Friends Of Stoddard Valley
2700 Lenwood Road
Barstow, CA 92347
ph: 760-900-5334
fax: 760-253-1282
alt: 760-887-2909
FOSVOHV
News and Events
The next meeting is June 19th at the Holiday Inn Express Ca. at 7:00 PM.
COALITION REPRESENTING OFF ROADERS FORMED TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE MILITARY BASE EXPANSIONA Coalition recently met with California Marine Base representatives to discuss possible base expansion into existing Off-Highway Vehicle recreation areas.
Barstow, CA. – Last week, a coalition representing off-road enthusiasts met with representatives of Twentynine Palms Marine Base to review the Military’s possible plans to expand the 1950’s-era base. The proposed expansion would increase the marine base into adjoining Bureau of Land Management (BLM) desert land, which may include Johnson Valley. The goal of the coalition is to gather information as a united group and meet on a regular basis with the military in an effort to work toward a mutually agreeable solution.
Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreational access areas in California have continued to shrink over the past three decades causing many OHV enthusiasts to question what will happen to the popular recreational sport. In light of rumors of a possible base expansion into the 189,000-acre Johnson Valley OHV recreational area, there is increased concern of yet more closures of public land access. Johnson Valley, located 55 miles southeast of Barstow is a popular OHV destination for many OHV enthusiasts throughout Southern California.
The OHV coalition, upon hearing of the Military’s possible expansion into public lands met with Marine Base representatives to understand their long range goals for expansion. The Military has been evaluating options for base expansions in an effort to provide increased training areas for our Nation’s military, and has previously indicated their intent to be “good neighbors.” The proposed expansion is in an evaluation stage only. Twentynine Palms has been host to military training dating back to the early 40’s. The Marines now use Twentynine Palms as their Combat Training Center occupying 932 square miles, or 596,000 acres of the southern Mojave Desert. The Combat Center is three-quarters the size of Rhode Island.
The California desert is a finite resource that has been allocated over the past seven decades to a multitude of public purposes and uses. One of those uses is national defense training, and the Unites States Marine Corps is evaluating the feasibility of a major reallocation of that finite resource. Ultimately, the coalition is asking for continued access to our public lands. Further progress will be reported following subsequent meetings
Johnson Valley Action Needed
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Below is a list of members of the House Committee on Armed Services. These are the key congressional representatives that need to hear that you are opposed to Marine Corps encroachment in the Johnson Valley and Stoddard Wells Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the southern California desert.
Letters and faxes can be sent to the House Committee on Armed Services address.
If one of the House Members is your elected representative, their wab site link is provided. Please go to their web page and leave them a message.
Talking points:
The recent Western Mojave Resource Management Plan identifies Johnson Valley and Stoddard Wells as recreation areas. There are no other options for that type of recreation in the southern California desert as all other areas have been designated wilderness or military reserve and off-limits to the public.
The loss of recreation would have a significant economic impact on the surrounding rural communities; an impact that would not be replaced by military activity.
The proposal calls for acquisition of private lands. That acquisition would remove private lands from the local property tax base causing serious economic impact in the surrounding rural communities; an impact that is not mitigated by increased government support to the local economy.
