Save San Bernardino County’s ORV Ordinance
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Desert Politics, off-road vehicles | No Comments »[Passed along by Phil Klasky:] Supervisors Mitzelfelt and Derry are planning to eliminate the staging portion of the off-road vehicle ordinance 3973 at a meeting of the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors in March. This would allow as many as ...
Off-roaders vandalize Pacific Crest Trail
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in off-road vehicles | No Comments »The Pacific Crest Trail — restricted throughout its length to hikers and equestrians, with many sections hikers-only — has been repeatedly vandalized in recent years by Kern County off-roaders. A Kern County local has posted some video of the destruction ...
Provisions of the California Desert Protection Act of 2010
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Desert Politics, Public Lands, mojave, off-road vehicles, renewable energy, wilderness | 1 Comment »DPC supports Senator Feinstein’s introduction of the CDPA 2010. The bill, S 2921, adds protective status for large swaths of the California deserts and we applaud the Senator for crafting legislation to preserve our beloved California Desert. There are, however, ...
Off-Road Vehicles Thrashing State Park Lands, Report Shows
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Anza-Borrego, Public Lands, desert wildlife, off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »New damage to desert pavement in the Desert Cahuilla Prehistoric Area — SCS Engineering photo Off–road vehicle (ORV) use continues to damage both cultural and natural resources in the Desert Cahuilla Prehistoric Area (DCPA), according to a report [PDF]released today by ...
ORVers Trash Restored Nature Preserve
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »A very sad alert sent along by Phil Klasky of Community ORV Watch: Off-Roaders Cause Extensive Damage to the Poste Homestead Natural and Historic Area on Thanksgiving Weekend Despite closed routes and a recently installed kiosk by the Bureau of Land ...
ORV tracks in Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in BLM, Public Lands, mojave, off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »Harper Dry Lake, in the western Mojave between Barstow and California City, is not exactly wilderness. The lake is an historic airstrip serving the former town of Lockhart. It is ringed by alfalfa farms, most of them either fallow or ...
Tell Interior Secretary Salazar to shut down ORV abuse
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in Desert Politics, off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »As Ken Salazar settles into his role as the nation's 50th Secretary of the Interior, we have a chance to make our voices heard regarding one of the most crucial threats to our public lands: abuse by Off-Road Vehicles. Our ...
California State Parks Still in Danger of Closure
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Public Lands, off-road vehicles | 8 Comments »While the California legislature works this week to find alternative sources of funding for our irreplaceable state parks, there is a significant source of funds they should be urged to tap: the OHV Trust Fund. The state's Off-Highway Vehicle Division ...
Huge Defeat for ORV Lobby!
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »Legislation to allow Off Road Vehicles (ORVs) on city streets is defeated! May 12 2009- the California Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing did not take a vote on Senator Roy Ashburn's Senate Bill 615. When legislators calculate that their proposed ...
Two Ways to Help Wilderness Today
Friday, May 8th, 2009 Posted in off-road vehicles, wilderness | Comments OffWRITE A QUICK LETTER FOR MORE WILDERNESS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY Imperial County has many exquisite wild areas that are unlike places anywhere else in the world. These unique landscapes in Eastern Imperial County include Milpitas Wash, with towering palo ...
