Category Archives: Off Roading

San Bernardino National Forest OHV Grant Application Comments Period Open!

The Forest Service is soliciting public comments for the 2012-2013 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Applications.

From the Press Release yesterday:

“The Forest Service announced today that San Bernardino National Forest recreation managers will be seeking public comments on their proposals for the 2012/2013 State of California Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant program. According to state requirements, public comments can be submitted from Tuesday, March 5 through Monday, April 1, 2013.

A two-step application process is used by the State to allow public comment and feedback before final submittal. The preliminary application was due March 4, 2013. This will open a public review and comment period and will follow with final applications due May 6, 2013. The State is using an Internet-based “On-Line Grant Application” process as the means to apply for State funding.”

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Johnson Valley – Marines Continue to Pursue Costly Land Grab

You’d think that with the sequestration cuts taking effect – which are, according to the Obama White House (the same guy whose idea sequestration was in the first place) going to destroy western civilization as we know it now and for all time (and is all the Republicans fault; I’ll never get tired of the liberal “I was for it until I was against it and it’s all someone else’s fault!” line) – the Hammers would have caught a break.

But nooOOOooo. According to the California Motorized Recreational Council (CMRC) and Save the Hammers.org the Secretary of the Navy is now seeking Congressional approval to move forward with the base expansion at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. Continue reading