Emergency Closure: 
Why it's not enough 

Some people might wonder why the Wilson Canyon Alliance hasn't heaped praise on BLM more for its recent decision to temporarily ban camping and motor vehicles from some 51 acres along the West Walker River west of Wilson Canyon. Click on the pictures below to get a birds-eye view of how the closure does nothing to protect the vast majority of areas damaged by off-road vehicles near Wilson Canyon. 

The least they could do... 

SingatzeVuMapClosure.jpg (126168 bytes) What else BLM (and the Forest Service) left out...

Coming soon: A closer look at July 2003 BLM decision that called for Emergency Closure, in which it is clear that off-roaders are given privileges far beyond those of other public lands users. We ask why.

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