December 15, 2009 OFF-ROADING ENDS UNTIL CALIFORNIA PARK CLEANS UP ITS ACT — Clean Water Victory at Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area
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December 10, 2009 CALIFORNIA OHV DOLLARS CAN FUND NON-MOTORIZED RECREATION — Legal Opinion May Open New Support Base for Floundering State Parks
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October 14, 2009 TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC — Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality
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September 30, 2009 MOJAVE OFF-ROAD PLAN STRUCK DOWN IN FEDERAL COURT — BLM Told to Redesign Bush-Era ORV Plan for Mojave Desert Federal Lands
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September 23, 2009 STATE ORV PARK VIOLATING CALIFORNIA WATER QUALITY LAW —
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September 17, 2009 WATER POLLUTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA STATE ORV PARK — Creek Ruined by Off-Road Abuse in Carnegie Recreation Area
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August 3, 2009 FOREST SERVICE ORV PLAN NEAR GRAND CANYON HALTED — ORV Access for Hunter Removals of Carcasses Dealt Setback with Ruling
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July 16, 2009 REWARD OFFERED FOR OHV VANDALS WHO TRASHED MEADOW —
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July 6, 2009 FUEL TAX SURPLUS COULD SAVE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS — Funds Earmarked for Off-Road Recreation Which Generates Only 1/6th of Revenue
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June 15, 2009 GRAND CANYON THREATENED BY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE PLAN — Groups Protest ORV Penetration into Habitat and Across Archaeological Sites
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April 24, 2009 REGIONAL WATER BOARD ORDERS CLEAN-UP OF RUBICON TRAIL — Iconic off-road trail has lost its way
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December 18, 2008 BUSH PLAN FOR NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAIN BIKE EXPANSION UNVEILED — Lame Duck Rule Opens Park Backcountry and Proposed Wilderness to Bike Trails
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July 9, 2008 WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY…AND HE IS US — Bush Sporting Council Identifies Administration Policies as Highest Hunting Hurdles
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June 4, 2008 OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ROUTE DESIGNATIONS GOING BADLY OFF TRACK — U.S. Senate Hearing Grasping for Solutions to Rising Toll of ORVs on Public Lands
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May 13, 2008 OFF-ROADERS BOOTED FROM ARIZONA MONUMENT DUE TO ABUSES — Section of Sonoran Desert National Monument Off-Limits to ORVs for Two-Years
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April 17, 2008 BUSH ORDER TO PROMOTE HUNTING MAY SPARK NEW OFF-ROAD CURBS — Rangers Want Agencies to Help Hunting & Fishing by Ending Reckless Off-Roading
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March 13, 2008 KEY WITNESS AT OFF-ROAD CONGRESSIONAL HEARING PULLED — Deputy Sheriff Testimony Blocked as Anxiety Rises in Off-Roading Groups
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March 12, 2008 CONGRESS TO TAKE FIRST LOOK AT OFF-ROAD RAVAGES ON PUBLIC LAND — Rangers to Testify Situation Out-of-Control as Anniversary of Utah Riot Nears
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March 6, 2008 CONSERVATION GROUPS CHALLENGE SHRINKING HABITAT FOR RARE PLANT ON ALGODONES DUNES —
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January 30, 2008 BLM DROPS DESERT ROAD PLAN FOR FURNACE CREEK — California Desert Wilderness Protected from Ravages of Off-Road Vehicles
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December 19, 2007 FOREST SERVICE PROMISES ROAD CLOSURES TO STEM ORV RAVAGES — Conservationists encouraged by USFS first steps to restore water quality in Tellico ORV area
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December 11, 2007 OFF-ROAD VIOLATIONS OUT OF CONTROL, SAY FEDERAL RANGERS — In First-Ever Survey Southwest Rangers Call for Tougher Penalties
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December 5, 2007 OFF-ROAD ABUSE TEARING UP NATIONAL MONUMENT IN ARIZONA — Sonoran Desert National Monument Overwhelmed by Off-Road Traffic and Impacts
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October 30, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS SEEK PROTECTION FOR UTAH'S PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ROADLESS AREAS — Request directed at Secretary Kempthorne for the Bureau of Land Management's proposed off-road vehicle travel plans
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September 18, 2007 JUDGE DENIES OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ACCESS TO SURPRISE CANYON — Unique Oasis in Death Valley National Park Saved
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September 5, 2007 OFF-ROAD POLITICS BENDING CALIFORNIA PARK PROTECTIONS — Conservation Groups Warn State to Tread Lightly in State Parks
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July 19, 2007 BLM SEES WORSENING OFF-ROAD CRISIS RISKING VISITOR SAFETY — Ranger Ordered to Ignore Emergency in “Near Riot” at Utah’s Little Sahara
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July 11, 2007 OFF-ROADING BECOMING MONSTROUS LAW ENFORCEMENT HEADACHE — Off-Road Crime Outstripping All Other Violations Combined on Public Lands
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June 28, 2007 FOREST SERVICE MISMANAGEMENT OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES SPURS SUIT THREAT — Sportsmen, conservationists join to protect prized trout habitat in NC and TN
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June 28, 2007 RANGERS CALL OFF-ROAD VEHICLES BIGGEST THREAT TO PUBLIC LANDS — “Rangers for Responsible Recreation” Launched to Combat “Wreck-reation”
