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Home My WebLink About*Other - BOCC90 tiJ A -d -d KAult . ce. 2-6w CSv 0 �,_7 -05 J�, ��,L- d- k."'t _,&� cod dVc sA?� fn n, t, .I 6a.... N44/G,� , 46LL --- -3 Atu �W� - qll � OIL Lai 4) ��D �✓v c�1 a Ca�z uvt`it� /torn r � S�-u� �l�r . U �If�.l��, — CA/h �,� i,✓�S�— w/ CLs�...--{il � �7'eS�,� V Barbara Vasquez Subject: Saddle Mountain Discussion - Follow Up Meeting Start: Tue 10/20/2020 3:00 PM End: Tue 10/20/2020 3:30 PM Recurrence: (none) Meeting Status: Meeting organizer Organizer: Barbara Vasquez Required Attendees: : 'Mike Maughan'; Gary L. Maughan; 'Curtis Bryan'; 'Clyde Lay'; 'Jef Gallacci'; 'Bryan Allred'; jessica.mccarthy@mail.house.gov; wiseapple@msn.com; raquel_crowley@murray.senate.gov; maynard@usbr.gov; Richard Stevens; 'Cindy Carter, Commissioner'; Tom Taylor (thtaylor@grantcountywa.gov); 'Tom Jones, Sheriff'; Ryan Rectenwald; Ken Jones; Tracy Williams; tom.dent@leg.wa.gov; mmaynard@usbr.gov; Keith M. Elefson; johnny.buck7@gmail.com; McClure, Rachel; dafireman2@gmail.com; davep@gcfd8.net; jefgallacci@gmail.com All: This is the follow-up meeting to discuss the issues at Saddle Mountain. Please attend if you can. • Trespassing and theft of petrified wood is rampant on Maughan lands which are all in a checkerboard pattern with BLM and BOR lands making it near impossible for law enforcement to protect private land owners rights on the 5 miles by 18 mile ranch. • Maughans have built a fence to contain the public use but it doesn't mitigate the risk, it just contains the theft and trespassing to less Maughan property. • BLM historical practice on Saddle Mountain has shown that they do not monitor activity or implement controls sufficient to prevent misuse. • Motorbiking trails are not marked and go everywhere, roads are being destroyed and the burned up area from the Powerline fire has not been allowed to recover. • Fire District No. 8 can no longer get their emergency response vehicles up the roads in the BLM OHV recreation area and would have to hike in to recover someone. • Because the lands have not been allowed to recover there has been a lot of sand and dust that blows and fills adjoining orchards, vineyards and the South Slope canal. The sand in the South Slope canal is now filling up farmers ponds and downstream canals. Some adjacent farmers to these BLM managed lands have not been able to harvest their crops because of the sand and dust. • BLM is supposed to manage BOR lands on the ranch as part of the grazing lease agreement. BOR lands are to be conservation lands that prohibit motorcycle use and other recreation activities. There is rampant motorcycle use on BOR lands and there is also a squatter living in a trailer on the BOR lands.S� R nom, "Z5 v `s CiYd-,-L" _usgrz_ (C� - 0 (so —fie N L,a�Ua,Cva`�" l-Sc,�•� (�f✓miry Ham. fA Ik4 )_4Avc,�Aj ,-,Ara P44yAlt j - 12 6C- „} '4 2,1A. 2".1 u ->..x — G �s ?) i Irrigation fields, yard and orchard impacted by blow sand accumulated 22 -loads Fire line needed Johny Buck Agrees with above and wants to ground protected Andrea- Fire Dist Cannot access fire with poor road conditions/sand over roads No roads mapped out Clyde- Bureau of Reclamation Conservation management New ATV trails Curtis BLM $250K to mitigate fires/fence contractor started but left after short period of time to go elsewhere Needs to reevauluate ORV use to close during fire season Fire Access roads- can work with Fire Dist to get those figured out Can close riding up to 2 -years for vegetation to grow back Open ORV Land use plan (open/limited/closed are 3 options) Rachel- Congressman Newhouse's Office No trespassing signs Trail cam to catch riders Raquel- Sen Patty Murray's Office Wahluke own Type 3 firefighter truck- yes, no type 3 -ambulance / Poor road conditions J Need fire adaptive community planning- barriers/buffers FSA fence funding available end of this week BLM does have fencing material but contractor will not install- aiting 2 -years for fence repair Cheat gross- season closure recommended BOCC- Will send letter to BLM Request seasonal closure Request temporary closure to address new grown of grasses for sand control Followup Mtg Land Use plan- close for 2 -years Engage with local citizens Wind/sand barrier Close OHV- visit with OHV community Start for Nov closure and temp closure until then Stop erosion/blowing sand Barbara Vasquez From: Cindy Carter Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:52 PM To: Barbara Vasquez Subject: BLM 9/14/2020 BLM and Wahluke Meeting Conccerns with BLM land on Saddle Mtn. Mike Maughan: Squatters on land Not following Mnagement plan written in 80's, updated in 90's. Did not consult with Indian Tribe on plan Not repairing burned fences allowing cattle to get in canal or vineyard and other crops Illegally Removing mining/petrified wood Increase monitoring Gary Maughan: Dust 24" silt in canal from windblown burned land Mismanagement Fires 40 -minute drive to top of hill on an ATV Fence repair not completed Request closure of BLM land to ORV use BLM is a bad neighbor ATV roads not mapped Cutting fences to continue riding ORV's Jerry Wise: Agrees with the above problems Gutters need shoved out because of sand from BLM property 100 loads of sand hauled off vineyard Garage driveway needs sand shoved off Soot blown in Additional information added in 9-15-20 call Door locks not working because of sand damage Windows and doors leak sand into home $20k landscaping project ruined with sand blown into hauled in rocks/plants R -RD SW traffic of ORV pickups/trailers utilizing his road to BLM land Recommends no ORV's during fire season Agrees that BLM is a bad neighbor Jef Galaci- Agrees with above 3" lawn higher because of blow sand