BLM meeting on Friday January 23, 2015 in Quartzsite

After the meeting they will close whatever they want.
One of my favorite trails has been closed temporarily for 7 years.
the excuse will be they do not have enough people to patrol it,therefore it must be closed to vehicles,however if u want to see the old stage station,you are free to hike the 11 miles in ankle deep sand.

This is going on everywhere and needs to stop!! ..... right now. RWD is absolutely right.

If I were there I'd be in the meeting voicing my opinion. Is there a webpage where us that can't attend can voice our opinion?

Those of you that read this forum and are in Q need to network with as my folks as possible to attend this meeting and voice their opinions.

The BLM must be stopped from doing this. Next will be the Boondocking itself they'll close!!

It's got to stop!!

Wow, the BLM has to cut back because of money problems. The general population does not favor any new taxes or use fees but complains because cut backs are being put in place.

Gee Bob your probably right,besides no vehicles sign,this is there other sign

I remember when public land belonged to the people,not the BLM

Bob/Olallawa wrote:
Wow, the BLM has to cut back because of money problems. The general population does not favor any new taxes or use fees but complains because cut backs are being put in place.

Maybe many in the 'general public' know the inefficiency and waste in general government and the BLM. Perhaps they should have saved some of the money expended on the excessive and abusive response to the "Bundy" cattle grazing issue. Increasing taxes has never increased public access any government lands or agency.

NoLookingBack wrote:

Bob/Olallawa wrote:
Wow, the BLM has to cut back because of money problems. The general population does not favor any new taxes or use fees but complains because cut backs are being put in place.

Maybe many in the 'general public' know the inefficiency and waste in general government and the BLM. Perhaps they should have saved some of the money expended on the excessive and abusive response to the "Bundy" cattle grazing issue. Increasing taxes has never increased public access any government lands or agency.

Absolutely agree nolookingback.....

BoonHauler wrote:
This is going on everywhere and needs to stop!! ..... right now. RWD is absolutely right.

If I were there I'd be in the meeting voicing my opinion. Is there a webpage where us that can't attend can voice our opinion?

Those of you that read this forum and are in Q need to network with as my folks as possible to attend this meeting and voice their opinions.

The BLM must be stopped from doing this. Next will be the Boondocking itself they'll close!!

It's got to stop!!

I believe Quartzsite is under the Yuma BLM office. Look them up and send your brown stamps to the overpaid/underworked bureaucrats at Yuma. Have you all noticed that it does not matter what branch of government you deal with, city, county, state, federal, school district that none of them ever, ever have enough money? Makes you wonder how long Americans are going to put up with it?

just found out that at the Quartzsite post office, there's a flyer sayings it's on the 21st.


still trying to figure out what is going on.

*thumps forehead*

I'd like to know why the BLM has to patrol it anyway!


Most of the time, us adults take care of the land just find without all their patrols.

SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
just found out that at the Quartzsite post office, there's a flyer sayings it's on the 21st.


still trying to figure out what is going on.

*thumps forehead*

Suzzeee:

You are right, the Public Meeting is being held on January 21st from 3:00 to 6:00PM at the Quartzsite Community Center located at 295 Chandler Street.

I called the BLM Yuma Field Office this morning and spoke with Art Lopez regarding this matter. Art told me the Yuma Field Office website is in the process off being updated with the current information.

I spoke with him for over a half hour on the subject and I can tell everyone this meeting will kickoff a 30 day Public Comment Period and needs to be attended by as many people as possible. The more folks attending this meeting and commenting will send a message that the public wants more land opened than closed.

It sounded to me that the Yuma Field Office is willing to OPEN roads and trails to Public use if there’s enough Public demand for that action. If little to no action is taken by the Public one can only expect to see more land, road, and trail closures in the 380,000 acres within the ‘La Posa Travel Management Plan’ (TMP) area.

My own observations are that Art Lopez is one of us and very concerned himself about the proposed closures as well as other proposed closures around the State being implemented under TMP mandated program. Art himself is a UTV rider!

Everyone reading this needs to network with as many folks as possible in and effort to halt the proposed closures and see that more land is opened for Public use, not closed!....PLEASE take the time to do so!!

Here’s a link to the Yuma Field Office’s La Posa TMP webpage. Comment forms can be found on the upper right-hand column for download.

I would also encourage as many of you folks as possible to contact Art directly at 928-317-3238

Remember, If we the Public do nothing to stop this course of action all we can expect is more closures. I myself feel the real goal of the TMP programs is to close all Public Land from any use whatsoever.