Shasta Trinity NFS ATV and Road Closures

[Hoser John]

Go to----fs.usda.gov/stnf. ------ for the insane closures and almost total ban on ATV traffic. How is a guy to mine,fish,hunt or hike without atv access to our claims and favorite getaways??? John

[russau]

1 if by land, 2 if by sea. sounds like when the Americans fought for our independance!

[CalGoldDredger]

Thanks for the heads up, I shall go look into any new rules on my side.

Remember Rule Differences Here- Different National Forest, Different Head Ranger, Different set of rules. No Standards

My daughter says that they have been hot after the equestrians, too. Next they will try to tell us no shoes, sneakers, or boots allowed in the national forest.

[Gold Seeker]

My guess is that they will allow only cavemen in the forest, that ought to make the caveman on the commercials happy new slogan "Only cavemen can do it" !!!



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[CalGoldDredger]

Make-Ready the pack animals !!!

I looked into it, not as bad over on this side of the valley but the draft EIS for the travel plan is some 500 plus pages and a whole bunch of "alternative" plans and countless different versions of maps. Looks confusing, smoke and mirrors.

I am almost certain that those environutz won't mind some pack animals so I can pack stuff into the claims, trompling all over the forest, eating any available grass, and consequently pooping.
That's right pooping in the forest!!! Who ever heard of such things.

Cause & Effect

[russau]

John then theyll cite you for not having a grazeing permit!

[Hoser John]

sounds like a crappy deal??John

[El Dorado]

BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC.

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Don Amador
Phone: 925.625.6287
Email: brdon@sharetrails.org
Date: April 7, 2010

CALIFORNIA COUNTY MAKES HISTORIC ACCESS VOTE TO REOPEN ROADS
ON FEDERAL LANDS

HOLLISTER, CA (April 7)--A rural county in Central California made access history when it voted 4-0 to reassert its jurisdiction on 25 miles of county roads in an area currently closed by the federal government. The April 6 vote by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors to open roads currently closed to the public is a watershed moment for Californians who are fighting an avalanche of proposed closures on federal lands in the state.

The County also voted to have staff prepare public comments in support of Alternative A in the BLM's Draft Resource Management Plan for the Clear Creek Management Area Environmental Impact Statement. The BLM's preferred Alternative E functionally closes the area to meaningful vehicular access. Alternative A supports public use of all roads and trails that were open for motorized recreation and access before the 2008 interim closure.

Don Amador, Western Representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, states, "The San Benito County Board of Supervisors earned a place in the history books for taking a stand against a federal bureaucracy that has proposed a closure of historic proportions in their county. It was clear the Supervisors take seriously their constitutional role as a champion of the people and seek to protect the citizenry and the local economy from agenda-driven policies developed by unelected officials."

"When the federal government ignores the will of the people, local voters and users that visit the area have little choice but to look elsewhere for relief. Up and down the state, I see a growing number of counties who are joining with the people in defense of historic access to federal lands. Today's vote to reopen the roads for street-legal vehicles should be a clear signal to the BLM that their effort to make the Hollister Field Office a 'Human Free Zone' is going to be challenged," Amador concluded.

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The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,200 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. www.sharetrails.org

[Gold Seeker]

Steve,

Thanks for posting that , it's about time that the PEOPLE started standing up against what the government is doing with taking away our rights to access the public lands that are ours and do not belong to the government!!!


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[CalGoldDredger]

It is one heck of a great step of many in the right direction.
I hope more North Cal Counties would follow suit, especially those up in Shasta Trnity NF.
Those guys up there have a bad deal coming, I feel for them. Really I do Hoser.