I've been seeing news all over this site and others about Competition Hill.

Competition Hill will be closed dusk till dawn on all major holidays due to Imperial County Ordinance. BLM will enforce closure beginning Thanksgiving weekend.

Are our groups fighting the Sierra Club (such as the ASA) losing the battle or is the BLM just cracking down and making Mother G restricted? What do you think about this closure?

I know that part of the RAMP call for temp closeure of all the big hills in the dunes.

Environmental Consequences
Chapter 4-26 Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area - DEIS SCO/LW556.doc20710018
4.3 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
The mission of the BLM is “to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity
of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future
generations” (BLM, 2002). This section assesses impacts to law enforcement
and public safety as a result of implementing the alternatives presented in
Chapter 2 of this DEIS.
The majority of visitors to the ISDRA are seeking a recreational experience
that is consistent with activities that conform to existing laws and public
safety. Other visitors, however, are seeking a recreational experience that is
unlawful or contributes to threats to public safety (see Chapter 3). Most of
these instances of unlawful behavior occur during the six major holiday
weekends during the high-use season (i.e., Halloween, Thanksgiving, New
Year’s, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, and Easter). During these
weekends, illegal behavior increases with the increased visitor use.
The objective of all the alternatives assessed in this DEIS is to provide law
enforcement staff1 (and associated equipment and facilities) in numbers
sufficient to curtail illegal behavior, thus providing enhanced opportunities for
visitors seeking recreational experiences that comply with public safety and
are conducted in accordance with pertinent laws.
• For all alternatives (including the No Action), the need for additional law
enforcement staff would occur mostly during the six major holiday
weekends.
• For all the alternatives, temporary law enforcement staff would continue
to be used to ensure public safety during the high visitor use weekends.
• For the action alternatives (Alternatives 2, 3, and 4), the use of temporary
law enforcement officers would continue; and additional permanent staff
would be hired. Other measures for the action alternatives would include:
- A ban on alcohol use outside designated camping areas
- A sundown to sunup closure at Competition Hill (North and South),
Oldsmobile Hill, Test Hill, and Patton Valley
- Posting speed limits
1 Law enforcement officers at the ISDRA are responsible for all aspects of
law enforcement, including drug- and alcohol-related problems; assaults;
traffic violations; fee compliance enforcement; resource issues (e.g., littering,
natural feature destruction, hazardous materials, and waste); and medical
emergency response (see Chapter 3).
4.3.1
Assumptions
and
Assessment
Guidelines

It is true ? http://www.ivpressonline.com/display/inn_n...news/news05.txt

[ 11-21-2002, 08:01 AM: Message edited by: Calds650_1 ]

welp we knew this would happen with all of the problems that there have been at comp. it will re be reopend after they keep the rift raft out. if you want to go to glamis to ride it wont make that big of a diff. why dont we all just go to olds at night??

Oh yes, Olds at night.

Until I saw how upset everybody is about it I was going to say perhaps it should be seen first what happens.

I think that the bad people will still come to Mother G, they'll just remain spread out more.

Remember, bad road to your campsite means good people.

Good road brings in good and bad people.

Amen brother!!

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Originally posted by 5150HARVEE:
Oh yes, Olds at night.

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