Mojave Off-road Plan Rejected

[Gene-C]

Judge rejects federal plan for SoCal desert routes The Associated Press 7:17 a.m. September 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has sided with environmentalists who challenged a U.S. Bureau of Land Management plan allowing some 5,000 miles of off-road vehicle routes in Southern California's Mojave Desert. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled Monday that the West Mojave plan approved by the bureau in 2006 did not follow rules intended to minimize effects on waterways, soils, plants, animals and nearby private property. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge brought by Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups. Bureau officials defended their plan in a statement after Illston's ruling as "one of the most collaborative and extensive planning efforts ever undertaken in California." Illston set an Oct. 30 conference to discuss further steps for accommodating off-roaders.

[mel hubbard]

[QUOTE="manxter10;14813"]Judge rejects federal plan for SoCal desert routes The Associated Press 7:17 a.m. September 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES ? A federal judge has sided with environmentalists who challenged a U.S. Bureau of Land Management plan allowing some 5,000 miles of off-road vehicle routes in Southern California's Mojave Desert. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled Monday that the West Mojave plan approved by the bureau in 2006 did not follow rules intended to minimize effects on waterways, soils, plants, animals and nearby private property. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge brought by Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups. Bureau officials defended their plan in a statement after Illston's ruling as "one of the most collaborative and extensive planning efforts ever undertaken in California." Illston set an Oct. 30 conference to discuss further steps for accommodating off-roaders.[/QUOTE] Hey Joe, if all else fails, you have Baja to fall back on!!. Things could be worse,, you could be a limey and have to put up with the streets of London ...... Having said that, are any of you guys doing Baja this november??? I love that place!!,,, don't go much on the road blocks though, and don't agree with the ''NO FIREARMS'' rule (lets face it we need some bloody protection) but apart from that, the place is buggy paradise!. Don't ya just hate all these damn rules & regs we have to put up with now days guys????

[Gene-C]

So are they going to be closing the Mojave road?

[Lee]

Gene, I doubt it. The suit was brought on because the BLM included routes in the West Mojave Plan which had been illegally created after 1980. The eco groups don't want those routes to be included unless an environmental study is done on them first. Yeah, there's plenty of money for that! I don't think the current lawsuit will have any effect on the Mojave Road. As always, please consider joining a pro-access organization and vote accordingly in every election! This is our last chance to preserve motorized access to OUR public land!

[ralphdjeeper]

Just remember the name's of the Judge's who cave into these,wacko nut case law suit's,and Vote them,and those's who appoint them out of office.