{"article":{"id":7213,"heading":"Protect SoCal Desert Public Lands from Off-Road Vehicle Abuse","author":"The Center for Biological Diversity","created":"2001-06-03 21:35:26","modified":"2001-06-03 21:48:46","last_modified":"Mon, 04 Jun 2001 04:48:46","article":"<p>Tour of ORV impacts\/issues around Jawbone Canyon, Dove Springs &amp; Rand Mountains on Fri. June 15 <br>  <br> Public meeting including discussion of \"Off-Road to Ruin\" report in Ridgecrest CA on Sat. June 16 - This meeting is especially important to get environmentalists to. <br><br> Please come and bring other conservationists.  Help spread the word on this, please. <br><br> [Federal Register: May 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 98)] <br>  <br>              [Notices] <br>  <br>              [Page 27998-27999] <br><br>  <br>  <br>              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br>  <br>              Bureau of Land Management <br>  <br>              [CA-610-01-1220-AA] <br><br>  <br>  <br>              Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council <br><br>  <br>  <br>              SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 <br>  <br>              and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of <br>  <br>              Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour <br>  <br>              of the BLM-administered public lands on Friday, June 15, 2001, from 7:30 a.m to <br>  <br>              4:30 p.m., and meet in formal session on Saturday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. <br>  <br>              The Saturday meeting will be held in the Pinnacles Room at the Kerr McGee <br>  <br>              Center, located at 100 West California Avenue in Ridgecrest, California. <br>  <br>                  The Council and interested members of the public will assemble for the field tour <br>  <br>              at the Best Western China Lake Inn parking lot at 7:15 a.m. and depart at 7:30 <br>  <br>              a.m. Tour stops will include the Rand Mountains and Jawbone Canyon <br>  <br>              Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. Members of the public are welcome to <br>  <br>              participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own transportation, <br>  <br>              drinks, and lunch. <br>  <br>                  The Council will meet in formal session on Saturday. Agenda items will include <br>  <br>              updates\/briefings on BLM's off-highway vehicle program and management related <br>  <br>              issues. <br>  <br>                  All Desert District Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Time for <br>  <br>              public comment may be made available by the Council Chairman during the <br>  <br>              presentation of various agenda items, and is scheduled at the beginning of the <br>  <br>              meeting for topics not on the agenda. <br>  <br>                  Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the California <br>  <br>              Desert District Advisory Council, c\/o Bureau of Land Management, Public Affairs <br>  <br>              Office, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside, California 92507-0714. Written <br>  <br>              comments also are accepted at the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided <br>  <br>              to the recorder, will be incorporated into the minutes. <br><br>  <br>  <br>              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doran Sanchez at (909) <br>  <br>              697-5220, BLM California Desert District External Affairs. <br><br>  <br>  <br>              Dated: May 7, 2001. <br>  <br>              Tim Salt, District Manager. <br>  <br>              [FR Doc. 01-12697 Filed 5-18-01; 8:45 am] <br><br>  <br>  <br> The Center for Biological Diversity <br>  <br> POB 710  Tucson Arizona   85702 USA <br>  <br> 520.623.5252  <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org<\/a> <br><br>  <br>  <br> The Center for Biological Diversity protects endangered species and wild places of western North America and the Pacific through science, policy, education, citizen activism and environmental law.<\/p>\n","contact":"center@biologicaldiversity.org","link":"www.biologicaldiversity.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Important desert field tour and meetings in S. Cal June 15-16.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/06\/7213.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":7214,"heading":"ORV report available on-line","article":"For detailed information and photos on ORV damage in California, please visit:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.calwild.org\/pubs\/reports\/orv\/orv_report_contents.htm","author":"CBD","parent_id":7213,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-06-03 21:48:46","modified":"2001-06-03 22:00:59","fileurl":""}]}