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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) periodically develops plans for managing the land and resources under their control. The last such plan for the Dunes was published in July 1987 and it also included an Environmental Assessment. To give you an idea of what the RAMP is all about here are some quotes from that 1987 RAMP:
“The RAMP represents an overall strategy for utilizing limited funding to meet the challenges of management in the Imperial Sand Dunes through the year 2000, within the framework of the California Desert Plan. The RAMP presents a coordinated implementation strategy organized around five funding levels…”
“Through this coordinated and systematic approach, the RAMP will establish a framework within the which the Bureau can provide for a wide range of recreation opportunities while protecting the sensitive resources of the Imperial Sand Dunes.”
So, when it’s all boiled down, it’s just a plan, a management strategy. In 1987 the BLM planned for the next 13 years. Some of the things they planned for happened, some did not. Some things were unforeseen and not planned for, but then it’s just a plan not a crystal ball.
Here’s another quote from the 1987 RAMP:
“The developments proposed at any funding level will not occur unless the corresponding operations and maintenance, and resource protection measures for that level are also funded.”
In plain language that means… if you don’t have the money when you need it you aren’t going to get what you plan for. Now, money is an issue unto itself. There’s appropriated funds, OHV grants, fees, green and red sticker fees and so on. Funding is a major issue. How funding is obtained is complex and too involved to go into here. Let's just leave it at this: if you are going to plan to do something you had better plan to get the money.
The RAMP is a multi-year planning strategy.
Below are 3 PDF files you can review regarding the Draft 2003 RAMP and the comments made by the ASA and other OHV organizations.
Click here to view the Draft BLM RAMP.
Click here to view the ASA Comments made to the BLM for the RAMP.
Click here to view the Joint OHV Organization Comments made to the BLM for the RAMP.
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