Public Meetings Set for Twentynine Palms Expansion into Johnson Valley
Sep 23, 2008News Release
For Release: September 23, 2008
Contacts: Stephen Razo (951) 697-5217; e-mail srazo@ca.blm.govwww.blm.gov/ca also explains the withdrawal process. After the comment period, the Marine Corps will be preparing a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for further public review to identify a range of alternatives for meeting the Corps' training requirements and analyzing the environmental impacts.
"We realize members of the public have concerns and questions about the proposed withdrawal and what the segregation means," said Trost. "These meetings will provide a first-hand opportunity to have the proposal and subsequent opportunities for full public involvement explained," she said.
The Department of the Navy, as required by the 1958 Engle Act, filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to process a proposed withdrawal of public lands for military training and exercises involving the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms. The proposal seeks to withdraw approximately 366,000 acres of federal public land and, if eventually acquired, approximately 72,000 acres of non-federally owned property within the proposed withdrawal area. Twentynine Palms Expansion into Johnson Valley 10/24/08 - Public Meeting on Twentynine Palms Expansion - Victorville - Evening 10/24/08 - Public Meeting on Twentynine Palms Expansion - Victorville - Afternoon 10/23/08 - Public Meeting on Twentynine Palms Expansion - Twentynine Palms - Evening 10/23/08 - Public Meeting on Twentynine Palms Expansion - Twentynine Palms - Afternoon Public Meetings Set in Twentynine Palms and Victorville for Marine Corps Withdrawal - BLM press release [details] Aftershock Bender Alley Big Johnson Claw Hammer Emerson Dry Lake Jackhammer Johnson Valley OHV Area Outer Limits Sledgehammer Sunbonnet Pass Wrecking Ball BLM CA - Barstow Field Office | 
