Frank Gregg, National Director
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. 20240
Jim Ruch, State Director
Bureau 0f Land Management
2800 Cottage Way, Room E-2841
Sacramento, California 95824
and to
Gerry Hillier, Riverside District Manager
Bureau of Land Management
1695 Spruce Street
Riverside, California 92507
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THE PROPOSED MOTORCYCLE RACE FROM LUDLOW CALIF. TO PARKER, ARIZONA THROUGH CADIZ VALLEY HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. AFTER A SERIES OF MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS INVOLVING BLM, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, MOTORCYCLISTS, AND CONSERVATIONISTS, THE BUREAU FINALLY RESPONDED TO THE PERMIT REQUEST WITH A PROPOSED ROUTE THAT WAS MINIMALLY OBJECTIONABLE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF VIEW BUT UNACCEPTABLE TO THE RACE ORGANIZERS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RACE PERMIT WILL BE REFILED FOR NEXT SPRING WITH ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO FIND A SUITABLE COURSE FOR ALL PARTIES.
ALTHOUGH CONSERVATIONISTS IN GENERAL ARE OPPOSED TO ANY FURTHER MAJOR MOTORCYCLE EVENTS OF THIS NATURE, AT LEAST UNTIL THE RESOURCE IMPACTS HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY ASSESSED THROUGH THE FORTHCOMING DESERT MANAGEMANT PLAN, SOME EFFORTS WERE MADE, TO FACILITATE THIS ONE RACE IN HOPES OF REDUCING POTENTIAL CONFLICT OVER ANTICIPATED BLM ACTION TO BLOCK ANOTHER PHANTOM DUCK RACE DURING THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.
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