Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Plan Base Layers
Legislatively and Legally Protected Areas (LLPAs). Existing protected lands, including: Wilderness Areas, National Parks, National Preserves, National Wildlife Refuges, California State Parks and Recreation Lands, CDFW Conservation Areas (Ecological Reserves and Wildlife Areas), CDFW areas, privately held conservation areas including mitigation/conservation banks approved by the Wildlife Agencies, land trust lands, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Scenic and Historic Trails.
Military Expansion Mitigation Lands (MEMLs). Lands conserved as mitigation for the expansion of Department of Defense installations and considered part of existing conservation areas under the DRECP BLM LUPA.
Military lands. Department of Defense installations within the DRECP Plan Area, included as part of the Other Lands under the DRECP.
Open OHV Lands - Imperial Sand Dunes. Open OHV Lands within the approved Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (ISDRA). These lands are within the DRECP LUPA boundary, but not part of the DRECP LUPA decision; no changes are being proposed to the ISDRA in the DRECP LUPA.
Open Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Lands. Designations on BLM-administered lands where motorized and non-motorized uses, including cross-country travel, is permitted (generally referred to as Open Areas or Designated Open Areas).
Johnson Valley OHV Shared Use Area - The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) designated approximately 56,000 acres adjacent to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, as the Johnson Valley OHV Shared Use Area. This area is available for public recreation 10 months of the year; the remaining two months of the year, the Marine Corps use the land for training.
Tribal lands. Those lands that constitute "Indian Country" within the meaning of Title 18 United States Code Section 1151. Included as part of the Other Lands that are unavailable under the DRECP.