RC: Re: Fw: Wild Horses in Coyote Canyon

[Nancy DuPont <Htrails@Earthlink.net>]

I cannot imagine never getting to ride there again! 

On another matter, can you make a date with the Yosemite National Park
Director on January 26 and can you inform the President of ETI to
attend?  the following letter is from George: 

Dear Friends:
You were with us 2 years ago at our meeting with Jerry Mitchell of the
National Park Service at the Concord-Mt. Diablo Trail Association
Clubhouse in Clayton.

We have not been asleep. We made several contacts with Stanley Albright
since then with limited response.  Attempts to meet with the
Superintendent were denied.

He is now retired.  A new man has been named, David Mihalic. He has
25 years of NPS Service.

In order for him to meet the Horse Community, we are pleased to invite
you to have lunch with him in Yosemite Valley on January 26th at 11:30
a..m. Upon receiving your response you will be notified of the
location.

It will be a no-host event except the Superintendent will be our
collective guest and anyone he may choose to accompany him.

We thought with such a lapse of time it would be prudent to briefly renew
our previous declared concerns.

They were:
1.  Reinstate the Mounted Ranger Patrol.  We were pleased to
see that one of Mihalic's first actions was to fund the entry of a
Mounted Ranger color guard at the California State Horsemen's Association
Color Guard at the traditional Opening Night Grand Entry at the Cow
Palace Oct 29, 1999.  2.  Reinstate the program rental horses
for the public in the Valley. (This has been done, it reopened after our
annual committee visitation to Congress brought this issue to a
Congressional Committee hearing).  3. Provide a group camp in the
Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, White Wolf and Wawona as well as Mather. 
We understand Bridalvale Horse Camp is under rehabilitation but will
reopen will smaller group sizes. 4. Replace horse trails on the Valley
floor that were paved over for bicycles.

Please respond no later than January 20th your intention of
attending.  As stated above, we will alert you as to the luncheon
location upon receipt.
Sincerely,

George Cardinet.
 

At 06:53 AM 1/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
> Just another
> Jorgenson ploy to manipulate the Anza Borrego STate Park  according
> to the Jorgenson Agenda.  
> The Anza Trail is an an overgrown swamp since vehicles
> no longer keep the chanel open.  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Robert and Kathleen
> To: tim fingers ; dalas meeks 
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:25 AM
> Subject: Wild Horses in Coyote Canyon
>
> To BLM
> El Centro Office
> Attn: Dalas Meeks
>         Tim Fingers
>  
> I am informed that the Anza Borrego State Park has been allocated funding to remove the wild horses in Coyote Canyon based on the claim that they are an "exotic" species to the region. 
> Please provide me with an email, fax, or mailing address of the BLM Dept. that has jurisdiction over Wild Horses, our National Treasure. 
> Thank you,
> Kathleen Hayden

Nancy DuPont, Executive Director

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