Desert Lawsuit SettlementInformation related to: settlement agreement reached in response to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club, and the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility regarding the Endangered Species Act. The desert tortoise was federally listed as a threatened species in 1990. Note: the PDF files below require Adobe Acrobat Reader: you can download Acrobat Reader free from Adobe.
- 5/19/06: Prevention of Unnecessary and Undue Degradation
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�� News Release �� Court Order (PDF) ���BLM Restriction Order (PDF) �� Map (PDF) �� Detailed Wash Zone map� � - 8/3/04: Order Regarding Cross-Motions for partial summary judgement (pdf)
- 9/18/03: West Mojave Routes of Travel:
- 3/14/02: Copy of Stipulation and Proposed Order to Amend Prior Stipulations, provided to Court for March 14, 2002 hearing. A further hearing is scheduled for April 25, 2002 at 11 a.m. for a joint motion to approve the above noted stipulation. (PDF file, 100 kilobytes)
- 12/13/01: BLM Implements Interim Route Closure Near Kramer Junction to Protect Threatened Species:
- News Release
- Decision record (PDF file, 97 kilobytes)
- Map: please note about these maps:
���� - PDF version -- larger file size (1.74 megabytes)-- designed to print on 11 by 17 paper, but will also print to 8 1/2 by 11 size; ���� - GIF version -- smaller file size (338 kilobytes) to download quicker, does not require Adobe Acrobat Reader -- but probably can not be viewed in a single computer screen (you will have to scroll to see various parts of the map) and is not intended for printing.
- 11/30/01: Two roads temporarilly closed in Imperial County to protect bighorn sheep:
- 11/21/01: BLM Establishes Temporary Route Network on Public Lands in Western San Bernardino County, 11/21/01 (Fremont subregion):
- News release
- Decision record
- Federal Register (PDF)
- Map: (PDF file, 169 kilobytes)
- (clarification of map legend:
- "Interim" - Everything within the interim closure area
- "Easement Routes" - Routes considered a vital part of the proposed route network, but cross private lands and BLM would have to acquire an easement.
- "Limited Routes" - Routes that are/would be part of the route network but would be closed during specific times of the year for resource/wildlife considerations (bighorn lambing season, rapture nesting, etc.)
- Note on MAPS:
���� - PDF?s are large file size (in the megabytes)and are designed to print on 11 by 17 paper) ���� - GIF?s are smaller file size to download quicker, do not require Adobe Acrobat Reader -- but they probably can not be viewed in a single screen (you will have to scroll to see various parts of the map) and are not intended for printing. - PDF file (2.3 megabytes)
- GIF file (284 kilobytes)
- 10/24/01: Interim closures of certain routes in West Mojave
- News Release
- Related documents:
���� Note on MAPS: ���� - PDF?s are large file size (in the megabytes)and are designed to print on 11 by 17 paper) ���� - GIF?s are smaller file size to download quicker, do not require Adobe Acrobat Reader -- but they probably can not be viewed in a single screen (you will have to scroll to see various parts of the map) and are not intended for printing. - Newberry-Rodman subregion:
- Red Mountain subregion:
- Superior subregion:
- Helendale subregion:
- Temporary closure of certain routes in California Desert Conservation Area:
- News release (revision/clarification issued 10/23/01)
- Map
- Media Notice
- Decision Records:
- Lower Chemehuevi Valley
- Specific Routes in Two Areas of Critical Desert Tortoise Habitat in Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial Counties (NECO Wash):
- Temporary closure of routes in Edwards Bowl Area:
- Temporary closure of routes in Windy Point Area
- Federal Register (PDF)�Large File
- Decision Record
- Environmental Assessment
- Map
� - Temporary closure to motorized vehicle use of five selected areas in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, Imperial County, California:
- Decision Record Issued Authorizing Camping Closure at Imperial Sand Dunes:
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