More updates for DAC, DRECP, Forest, OHMVR Commission and WEMO Meetings

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1 Meetings: Date: 9/8/2016 More updates for DAC, DRECP, Forest, OHMVR Commission and WEMO Meetings Listed below are meetings that are open to the access community to participate in. All these meetings are facilitated by Ed Waldheim (unless noted otherwise) with notices of agendas sent out to interested parties who are friends of Access to our public lands. We call them OHV Leadership meetings. Why? Because everyone who recreates has to go with wheels, thus they become OHV, be it a motorcycle or a Cadillac, if you go off the pavement you are OHV. Contact edwaldheim@aol.com or Cell. Phone number provided after meeting location are only in case you get lost or need directions, they are not to find out about the meeting. For that, please contact Ed Waldheim. Reoccurring meetings: (Facilitated by Ed Waldheim) Friends of El Mirage 2nd Wednesday of each month 9 a.m. to a.m. at the BLM El Mirage Visitor Center. Mail: 75 Colusa Rd. El Mirage, CA Deliveries: Mountain View Road, El Mirage, CA (760) Conference call: Access Code # Friends of El Mirage Days October 22, 2016 Spring Cleanup at El Mirage Visitor Center Check for specifics. Location is at El Mirage Visitor Center. Pre-Register to get your T shirt for clean up Friends of Jawbone: 3 rd Wednesday of each month 9 a.m. to a.m. at the BLM Jawbone Station (off Hwy 14) P.O. Box 1902, Cantil CA 93519, Deliveries Jawbone Canyon Rd. Cantil, CA (760) Conference Call Access Code # 19 th Annual Moose Anderson Days, April 29, 2017 Go to Web site for specifics. CTUC (California Trail User Coalition) National Forest Association Angeles, 2 nd Wednesday at 6 p.m. Meetings are at 3550 Foothill Blvd. Glendale, CA Conference call: Access Code # Visit our website Inyo National Forest and Bishop BLM OHV leadership meetings. Next meeting : OHV Leadership meeting will be September 29, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Bishop Office of BLM and Inyo Forest confirmed 9/9/2016 1

2 We meet at 351 Pacu Lane, Suite 200 Bishop, CA 93514, Conference call: Access Code # San Bernardino National Forest OHV leadership meeting. Next meeting September 20, a.m. At Honda Colton Training center 1301 Via Venita, Colton, CA confirmed 9/9/2016 Conference call: Access Code # Angeles National Forest OHV CTUC leadership meeting. Next meeting will be Then Face to Face meeting September 27, 2016 Forest Supervisor office. 1 p.m. Conference call: Access Code # confirmed 9/9/2016 Angeles Forest Supervisors office at 701 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA Contact edwaldheim@aol.com Los Padres National Forest OHV Leadership meeting. The next meeting will be September 22, 2016 at 6755 Hollister Ave. Suite 150 Goleta, CA (805) this meeting is not confirmed. CANCELLED NEXT MEETING WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON California Desert BLM OHV Leadership meeting. Next meeting September 28, a.m. (This is new time, please take note of it.) confirmed per Steve Razo. This is Regular OHV leadership meeting will be announced as soon as we get a new date Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno, Valley (951) Contact edwaldheim@aol.com Conference call: Access Code # 2

3 Sequoia National Forest & Bakersfield BLM OHV leadership meetings. Next OHV leadership meeting will be September 15, a.m. at 105 Whitney Rd. Kernville, CA Conference call: Access Code # this is confirmed 9/8/2016 DRECP this is an incredible site to work from also will be a site to make public comments from California Energy Commission Dockets Office, MS Docket No. 09-Renev E Ninth Street Sacramento, CA Public Lands Roundtable Ridgecrest, California 4th Thursday of each month at 6.00 p.m. location of meeting, 300 S. Richmond, Ridgecrest, CA This meeting is chaired by elected chairman of group whose members are elected by the body to represent all types of interest from Environmental to recreation, mining, ranching, and so on. Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, Schedule subject to change. You have to monitor their web site. and go to Commission. Next meeting listed always check web site for confirmation of these date. OHMVR Commission meeting Dates

4 November 3-4, 2016 OHMVR Grants Dates Work shop in Southern California Ontario will be January 9-10, 2017 and Northern California January 12-13, 2017 Preliminary Grants are due March 6, 2017 Final Grants are due May At all our OHV leadership meeting Staff have been pushing for us to start thinking about grants for next year and what it is you want agencies or nonprofits to apply for. Get involved, it all is public land, and we have to be part of the solution so we can enjoy our sport. CORVA, more information go to Desert Manager Group go to web site for next meeting Desert Advisory Council Meeting. Meet quarterly for dates check BLM Web site at Contact Steve Razo October Palm Spring s Director BLM will be there to celebrate 40 th Anniversary of FLPMA and DAC December 2 3, 2016 Needles, December 2, 2016 Field Tour, December 3, 2016 Business Meeting, Location TBA Secretary Jewell announced her appointments to the Desert Advisory Committee today and we are excited to offer our congratulations to the following new members as well as our re-appointments! John Benoit (elected official) Nathan Francis (non-renewable resources) Robert Robinson (public-at large/tribal interests) Billy Mitchell (renewable resources / grazing interests) Randy Banis (recreation) reappointment Al Muth (wildlife) reappointment 4

5 Robert Burke (public-at-large) reappointment This is how the council looks at this point: Randy Banis Recreation Third Term Francis Al Muth Wildlife Second Term Robert Lee Burke Public-at-Large Second Term John Benoit Elected Official First Term Nathan Francis Non-Renewable First Term William Mitchell Renewable Resources First term Robert Robinson Public-at-Large First term James Kenney Public-at-Large First Term 5/30/2017 Raymond Castillo Elected Official First Term 5/30/2017 Leslie John Barrett Renewable Energy First Term 5/30/2017 Mark Algazy Public-at-Large First Term 5/30/2017 This puts us at 11 active members. Four members have termed out while this group was in the nomination process. We will soon be putting out the call for the following vacancies: (vis Shteir) Environmental Protection 2/06/2016 (vis Sall) Public-at-Large 11/21/2015 (vis O Boyle) Transportation/Rights-of-Way 11/21/2015 (vis Houston) Non-Renewable Resources 11/21/2015 The most recent members termed out can continue to participate, however, will not have voting rights. Stephen Razo -Dumont Dunes Sub Group quarterly meeting at BLM Barstow office at 2601 Barstow Rd. Barstow, CA (760) November 26 at Dumont dunes, Public notice will be send ty BLM Steve Razo to solicit comments by public. Contact: Randy Banis rbanis@sundancemedia.com Dumont Dunes Desert Mountain League of Cities Saynne Redifer 5

6 Assistant to the City Manager Office of the City Manager City of Palmdale Sierra Highway.Palmdale, CA Tel: (661) Fax: (661) Desert Mountain Division Meetings and Host Cities October 5 through 7 - League Annual Conference Long Beach Friday, November 18 - Organizational Meeting and Chimbote Public Service Awards Dinner Town of Apple Valley 6