The Bureau of Land Management is hosting several in-person and virtual public and stakeholder meetings to gather input on the development of OHV vehicle grant proposals for submission to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. Grants support off-highway vehicle management activities, including visitor services, law enforcement, resource protection, planning and monitoring, and maintenance on BLM-managed public lands.
The OHMVR Grants Division has provided 100’s of millions of dollars in financial assistance for well-managed, environmentally friendly OHV recreation to cities and counties – the first of the meetings start on Feb. 21st in Needles, with subsequent meetings in Barstow, El Centro, Ridgecrest and Palm Springs.
The public is invited to attend any of the meetings – you can find the details below:
Needles Field Office: Feb. 2
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. scoping meeting and 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. stakeholder meeting
In person: BLM Needles Field Office, 1303 S Highway 95, Needles, CA 92363
Virtual via Zoom: https://ow.ly/VBbS50QwTix
Phone: 833-568-8864 / Meeting ID: 160 805 1054 / Passcode: 304433
Barstow Field Office: Feb. 22
4 -5 p.m. scoping meeting and 5 – 6 p.m. stakeholder meeting
In-person: BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311
Virtual via Zoom: https://ow.ly/YH1g50QznW1
Phone: 833-568-8864 / Meeting ID: 161 291 7162 / Passcode: 636079
El Centro Field Office: Feb. 22
3 – 4 p.m. scoping meeting and 4 – 4:30 p.m. stakeholder meeting
In-person: BLM El Centro Field Office, 1661 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: 866-763-8176 / Passcode: 9991496#
Ridgecrest Field Office: Feb. 22
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. stakeholder meeting and 5:15 – 6 p.m. scoping meeting
In-person: BLM Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 S Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Virtual via Zoom: https://ow.ly/wR4o50QwTpN
Phone: 833-568-8864 / Meeting ID: 161 942 9567 / Passcode: 990837
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office: Feb. 27
2 – 3 p.m. scoping meeting and 3 – 3:30 p.m. stakeholder meeting
Virtual via Zoom: https://ow.ly/MzyA50Qzn4P
Phone: 833-568-8864 / Meeting ID: 160 121 0531 / Passcode: 436977
Once the proposals are submitted to the state, anyone interested can review and comment on the preliminary applications from March 5 to May 6, by visiting the grants section at https://ohv.parks.ca.gov, or by submitting written comments to the field offices by mail or email:
- BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, 92311, attention Caleb Scruggs; [email protected]
- BLM El Centro Field Office, 1661 S 4th Street, 92243, attention Michael Mujica; [email protected]
- BLM Needles Field Office, 1303 S Highway 95, 92363, attention David Roan; [email protected]
- BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, 92262, attention Kris Ellis; [email protected]
- BLM Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 S Richmond Road, 93555, attention Katrina Meyer; [email protected]
