Open House for USFS and BLM 2016 Off-Highway Vehicle Grants Scheduled for March 16
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BISHOP, Calif. - The Inyo National Forest (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office (BLM) have submitted preliminary applications for grant funds from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division to enhance and manage motorized recreation. The agencies invite your comments on the preliminary grant applications.
The two agencies will hold an informal open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at the Forest Service/BLM office located behind the Department of Motor Vehicles at 351 Pacu Lane in Bishop. You may drop in any time during those two hours to review and discuss the grant applications. Copies of the preliminary applications will be available. Representatives from the two agencies, as well as others who are submitting grants for activities on USFS and BLM lands, will be there to answer questions and receive or facilitate comments on changes, concerns and support for the final grant applications, which will be submitted by May 2.
These and all other applicants' grant requests, as well as detailed instructions about the process and how to comment can be viewed on OHMVR website atwww.ohv.parks.ca.gov/. Comments may be submitted directly through the division website and/or sent directly to the responsible agency from March 8 until April 4.
For more information, or to provide your comments through other means, please call Inyo National Forest Trails Coordinator Marty Hornick at (760) 873-2461 ormhornick@fs.fed.us, or BLM Supervisory Resource Manager Jeff Starosta at (760) 872-5032 or jstarost@blm.gov
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.