ACTION ALERT: PLEASE OPPOSE THIS LAND GRAB IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Reminder - Online Public Meeting - Friday, April 29
The National Park Service is conducting a boundary study in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to explore whether it would be appropriate and feasible to add lands in the Eagle Mountain area in Riverside County, California to Joshua Tree National Park. The study and environmental assessment is currently available for public review.
The first public meeting for the National Park Service's (NPS) Eagle Mountain Boundary Study Including Possible Land Withdrawal Environmental Assessment will be on Friday, April 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time). This will be a virtual/online meeting, so anyone with a phone and Internet access can participate from anywhere. Please see below for details about how to register for the meeting.
As a reminder, the summary newsletter, full report, and link to the NPS online public comment system are available on the study website: National Park Service - PEPC - Eagle Mountain Boundary Study including Possible Land Withdrawal Environmental Assessment.
Online Meeting - How to Register
You must register to attend the online meeting. Once you register you will be sent a link and additional information to join the meeting. Please click on the following link to register:: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6022728147347257347
Upcoming Public Meetings Near Joshua Tree:
• Desert Center, CA
May 3, 2016 * 1-3 pm
Lake Tamarisk Community Center
26-251 Parkview Dr
• Palm Desert, CA
May 3, 2016 * 6-8 pm
University of California, Riverside - Palm Desert Center
Second Floor, Room B200
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
• Joshua Tree, CA
May 4, 2016 * 6-8 pm
Joshua Tree Community Center (Elliott Hall)
6171 Sunburst Street
There will be several opportunities for providing comments in addition to the public meetings. Written comments can be submitted via the NPS online public comment system, email, or by sending your comments to our physical mailing address (please see below for contact information).
Comments must be submitted by May 27, 2016!
Contact Information:
Mail: Eagle Mountain Boundary Study
Joshua Tree National Park
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-3597
Website: National Park Service - PEPC - Eagle Mountain Boundary Study including Possible Land Withdrawal Environmental Assessment
Email:
JOTR_study@nps.gov
Phone:
David Smith, Superintendent (760) 367-5500
Barbara Butler Baunsgard, Project Manager (415) 623-2311
Pacific West Region Planning Office, National Park Service, Pacific West Region, Park Planning, 333 Bush St #500, San Francisco, CA 94104