Juniper Access - Today's TCH
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:58 pm
Tri Cities Herald Op-Ed
OUR VOICE
Access to Juniper Dunes at hand, so grab onto it
A long-standing problem with public access to Juniper Dunes is forcing Franklin County to get creative in its decades-old quest to provide a route to the area that doesn’t require visitors to trespass on private property.
Juniper Dunes is 19,600-acre Bureau of Land Management property 18 miles north of Pasco that is beautiful by desert standards. And it provides some rare authorized outdoor recreation areas for popular activities. It is divided into three sections:
Juniper Dunes Wilderness — The 7,100-acre wilderness area, designated in 1984, is fenced. Motorized and mechanized use (including bicycles and game carts) is strictly prohibited within the wilderness area.
OHV "Open" Area — A 3,920-acre area designated as “openâ€
OUR VOICE
Access to Juniper Dunes at hand, so grab onto it
A long-standing problem with public access to Juniper Dunes is forcing Franklin County to get creative in its decades-old quest to provide a route to the area that doesn’t require visitors to trespass on private property.
Juniper Dunes is 19,600-acre Bureau of Land Management property 18 miles north of Pasco that is beautiful by desert standards. And it provides some rare authorized outdoor recreation areas for popular activities. It is divided into three sections:
Juniper Dunes Wilderness — The 7,100-acre wilderness area, designated in 1984, is fenced. Motorized and mechanized use (including bicycles and game carts) is strictly prohibited within the wilderness area.
OHV "Open" Area — A 3,920-acre area designated as “openâ€