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Committee on Armed Services
2120 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4151
Fax: (202) 225-9077
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Ike Skelton, Missouri, Chairman
http://www.house.gov/skelton/ <http://www.house.gov/skelton/>
Duncan Hunter, California, Ranking Member http://www.house.gov/hunter <http://www.house.gov/hunter>
John Spratt, South Carolina
http://www.house.gov/spratt/ <http://www.house.gov/spratt/>
Jim Saxton, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/saxton <http://www.house.gov/saxton>
Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas
http://www.house.gov/ortiz <http://www.house.gov/ortiz>
John M. McHugh, New York
http://www.house.gov/mchugh <http://www.house.gov/mchugh>
Gene Taylor, Mississippi
http://www.house.gov/genetaylor <http://www.house.gov/genetaylor>
Terry Everett, Alabama
http://www.house.gov/everett <http://www.house.gov/everett>
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/ <http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/>
Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland
http://www.house.gov/bartlett/ <http://www.house.gov/bartlett/>
Silvestre Reyes, Texas
http://www.house.gov/reyes <http://www.house.gov/reyes>
Buck McKeon, California
http://mckeon.house.gov/ <http://mckeon.house.gov/>
Vic Snyder, Arkansas
Mac Thornberry, Texas
http://www.house.gov/thornberry/ <http://www.house.gov/thornberry/>
Adam Smith, Washington
http://www.house.gov/adamsmith/ <http://www.house.gov/adamsmith/>
Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/jones/ <http://www.house.gov/jones/>
Loretta Sanchez, California http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/ <http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/>
Robin Hayes, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/hayes/ <http://www.house.gov/hayes/>
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/mcintyre/ <http://www.house.gov/mcintyre/>
W. Todd Akin, Missouri
http://www.house.gov/akin/ <http://www.house.gov/akin/>
Ellen O. Tauscher, California
http://www.house.gov/tauscher/ <http://www.house.gov/tauscher/>
J. Randy Forbes, Virginia
http://www.house.gov/forbes <http://www.house.gov/forbes>
Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania
http://www.house.gov/robertbrady <http://www.house.gov/robertbrady>
Jeff Miller, Florida
http://www.house.gov/jeffmiller/ <http://www.house.gov/jeffmiller/>
Robert Andrews, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/andrews/ <http://www.house.gov/andrews/>
Joe Wilson, South Carolina
http://www.house.gov/joewilson/ <http://www.house.gov/joewilson/>
Susan A. Davis, California
http://www.house.gov/susandavis/ <http://www.house.gov/susandavis/>
Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/ <http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/>
Rick Larsen, Washington
http://www.house.gov/larsen <http://www.house.gov/larsen>
Tom Cole, Oklahoma
http://www.house.gov/cole/ <http://www.house.gov/cole/>
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
http://www.house.gov/cooper/ <http://www.house.gov/cooper/>
Rob Bishop, Utah
http://www.house.gov/robbishop/ <http://www.house.gov/robbishop/>
Jim Marshall, Georgia
http://www.house.gov/marshall/ <http://www.house.gov/marshall/>
Michael Turner, Ohio
http://www.house.gov/miketurner/ <http://www.house.gov/miketurner/>
Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam
http://www.house.gov/bordallo/ <http://www.house.gov/bordallo/>
John Kline, Minnesota
http://www.house.gov/kline/ <http://www.house.gov/kline/>
Mark Udall, Colorado http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm <http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>
Candice S. Miller, Michigan http://www.house.gov/candicemiller/ <http://www.house.gov/candicemiller/>
Dan Boren, Oklahoma
http://www.house.gov/boren/ <http://www.house.gov/boren/>
Phil Gingrey, Georgia
http://gingrey.house.gov/ <http://gingrey.house.gov/>
Brad Ellsworth, Indiana
http://ellsworth.house.gov/ <http://ellsworth.house.gov/>
Mike Rogers, Alabama
http://www.house.gov/mike-rogers/ <http://www.house.gov/mike-rogers/>
Nancy Boyda, Kansas
http://boyda.house.gov/ <http://boyda.house.gov/>
Trent Franks, Arizona
http://www.house.gov/franks/ <http://www.house.gov/franks/>
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/ <http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/>
Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania
http://www.house.gov/shuster/ <http://www.house.gov/shuster/>
