Fw: Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: FW: Help Ban ORV's in National Parks]

["Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@ruralnetwork.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Dot Wiggins <dotwgns@ruralnetwork.net>
To: hikryrdg <hikryrdg@evansville.net>
Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: FW: Help Ban ORV's in National Parks]


>Together we might be able to save some access to trails everywhere.    As
>fragmented groups we will all lose out.    Closures are done one group at a
>time.    See todays snowmobile bans,   not just in overused areas or
special
>habitat, but everywhere.
>The rafters thought it was fine to kick the jet boats off the rivers, but
it
>was not so fine when the floaters were being limited.  Together they had
>some clout,  singley not much.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: hikryrdg <hikryrdg@evansville.net>
>To: Nancy DuPont <Htrails@earthlink.net>; Ridecamp@endurance.net
><Ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:20 AM
>Subject: RC: Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: FW: Help Ban ORV's in National Parks]
>
>
>>   OK Ridecampers, I can't sit back and watch this go on any longer.  If
>you
>>are of the opinion that kicking (ORV's) out of our National Parks and
>National
>>Forests is going to have a positive impact for equestrians, you are dead
>>wrong.  First its the ORV.s, next it auto's, then boats of all kinds, then
>>horses and then hikers, bikers, and bird watchers.  It is my strong belief
>>that
>>there is room out there for all of us to enjoy the great out doors.
>Wouldn't
>>we all be better off working together to find ways for everyone to enjoy
>our
>>Forests instead of just kicking certain groups out? Think about this very
>>hard.  We are in a fight for our lives in keeping our trails.  There are 6
>>primary National Forest Areas where our trails are now threatened.  Lets
>back
>>off the ORV bashing and stick to an agenda that will work.  We will
partner
>up
>>with all of the users out there and demonstrate that there are ways to use
>and
>>enjoy our trails in a sound manner with conservation as a top priority.
>Jerry
>>Fruth, Chairman AERC Trails Committee
>>>
>>> And what did you do for your trails today?
>>>
>>>>
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>