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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill Dart - 208.237.1008 or Paul Turcke -
208.331.1807"
Date: May 13, 2004
TRAIL ACCESS GROUPS FILE NOTICE OF INTENT
TO SUE AT BLM RECREATION SITE
POCATELLO, ID - Local, state, and national trail access
groups filed a 60 day Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sue for
violations of the Endangered Species Act at the 50,000 acre
Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA). They charge the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) with failure to actively and adequately
manage off-highway vehicle use at this popular site located
about 3 hours south of San Jose, California.
Groups filing the charge include; Salinas Ramblers Motorcycle
Club, American Motorcyclist Association District 36, California
Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs, California Off-Road Vehicle
Association, and the BlueRibbon Coalition.
Bill Dart, executive director for the BlueRibbon Coalition,
said, "The notifying organizations support responsible
recreational use of public lands, and believe that ongoing
vehicle access and sensitive species protection need not be
mutually exclusive management goals at the CCMA."
"Unfortunately, BLM has failed to actively or adequately
implement its own management goals at the Area, unlawfully
subjecting vehicle-based recreationists to further and
unwarranted restrictions," Dart concludes.
Paul Turcke, counsel for the BlueRibbon Legal Defense Fund,
states, "I believe these groups have historically demonstrated
they want to work with the BLM to better manage the site. This
NOI hopefully will inspire the agency to immediate management
activity that will fully implement the governing plans already
in place."
The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national non-profit recreation and
trail-access group that champions stewardship and responsible
use of public and private lands. It represents over 1,110
organizations and businesses with approximately 600,000 members.
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