San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, One Year Later
Last Saturday, October 10, 2015, was the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s declaration of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Since that was a holiday weekend, and they didn’t want to impact Forest visitors, the official celebration by the Forest Service was held today, Friday October 16, 2015. Dignitaries, partners, volunteers, and invited guests were […]
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan Comments
Today, August 11, 2015, CORBA and the Mount Wilson Bicycling Association (MWBA), submitted joint comments to the U.S. Forest Service on the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Plan and Land Management Plan Amendment’s “Need to Change” Analysis. Our comments are linked below. As members of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Community Collaborative, we have also […]
President declares three new National Monuments
Yesterday, July 10, 2015, President Obama used his powers under the Antiquities act to declare three new National Monuments. There were another three declared in February 2015, and a further monument in December. That’s seven new National Monuments since we were given the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on October 10, 2014. Clearly, this President […]
Bike Thefts On The Rise–Again
Evidently there has been a rash of bicycle thefts that have hit several CORBA members within the last month. While it is not known if the perpetrators are part of an organized ring, LAPD officer John “Rusty” Redican thinks it sounds a lot like a gang that was operating out of South Los Angels a […]
President’s Message: It’s complicated
There’s always a lot going on here in Southern California. We have recently submitted comments on the Rim of the Valley study. We’re expecting the Santa Monica Mountains NRA Interagency Trail Management Plan early next year. A new National Monument management plan development process just began, though CORBA has been involved in the Community Collaborative Group since […]
Rim of the Valley Corridor Study
CORBA has been involved in the Rim of the Valley Corridor since our inception. In fact, we’re so ingrained in the process that the Rim of the Valley Corridor is mentioned in our mission statement as our primary territory of concern. We were excited to see the draft study released, and have submitted comments on […]
San Gabriel Mountain NM – Public Meetings June 22-27.
At our last San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (SGMNM) Community Collaborative (the Collaborative) meeting, we learned the dates of the first round of public scoping meetings for the new Monument Management Plan. President Obama gave the Forest Service three years to develop a management plan for the monument. The first step in that process is […]
Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Released
The NPS Preferred Alternative The National Park Service (NPS) today released the findings of the Rim of the Valley (ROTV) study, including a draft Environmental Impact Report and Proposed Alternatives. The study has been underway since 2010. CORBA has commented on previous phases of the study and has also encouraged our members and the mountain biking community […]