Surprise Canyon - BLM meetings

[Crowdog]

This is an action alert regarding meetings for Surprise Canyon sent out by the Center for Biological Diversity .

Disregard their propaganda and focus on attending the meetings and/or submitting input to allow OHVs in Surprise Canyon.

Crowdog
www.crowley-offroad.com
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ATTEND PUBLIC HEARINGS TO KEEP ORVs OUT OF DEATH VALLEY'S RIPARIAN JEWEL- SURPRISE CANYON


Surprise Canyon is an amazing perennial stream in the Panamint Range flowing from Death Valley National Park down to Bureau of Land Management holdings within the California Desert Conservation Area. It has been closed to off-road vehicles since Spring 2000 due to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and PEER. Before the suit, ORVers used to winch their trucks up waterfalls, cut down trees, pollute water, and generally trash the stream.


The BLM and the National Park Service are preparing a new management plan for Surprise Canyon and are under heavy pressure from motor enthusiasts to re-open the canyon to off-road vehicles. Given the Bush administration's penchant for rolling back environmental protections, they may succeed if the public does not show overwhelming support to forever protect Surprise Canyon for wildlife, clean water, and quite recreation.


Please attend the public meetings at:


5-06-02 Ridgecrest, CA
6-07-02 Bakersfield, CA
5-20-02 Pasadena, CA
5-21-02 San Diego, CA


Get on the BLMs mailing list:


Jeff Aardahl 760.384.5420
Jeffrey_Aardahl@ca.blm.gov

[smurfsdad]

The email addy comes back undeliverable

[Crowdog]

New Tentative Dates
From Jeri Ferugosn of Cal4Wheel

Tenative dates are:

May 6th Ridgecrest
May 7th Bakersfield
May 20th Pasadena
May 21 San Diego

Exact location & time have not been set.

Crowdog