ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Arcata Field Office will hold a public meeting and is accepting public comments regarding management needs and projects that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on public lands on the North Coast.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 4:30 p.m. at the Samoa Dunes Recreation Area, 3800 New Navy Base Road in Samoa. The meeting will take place rain or shine, at the OHV Training Site near the entrance to the recreation area. Facial coverings and distancing will be required in compliance with all state and local health guidelines for COVID-19 prevention.
Those unable to attend the meeting can send comments via email to chague@blm.gov, or mail them to Bureau of Land Management, 1695 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA, attention: Casey Hague. Hague will also take comments via telephone at 707-825-2322. The comment period is open until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.
The Arcata Field Office staff will use the comments to develop a preliminary grant application to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division. The BLM will submit project proposals to California State Parks on March 1. Anyone interested can review preliminary applications by visiting the grants section at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov from March 2 through May 3.
“This grant program helps us provide quality opportunities for local residents and visitors who enjoy OHV sports," said BLM Arcata Field Manager Molly Brown. “Partnerships such as this one with California State Parks are vital to managing sustainable public lands for multiple uses."
The BLM can use grant funding for education, law enforcement, trail monitoring, maintenance, construction, development, safety improvements and road repairs. In past years, the Arcata Field Office has used grant funds at the Samoa Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area near Eureka.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
