Pine Nut Mountains Trails Association
Preserving Public Lands for Public Use
The NOHVCC has completed their final report based on the feedback and participation at the public meetings held in November of 2017. This report was created to gather information about the enhancements for public land managed by the BLM in Nevada. From here, the BLM DC Office and Nevada State Office will work cooperatively to create a strategy to implement some of the suggestions that have been made. This process will begin in summer of 2018 and they will share the strategy upon completion.
A comprehensive federal lands bill is being proposed for Washoe County, which also goes by the name of Washoe County Economic Development and Conservation Act. The bill includes three distinct components:
For more information or to view the updated proposed maps and bill draft language, please visit their website: www.washoecounty.us/csd/planning_and_development/conservation-act.php
Washoe County is asking for input on the updated proposal based on the input received up to now on the bill.
Please plan to attend the meetings listed below for information and discussion of the two components of the bill.
For the economic development portion: Tuesday, April 24. 2018 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Convention Center.
For the conservation portion: Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Convention Center.
For additional information, please contact:
Jamie Rodriguez
Management Analyst- Government Affairs
Washoe County Manager’s Office
(775) 328-2010 (office)
JARodriguez@washoecounty.us
1001 E. Ninth Street Reno, NV 89512
BOISE, ID (August 31, 2015)–The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national trail-based recreation group, is again urging federal agencies to avoid “exit-based” final land-use decisions. BRC has weathered numerous litigatory storms at the Presidential administration such as occurred over winter use in Yellowstone Park, or various incantations of a “roadless” rule on our National Forest System lands.
BRC believes the Forest Service and BLM are headed down a similar pathway that will lead to intractable litigation over numerous Greater Sage Grouse (GRSG) planning efforts in Western States.
BRC highlighted these concerns in a letter Friday, punctuated by the apparent trajectory of the Bi State Grouse decision process on the Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest. Under the Bi State decision new restrictions would be for off-highway vehicle events through an apparent agreement with environmental groups under the guise of the objection resolution process. The lek buffer distance would be nearly doubled from 3 miles to 4 miles, the 10 a.m. event restriction amended to an all-day closure, and the seasonal restriction expanded by 45 days to include the time from May 15 to June 30.
Don Amador, BRC’s Western Representative, stated, “I think these new restrictions are unwarranted and were never day-lighted during the public process. OHV recreation has been identified as nothing more than a secondary threat to GRSG, but is an important land-use activity in the West. We are concerned that the GRSG is becoming a convenient excuse to issue parting gifts to various special interests during the Administration’s final year.”
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 Off-road Champion, Jimmy Lewis, Riding on NV BLM Trail.
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 Popular Dry Wash Trail at Risk in Draft RMP.
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 Elise McAllister, from Partners in Conservation, talks with OHVers about Potential Sand Wash Closures at Logandale OHV Area.
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 Important Sand Wash Trail at Risk for Closure. |
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Las Vegas area is currently fronting a draft plan that could eliminate or greatly restrict both casual and event-based OHV recreation on approximately 3 million areas in Southern Nevada. The draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) creates an unjustified risk that might preclude “dry washes” from being designated as OHV routes.
The elimination of dry or sand washes from subsequent project level travel management plans could functionally close the desert if they are not capable of being designated as routes, because motorized travel would be “limited to designated roads and trails.”
As OHVers know, washes are often the historic backbone of any desert-based route network. Washes can either function as a trail or trails traverse them.
BRC’s Don Amador spent February 17-21 touring popular OHV recreation sites with representatives from the Southern Nevada Off-road Enthusiasts (SNORE), Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada (MRAN), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), and Partners in Conservation (PIC). BRC and partners also attended a meeting convened by Clark County Commissioner Tim Collins’ office, where the BLM was an invitee as well.
BRC and OHV groups are not the only users concerned about the clear and present danger that is casting a dark shadow over the future of motorized access in Southern Nevada. Off-road champions and business leaders are also weighing on this important issue.
Adam M. Bosch, President of MGI/Mid America Underground, LLC, states,”The high risk currently threatening motorized recreation in Southern Nevada should be a clarion call to action for all of us who enjoy OHV recreation on public lands. We all remember the thousands of miles of roads and trails that were closed by the U.S. Forest Service during their travel management process.”
“We can’t let the same thing happen to desert-based OHV use as the BLM starts its sister version of FS travel management. Now is the time for powersports enthusiasts to gird for the fight by joining BRC’s effort to preserve and protect managed OHV recreation in the deserts of Nevada,” Bosch concludes.
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Jimmy Lewis, ISDE Gold Medalist and Dakar Champion states, “I moved from California to Nevada to get away from land closures and now the BLM is looking to shut us out of most if not all of my favorite riding trails. It’s time to stand up and fight back. Please send in a comment letter today!”