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June 14, 2007 CONSERVATION GROUPS CALL ON PARK SERVICE TO PROTECT THE FLORIDA PANTHER — Park Service should not have opened more routes to off-road vehicles in Big Cypress National Preserve
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May 23, 2007 “NEAR RIOT CONDITIONS” IN UTAH OFF-ROAD GATHERING — Irresponsible ORV Use Becoming Major Law Enforcement Challenge
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May 3, 2007 BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO PROTECT RARE SAND MOUNTAIN BLUE BUTTERFLY —
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March 19, 2007 RARE BUTTERFLY PROTECTED BY EMERGENCY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CLOSURE IN SAND MTN NEVADA —
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September 28, 2006 ALGODONES DUNES TO STAY PROTECTED FROM ORV ABUSE — Court Enjoins Access until Environmental Reviews Completed
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August 14, 2006 DESERT PRESERVATION LAWSUIT FILED — Agency Staff, Rural Residents and Conservation Groups Challenge Off-Road Vehicle Abuse
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March 14, 2006 ALGODONES DUNES WILL STAY PROTECTED — Court Rejects Bush Administration Bid for Off-Road Lobby
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January 5, 2006 GROUPS MOVE TO PROTECT GREAT BASIN DUNES BUTTERFLY AND HABITAT — Bush Interior Department Failing To Protect Sand Mountain Blue From Off-Road Vehicle Excess
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January 5, 2005 COURT RULES BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S OFF-ROAD PLAN IS ILLEGAL THREAT TO DESERT WEB-OF-LIFE — To help recovery, off-road vehicles ordered off 572,000 acres of desert tortoise critical habitat
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August 3, 2004 BUSH ADMINISTRATION HACKS DUNES ENDANGERED SPECIES CRITICAL HABITAT — Local FWS biologists' science-based proposal gutted
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July 19, 2004 CONSERVATIONISTS MOVE TO PROTECT 16 ALGODONES DUNES ENDEMIC SPECIES FROM BUSH OFF-ROAD PLAN — BLM's plan to open 86% to off-roading puts rare desert wildlife at risk of extinction
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April 23, 2004 PETITION FILED TO LIST NEVADA BUTTERFLY AS ENDANGERED SPECIES — Bush BLM failing to protect Sand Mountain blue from intensive off-road vehicle harm
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August 29, 2003 BLM STALLS SAND MOUNTAIN PLAN AS BUSY WEEKEND APPROACHES — Bush Administration Working Only With Off-roaders
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August 5, 2003 WILDLIFE AGENCY PROPOSES 52,780 ACRES OF ALGODONES DUNES FOR CRITCIAL HABITAT PROTECTION — Biologists' Science-based Approach Recognizes Off-road Threats and BLM Plan Failures
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July 22, 2003 BLM SERVES OFF-ROAD INDUSTRY BY ALLOWING UNRESTRICTED USE AT NEVADA'S SAND MOUNTAIN — Administration Ignores Law, Recommendations by Staff, Wildlife Agencies, Conservationists and Local Tribe
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July 2, 2003 BUSH PLAN TO ROLL BACK DUNES CONSERVATION FACES BROAD CHALLENGE — Twelve Groups, Local Citizens Target BLM Off-road Plan
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June 25, 2003 FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS OFF-ROAD VEHICLE BAN AT ALGODONES DUNES — Industry Loses Anti-environmental Lawsuit
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June 24, 2003 BUSH ADMINISTRATION FACES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO CALIFORNIA DESERT OFF-ROAD PLAN — BLM's Plan Would Interfere With Conservation, Wildlife and Air Quality
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May 23, 2003 SECRETARY NORTON IGNORES BALANCE AND BEST SCIENCE WITH PERMIT TO OPEN DUNES HABITAT TO ORVS — BLM's Final Plan is Even Worse than Bad Draft; Conservationists Will Sue
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September 6, 2002 BUSH ADMINISTRATION FACES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO 5.5M ACRE CALIFORNIA DESERT LAND PLAN — BLM's NECO Plan Reduces Conservation, Harms Desert Tortoise, Biodiversity and Wilderness
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March 27, 2002 DRAFT BLM PLAN COULD OPEN 40,000 DUNE ACRES TO MOTORIZED DESTRUCTION —
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January 30, 2002 BLM REASSIGNS KEY SO. CAL. MANAGER AFTER POLITICAL PRESSURE BY OFF-ROAD AND GRAZING INTERESTS — Employee Reassigned
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December 20, 2001 CONSERVATIONISTS TAKE TO THE SAND IN DUNES DEFENSE MISSION — Environmental Monitoring At Dunes Stepped Up Over Holidays
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December 17, 2001 BLM RANGERS FILE OSHA COMPLAINT — Ranger Runover by Vehicle
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September 26, 2001 PUBLIC PROTECTION DUTIES IMPEDED, BLM RANGERS SAY — ORVs Damaging Public Lands
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May 29, 2001 BLM CLOSES SURPRISE CANYON TO OFF-ROAD VEHICLES — Protects Rare Species, Wilderness Values & Water Quality
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January 18, 2001 LAWSUIT SETTLED WITH BLM TO PROTECT 11 MILLION ACRES IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT — BLM Agrees to Biologically Strategic Actions for Endangered Species Recovery
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October 30, 2000 “Near Riot” Conditions in Desert, Says Government Report — “Unsafe for Family Recreation”; Officers in “Life Threatening Situations”
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October 23, 2000 ENVIRONMENTALISTS & BLM AGREE TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS OF ALGODONES DUNES — Peirsons Milkvetch, Colorado Desert Fringe-Toed Lizard, and Other Rare Desert Species to be Protected
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March 16, 2000 ENDANGERED SPECIES LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT — BLM Mismanagement Imperils Desert Tortiose and Twenty-three Other Endangered Species
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