The Wilderness Society is requesting that people send anti-ORV comments to the BLM regarding Steens Mountain in Oregon.

See link below:

http://action.wilder...in6g5nzp567ww7?

Please consider sending pro-ORV comments to the BLM instead.

Thanks for alerting us to this. I've been to Steens a number of times and always enjoyed being able to use the existing roads, and some of them very rough roads to drive even a 4X4 on, to get to some very remote spots in that vast area for some very good desert trout fishing. I haven't kept up on what's been going on out there, and I'm not sure what the the WS means by some of their statements about roads being created where they don't exist. With all the roads that are available out there, and that have been there for many many years, I really doubt the BLM is going to create any from scratch that would be detrimental to wildlife or the 'ecological integrity' of the area. I did alter their canned statement and sent it in.

RockyRoad said:

That's what I did! We'll see if the BLM really reads through things. Wish I could of save it out on their web site. :lol: Would be funny for all them to be sending in the email with our objective on it. :thumbsup: :lol: :lol:

Thanks Tod, I sent my letter! How nice of them to provide a template for me to modify and sent it for me too. ;) I'm also posting this on the OMRA (Oregon Motorcycle Riders Association) site and for the SSA (Soaring Society of America) who enjoy towing gliders from the Steens Desert floor. They would also be denied their recreational opportunity I'm sure.