Access Issues

ACTION ALERT: Call your representatives to support congressional oversight for Sequoia and Sierra land management plans
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
As many of you have been following… the saga that has encompassed the Land Management Plan revision process for Sequoia and Sierra National Forest for the last 10+ years continues. In January, I submitted a formal complaint to the Forest Service t...

Cal4Wheel opposes endangered species listing for California Spotted Owl
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments to oppose the listing of two distinct populations of California Spotted Owl as "Endangered" or "Threatened." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment as “T...

Join the Cal4Wheel Access & Stewardship committee
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
YOU ARE INVITED! JOIN THE CAL4WHEEL ACCESS & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
Are you passionate about public land access and stewardship? Are you actively engaged (or would like to be) in activities and advocacy to preserve public land access? Then the...

SB155 / OHV ACCESS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
SB155 / OHV ACCESS PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING
California State Parks (CSP) will hold an open house to inform the public about the Off-Highway Vehicle Access Project and receive input.
Date:
March 31, 2023
Location:
Renaissance Palm Spri...

Cal4Wheel Submits Objections to Eldorado National Forest Hazard Tree Mitigation Project
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
On March 11, 2023, Cal4Wheel submitted Objections to a Roadside Hazard Tree Mitigation project for Eldorado National Forest (ENF). Previously in August 2022, Cal4Wheel submitted comments on the project’s Proposed Action for Scoping to urge the For...

BLM seeking southern California OHV recreation input
| National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council | Access Issues
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a positive future for off-highway vehicle recreation. You can learn more at www.nohvcc.org. NOHVCC is working in partnership with the ...

Cal4Wheel submits objections to Creek Fire Restoration Project draft decision
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
The Creek Fire Restoration project was presented for Scoping and public comment in early 2022. In 2020, the Creek Fire scorched 380,000 acres of Sierra National Forest, equating to 30% of the Sierra NF footprint in Fresno and Madera counties. The ...

Input needed on creating new SVRA in northern California
| California State Parks | Access Issues
CA State Parks will hold a meeting on the Off-Highway Vehicle Access Project to discuss the agency’s goal of finding and building a new SVRA in Northern California. If you live near or within drivable distance to Pleasanton, CA (in the Bay Area), ...

Complaint submitted: Forest Service violations of NEPA process
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted a complaint to request immediate resolution, and escalate a request for Congressional oversight, regarding the Forest Service’s implementation of NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process violations within the Sequoia an...

Cal4Wheel opposes expansion of critical habitat for Sierra Fisher
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments to oppose the proposed expansion of critical habitat for the Sierra Fisher. The US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) released a revised version of the 2021 critical habitat proposal for the southern Sierra Fisher....

Cal4Wheel opposes listing of three species of salamanders as endangered or threatened
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Cal4Wheel submitted comments to oppose the listing of three species of Salamander as "Endangered" or "Threatened." After reviewing the proposal for listing, Cal4Wheel cited evidence of:
Negative impacts to other species, OHV recreation, l...

Red Rock Canyon comments submitted
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Red Rock Canyon State Park recently released a Preliminary General Plan & Draft Environmental Impact Report for public review and comment. This Plan was crafted following four years of prior scoping, analysis, and public comment.
Cal4Wh...

Complete the OHV/OSV recreation survey
| California State Parks | Access Issues
Your assistance is needed! California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division is identifying the economic impacts resulting from visitations to off road areas within California, to include State Parks, federal lands (Bure...

Red Rock Canyon - Public Comment Workshop
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
Join in this virtual workshop to learn about proposed changes for motorized access at Red Rock Canyon State Park. California State Parks has released a Draft General Plan and Environmental Impact Report for Red Rock Canyon that could result in tra...

BLM seeking OHV recreation input
| Rose Winn, Cal4Wheel Natural Resources Consultant | Access Issues
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a positive future for off-highway vehicle recreation. You can learn more at www.nohvcc.org. NOHVCC is working in partnership with the ...
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