Could Ranger Nelson be referring to the value ($30,000) of the fencing materials that the BLM provided for the fence that marks the boundary lines of your property? What was the purpose of this fence? Did you have an influence on where the fencing was placed? Was the placing of this fencing around your property for the purpose of keeping the public off your private lands? Was this fence supposed to have been used to direct the cattle? Is the fence in the place that was determined by the BLM for the best use of the fencing?

This fencing was paid for with public tax dollars. Did the taxpayers get the benefit or did you? Does it make sense to erect a fence around a property that the BLM have slated to acquire for public land?

The story that I got was that the fence was put up with the cooperation of Tanya Eagan. The story continued with the BLM having a MOU where they were to maintain the fence (maybe false information). The story was that there was volunteer assistance provided in erecting this fence from an equestrian group.

Moss Mill Road was blocked solely by Mike Castro with no financial assistance or fencing materials from the BLM or volunteers (that I know of). The BLM encouraged and allowed Mike Castro to close Moss Mill Road through illegal means.

The fence put up over there by the BLM after the Willow Fire is the fence around Rancho Las Flores property which resulted in closing of Route 2. This is another property that the BLM have slated to acquire for public domain and were able to put up the fence under an MOU.

Ranger Nelson was in charge of this area after the Willow Fire so he would have had direct supervision in these fencing projects. I have heard that many of these fences were erected without proper authority and are now having to be removed.