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| Coronado National Forest Planning - 02/20/10 |
| The first draft of the revision of the Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan is ready for your review. The revised Forest Plan will provide broad, strategic guidance for the management of the Coronado National Forest for up to fifteen years. The initial working draft of the revised Forest Plan will be introduced at a series of open houses in early March 2010. The working document includes draft management direction in the form of desired conditions, objectives, guidelines, standards, and suitable uses. You will also see reports that assess areas for potential Wilderness designation.
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Invitation Letter FS Planning Meeting Times |
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| President Considering Closing Millions of Acres of - 02/20/10 |
| A leaked Department of Interior (DOI) memo makes it clear that President Obama is considering restricting access to public lands by declaring as many as 17 areas in 11 western states as National Monuments. National Monument designations can be made by the President without input from Congress or other stakeholders. The DOI document says the areas may be good candidates for National Monuments under the Antiquities Act & States that have areas highlighted in the memo include, AK, AZ, CA, CO, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY.
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Monument List |
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| Obama Administration Developing New Forest Service - 02/02/10 |
| For the fourth time in the last 10 years, the U.S. Forest Service is reopening its Forest Planning Rule for revision.
The Clinton Administration issued a new planning rule in 2000, replacing the long-standing 1982 rule. The Bush Administration then replaced the 2000 rule with a new rule in 2005.
Most recently, the Obama Administration announced its intention to develop a new rule for the development and revision of land and resource management plans for the National Forest System Lands (74 Fed. Reg. 67166, 12/18/2009).
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FS Plan |
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| State Budget Proposal May Eliminate State Parks - 12/20/09 |
| The legislature went into Special Session today to consider budget cuts and may vote on them at any time. The cuts proposed in House Bill 2001 of the 5th Special Session, are catastrophic to Arizona State Parks and will eliminate the agencys ability to operate. The proposal unveiled this morning impacts Arizona State Parks with Fund Reductions and Transfers totaling $3,151,100, coupled with Fund sweeps of $6,088,700 The proposed cuts would force significant (a minimum of 75) reductions in staff, thereby forcing a closure of much of the park system this fiscal year. Without the revenues that the open parks generate, the agency will be forced to dispose of much of the property that it currently manages. more.. |
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| Nogales Ranger District Road Decommissioning - 11/15/09 |
| Proposed road management in the Santa Rita Mountains of the Nogales Ranger District. The Forest Service is recommending closing 39.3 miles of road.
Please make your comments to: Ms. Laura White, Travel Management Program Manager, Coronado National Forest, 300 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701; email - comments-southwestern-coronado@fs.fed.us, "Nogales Unauthorized Roads NEPA" in the subject line.
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Scoping Notice |
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| Congressman Attempts to Close Public Lands - 11/13/09 |
| On November 10, U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey of New York, along with 88 other colleagues, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking that he circumvent normal legislative procedures and administratively close more than 9 million public land acres in Utah. Effectively designating Wilderness areas without public debate or congressional approval only further erodes the public's confidence in their government. Hinchey is attempting to thwart the legislative process by having the public lands described in his bill, H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009, administratively protected by the Secretary. more.. |
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| Land Use Guide Offered by SEMA - 11/07/09 |
| This Guide has been added to our arsenal of information to help us fight back to keep our public lands open and our sports alive. Released by our friends at SEMA (Specialty Equipment Marketing Association), this guide offers some helpful stuff: insight into major laws; look at federal agencies who control our public lands; listing of the organizations that SEMA works with. The SEMA SAN also has quite a collection of legislative resources that compliment what the off-road organizations offer, including model legislation, a listing of federal legislators, and a guide to lobbying elected officials. more.. |
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| Possible Big Fines for Damage on Fed Lands - 02/20/10 |
| The illegal destruction of thousands of acres of public lands in Colorado by off-road vehicles and fires caused by carelessness has prompted legislation that could result in much stronger penalties for those responsible. U.S. Senator Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, and Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, announced today that they have introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives designed to deter damage to public lands caused by illegal or reckless activities. more.. |
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| ASA4WDC February Quarterly Postponed - 02/11/10 |
| The February Quarterly Delegates meeting has been postponed until March 6. The meeting will be held in the same location. More information will be available soon. more.. |
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| Arizona State Parks - looking at charging you - 01/30/10 |
| Arizona legislature is proposing a bill that will charge you $9 when you register your vehicle to go to the State Parks general fund. The bills are: House Bill 2628 and House Concurrent Resolution 2040.
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HB2628 HCR2040 |
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| Find your Governmental Representative - 12/20/09 |
| This link iwill help you find your governmental representative. more.. |
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| Arizona Game & Fish Commission Meetings - 08/09/09 |
| The Arizona Game and Fish Department is implenting Commission Meetings via the Web. more.. |
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| Member Clubs - Advertise Your Events - 03/18/08 |
| Member clubs can post meetings and runs on the ASA4WDC calendar. If your club does not have a calendar password, contact the webmaster. In your event descriptions you can include links back to your club website for details, maps, or general information. Define a recurring event in one simple step to post your club meetings for the whole year! Contact the webmaster if you have questions. more.. |
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| AdlerPublishing.com |
| New Backroad Guides 2700 miles of 4x4 trails thruout AZ Hundreds of color photos Ghost towns, spectacular scenery 800-660-5107 click here for more information |
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