[meteorite-list] Secret BLM maps ?

From: MEM <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:03:28 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <896055.4347.qm_at_web55203.mail.re4.yahoo.com>

Late reply I recall something similar to caves and US Topo maps After they were
no longer needed for Civil Defense purposes , some one thought they could reduce
cave vandalism and bat hibernation disturbance but taking all cave location and
names off the topo maps as they were republished. Old Topos are sought after
for that reason.

I imagine the FOIA request would have to go to the US Geological Service for
that DIS file.

Elton




----- Original Message ----
> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: David Norton <renov8hotels at earthlink.net>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Thu, November 4, 2010 8:15:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Secret BLM maps ?
>
> I would think a FOIA request could get the maps, if they exist.
>
> Unless the secret locations are national security related, there is no
> good reason for BLM to withhold that information.
>
> And what makes a BLM officer any more trustworthy than the average
> citizen? How do we know the BLM people aren't plundering those sites?
>
>
>
> On 11/4/10, David Norton <renov8hotels at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > If you can find older versions of topo maps you will see more detail in
> > labeling of features such as ruins. The current maps are more "sanitized".
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thomas
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 8:33 PM
> > Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Secret BLM maps ?
> >
> > Last week I was walking along a dry lake bed and looked up to see the
> > inevitable white truck parked next to mine. I walked back and had a nice
> > talk with a BLM officer. He was concerned that we were picking up
> > artifacts, which we were not. My wife mentioned that we were going to
> > look for some petroglyphs and asked him about the roads in that area.
> > "No Mam", he says. "We can't tell you anything about locations. In fact
> > there are many more petroglyphs and over a hundred caves that are not on
> > your maps and we can't tell you anything about."
> >
> > Which makes me think that these locations must be a matter of record
> > somewhere. Does the BLM have secret maps not available to the public?
> >
> > Thomas M
> >
> > Petroglyph pictures if anyone's interested :
> > http://www.photoblog.com/GreyDX/
> >
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Received on Mon 15 Nov 2010 12:03:28 AM PST


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