U.S. seeks to reopen disputed Imperial Sand Dunes area to off-roaders
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 01:30
in Biology & Nature
Bureau of Land Management draws criticism from environmentalists over a plan to allow recreational vehicles on 40,000 acres that are home to desert animals and threatened plants. A new federal plan for managing the Imperial Sand Dunes calls for reopening to off-road vehicles 40,000 acres that have been closed since 2000, when the site became embroiled in a legal battle involving threatened plant species.