Hank Johnson, Georgia
http://hankjohnson.house.gov/ <http://hankjohnson.house.gov/>
Thelma Drake, Virginia
http://drake.house.gov/ <http://drake.house.gov/>
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
http://shea-porter.house.gov/ <http://shea-porter.house.gov/>
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/ <http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/>
Joe Courtney, Connecticut
http://courtney.house.gov/ <http://courtney.house.gov/>
Michael Conaway, Texas
http://conaway.house.gov/ <http://conaway.house.gov/>
David Loebsack, Iowa
http://loebsack.house.gov/ <http://loebsack.house.gov/>
Geoff Davis, Kentucky
http://www.house.gov/geoffdavis/ <http://www.house.gov/geoffdavis/>
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
http://gillibrand.house.gov/ <http://gillibrand.house.gov/>
Doug Lamborn, Colorado
http://lamborn.house.gov/ <http://lamborn.house.gov/>
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania
http://sestak.house.gov/ <http://sestak.house.gov/>
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona
http://giffords.house.gov/ <http://giffords.house.gov/>
Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts
Elijah Cummings, Maryland
http://www.house.gov/cummings <http://www.house.gov/cummings>
Kendrick Meek, Florida
http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/ <http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/>
Kathy Castor, Florida
http://castor.house.gov/ <http://castor.house.gov/>
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Below is a list of members of the House Committee on Armed Services. These are the key congressional representatives that need to hear that you are opposed to Marine Corps encroachment in the Johnson Valley and Stoddard Wells Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the southern California desert.
Letters and faxes can be sent to the House Committee on Armed Services address.
If one of the House Members is your elected representative, their wab site link is provided. Please go to their web page and leave them a message.
Talking points:
The recent Western Mojave Resource Management Plan identifies Johnson Valley and Stoddard Wells as recreation areas. There are no other options for that type of recreation in the southern California desert as all other areas have been designated wilderness or military reserve and off-limits to the public.
The loss of recreation would have a significant economic impact on the surrounding rural communities; an impact that would not be replaced by military activity.
The proposal calls for acquisition of private lands. That acquisition would remove private lands from the local property tax base causing serious economic impact in the surrounding rural communities; an impact that is not mitigated by increased government support to the local economy.
************************************
Committee on Armed Services
2120 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4151
Fax: (202) 225-9077
*******************
Ike Skelton, Missouri, Chairman
http://www.house.gov/skelton/ <http://www.house.gov/skelton/>
Duncan Hunter, California, Ranking Member http://www.house.gov/hunter <http://www.house.gov/hunter>
John Spratt, South Carolina
http://www.house.gov/spratt/ <http://www.house.gov/spratt/>
Jim Saxton, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/saxton <http://www.house.gov/saxton>
Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas
http://www.house.gov/ortiz <http://www.house.gov/ortiz>
John M. McHugh, New York
http://www.house.gov/mchugh <http://www.house.gov/mchugh>
Gene Taylor, Mississippi
http://www.house.gov/genetaylor <http://www.house.gov/genetaylor>
Terry Everett, Alabama
http://www.house.gov/everett <http://www.house.gov/everett>
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/ <http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/>
Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland
http://www.house.gov/bartlett/ <http://www.house.gov/bartlett/>
Silvestre Reyes, Texas
http://www.house.gov/reyes <http://www.house.gov/reyes>
Buck McKeon, California
http://mckeon.house.gov/ <http://mckeon.house.gov/>
Vic Snyder, Arkansas
Mac Thornberry, Texas
http://www.house.gov/thornberry/ <http://www.house.gov/thornberry/>
Adam Smith, Washington
http://www.house.gov/adamsmith/ <http://www.house.gov/adamsmith/>
Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/jones/ <http://www.house.gov/jones/>
Loretta Sanchez, California http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/ <http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/>
