(CA) Sierra Advisory Council Meetings

California - Lake Tahoe:

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a
meeting on January 9, 2004, at the U.S. Forest Service Office,
Emerald Bay Conference Room, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on
December 15, 1998, (64 FR 2876) is chartered to provide advice to the
Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency
Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region and other matters raised by the
Secretary.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 9, 2004, beginning at 10 a.m.
and ending at 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Forest Service
Office, Emerald Bay Conference Room, 35 College Drive, South Lake
Tahoe, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribeth Gustafson or Jeannie
Stafford, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest Service, 35
College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543-2642.

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California - Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)

SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will
hold meetings on December 5, in Quincy, California, and another in
Blairsden, CA on January 16. The purpose of the December 5 meeting is
to review Forest Supervisor decisions related to Cycle 3 approved
projects, elect a Chair for 2004, and to plan the Cycle 4 funding
process under the Title 2 provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The purpose of the January
16 meeting is to review presentations by previously funded project
proponents and to discuss an on-going monitoring effort for funded
projects.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The December 5 meeting will take place from 9
a.m.-3 p.m., in the Mineral Building at the Plumas-Sierra County
Fairgrounds, 204 Fairgrounds Road, Quincy, California. The January 16
meeting will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Graeagle Firehall,
7620 Highway 89, Blairsden, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Anne Schramel Taylor, Forest
Coordinator, USDA, Plumas National Forest, P.O. Box 11500/159
Lawrence Street, Quincy, CA 95971; (530) 283-7850; or by E-MAIL
[email protected]

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Oregon - Steens Mountain Advisory Council

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Steens Act), the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will
meet as indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will meet at the BLM, Burns District Office, 28910
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, on February 17, 18 and 19;
April 12 and 13, 2004; June 14 and 15, 2004; August 9 and 10, 2004;
and November 15 and 16, 2004. A meeting in Bend, Oregon, (location to
be determined) will be held on May 10 and 11, 2004 and one in
Frenchglen, Oregon, on September 13 and 14, 2004. All meeting
sessions will begin at 8 a.m., local time, and will end at
approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.


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John Stewart
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California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs, http://www.ca4wdc.com
Director, Environmental Affairs,
United Four Wheel Drive Associations, http://www.ufwda.org
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But what does it all mean? Is there a particular area that's facing closure? Any policies that we should we aware of?

Anything to do with Lake Tahoe has to do with the Rubicon trail as well. Siltation is a word constantly used by the greenies to shut down the Rubicon since it ends in Homewood and the access road stretch drains into Lake Tahoe.

Jes