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Mojave Trails National Monument

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Why you should submit here, even if you already have elsewhere!

We keep them honest. If everyone only comments through the government/agency site, we have to take their word on how many comments were received. By submitting through BRC, we create an independent record of our community’s response that can’t be buried or under-reported.

We protect your voice. If this fight ends up in court, having our own record of submitted comments means we don’t have to wait a year or more for a government agency to turn over documents. We can move quickly with proof that thousands of you spoke up.

We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

June 15, 2023

UPDATE: The comment period has been extended through July 5, 2023


The Mojave Trails National Monument has started scoping for the monument management plan. The Mojave Trails National Monument was designated in 2016 and encompasses 1.6 million acres in California with lava flows, sand dunes and mountain areas. This area is popular for off-roaders as well as rock hounders. There have been years of concern over losing access to routes and areas for rockhounding and other recreational pursuits. There are currently 15 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC's) within the monument boundaries and the BLM is requesting feedback to designate even more ACEC's. This management strategy often reduces public use through restrictions of camping and road closures. More than 350,000 acres within the monument are already designated as Wilderness by Congress. Because such a large portion of land already restricts motorized use, the BLM should not designate anymore ACEC's, areas with wilderness characteristics, or decommission any roads.

Submit comments by July 5, 2023 using the tool below letting the BLM know that implementing management designations that restrict any form of recreation use even more than the current heavy restrictions is unnecessary. The needs identified by the BLM do not include recreation and protecting access for the various forms of recreation. To comply with NEPA, the BLM should be analyzing expanding access in at least one of their alternatives.

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