Don Amador Riding in Pine Nuts
*Area Noted as a High Value Sage Habitat Reserve
The Recreation HQ wanted to give OHVers and racers who ride in Nevada a quick update on today’s meeting of the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Council in Carson City, Nevada.
As some of you know, this State of Nevada effort is running concurrently with two other federal Greater Sage-grouse planning efforts.
BRC remains concerned about the fact that motorized recreation was not afforded a seat on the council. As you will see in BRC’s comment letter today, we reaffirmed that concern and noted our OHV casual use and permitted event-related comments submitted to the council in May 2013 had not been addressed in any of the staff reviews and/or related reports.
BRC Sept. 12, 2013 Comment Letter to the Council
While watching the meeting on a live video stream, it was gratifying to note that BRC’s comment letter today was referenced several times by agency staff and council members as providing important information regarding OHV use that had not been considered as of yet.
While the FS representative basically stated he did not anticipate significant impacts to existing OHV use on designated trails and areas, I continue to be concerned about unintended consequences to OHV recreation if we are not actively engaged on all three processes.
You can find meeting schedules and other info at the websites below:
ONE – State of NV
NV Sagebrush Ecosystem Council
NV Sagebrush Ecosystem Council Meetings/Documents
TWO – Forest Service
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF Bi-State Greater Sage-grouse Forest Plan (be sure and click on DEIS link)
THREE - BLM
BLM Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Planning Effort
BRC Greater Sage-grouse home page with updates, etc.
HQ wants to encourage NV OHVers to try and be engaged in these processes. I will be up at the Ride Reno 200 DS Ride this weekend so feel free to stop by and visit me at the BRC booth on Friday night or catch me at the Sat. night dinner.
