Off-Road Wreckreation

BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO PROTECT RARE SAND MOUNTAIN BLUE BUTTERFLY

by PEER | May 3, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO— The Bush administration today refused to extend the protections of the Endangered Species Act to the rare Sand Mountain blue butterfly, despite the fact that it has steadily declined in numbers and its habitat is rapidly being destroyed. Conservation organizations vowed to ...

RARE BUTTERFLY PROTECTED BY EMERGENCY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CLOSURE IN SAND MTN NEVADA

by PEER | March 19, 2007
RENO, Nev.– Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management announced an emergency closure of 3,985 acres of public land in and adjacent to the Sand Mountain Recreation Area near Fallon, Nevada, to off-road vehicles to protect the rare Sand Mountain blue butterfly. The species is suffering from ...

ALGODONES DUNES TO STAY PROTECTED FROM ORV ABUSE

by PEER | September 28, 2006
Court Enjoins Access until Environmental Reviews Completed ...

DESERT PRESERVATION LAWSUIT FILED

by PEER | August 14, 2006
Agency Staff, Rural Residents and Conservation Groups Challenge Off-Road Vehicle Abuse ...

ALGODONES DUNES WILL STAY PROTECTED

by PEER | March 14, 2006
Court Rejects Bush Administration Bid for Off-Road Lobby ...