Las Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management
Attn: Carolyn Ronning, RMP Project Lead
4701 N. Torrey Pines Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89130
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RE: Scoping Comments for the Revision of The Las Vegas Resource Management Plan

Dear Carolyn:

I am writing to you today to stress the importance of OHV recreation to me and my entire family. The southern Nevada desert has a long history of providing recreation opportunities to both the casual and competitive OHV enthusiast. My family and I have enjoyed recreating in this area for many years. In recent years there has been a noticeable reduction in area available for my family to recreate.

Since the BLM has a multiple use mandate I feel strongly that they should include a comprehensive OHV recreation plan in this RMP revision. This plan is meant to help manage these lands for the next ten years. The needs of OHV recreation MUST be met within this new plan. The 1998 RMP does not include an OHV recreation plan and I feel that OHV recreation has suffered because of it. This type of recreation is also a huge economic engine and benefits our local communities. In order to meet the OHV recreation needs of southern Nevada the BLM should consider one or all of the following:

OHV Recreation Zones – BLM should identify OHV recreation zones. In these zones OHV recreation would be the management focus. Land identified in these zones could be owned by a government entity and/or privately held. If not already owned by the BLM they should be identified for future purchase and then used for OHV recreation opportunities. Any type of development that does not enhance OHV recreation, like renewable energy projects, should be prohibited in these zones.

OHV Recreation Compensation Land Bank – Currently there are many renewable energy projects proposed in southern Nevada. Most often these projects are slated for the exact same land where OHV recreation occurs. Within this plan the BLM needs to identify land that is appropriate for project applicants to purchase in order replace the loss of OHV opportunity caused by their projects. Or indentify land currently under BLM management that, with the proper environmental analysis, could be opened up to OHV use.

OHV Recreation Compensation Fund – The purpose of this fund is to collect money from any project applicant when an impact/loss is made to OHV trails or areas. Those funds can be used to purchase new OHV recreation property, to do the required environmental analysis to open up new trails, or to make improvements to existing OHV trails and areas

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this plan. Please add me to the official mailing list for the RMP Revision. Send all documents to (insert your address and e-mail).

Sincerely,

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