For Immediate Release: July 13, 2001           CA-610-01-58
Contact:  Doran Sanchez (909) 697-5220; E-MAIL: dasanche@ca.blm.gov

BLM schedules open house to solicit public comments
on OHV grant applications

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled an open house to obtain public comments on the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grants being submitted to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division.

The open house will be held at the BLM California Desert District Office in Riverside on Thursday, July 19, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.   The District Office is located at 6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside, CA 92507.  

Public comment is needed on all grants being submitted to California State Parks by the BLM California Desert District's five field offices as part of the grant application process. BLM staff will be available to discuss/provide information specific to the grant application(s).

Members of the public also may contact the following BLM representatives directly to obtain a copy of the OHV grant proposal submitted by their office: John Bierk, Needles Field Office (760-326-7000;

Craig Beck, Ridgecrest Field Office (760) 384-5400; Anna Atckinson, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office (760) 251-4800; and Neil Hamada, El Centro Field Office (760)337-4451.

If you cannot attend the meeting and would like a copy of a grant proposal, please call the appropriate BLM field office for a copy.  If you have any additional questions on grants, please call Ira Long at 909-697-5396.

-BLM-

California Desert District Office - 6221 Box Springs Blvd.
Riverside, California - (909) 697-5220