BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR-10-01
For Release: September 28, 2011
Contact: Jennifer O’Leary
(503) 298-8190
National Public Lands Day Event - Opportunity to Help
Improve a Popular OHV Area
Eugene, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Eugene District is seeking volunteers to help with
National Public Lands Day activities at the Cascade View Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Complex, located
in the Shotgun Creek area east of Springfield.
The event will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Signs will be posted from the
intersection of Marcola Road and Shotgun Creek Road to the project site.
Event organizers welcome volunteers of all ages from the Eugene/Springfield area and nearby communities.
The BLM will provide lunch and souvenir t-shirts. National Public Lands Day fee-free vouchers will also be
provided to the first 50 participants.
Volunteers will have an opportunity to help build fences, maintain and construct trails, and remove invasive
plants at the Cascade View OHV Complex, a new facility developed as part of the Shotgun OHV Trail
System.
Major building and expansion efforts are underway in the popular OHV area to protect the environment and
enhance the quality of the trail system. The 38-mile trail system features various materials including
geotextiles to help prevent the trails from degrading and reduce soil erosion.
The improved trail system is designed to offer challenges to all levels of riders while lessening the odds that
riders will leave the course to blaze unlawful trails, which can damage ecosystems and create trespassing
issues for private landowners nearby.
Facility improvements at the new OHV Complex will include a parking area, tables, sanitation facilities, a
training site, and a beginners’ riding loop, which will support new State requirements that require a hands-on
training component for riders below the age of 16 beginning January 2012.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Liz Aleman at (541)683-7578 or the Bureau of Land
Management Eugene District front desk at (541)683-6600.
About the BLM: The BLM manages more land – 253 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. This
land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western States, including Alaska.
The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing
such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by
conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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