Pine Nut Mountains Trails Association

Preserving Public Lands for Public Use

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P.O. Box 3012
Gardnerville, NV 89410

Trail Appreciation / Maintenance Day

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Pine Nut Mountains Trail Association –

Trail Appreciation / Maintenance Day

February 1, 2015

 

A good group showed up on Superbowl Sunday including PNMTA members, Alta Alpina bicycle club members, a couple of Cub Scouts getting some volunteer hours, and other friends and family.

 

We met at the Single Tree staging area and worked on the Teachers Trail directly across Pine Nut Rd.2. The Teachers Trail is a very well used multiple use singletrack trail, that is popular with motorcycle riders, mountain bike riders, equestrians and hikers.

The goal was to smooth out some of the deeper whoop-de-doo’s and the braking bumps. With a lot of good, hard work we accomplished those goals. Not all of the whoops got worked on but many of the deepest ones are now smooth. All we need now is some rain to help pack the fresh dirt.

Pizza and drinks at the end of the day finished off a great trail maintenance day. And we quit early enough to watch the Super Bowl.

 

A huge Thank You everyone who helped out. More Trail Appreciation Days will be coming. Stay tuned.

Below are a few “after”” pictures.

Doug Holcomb Pine Nut Mountains Trail Association

 

A couple of whoops in the turn smoothed out.

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A series of whoops that are no more.photo 2

 

 

 

A more contoured berm.photo 1

Senators introduce bill to stop unilateral monument designations

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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.

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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.

BLM Resource Management Plan Meeting Review

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January 24, 2015

 

A quick synopsis of the BLM “Draft Resource Management Plan” meeting held Thursday night, 1-22-15, at the Carson Valley Inn, in Minden Nev.

 

The public turnout was much larger than I expected.

 

As it was set up as an informational meeting, the BLM their respective experts at their separate areas with their maps, charts and information. It seemed like there was constant dialog at all the stations.

 

Colleen Sievers, the project manager, opened with a short power point that described the process and discussed how to get a comment to the BLM. Comment forms were available at the meeting as well as written information on where to send comments and a guide to help write substantive comments.

 

Another meeting will be held this afternoon, Saturday Jan., 24, 2015 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in Carson City at the Carson Plaza Hotel. 801 South Carson St.

 

The last of these meetings will be held on Thursday, January29, 2015, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in Yerington Nev., at the Yerington Elementary School, 112 North California St., Yerington, Nev. 89447

 

If you have any questions about this process, these are the places to get those answered.

 

This Resource Management Plan is the document that will guide the use of this entire north western Nevada BLM district for the next 20 YEARS!

 

THE DEADLINE FOR SENDING COMMENTS TO BLM IS MARCH 27, 2015

 

IF YOU”RE CONCERNED, GET INVOLVED.

 

Jobs Peak Hike

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Sunday Sept. 21, 2014 Ed B. and Abby Dog and I made it to the top of Jobs Peak.

The day started out cloudy and a bit gloomy with a reported 40% chance of thundershowers. We met at 9:00 AM, evaluated the morning figuring that it was early enough to at least get a good start on the hike. If it looked threatening we would turn back. As it turned out the cool temperatures made it great for hiking.

The hike starts out pretty steep right from the truck and Ed’s blistering pace had me quickly longing for oxygen. He was good enough to stop occasionally, long enough for me to catch up. That pace did get us to the top pretty quickly which was a good thing due to us racing smoke from the King Fire in Pollock Pines, Ca., more than racing thundershowers. We topped out just as the smoke was drifting our way past Freel Peek and Jobs Sister. We pretty much just took a couple of pictures, wrote our names in the book on top and walked down in light smoke. Pretty good timing overall.

The good timing continued on the way down as it just started to lightly sprinkle rain just a couple of minutes from the truck.

All in all a great hike. Short but steep with incredible views, when the air is clear. Just have to do it againphoto 4King Fire Smoke

BLM Starting an Adopt A Space Program

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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.

Carson City Open Space Meeting

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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

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http://www.carson.org/index.aspx?page=2521

8/20/14 BLM’s Resource Management Plan preview

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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.

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