Politics & Government
Legislative Solution To Bump & Grind Trail Closure Emerges
Last June, the California Department of Fish and Game installed a gate to enforce the closure of the upper Bump & Grind Trail.
Assemblymen Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, and Manuel Pérez,D-Coachella, are expected to announce legislation that could resolve the closure of the upper loop of the Bump and Grind Trail this Saturday.
A press conference is set for 10:30 a.m. at the trail head in Palm Desert, off Painter's Path.
The California Department of Fish and Game installed a gate to enforce the closure of the upper half-mile of the trail in June 2011.
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The closure aimed to protect the endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep.
Also known as the "Mirage Trail," the Bump and Grind is located in the 1,280-acre Magnesia Falls Wildlife Preserve in the mountains above Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage.
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Hundreds hikers use the trail each week, and voted it as the for the best trail in Palm Desert.
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