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"Judge Rules OHV Closures “Not Appropriate” and “Not in the Public Interest”
2/1/2011
Cantil, California – A federal judge Saturday declined to restrict public access to some 5,000 miles of roads and trails in the West Mojave desert. A coalition of environmental groups had asked United States District Judge Susan Illston to allow only the use of street legal vehicles across the 9.3 million acre planning area of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) West Mojave Plan (WEMO). Illston ruled that restrictions would “significantly reduce the opportunity for OHV recreation,” and wrote that a request for full closure was “not in the public interest.” An additional request by environmental groups to close three popular recreation areas to all motorized use was ruled by Illston as being “not warranted.” The decision also paved the way for the BLM to redesignate the motorized route network in the West Mojave, and directs them to immediately install route signs and update their maps.
“This decision breaks five years of limbo at the BLM with regard to OHV route signing and mapping in the West Mojave,” said Ed Waldheim, president of the Friends of Jawbone. “Sadly, this challenge resulted in five years of unnecessary environmental degradation that could have been prevented with timely and accurate route signing and maps. OHV users want to stay on the legal trails, but this lawsuit has only served to frustrate route signing efforts, and to keep current and accurate OHV maps out of our hands.”
http://www.toyhauleradventures.com/2...rest%E2%80%9D/
"Judge Rules OHV Closures “Not Appropriate” and “Not in the Public Interest”
2/1/2011
Cantil, California – A federal judge Saturday declined to restrict public access to some 5,000 miles of roads and trails in the West Mojave desert. A coalition of environmental groups had asked United States District Judge Susan Illston to allow only the use of street legal vehicles across the 9.3 million acre planning area of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) West Mojave Plan (WEMO). Illston ruled that restrictions would “significantly reduce the opportunity for OHV recreation,” and wrote that a request for full closure was “not in the public interest.” An additional request by environmental groups to close three popular recreation areas to all motorized use was ruled by Illston as being “not warranted.” The decision also paved the way for the BLM to redesignate the motorized route network in the West Mojave, and directs them to immediately install route signs and update their maps.
“This decision breaks five years of limbo at the BLM with regard to OHV route signing and mapping in the West Mojave,” said Ed Waldheim, president of the Friends of Jawbone. “Sadly, this challenge resulted in five years of unnecessary environmental degradation that could have been prevented with timely and accurate route signing and maps. OHV users want to stay on the legal trails, but this lawsuit has only served to frustrate route signing efforts, and to keep current and accurate OHV maps out of our hands.”
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