Robin Hayes, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/hayes/ <http://www.house.gov/hayes/>
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina
http://www.house.gov/mcintyre/ <http://www.house.gov/mcintyre/>
W. Todd Akin, Missouri
http://www.house.gov/akin/ <http://www.house.gov/akin/>
Ellen O. Tauscher, California
http://www.house.gov/tauscher/ <http://www.house.gov/tauscher/>
J. Randy Forbes, Virginia
http://www.house.gov/forbes <http://www.house.gov/forbes>
Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania
http://www.house.gov/robertbrady <http://www.house.gov/robertbrady>
Jeff Miller, Florida
http://www.house.gov/jeffmiller/ <http://www.house.gov/jeffmiller/>
Robert Andrews, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/andrews/ <http://www.house.gov/andrews/>
Joe Wilson, South Carolina
http://www.house.gov/joewilson/ <http://www.house.gov/joewilson/>
Susan A. Davis, California
http://www.house.gov/susandavis/ <http://www.house.gov/susandavis/>
Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey
http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/ <http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/>
Rick Larsen, Washington
http://www.house.gov/larsen <http://www.house.gov/larsen>
Tom Cole, Oklahoma
http://www.house.gov/cole/ <http://www.house.gov/cole/>
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
http://www.house.gov/cooper/ <http://www.house.gov/cooper/>
Rob Bishop, Utah
http://www.house.gov/robbishop/ <http://www.house.gov/robbishop/>
Jim Marshall, Georgia
http://www.house.gov/marshall/ <http://www.house.gov/marshall/>
Michael Turner, Ohio
http://www.house.gov/miketurner/ <http://www.house.gov/miketurner/>
Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam
http://www.house.gov/bordallo/ <http://www.house.gov/bordallo/>
John Kline, Minnesota
http://www.house.gov/kline/ <http://www.house.gov/kline/>
Mark Udall, Colorado http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm <http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>
Candice S. Miller, Michigan http://www.house.gov/candicemiller/ <http://www.house.gov/candicemiller/>
Dan Boren, Oklahoma
http://www.house.gov/boren/ <http://www.house.gov/boren/>
Phil Gingrey, Georgia
http://gingrey.house.gov/ <http://gingrey.house.gov/>
Brad Ellsworth, Indiana
http://ellsworth.house.gov/ <http://ellsworth.house.gov/>
Mike Rogers, Alabama
http://www.house.gov/mike-rogers/ <http://www.house.gov/mike-rogers/>
Nancy Boyda, Kansas
http://boyda.house.gov/ <http://boyda.house.gov/>
Trent Franks, Arizona
http://www.house.gov/franks/ <http://www.house.gov/franks/>
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/ <http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/>
Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania
http://www.house.gov/shuster/ <http://www.house.gov/shuster/>
Hank Johnson, Georgia
http://hankjohnson.house.gov/ <http://hankjohnson.house.gov/>
Thelma Drake, Virginia
http://drake.house.gov/ <http://drake.house.gov/>
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
http://shea-porter.house.gov/ <http://shea-porter.house.gov/>
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/ <http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/>
Joe Courtney, Connecticut
http://courtney.house.gov/ <http://courtney.house.gov/>
Michael Conaway, Texas
http://conaway.house.gov/ <http://conaway.house.gov/>
David Loebsack, Iowa
http://loebsack.house.gov/ <http://loebsack.house.gov/>
Geoff Davis, Kentucky
http://www.house.gov/geoffdavis/ <http://www.house.gov/geoffdavis/>
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
http://gillibrand.house.gov/ <http://gillibrand.house.gov/>
Doug Lamborn, Colorado
http://lamborn.house.gov/ <http://lamborn.house.gov/>
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania
http://sestak.house.gov/ <http://sestak.house.gov/>
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona
http://giffords.house.gov/ <http://giffords.house.gov/>
Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts
Elijah Cummings, Maryland
http://www.house.gov/cummings <http://www.house.gov/cummings>
Kendrick Meek, Florida
http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/ <http://kendrickmeek.house.gov/>
Kathy Castor, Florida
http://castor.house.gov/ <http://castor.house.gov/>
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Barstow, CA 92347
ph: 760-900-5334
fax: 760-253-1282
alt: 760-887-2909
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