Letter: MBCA Requests Land & Water Funds for Mojave Trails Acquisition
Posted by Laraine Turk on May 20, 2020
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Laraine Turk · June 02, 2020 2:30 PM
MBCA has forwarded
a letter of support to U.S. Interior Secretary Bernhardt and California Bureau of Land Management Director Karen Mouritsen for the BLM to acquire
Land and Water Conservation Fund resources for purchasing lands within the Mojave Trails National Monument. MBCA also signed on to two group letters (
May 8 and
May 21) on the same topic. The
LCWF provides grants for federal-state partnerships for conservation and public recreation projects. The 6,213 acres of interest in the Mojave Trails National Monument contain cultural sites and are part of important habitat linkages.
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Laraine Turk · June 14, 2017 7:55 PM
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Laraine Turk · May 02, 2017 2:17 PM
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