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- From: Suzy Fraser <suzy@vicinity.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 09:47:58 -0400
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>From: Susan Sellew <sss@creare.com>
>Subject: Loss of riding/driving trails at Acadia National Park
>
>PLEASE PASS THIS E-MAIL ALONG TO FRIENDS WHO TRAIL RIDE
>AND DRIVE.
>
>For those of you who trail ride and drive, there is a real danger we will
>loose the use of trails at Acadia National Park in Maine. The park has long
>been renowned for it's carriage driving trails, and has provided a barn for
>overnite stabling.
>
>Please send your comments on this subject via e-mail to the people noted in
>the following notice for if we loose trails at one National Park, we could
>loose
>them at other National Parks.
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E
>>by Ed Winterberg, President, Wildwood Management
>>
>>Wildwood Stables May Have to Close!
>>A Park official in Philadelphia has ordered the immediate removal of
>>all visitor overnight stalls and has terminated the Wildwood Stables
>>concession permit!
>>
>>An Appeal by Wildwood Mgmt. (Ed Winterberg), has been
>>filed (as of May 10), and will be reviewed and decided by:
>>Mr. Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service
>>1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
>>fax 202-219-0910 attn. Director Robert Stanton
>>email: Bob_Stanton@nps.gov
>>
>>Your comments matter!! This could be decided within
>>days. We need you and your friends, to immediately write
>>Director Stanton:
>>
>>1. Tell him how this decision affects your ability to
>>use Acadia.
>>2. Ask him to keep Wildwood Stables open.
>>3. Be very candid, this the last chance for horse use
>>in Acadia.
>>(Please send a copy of your letter to Wildwood. Box
>>241, Seal Harbor, Maine 04675
>>or email to carriages@wildwood.acadia.net)
>>
>>Also, email a copy of your letter to the Director to:
>>
>>1.Paul Haertel, Superintendent of Acadia National Park email:
>>ACAD_Superintendent@nps.gov
>>
>>2. Marie Rust, Regional Director
>>email Marie_Rust@nps.gov
>>
>>
>>For those of you who don't know, the excuse to cancel the permit was a
>>legal technicality, i.e.,Whether or not the park service "formally"
>>approved (ten years ago) the merger of our initial corporation into our
>>Wildwood Management corporation. The first we knew they had any
>>concern about it was when we received a certified letter summarily
>>canceling the concession permit.
>>
>>The real agenda seems to be to minimize horse use in the park by
>>eliminating visiting equestrian stabling in the park. Currently the
>>concession owns and provides all the visiting equestrian overnight
>>stabling.. Park management has long been opposed to horse camping
>>using portable fencing etc. So at the moment only day use parking will
>>be available.
>>
>>Don't despair, we have friends in high places, keep up the letters, and
>>with your continued help, we will get this foolishness turned around, so
>>you and other private horse owners will have a fair and reasonable
>>opportunity this summer and in the future, to traditionally experience the
>>finest system of horse roads in the world!
>>
>>Ed & Bobbye Winterberg
>>bobbye@iglou.com