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Conservationists Double down on Reward for Petroglyph Vandals
Georgetown, Calif.— A $1,000 reward offered by the Bureau of Land Management for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who carted off or defaced several ancient petroglyphs near Bishop has been doubled, with the offer of an additional $1,000 by the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation (CSNC). ( Read more...)
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October 3, 2012
Link to the Forest Service Podcast on Travel Management
The Initiation of "Subpart A"
In this podcast (transcript also available) Deputy Regional Forester Ron Ketter, who is leading up the effort in California, discusses the process of attempting to address the agency's expensive and bloated road system. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/news-events/audiovisual/?cid=stelprdb5390378. Ron lets listeners know that the agency’s road system is too large, unaffordable and needs to be balanced with resource protection. He notes that TAP isn’t a decision making process. Instead, forests will gather existing information about the current transportation system and develop a report that makes recommendations that can be used to inform future decision making efforts. Ron acknowledges that the forest service intends to reach out to and work with the public in this effort. It’s under 10 minutes and worth a quick listen.
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In the Money and Out of Control
Full Report
Executive Summary
CSNC's 1999 report, California's Off-Highway Vehicles: In the Money and Out of Control, has been widely circulated, with requests for copies coming from several governmental bodies, both within and outside California. In California, the improprieties documented in the report have led to a complete overhaul of the State's OHV Division. Regulations were adopted that implement environmental protections for public lands where OHV use is funded by the state. There is an environmental majority on the State's Off Highway Vehicle Commission. Former Governor Davis established an OHV Stakeholders Roundtable, where OHV users and environmentalists hammered out changes to the program that largely benefit the environment and wildlife. AB2274, which became law on January 1, 2003, greatly reduces the allowable decibel levels for vehicles used on public lands, from 101 db to 96 db. For more on these changes visit the California OHV Division website, at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/.
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