their
contents to keep access to the San Bernardino National Forest.
For now, continuing to use the land and your vehicles in a
resonsible manner is the most important tool we have.
Travel Management;
Designated Routes and
Areas for Motor Vehicle Use
this document covers: The Department of
Agriculture is revising regulations
regarding travel management on
National Forest System lands to clarify
policy related to motor vehicle use,
including the use of off-highway
vehicles.
THIS IS THE MASTER DOCUMENT FOR ALL
NATIONAL FORESTS TO USE AS A GUIDE
FOR LOCAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS
Designated Routes and
Areas for Motor Vehicle Use
this document covers: The Department of
Agriculture is revising regulations
regarding travel management on
National Forest System lands to clarify
policy related to motor vehicle use,
including the use of off-highway
vehicles.
THIS IS THE MASTER DOCUMENT FOR ALL
NATIONAL FORESTS TO USE AS A GUIDE
FOR LOCAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS
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INFORMATION WEB SITES
The Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976
this document was created by Congress
to establish public land policy; to
establish guidelines for its administration;
to provide for the management,
protection, development, and
enhancement of the public lands; and for
other purposes.
Management Act of 1976
this document was created by Congress
to establish public land policy; to
establish guidelines for its administration;
to provide for the management,
protection, development, and
enhancement of the public lands; and for
other purposes.
FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 20
this document is CHAPTER 20 - TRAVEL
ANALYSIS
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 20
this document is CHAPTER 20 - TRAVEL
ANALYSIS
FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 10
this document is CHAPTER 10 - TRAVEL
PLANNING FOR DESIGNATIONS
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 10
this document is CHAPTER 10 - TRAVEL
PLANNING FOR DESIGNATIONS
FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 7710
this document is CHAPTER 7710 –
TRAVEL PLANNING
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
CHAPTER 7710
this document is CHAPTER 7710 –
TRAVEL PLANNING
Environmental Assessment
Motorized Travel
Management EA
San Bernardino National
Forest
this document published in January,
2009, is the key document covering, if you
looking deep enough, what is going on in
the San Bernardino National Forest right
now.
Motorized Travel
Management EA
San Bernardino National
Forest
this document published in January,
2009, is the key document covering, if you
looking deep enough, what is going on in
the San Bernardino National Forest right
now.
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