Surprise Canyon - help reopen the trail

[Crowdog]

This is an action alert regarding meetings for Surprise Canyon sent out by the Center for Biological Diversity. :mad:

Disregard their propaganda and focus on attending the meetings and/or submitting input to allow OHVs in Surprise Canyon.

Crowdog
Crowley Offroad (http://www.crowley-offroad.com)
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ATTEND PUBLIC HEARINGS TO KEEP ORVs OUT OF DEATH VALLEY'S RIPARIAN JEWEL- SURPRISE CANYON


Surprise Canyon is an amazing perennial stream in the Panamint Range flowing from Death Valley National Park down to Bureau of Land Management holdings within the California Desert Conservation Area. It has been closed to off-road vehicles since Spring 2000 due to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and PEER. Before the suit, ORVers used to winch their trucks up waterfalls, cut down trees, pollute water, and generally trash the stream.


The BLM and the National Park Service are preparing a new management plan for Surprise Canyon and are under heavy pressure from motor enthusiasts to re-open the canyon to off-road vehicles. Given the Bush administration's penchant for rolling back environmental protections, they may succeed if the public does not show overwhelming support to forever protect Surprise Canyon for wildlife, clean water, and quite recreation.


Please attend the public meetings at:


5-06-02 Ridgecrest, CA
6-07-02 Bakersfield, CA
5-20-02 Pasadena, CA
5-21-02 San Diego, CA


Get on the BLMs mailing list:


Jeff Aardahl 760.384.5420
Jeffrey_Aardahl@ca.blm.gov

[Snotty]

If they hold the meetings a bit closer to Colorado, I would gladly attend... Keep up with the good info. I know it may seem like these posts get traffic, but they do. Sometimes most people just don't know how to help.

Maybe get a meet and great together or plan a 'trip' to one of the meetings for the folks in your area. A lot of people here in CO will get together for something like this if someone plans it and makes a big deal about the get together.

Just some ideas...

[Crowdog]

To All:

I talked to Hector Villalobos, the field manager for Ridgecrest, and he stated that they would not release any dates for the meetings until they can get the Federal Register Notice Released from Washington, D.C. any previous dates you may have seen have been cancelled.

Ridgecrest also stated as soon as that happens then they will come up with some concrete dates, times and places.

This is a DC snafu and sorry for the confusion.

Jeri Ferguson
CA4WDC NRC