{"id":11525,"date":"2019-03-26T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernjeeper.com\/?p=11525"},"modified":"2019-03-24T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:20:36","slug":"off-roaders-applaud-interior-order-to-enhance-recreation-on-public-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernjeeper.com\/off-roaders-applaud-interior-order-to-enhance-recreation-on-public-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Roaders Applaud Interior Order to Enhance Recreation on Public Lands"},"content":{"rendered":"

ModernJeeper is proud to have Don Amador in our contributing and supporting staff of writers.\u00a0 Don’s credentials are unsurpassed in the land use and access world, and here he gives us his take on this exiting news about public lands.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Editors<\/em><\/p>\n

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PROVIDE RECREATION BEFORE SELLING OFF PUBLIC LANDS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

On March 21, 2019, Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued a secretarial order requiring Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to consider public access for outdoor recreational activities before deciding whether a federal parcel should be sold or exchanged.<\/p>\n

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Keeping Disposal Lands in public hands important in Jean Lake OHV Area north of Las Vegas, NV<\/p><\/div>\n

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You can read the entire INTERIOR ORDER 3373 in .pdf format here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Throughout the West there are many BLM \u201cdisposal\u201d parcels that are either landlocked or adjacent to existing OHV recreation sites.\u00a0 Also, some of these undeveloped disposal areas are stand-alone sites that provide important motorized and\/or non-motorized recreation.<\/p>\n

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“Disposal” Lands provide important access near Moonrocks OHV Area – North of Reno, NV<\/p><\/div>\n

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This order also directs BLM to continue its efforts to consolidate checkerboard or matrix lands to provide enhanced connectivity between designated roads, trails, and areas.\u00a0 ModernJeepers are thrilled to hear this news because of the confusing array of ownership in some areas of our public lands.<\/p>\n

ModernJeeper asked Don Amador, a 2016 Inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, to give us his professional opinions.\u00a0 Don stated, \u201cConsolidation of BLM administered lands for public benefit is one of the most important concepts that OHV should embrace as a way to provide additional recreation opportunities for current and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Popular BLM OHV Recreation Area Slated for “Disposal”<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIt is also important for the BLM to undertake careful review of proposed disposal lands to ensure they are not currently being used for recreational activities or have the potential to provide access to new trails or other forms of recreation,\u201d Amador continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a newly appointed \u2018OHV Recreation\u2019 representative to the Central CA BLM Resource Advisory Council (RAC)<\/a>, I look forward to discussions with other RAC members and the agency about looking for opportunities to purchase or exchange non-federal lands to enhance public access and recreational opportunity at existing BLM units or create new recreation sites in under-served areas,\u201d Amador concludes.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned at ModernJeeper.com for more on this news as we follow the access to our public lands.<\/p>\n

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