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Municipal Advisory Committee

Attacks Equestrians & Rename Section 6 a "Conservation Area"

Following the trail closure notice in December 2007, the Joshua Tree Municipal Advisory Committee (a group of political appointees) began taking public actions the now show their true intentions.

On February 16, 2008, the MAC held a public meeting at the Joshua Tree Community Center about how to protect Section 6. (see below) In the public notice they sent our, they reference a "large tortoise populations" state that Section 6 is "under attack" from equestrian (and others). The implication was the equestrians were damaging federally protected species. The special district staff had also mentioned "desert tortoises" as justification for the trail closure policy. Anyway, whether or not tortoise are present are facts that be readily determined. However, absent an environments assessment or inventory, merely making such statements does not make them true. See this <link> to jump to the notice below.
On March 13, 2008, the MAC section 6 subcommittee held a public meeting at the Joshua Tree Community Center . Based on the invitation, it appears as if they have renamed the land "the Desert Conservation Area" See this <link> to jump to the notice below.

MAC Attacks Equestrians (and others)

The following is a public notice of a meeting hosted by the Joshua Tree Municipal Advisory Committee.

                         Saturday, February 16th , 2008
                                                      10:00 a.m.
                                 Joshua Tree Community Center
                          6171 Sunburst Ave., Joshua Tree, Ca. 92252

Protecting Section 6 Park
Celeste Doyle

Few things get local residents' attention as quickly as Section 6 Park. This pristine square mile of desert came to the residents of Joshua Tree in the 1960's from BLM. It has a large tortoise population and spectacular wild flower displays after the winter rains. It is also under attack from OHV's, off-trail horseback riders, illegal shooters, and unauthorized campers.

Last year Joshua Tree MAC, recognizing that the one thing most people in Joshua Tree agreed upon was protecting Section 6, put out a call for interested volunteers. At an impassioned meeting, a subcommittee was formed under the leadership of Celeste Doyle to weigh the options and bring back recommendations.

Celeste will be our guest speaker on Saturday, February, 16. She will update the community on the sub committee's suggestions for protecting Section 6. She will also be interested in your input.

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MAC Subcommittee - Renames land a "Desert Conservation area"

The follow is a e-mail invitation to a public meeting held at the Joshua Tree Community Center.

-- "Celeste Doyle" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.net> wrote:

Anyone interested is welcome to come to a meeting on Section Six (the Desert Conservation Area) -

The meeting will be at 6:30 pm Thursday March 13 at the Sunburst Community Center

The purpose is to discuss all our grand ideas, see where we are on them and what we need to do to move forward. Bring your own ideas too, please - I hope we can figure out what is reasonable and realistic and set priorities for getting projects done --

please feel free to forward this message and invite others who might have interest, time and energy to join us

thanks --

Celeste

(please "reply all" to RSVP)

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