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May 17, 2012 1:56 PM MONTANA-FS Announces Travel Management Open Houses for Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF The Forest Service is hosting several open houses to kick off the development of the travel management plan for the Dillon, Wisdom and Wise River Ranger Districts of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Forest visitors who travel routes on these Districts are encouraged to attend an open house of their choice to review current route... Read more...	May 17, 2012 11:31 AM (Staff Column) Legal-Ease 101: What is Intervention in court (and why)? Del Albright & Brian Hawthorne (BlueRibbon Coalition) You may have heard about one of our off-road groups "intervening" in a court action. This is not the same as filing a lawsuit. Herein we will explain what it means to be an "intervenor" in a court action, and why it is an essential part of our access efforts. Legal actions can be described as offensive and defensive. To intervene... Read more...
May 15, 2012 3:37 PM Subcommittee to Hold Washington State Field Hearing The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight field hearing entitled "Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species." The hearing will examine how federal administering of the Northwest Forest Plan and Endangered Species Act has affected local economies, forest... Read more...	May 11, 2012 12:59 PM REMINDER-Subcommittee to Hold Field Hearing - Help Us Pack The House THIS IS A SPECIAL BRC "PACK THE HOUSE" ALERT Just a reminder about the Joint Oversight Field Hearing being held on "Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and Abundant Water and Power Supplies" this coming Monday, May 14, 2012, at 9:00 am at the Montrose Elks Civil Building in... Read more...
May 10, 2012 2:10 PM ARIZONA-FS Announces Meeting Regarding Motor Vehicle Use On Safford Ranger District The Coronado National Forest, located in southeastern Arizona, has announced that the Safford Ranger District will participate in a final public meeting regarding proposed changes to the designated road system on May 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Graham County General Services Building, 921 W. Thatcher Blvd. Safford,... Read more...	May 10, 2012 10:57 AM Subcommittee to Hold Western Colorado Field Hearing Subcommittee to Hold Western Colorado Field Hearing on Restoring Access to Our Public Lands, Water Rights and Federal Mis-management of Forest Lands. The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands are holding a Joint Oversight Field Hearing on "Logs in the Road:... Read more...
May 9, 2012 12:28 PM ARIZONA-FS Proposing Changes to Santa Catalina Ranger District Motorized Travel System The Coronado National Forest, located in southeastern Arizona, is proposing changes to the motorized transportation system on the Santa Catalina Ranger District. The system that is currently in place was originally established according to direction in the Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan; 1986, as amended).... Read more...	May 7, 2012 11:52 AM Public Comments Sought for Proposed Land Management Plan Amendment Forest Service officials are seeking public comments on a Proposed Amendment to the Land Management Plans for the four Southern California National Forests (the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino).The Proposed Amendment would modify the existing land use zones allocations in selected inventoried roadless areas to include more back... Read more...
May 7, 2012 11:22 AM IDAHO-BLM- Four Rivers Field Office Releases Draft Plan for Big Willow OHV Area In May 2011, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) closed the popular "Big Willow" OHV area in Payette County to protect habitat for Packard's milkvetch. The Packard's milkvetch is a plant that is listed as "candidate species" for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Motorized travel on... Read more...	April 27, 2012 11:28 AM OREGON-Wallowa-Whitman NF Land Use Update - What Happens Next? Last week BRC let you about the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest supervisor's announcement to withdraw their travel management plan decision. (See previous alert) The forest has now issued their "Path Forward" document on the Forest's travel plan which lays out what happens now. BRC will continue to work with local groups and individuals and... Read more...

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