Land (ab)Use
This is a forum wherein land
use issues of interest to four wheelers will be discussed.
Educated people are
dangerous people. Jack Ducummon, Jr and Blair Will are our moderators here, and will teach you
everything you need to know about history, government, land mongers,
perception, and the rough road ahead of us. 
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Author (date) |
Title |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. (04/07/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #6 |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. Jo Ducummon (02/25/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #5 |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. (02/20/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #4 |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. (02/10/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #3 |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. (02/05/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #2 |
| Jack Ducummon, Jr. (02/01/05) |
An Offroader's "Thoughts" #1 |
| Blair Will (6/03) |
Lesson of the Saga at Glamis Glamis is re-opening! The small number of noisy grassroots do-gooders who've turned into large numbers of slick corporate entities and political machines aren't going to win every battle. Read and learn how not all battles are lost, and rekindle your interest in making a difference! |
| Blair Will (10/02) |
Wilderness Designation and The Boxer Wilderness
Bill In May of this year Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced a bill that proposes officially designating 2.5 million acres of California's public lands as wilderness. California also already has the greatest number of acres set aside as wilderness in the lower 48 states. When is enough enough? |
| Blair Will (04/02) |
California Desert Conservation Act Litigation: Get Involved Now Enjoy Wheeling In Southern California? Then you better read this. You're about to lose your rights to enjoy your favorite get-away. You CAN do something about it. JA and fellow outdoor-loving-folks beg you to read this and attend an upcoming local meeting. We need to stand together, in numbers, as one. |
| Blair Will (03/02) |
The Bush Administration and the Endangered
Species Act: A New Interpretation? Conventional wisdom at the time that Bush won the Presidency was that the new administration would adopt a different stance towards environmental concerns, one that would more fairly support rights of access and economic/business interests. There are, obviously, more important things for the government to worry about at the moment. But what of the new Republican environmental ethic? Has anything really changed? |
| Blair Will (03/02) |
This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land.
Takings Law, in Detail A while back there was some discussion within the JA Land Abuse forum concerning takings law and how certain environmental advocacy groups lobby for land use control legislation (and subsequent regulation) to achieve an end wherein they can, correctly in their view, limit development. The US Supreme Court has recently heard a couple of important takings cases so the issue has been in the news of late. In this installment of Land Abuse I am going to digress a bit from the area of pure land use considerations focused on off road vehicle access. Takings law is an interesting topic and I hope you will bear with me. |
| Blair Will (10/01) |
The General Mining Law of 1872, RS 2477 Rights of Way, and Modern
Access How did all the Jeep trails out there now come to be? Are they public? Are they private? What rights of access do we, as the public, have in these routes? This installment of Land (ab)Use will cover the process by which a route over public land becomes established and, based on the routes historic existence, what rights we as the public have to continue to use it. |
| Blair Will (08/01) |
Endangered Species
Act (ESA) Use of the ESA is a favorite tactic to help close lands, and was used in the action that resulted in the closure of Surprise Canyon. In this installment of Land (ab)Use I will try to outline the basic mechanisms of the ESA and the principal ways in which it is employed by environmental groups in an effort to limit vehicular access to our public lands. |
| Blair Will (07/01) |
Overview of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) NEPA is probably the most important law in the world of environmental litigation. This is true in matters pertaining to public lands as well as more generally. The following hopes to be a brief overview of NEPA, how it works, and how four wheelers can use its dictates to their advantage. |
| Blair Will (06/01) |
Public Land
Management and Pricipal Designations Governing Land Use It may sound complicated, but it's really not! In the first installment a few basic points concerning the origin and structure of Federal land management policy and use designations are addressed. The article's treatment of the topic is meant to be introductory and not exhaustive but hopefully you will find the topic interesting and learn a few useful things about how your public lands are managed. |