The U.S. Forest Service and the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation have separately submitted applications for grant funds from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHVMVR) Division. These grants are funded by green sticker money. Competition for these grants is very strong throughout California. Organizations and agencies with strong local support have a better chance of having their applications accepted.
We are asking El Dorado Progressives to write brief letters of support for the following applications to improve and protect our local Eldorado National Forest (ENF).
The Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation (CSNC) has submitted one application to restore public lands damaged by unauthorized off-highway motorized recreation such as shown above. CSNC has been working to repair such damage throughout ENF. The last four years they have employed AmeriCorps students to help with this work.
The Eldorado National Forest has submitted four applications for ground operations and trail maintenance, for restoration of sensitive areas and decommissioning unauthorized routes, for an application to study the red legged frog in the Rock Creek OHV area, and for law enforcement across the forest.
Please take some time to submit a brief letter of support for these worthwhile projects.
The preliminary OHV grant applications are available for review on the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation website starting on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 through Monday, April 2, 2018. If you wish to submit comments or show support, there are instructions on submitting comments through the Online Grant Application (OLGA) database located at http://olga.ohv.parks.ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr/user/home.aspx.
You can send written comments and letters of support for the CSNC grant application to Karen Schambach at snckaren@gmail.com.
You may also send written comments, suggestions, or letters of support for the Forest Service grant applications to Michelle Zuro-Kreimer at:
- El Dorado National Forest
- 100 Forni Road
- Placerville, CA 95667
- or email to mzurokreimer@fs.fed.us.