- Location
- Prescott, AZ
This directly effects 
's Fall FLING...
There is a letter at the bottom, cut and paste it from here and open
it in Word. Fill in your info and mail it off..
Thanks for doing your part..
Badger
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Received from the Red Rock 4-Wheelers Please read.
Subject: Critical Action Alert for Jeepers
Fellow Jeepers- Please take a moment to read the following excert
from the Red Rock 4 Wheelers of Moab,s Newsletter and take what ever
action you feel is appropiate.
The form mentioned in the newsletter is included in this e-mail as a
PDF attachment
Thank for your attention
Happy Trails - Rex Holman, Treasurer, Red Rock 4 Wheelers
A major topic at the last meeting of the Red Rock 4 Wheelers was the
status of the 5 year permit and what is happening. Dave Adams our
present Land Use Officer and Jeff Stevens, former vice president of
the club gave us an up date and it is at best alarming.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) was released to the public on
October 1, with a comment period that ends on October 30, 2005. The
plan has three possible options, one of which will be chosen and will
be not only the guidance for the
Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but all permittees for the next 5 years.
Option "A" will issue the permit pretty much as presently configured,
with some very minor adjustments. This also gives us ArchCanyon and
Hotel rock as additions to the permit. The club also asked for and
will be granted exclusive use of some trails on scheduled Safari
days. This is the option that we would like to see chosen since it
allows the Red Rock 4 Wheelers as well as all other permitted groups
and commercial outfitters to continue to run the standard Safari
trails.
Option "B" is more severe and is not acceptable as it is presently
written. The recommendations under option B are to close all or
portions, to permitted use the following: ArchCanyon, HeyJoeCanyon,
Hotel Rock, Kane Creek, Tusher Canyon ( part of Seven mile Rim),
Pritchett Canyon and Bartlett wash (part of 3D).
Option "C" is No Action or no permit - no Jeep Safari and all
permitted activity would cease on the marked trails, This includes
all commercial outfitters, and all clubs and organizations that
presently come to Moab. This includes Suzuki, Hummer, Cherokees,
Broncos and all of the other clubs that apply for permits. This
option is not acceptable to the Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but it is the
one that our environmental friends are going to try to push through.
We have good reason to believe that SUWA, The Sierra Club, Red Rock
Wilderness, and others are planning a major mail campaign to
influence the BLM in their decision.
The BLM is not taking e-mail responses. They have specified mailed
letters and comments, to be in their hand by October 30, 2005. There
is not much time to protect our trails!!
Enclosed in the newsletter is a form letter for you to use as a
guide. Please fill it out or draft your own comments and send them to
the BLM NOW.
The BLM in their defense, makes the case for the issuance of the
permit under option A, however they can be influenced by large
numbers of comments being submitted. That is why it is imperative for
us to react. Feel free to make copies of the form and spread it
around to your friends that enjoy 4 wheeling in the Moab area.
If you would like a copy of the EA, you can phone the Moab BLM office
at (435)- 259-2100 between 8 and 4:30 Monday thru Friday. When you
request a copy, be sure and ask to be placed on the mailing list for
the record of decision on the EA.
You will be looking for Draft Environmental Assessment UT-060-2005-
080. It is about 65 pages and is very eye-opening about the process.
During the scoping phase of the EA, the BLM received 176 comments
from interested parties, most of which were opposed to the Safari.
The BLM addresses these in the EA and pretty much puts most of them
to rest, but that won't stop the environmental groups to send tons of
letters to the BLM.
The preferred method is a personal letter. Form letters are OK
because they add to the count. Petitions, while seeming to be
effective in some government arenas, are only treated as one
response, no matter how many names are on the petition.
Remember, this not only affects the Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but all
permitted and commercial uses. The BLM is quick to point out that
they would prefer to have organized events, since they tend to be
more responsible to the permit requirements and stay on the marked
trails. This will not affect individual travel on any of the trails.
You will still be allowed to come to Moab and enjoy the scenery and
the fabulous trails, but you will not be allowed to have any type of
organized activity if we don't respond NOW!!
