Assn. for Fire Ecology Regional Conference 2008 in Tucson Jan 28th-31st

The topic of this year’s Regional Conference is Fire in the Southwest: Integrating Fire into Management of Changing Ecosystems.Diverse fire regimes and contentious management issues coupled with continuing severe drought have presented southwestern land managers and fire scientists with daunting challenges. Recent and predicted changes in climate, fuels, and fire behavior are yielding unique management [...]

Open House Planned Regarding Arsenic Remediation Plans Oct. 24th

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting another open house for the residents of Red Mountain, Randsburg, and Johannesburg on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, to discuss the status of the arsenic removal project on public lands near their communities in northwestern San Bernardino and northeastern Kern counties.The open house, part of a series of [...]

Environmental Assessment to Re-power Wind Energy Farm Available for Public Review

An environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the decommissioning of existing wind turbines, installing of new wind turbines and amending a right-of-way (ROW) at the Edom Hills Wind Farm in southern California has been released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for public review and comment.The BLM’s Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office would consider granting the [...]

Congressional Testimony Regarding the Great Basin Restoration Initiative

Statement of  Mike Pellant Great Basin Restoration Initiative Coordinator, Bureau Of Land Management U.S. Department of the  Interior before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests regarding the Great Basin Restoration InitiativeOctober 11, 2007Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear here today to discuss the major threats [...]

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs S.B. 742 on OHV Recreation

Touted as a compromise between environmentalists and OHV enthusiasts by some, and as a victory for OHV recreationalists by others, SB 742 increases the number of people on the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission from seven to ten, with the Governor allowed to appoint three. It also addresses funding issues, and penalties for off-road violations.  [...]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains NM Anniversary Celebration Oct. 24th

On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, the Visitor Center will host a variety of programs to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the establishment of Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.The programs include an 8:30 a.m. hike, and programs at 10 a.m. and noon:8:30 -10 a.m. Explore the Randall Henderson Trail on a guided [...]