Eblast October 7, 2017
- Countywide Plan Meeting / Open House – Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017
- Update: SB 249 & SB 159
Eblast July 14 2017
- Ord Mountain Solar Project
- Renewable Energy and Conservation Element (RECE) of the General plan
- Air quality monitoring
- Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Act (OHVRA) - SB 249
- Desert Water – Cadiz project & AB 1000
- Desert National Monuments – MDLT Desert Defenders
- NPCA Desert Manager – good-bye Seth Shteir & welcome Chris Clarke
MBCA Support Letter for Off Highway Vehicle Bill SB 249
In early June, MBCA sent to the state Assembly's Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife a comment letter in support of SB 249 - Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act. It was also signed by representatives of the Alliance for Responsible Recreation and Community Off-Highway Vehicle Watch.
Eblast June 14, 2017
- Ord Mountain Solar Project: comment by June 30
- MDLT campaign for 29 Palms property “Indian Trail Head”: ends June 30
- Healthy California Act, SB 562: Indivisible public forum, June 26
- CA. Assembly supports state’s monuments: AJR-15, Federal public lands
Eblast May 31, 2017
- Altamira Gate Community Housing Project
- Joshua Tree Airport solar project
- Eagle Crest Gen-Tie Project
- Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Act: Senate Bill 249
- Protecting Integrity of National Monuments
Rural Roads and OHV Limits
[Commentary and documents provided by Pat Flanagan]
The BLM believes they have the legal right to connect public land parcels together using county un-maintained dirt roads. I believe this is incorrect – our dirt roads, a legacy of the Small Tracts Act (STA), are considered by the County, based on case law and the STA, to constitute legal right-of-way (ROW) for those entitled to use them, i.e. the public and utility companies.
Off Road Vehicles Comment Letter
On January 22, 2016, MBCA submitted a detailed comment letter to the BLM about the proposed changes to the West Mojave Plan (WEMO), arguing against the Plan Amendment, particularly the preferred Alternative 3, as it "threatens our quality of life, property values, tourism economics, and public land conservation values by legalizing OHV riding on thousands of miles of dirt roads throughout our Morongo Basin and other area communities in the West Mojave."
Read moreOff Road Vehicle Issues
Off-highway vehicle information specifically for the Morongo Basin can be viewed in this brochure that includes a map clarifying boundaries of no-riding areas as well as approved routes. San Bernardino County Code Enforcement provides this informational flyer that illustrates legal off-roading areas in the County.
Eblast: February 6, 2016
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- MBCA’s 47th Annual Meeting and Local Energy Symposium a Success!
- 47th Annual Meeting and Local Energy Symposium a Success!
- Great news for future of rooftop solar and net metering: CPUC ruling
- 2016 MBCA Desert-Wise Living Landscape Tour: April 23 & April 24
- Joining Forces: Plant to Paper Project - The Veterans Initiative in the Arts
- Stop the Tower Campaign
- WEMO OHV Travel Management Plan opposed
