Rasor Road Improvement Project

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Rasor Road Improvement Project

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 2010
•Check-in will begin at 7:00 a.m. at the Beacon Station located at 66150 Rasor Rd., Baker, CA 92309
•Volunteer crews will work from 8:00 AM until lunch time
•All participants will be served lunch and the first 200 volunteers will receive a public lands day t-shirt
Projects will consist of erecting a trash fence along public land adjacent to the Beacon Station, cleaning up the public land along Rasor & Basin Rd., installing interpretive signs & maps on information kiosks, and signing the OHV boundary.

Please register by September 17, 2010

Sponsored by:

Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office, The Recreation Trails Program through the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, and National Environmental Education Foundation
Call Rose Beardshear at (760) 252-6011 or Rose_Beardshear@ca.blm.gov for more information.

Directions to site:

From I-15 North, exit Rasor Rd. about 12 miles south of Baker, CA. The staging area is in the dirt lot adjacent to the Beacon Station located at 66150 Rasor Rd., Baker, CA 92309.

From I-15 North, exit Barstow Rd. Travel north on Barstow Rd. for approx. 1/2 mile. Turn right into the parking lot of the Desert Discovery Center at 831 Barstow Rd.

We suggest you wear long pants, work boots, hat, and sunscreen. Bring work gloves and plenty of water bottles.

Project 1: General Cleanup along Basin and Rasor Rd.

Objective: Remove trash along Basin and Rasor Rd.

Tasks: Pick up trash along Basin and Rasor Rd. Dumpsters will be placed at the Beacon Station and at the kiosk on Basin Rd. The work consists of picking up scattered household trash, broken glass, and discarded yard waste.

Requirements: Participants can expect to walk on uneven ground. Bending and lifting is required. Pickup trucks are recommended for driving to the site and for hauling trash to a central location.

Project 2: Erect a trash fence along public land adjacent to the Beacon Station

Objective: Erect a t-post fence that will catch the trash that blows from Beacon Station onto public land along Rasor Rd.

Tasks: T-posts will be erected using post pounders and fencing material will be attached using hand tools.

Requirements: Volunteers will be working along uneven terrain. Work will require some knowledge of fencing.

Project 3: OHV Boundary Signing

Objective: Remove old carsonite boundary markers and install new markers along the west and south boundary of the Rasor OHV Area.

Tasks:Install new carsonite boundary markers and remove old markers along the west and south boundary of the Rasor OHV Area.

Requirements: Carsonite signs will be placed with an auger truck and hand-held pilot hole drivers and pounders. Previous experience in sign placement will be useful.

Project 4: Install interpretive signs and maps on information kiosks

Objective: Install a map, rules & regulations, and interpretive signs on metal kiosks that will provide visitor information about the area and the resources in the Rasor OHV Area.

Tasks: Install signs on the existing metal kiosks along Rasor and Basin Roads that will include a map of the area, rules & regulations, and interpretive information of the area.

Requirements: Bending and reaching will be required to post signs on the kiosk. Hand tools will be used to secure the signs in place.

[QuickSand]

Good opportunity to give a little back & get our dunes in shape.
I suppose we can work and get around in our ATV's?

Duners should hydrate well, temps will still be around 100 degrees.

[Autophysn]

I find this very interesting considering that Rasor road is a private area. The guy who owns that store has his own site, much like this one. I joined, and as I did, seemed like a couple of months later, he made an announcement that the area has been closed to the public. You had to carry a "permission slip" to ride in the area from the owners.

Interesting, this means it really is BLM's land
check it out here...

RasorRanch.com

RasorRanch.com

[Autophysn]

I klnow the guy, "OC Keith" is a racist and promotes it on his website. He has all kinds of video links to really bad shit IMO. So I never decided to go out there. But it sure would be interesting to find out this guy is trying to do this in order to keep the area somewhat private.

Kind of reminds me of "The Hills have Eyes" movie, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[QuickSand]

Id like know more about this guy and his so called private land.. U can y PM me that site info?

[Autophysn]

looking at it again, it looks like the guy who owns that site bought property out there and built his own make shift ranch. He is saying that the RANCH is private property. That makes sense. I still have not been out there. Everyone I talk to says it is not worth going to. You mas well just drive the extra hour and hit Dumont. I still would like to check it out one day, just to say I have been there. I wonder what kind of turn out they will get out there.

There still lays a question that is bugging me tho. They where complaining of Rangers telling riders they can not ride there any more. I need to look into this a little more. i will get back to you guys on this soon.

[Autophysn]

unfortunately I can not find the link to the video I was talking about. i do remember making a complaint or talking shit about it. They must have taken it down. Either way, I hope people who do enjoy this area participate in the clean up. I must say that the clean up the UDG puts on at Glamis and Gordon's well is very cool! It is always gratifying to help keep riding places open and free.

[QuickSand]

Can it maybe be different land, one seperate from the other?
I've been diggin thru that site, lots of cool desert history.

I did see info indicating it's private land! Rasor Ranch Owners | Private Property at Rasor Road | ---

A few facts about Rasor Ranch:

The Ranch is PRIVATE PROPERTY and is not open to the public. Written permission is needed to trespass. We will fully prosecute anyone vandalizing or stealing from the property. Please respect our land.

YES - We do have cameras set up on motion sensors. We had three, but someone found one of them and stole it.

We bought the cabin and 40 acres from my buddy 'Jr' (Ed Penfold) and he owned it for about 20 years. It was abandoned when he bought it.

OC Keith and HB Marc bought the property in April of 2008

Don never owned the cabin. Don was my friend that lived at the cabin and worked at the gas station. When JR owned the cabin, he gave Don permission to live at the cabin and Don looked over it. Don has passed away... RIP Don, we love you buddy.

The Ranch is a friendly place and a family place. We like to meet people and show it to them, but you must have permission or we must be there or you will be trespassing.

Enjoy the desert as long as you can. It is a beautiful place!

[QuickSand]

I'm waiting on Rose @ BLM to return my call. I'd like to clear some things up!

[SHOWTIME]

thats really interesting stuff!