U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
News Release


For Immediate Release: March 26, 2010 CA-CDD-10-45
Contact: Stephen Razo (951)-697-5217 or David Briery, (951) 697-5220


Public Invited to Comment on Draft Plan for Imperial Sand Dunes

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Today's publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register initiates the 90-day public comment period which will end June 24, 2010.
Daniel Steward, acting BLM's El Centro Field Manager, said the RAMP/EIS outlines future management of public lands administered by BLM in the 160,000-acre Dunes located in eastern Imperial County. The public assisted BLM in identifying key land use issues in this area through a formal scoping process conducted in 2008.
The draft RAMP/EIS analyzes the environmental impacts of many land management issues, including recreation, renewable energy, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act, including the threatened Peirson's Milk-Vetch. A range of alternatives are analyzed in the RAMP/EIS, including closure of areas designated as critical habitat by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to off-highway vehicle use.
The BLM has scheduled the following public meetings:
Tuesday, April 13th – San Diego, CA
Handlery Hotel
950 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108

Wednesday, April 14th – El Centro, CA
Imperial Irrigation District William R. Condit Meeting Room
1285 Broadway
El Centro, CA 92243

Thursday, April 15th – Phoenix, AZ
Mountain Preserve Reception and Conference Center
1431 E. Dunlap Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020

All meetings will run from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

The draft is available online at http://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Capies are available upon request from the Field Manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments can be provided via email to caisdrmp@ca.blm.gov or by mail to the El Centro address above, attention: Carrie Simmons. For further information, please contact Erin Dreyfuss, RAMP team leader at (916) 978-4642.

-BLM-

California Desert District Office – 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553

Anybody going to these meetings?



Too far for me.

How about the SD folks?

Im tired ( worked all night) and I am trying to read all this- Cliff notes??


Map 7 doesnt look bad, but Im confused with 49 pages of maps...

Thank you for posting this Double G. Looks like I have some homework to do.

Read the Executive Summary for the short story. Option 8 is the Preferred Alternative. Closes the PMV critical habitat (pretty small but a lot of the Western edges of the dunes). Also could cause closure of Dunebuggy Flats "when PMV rain targets are met".

At least they admit rain is the main factor in PMV growth activity....

whats the matter with Alternative 1?

it should be in the "analysis of alternatives" section. It also depends on "who" you ask, could be "nothing" wrong or "everything" wrong....

Hey vato, I'll drive you out there if j00 wanna represent. LMK.......

Can someone please give me the skinny on which is best for all of us cause I was confused after 1 map

There is a first look interpretation by one person on the ASA board. I would suggest bouncing between this topic and the ASA one until a bit more study is done.

I'm not trying to hijack traffic, just pointing out another discussion thread.

http://www.americansandassociation.org/php...=55&t=26295

I will be attending the meeting on April 13th.

second that ill be at april 13th, coming in a suit and see what I can do

Isnt it great how our buddies at the BLM let us know about this?

I will be there.