BRC has prepared an easy to use action alert where you can select issues that are important to you and then send those comments to the BLM at the Las Vegas Field Office before the March 9, 2015 public comment period deadline.
DONATE $25, $50,$100, $500, or $1,000
TO THE “SOUTHERN NEVADA OHV DEFENSE FUND”
MOTHER-LODE GARBAGE CLEAN-UP
February 19, 2015 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
RSVP for this event by February 17, 2015
Follow the signs at the junction of Flint Road (Carson City Landfill) & Eastgate
Siding Road off of Hwy 50 near Mound House in East Carson City.
We will need a point of contact for all volunteers so that you can be notified if there is a weather cancellation.
Contacts: Melanie 775-885-6024 mhornsby@blm.gov
Cory 775-885-6020 cgardner@blm.gov
Duff 775-885-6179 adcallan@blm.gov
Mother-lode clean ups:
March 14 from 10:00-3:00
March 15 from 10:00-3:00
Adopt-a-Space workshops:
February 6 in Reno 5-6:30 pm
February 27 in Carson City 6-7:30 pm
Sens. Michael Crapo (R-Idaho), James Risch (R-Idaho) and David Vitter (R-La.) have introduced S. 228, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015.
The legislation would amend the American Antiquities Act of 1906 to require congressional approval and National Environmental Policy Act compliance for the designation of new national monuments.
Please click the “Take Action” button, fill out the form at the bottom of the page and click the red “Submit” button to ask your Senators to support S. 228 today.
The AMA believes this would be an important step toward ensuring all affected stakeholders have an opportunity to be heard before these important designations are made. It would also require public input before management changes are made to designated areas.
The designation of a National Monument is significant for recreational opportunities and local economies. While there are cultural and historical landmarks that deserve the designation of National Monument, the AMA believes Congress and the public must be consulted before any action is taken.
The American Motorcyclist Association opposes unilateral executive declarations that do not allow full public debate about the disposition of public lands. Indeed, every designation deserves to be considered individually to allow time for thoughtful deliberation and input from all affected user groups, local and state elected officials and Congress. Without this careful local consultation, a new land use designation can create negative economic and social effects, such as reduced tourism and fewer open areas on which to recreate.
If you are not yet an AMA member, please join the AMA to help us fight efforts to restrict responsible motorized recreation. More members means more clout against our opponents, and your support will help us fight for your riding rights – on the road, trail, racetrack, and in the halls of government. To join, go to AmericanMotorcyclist.com/
membership/join.
The Sierra Front Field Office, in Carson City, Nevada, has started to put together an Adopt a Space program for volunteer groups. The program will coordinate with these groups to choose an area for them to help keep clean by picking up garbage that has been illegally dumped.
PNMTA has met with the BLM, discussing our annual cleanup and pinpointing some of the usual illegal dump spots. Also discussed was the possible coordination between other volunteer groups and PNMTA’s annual cleanup.
More information can be obtained by calling the BLM Sierra Front Field Office at 775-885-6000, or by stopping in and picking up a flier about the program. The office is located at 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., (corner of Deer Run Rd.) Carson City, Nevada 89701.
Aug. 18 Open House to address open space, parks in Carson River area
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/07/2014 – 2:30pm
Residents interested in open space and parks along the Carson River, including Silver Saddle Ranch and the Prison Hill Recreation Area, may want to attend an Aug. 18 open house hosted through the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department.
The event will be in Bonanza Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street from 3 to 5:45 p.m. and will include information, maps and draft recommendations from the Management Plan. Written comments are also encouraged.
Immediately following the open house, the Open Space Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center with a presentation and an opportunity to submit public testimony.
A second opportunity to view the presentation and submit public testimony will be at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on Sept. 2, 5:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. All comments are encouraged and welcomed.
The Draft Management Plan along with the maps, appendices, and comments and staff responses can be found here.
DRAFT Management Plan for Carson City Open Space and Parks in the Carson River Area
http://www.carson.org/index.aspx?page=2521
Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce member luncheon
PNMTA members with interest in the subject are invited to join the luncheon — don’t forget to sign up using the link below
The August Membership Luncheon will look at the upcoming release of the BLM’s Resource Management Plan, with a special look at the plans and the items that Carson City BLM has considered related to Douglas County and the surrounding area.
We will be joined by Colleen Sievers, the Acting Associate District Manager and RMP Project Manager in the BLM Carson City District. Don Holmstrom, the new Carson City District Acting District Manager, will also be joining us.
We’ll be treated to lunch at Jethro’s, and their luncheon offerings always get rave reviews.