IMPORTANT TO COMMENT ON CA OHV GRANTS!!! - Since there are many new OHVers who have
joined various off-road forums, clubs, etc. , The Recreation HQ wanted to try and
help you navigate the OHV grant review and comment process. This is an important opportunity for you to
comment on what you like at your favorite riding area (i.e. trails, agency
staff, maps, volunteer programs, etc.) or to comment on a NEW project such as
the Mendocino Coastal Parks Recreation Planning Grant request to potentially
site a new OHV park near Fort Bragg.
The CA OHV Grant Program staff has done a great job of
explaining how to participate at the main grant website:
CA OHV Grant Webpage
However, there are several steps to review projects and
make comments. For starters, the HQ
recommends that you click on the “2017/2018 Public Comments to Preliminary
Grants” link in the upper right hand corner of the main webpage under “Related
Pages.” You can then go down the list of
grant applications from FS, BLM, non-profits, law enforcement, local Districts,
etc. Only the grants that are in BOLD
letters have received comments – so if a grant has light lettering … there are
no comments yet.
Once you have looked at what grants have received comments,
then click on the link below to go to where you can review specific grants and
make comments.
Review and Comment Here
To find the list of grant applications you have to click
on the BOLD “3 dot button just to the right of *agency.” For example if you want to comment on the Fort
Bragg OHV Park scroll down until you get to the Mendocino Coastal Parks
Recreation Grant on page 2.
Some sample talking points for the Mendocino Coastal
Parks Grant could be
·
A new OHV park in the Fort Bragg area will
provide legal and sustainable OHV recreation for local residents and
visitors.
·
Many OHV recreationists would visit the “coastal”
park during the summer when it is hot inland.
·
It would provide an economic boost to local businesses.
·
Local law enforcement would have a place to
direct riders who want to recreate in a legal area.
There are 3 pages of grants so be sure and click through
those 3 pages to see all the grants.
The public review and comment period for the 2017/18
Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program begins Tuesday, March 6, 2018, and
ends Monday, April 2, 2018 5:00PM
Trust me when I tell you that grant applicants look
forward to your comments AND they greatly appreciate it. It is your chance to offer advice and/or
support. Take a few minutes and comment
on some grants!
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Don-
ReplyDeleteBesides the unnecessarily complex procedure needed to enter a comment on a grant's application, another irritation is that as soon as you enter your comment the applicator (?) can see it fairly fast and respond to you directly. I do not know if the general public has access to a commentator's contact info- I've never checked.
Last year I had guy from the (Trinity Watershed Alliance?) write directly to me pointing out how my opinion was wrong and how much good their organization was doing. This was about 5 hours after posting and about 20 hours before the comment period was over (IOW, comments were still being accepted).
If you happen to talk to anyone on the commission, point out these short comings.
regards,
Scott