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Hungry Valley SVRA General Plan Update - Public Comment Opportunity

Hungry Valley SVRA General Plan Update - Public Comment Opportunity

| Rose Winn, Cal4wheel Natural Resources Cosultant | Access Issues
Hungry Valley SVRA is in the process of updating their General Plan. The planning process includes release of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Public comments are currently being accepted to inform and shape the final draft of the EIR and Gen...
Cal4Wheel Submits Comments to Support Tahoe Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project

Cal4Wheel Submits Comments to Support Tahoe Basin Wide Trails Analysis Project

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
On October 28, 2023, Cal4Wheel submitted a letter of comment to support the Basin Wide Trails Analysis project for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the US Forest Service. The focus of this project is to modify trail designations for e-bike ...
Cal4Wheel Opposes Forest Service Proposed Rule on Land Uses & Special Use Permits

Cal4Wheel Opposes Forest Service Proposed Rule on Land Uses & Special Use Permits

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
The Forest Service published a proposed rule in March 2023 to amend its special use regulations to update the processing and monitoring fee schedules based on current Agency costs, provide for recovery of costs associated with processing special u...
ASA and EcoLogic Partners Celebrate Oceano Dunes WIN!

ASA and EcoLogic Partners Celebrate Oceano Dunes WIN!

| The American Sand Association (ASA) | Access Issues
After the unfortunate closure of Oceano Dunes SVRA, years of hard work from a consolidated effort of OHV clubs, industry groups, and environmental partners has paid off! Recreational access to Oceano Dunes has been restored! Read the official Pre...
CAL4WHEEL Opposes BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation & Landscape Health

CAL4WHEEL Opposes BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation & Landscape Health

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments to oppose the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule: Conservation and Landscape Health. The Proposed Rule would negatively impact Cal4Wheel members and all members of the general public who enjoy outdoor recreation...
ACTION ALERT: BLM Proposed Conservation Rule

ACTION ALERT: BLM Proposed Conservation Rule

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the Landscape Health and Conservation Rule. According to the BLM, they recently discovered that secret statutory authority has been hiding in plain sight for 50 years in the 1976 Federal Land P...
Cal4wheel Supports Caldor Fire Restoration Project

Cal4wheel Supports Caldor Fire Restoration Project

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments for Scoping for the Caldor Fire Restoration Project in Eldorado National Forest. Cal4Wheel advocated for: Preservation of all existing recreational roads and trails during and following project completion Permanent...
ACTION ALERT: Call your representatives to support congressional oversight for Sequoia and Sierra land management plans

ACTION ALERT: Call your representatives to support congressional oversight for Sequoia and Sierra land management plans

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
As many of you have been following… the saga that has encompassed the Land Management Plan revision process for Sequoia and Sierra National Forest for the last 10+ years continues. In January, I submitted a formal complaint to the Forest Service t...
Cal4Wheel opposes endangered species listing for California Spotted Owl

Cal4Wheel opposes endangered species listing for California Spotted Owl

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments to oppose the listing of two distinct populations of California Spotted Owl as "Endangered" or "Threatened." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment as “T...
Join the Cal4Wheel Access & Stewardship committee

Join the Cal4Wheel Access & Stewardship committee

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
YOU ARE INVITED! JOIN THE CAL4WHEEL ACCESS & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Are you passionate about public land access and stewardship? Are you actively engaged (or would like to be) in activities and advocacy to preserve public land access? Then the...
SB155 / OHV ACCESS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING

SB155 / OHV ACCESS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
SB155 / OHV ACCESS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING California State Parks (CSP) will hold an open house to inform the public about the Off-Highway Vehicle Access Project and receive input. Date: March 31, 2023 Location: Renaissance Palm Spri...
Cal4Wheel Submits Objections to Eldorado National Forest Hazard Tree Mitigation Project

Cal4Wheel Submits Objections to Eldorado National Forest Hazard Tree Mitigation Project

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
On March 11, 2023, Cal4Wheel submitted Objections to a Roadside Hazard Tree Mitigation project for Eldorado National Forest (ENF). Previously in August 2022, Cal4Wheel submitted comments on the project’s Proposed Action for Scoping to urge the For...
BLM seeking southern California OHV recreation input

BLM seeking southern California OHV recreation input

| National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council | Access Issues
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a positive future for off-highway vehicle recreation. You can learn more at www.nohvcc.org. NOHVCC is working in partnership with the ...
Cal4Wheel submits objections to Creek Fire Restoration Project draft decision

Cal4Wheel submits objections to Creek Fire Restoration Project draft decision

| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
The Creek Fire Restoration project was presented for Scoping and public comment in early 2022. In 2020, the Creek Fire scorched 380,000 acres of Sierra National Forest, equating to 30% of the Sierra NF footprint in Fresno and Madera counties. The ...
Input needed on creating new SVRA in northern California

Input needed on creating new SVRA in northern California

| California State Parks | Access Issues
CA State Parks will hold a meeting on the Off-Highway Vehicle Access Project to discuss the agency’s goal of finding and building a new SVRA in Northern California. If you live near or within drivable distance to Pleasanton, CA (in the Bay Area), ...