Tuesday, September 26, 2023

QWR NEWS RELEASE - MONUMENTAL DECISION IN NOR CAL BLM AREA

Don Amador on Designated OHV Trail
Berryessa National Monument- Mendocino NF


NEWS RELEASE

 CONTACT: Don Amador  @ damador@quietwarriorracing.com

 DATE: September 26, 2023


 MONUMENTAL DECISION IN NOR CAL BLM AREA


 I want to join the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, elected officials, and community leaders by also thanking Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning for visiting the proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument expansion area which is to include Molok Luyuk - also known as Walker Ridge.


Interior Secretary, Sally Jewel, Talks with OHV and other Stakeholders
2016 Dedication of Berryessa National Monument

 

The field trip occurred on September 24 and also included a roundtable discussion between local stakeholders and Biden Administration officials about why this proposed expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is so important to the Tribe, conservation groups, and the recreation community.

 

The plan would recognize and protect important cultural resources that are sacred to the Tribe and improve access to managed recreation opportunities for both motorized and non-motorized outdoor activities.  

 

Currently there is a significant amount of illegal and unauthorized use of non-street legal “Green Sticker” OHVs within the expansion area and adjacent federal and private lands since the BLM did not undertake travel planning in that area during the 2006 Resource Management Planning effort due to lack of agency resources.

CA State Park OHMVR Division Booth
2016 Dedication of Berryessa National Monument



I believe the expansion is critical to helping restart the stalled 2021 BLM Travel Management Planning Process for the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument since it will help bring said lands under one management umbrella.  A designated system of legal roads and trails will help reduce impacts from illegal activities to important cultural and natural resources as well as making the routes eligible for CA State Park “Green Sticker” grant funds that can be used for trail planning/construction, restoration of damaged areas, and law enforcement.

 

LINK TO TULEYOME NEWS RELEASE ON TOUR WITH DOI AND BLM LEADS *Amador and other quotes

https://tuleyome.nationbuilder.com/interior_secretary_blm_director_visit_proposed_berryessa_snow_mountain_national_monument_expansion

 

 

As an OHV leader who has a long-term commitment to the collaborative process that brings land agency leaders, Tribes, conservation groups, local government, other stakeholders, and the trail-based recreation community together with a common goal of both protecting natural and cultural resources and providing a high-quality outdoor experience, I believe this proposal highlights what can happen with diverse interest groups find common ground on land management issues.

Trail in the Proposed Addition Area

 

Just as many OHV interests attended the 2016 dedication of the Berryessa National Monument because of the outreach and partnership between the conservation and OHV community on that effort, I think this addition merits that same level of support by trail riders, dual sport/ADV enthusiasts, and 4WD clubs.

 

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Don Amador has been in the trail advocacy and recreation management profession for over 33 years. Don writes from his home in Cottonwood, CA.  Don is President of Quiet Warrior Racing/Consulting. Don is Past President/CEO and current board member of the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance. Don served as a contractor to the BlueRibbon Coalition from 1996 until June, 2018. Don served on the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission from 1994-2000. He has won numerous awards including being a 2016 Inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame and the 2018 Friend of the AMA Award. Don served as the government affairs lead for AMA District 36 in Northern California from 2019 – 2023. Don is a Core-Team member on FireScape Mendocino.  Don is a contributor to Dealernews Magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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