The Bureau of Land Management, Lassen and Plumas national forests are accepting public input to develop grant applications for State of California off-highway vehicle recreation funds.
The BLM uses grant funds from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division to improve off-highway riding and driving opportunities for communities and visitors, said BLM Northern California District Manager Dereck Wilson. For more information about the BLM application contact one of the following:
- BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA 96130, attention Marisa Williams; email: [email protected].
- BLM Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr., Redding, CA 96002, attention Sky Zaffarano; email: [email protected].
- BLM Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, 95521, attention Casey Hague; email: [email protected].
The Lassen National Forest is developing its preliminary grant application to support law enforcement for OHV trails. For more information on this application contact Troy Kimberling at [email protected] or 530-252-6400.
The Plumas National Forest is developing one or more preliminary grant applications to support trail maintenance, patrols and other work in support of OHV trails. For more information on the Plumas application, contact Tamara Schmidt at 530-927-8526 or
[email protected].
Public comments may be submitted for consideration online by reviewing the agency’s preliminary grant application olga.ohv.parks.ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr with a deadline for public comments on May 6.
Agency staff will use the public comments received for consideration as they develop their final grant applications for submission in June.
Once the proposals are submitted to the state, anyone interested can review and comment on the preliminary applications from March 4 to May 5, by visiting the grants section at https://ohv.parks.ca.gov, or by submitting written comments to the appropriate offices.
Information provided by Bureau of Land Management, Lassen and Plumas National Forests
