BLM Bishop Field Office and Inyo National Forest hosting OHV grant application open house
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BISHOP, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office and Inyo National Forest are accepting public comments to develop an off-highway vehicle grant proposal to the California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The open house meeting will take place on Feb. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the co-located Forest Service/BLM Field Office, 351 Pacu Lane, Bishop.
Partnerships are vital to managing sustainable, working public lands. The FS and BLM apply for grants from the California Department of Parks and Recreation OHMVR Division each year to help fund and coordinate its OHV program. The agencies plan to request grant funds to enhance and manage motorized recreation in the area.
Interested citizens are invited to drop in at any time during the open house meeting and provide ideas for projects and opportunities that could be incorporated into the grants. Representatives from the two agencies, as well as interested non-profits organizations, will be available to answer questions about the grant process and to receive input for developing the grants.
The OHMVR Division Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program supports well-managed off-highway vehicle recreation in California by providing financial assistance to cities, counties, districts, federal agencies (including the BLM), state agencies, educational institutions, federally recognized Native American Tribes and non-profit entities.
FS and BLM must submit preliminary applications to the OHMVR Division no later than March 5, then those applications will be available on the OHMVR Division website at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov. The website provides detailed instructions on how the public can access, review and comment on the preliminary applications starting March 6 until the deadline on April 2. Final applications must be submitted by May 7.
As stewards, federal agencies manage public lands for the benefit of current and future generations. For more information, to submit ideas through other means, or if someone has special needs for accommodation to participate in this open house, please call BLM Natural Resources Specialist Sara Manley at 760-872-5033, or email her at smanley@blm.gov, or call Inyo National Forest District Recreation Staff Officer Shane Hoskins at 760-873-2441, or email him at shaneahoskins@fs.fed.us.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.