COW Meetings
Desert Protection Summit - April 5th - Schedule
Submitted by orvwatch on Thu, 2008-04-03 07:44. COW Meetings| 9:30-9:40 AM | Welcome by Matt Leivas (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe) |
| 9:40-9:50 AM | Phil Klasky and Pat Flanagan- introductions and logistics |
| 9:50-10:00 AM | Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers |
| 10:05-10:45 AM |
Activists Panel -- Local Solutions by ARR members |
| -Tom Eagan (Rangers for Responsible Recreation) -Dave Van Voorhis (Friends of Juniper Flats) -Douglas Parham (Western SB County Homeowners Assn.) -Phil Klasky (Community ORV Watch) -Terry Weiner (Desert Protective Council) |
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| 10:45–11:00 AM | Ileene Anderson (Center for Biological Diversity) -- Impacts on Native Vegetation |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | D'Anne Albers (Defenders of Wildlife) - Impacts on Desert Wildlife |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | Pat Flanagan (Morongo Basin Conservation Association) – ATVs and Children’s Safety |
| 11:30–11:45 AM | Karen Schambach (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) – Education and Law Enforcement |
| 11:45-12:00 Noon | Audience Q and A with presenters |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | LUNCH (provided – donations accepted) |
| 12:30-12:40 PM | Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers |
| 12:40-1:00 PM | Matthew Leivas and Cara McCoy, Chemehuevi Indian Cultural Center - Impacts on Native American Lands |
| 1:05-1:20 PM |
Meg Grossglass (Off-Road Business Assn) - Rider and Vendor Responsibility |
| 1:20-1:50 PM | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Howard Wilshire (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) – ORVs, Nature and Time |
| 1:50-2:00 PM | Victoria Fuller (COW Steering Committee) – Report from Washington, DC |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Panel of local officials: |
| - Sgt. Rick Collins – SB County Sheriff’s Department - Hugh Oram – SB County Code Enforcement - Alex Meyerhoff – City of 29 Palms - Ranger Mark Harris – Bureau of Land Management - Daphne Greene – Deputy Director, State OHMVR Division - Mary Ashley – SB County District Attorney |
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| 3:00-3:30 PM | Audience Q and A with panel |
| 3:55-4:10 PM | Brent Schoradt (California Wilderness Coalition) – OHV Grants Program |
| 4:15-4:45 PM | Open mic |
"Desert Protection Summit Conference and Public Forum" to address ORV abuse of our private and public lands
Submitted by orvwatch on Sun, 2008-01-13 13:16. COW Meetings | News | Take Action
Saturday, April 5th from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Joshua Tree Community Center. Joshua Tree Community Center located at 6171 Sunburst Road in Joshua Tree.
In 2005, COW and ARR organized a conference on ORV abuse attended by residents by many different desert communities. The event was a great success and helped to launch many successful initiatives to obtain law enforcement and to protect our precious desert lands and our quality of life.
Community ORV Watch (COW), the California Wilderness Coalition (CWC), the Morongo Basin Conservation Association (MBCA), the Desert Protective Council (DPC), The Mojave Land Trust and the Alliance for Responsible Recreation (ARR) (partial list) is organizing another conference for updates, information and the development of effective strategies.
Dr. Howard Wilshire, respected desert advocate and author of The Environmental Effects of Off-Road Vehicles, will be our keynote speaker. The conference will feature reports from grass-roots
activists and presentations on a number of relevant topics including: impacts on cultural resources, private property and protected areas; instruction on how to use the law; conservation efforts; addressing harassment and intimidation; challenges with law enforcement; and, grant funding.
We have invited representatives from local, county and federal law enforcement agencies, county supervisors and local elected officials who will be asked about their efforts to address ORV abuse.
There is no cost to attend the conference but donations are welcome.
SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE CONFERENCE. CONTACT US FOR POSTERS AND FLIERS TO DISTRIBUTE IN YOUR AREA.
COW Meeting - August 3rd - 7PM - Joshua Tree Community Center
Submitted by orvwatch on Tue, 2007-07-31 16:30. COW MeetingsOn Friday, August 3rd at 7:00pm at the Joshua Tree Community Center, Community ORV Watch will be having a special meeting to discuss preparations for the August 21 hearing before the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors to defend the ORV ordinance from attempts to weaken and repeal the law.
Defend the law or lose it! Help support the community's efforts to protect our private and public lands from ORV abuse.
COW Meeting February 14, 2007 - 6:30 PM
Submitted by orvwatch on Thu, 2006-12-07 18:39. COW MeetingsCOMMUNITY ORV WATCH (COW) MEETING
Date - Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Time and place 6:30 p.m. at the Joshua Tree Community Center on Sunburst Road