-----------------------LETTER------------------
U. S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Moab Field Office
82 East Dogwood Avenue
Moab, UT 84532
DATE
Subject: Draft Environmental Assessment UT -060-2005-080
Red Rock 4-Wheelers Jeep Safari and Fall Campout 5 Year Permit
To whom it may concern:
My family and I are in favor of option "A" of the Environmental
Assessment about the 5 year permit. As responsible 4- wheelers, we
feel that the permit outlined under Option "A" is the appropriate
decision for the BLM to use in their determination.
Sincerely,
YOUR SIGNATURE
YOUR NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
Please include my/our names on the list of interested parties to be
notified of the record of decision.
's Fall FLING... There is a letter at the bottom, cut and paste it from here and open
it in Word. Fill in your info and mail it off..
Thanks for doing your part..
Badger
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Received from the Red Rock 4-Wheelers Please read.
Subject: Critical Action Alert for Jeepers
Fellow Jeepers- Please take a moment to read the following excert
from the Red Rock 4 Wheelers of Moab,s Newsletter and take what ever
action you feel is appropiate.
The form mentioned in the newsletter is included in this e-mail as a
PDF attachment
Thank for your attention
Happy Trails - Rex Holman, Treasurer, Red Rock 4 Wheelers
A major topic at the last meeting of the Red Rock 4 Wheelers was the
status of the 5 year permit and what is happening. Dave Adams our
present Land Use Officer and Jeff Stevens, former vice president of
the club gave us an up date and it is at best alarming.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) was released to the public on
October 1, with a comment period that ends on October 30, 2005. The
plan has three possible options, one of which will be chosen and will
be not only the guidance for the
Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but all permittees for the next 5 years.
Option "A" will issue the permit pretty much as presently configured,
with some very minor adjustments. This also gives us ArchCanyon and
Hotel rock as additions to the permit. The club also asked for and
will be granted exclusive use of some trails on scheduled Safari
days. This is the option that we would like to see chosen since it
allows the Red Rock 4 Wheelers as well as all other permitted groups
and commercial outfitters to continue to run the standard Safari
trails.
Option "B" is more severe and is not acceptable as it is presently
written. The recommendations under option B are to close all or
portions, to permitted use the following: ArchCanyon, HeyJoeCanyon,
Hotel Rock, Kane Creek, Tusher Canyon ( part of Seven mile Rim),
Pritchett Canyon and Bartlett wash (part of 3D).
Option "C" is No Action or no permit - no Jeep Safari and all
permitted activity would cease on the marked trails, This includes
all commercial outfitters, and all clubs and organizations that
presently come to Moab. This includes Suzuki, Hummer, Cherokees,
Broncos and all of the other clubs that apply for permits. This
option is not acceptable to the Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but it is the
one that our environmental friends are going to try to push through.
We have good reason to believe that SUWA, The Sierra Club, Red Rock
Wilderness, and others are planning a major mail campaign to
influence the BLM in their decision.
The BLM is not taking e-mail responses. They have specified mailed
letters and comments, to be in their hand by October 30, 2005. There
is not much time to protect our trails!!
Enclosed in the newsletter is a form letter for you to use as a
guide. Please fill it out or draft your own comments and send them to
the BLM NOW.
The BLM in their defense, makes the case for the issuance of the
permit under option A, however they can be influenced by large
numbers of comments being submitted. That is why it is imperative for
us to react. Feel free to make copies of the form and spread it
around to your friends that enjoy 4 wheeling in the Moab area.
If you would like a copy of the EA, you can phone the Moab BLM office
at (435)- 259-2100 between 8 and 4:30 Monday thru Friday. When you
request a copy, be sure and ask to be placed on the mailing list for
the record of decision on the EA.
You will be looking for Draft Environmental Assessment UT-060-2005-
080. It is about 65 pages and is very eye-opening about the process.
During the scoping phase of the EA, the BLM received 176 comments
from interested parties, most of which were opposed to the Safari.
The BLM addresses these in the EA and pretty much puts most of them
to rest, but that won't stop the environmental groups to send tons of
letters to the BLM.
The preferred method is a personal letter. Form letters are OK
because they add to the count. Petitions, while seeming to be
effective in some government arenas, are only treated as one
response, no matter how many names are on the petition.
Remember, this not only affects the Red Rock 4 Wheelers, but all
permitted and commercial uses. The BLM is quick to point out that
they would prefer to have organized events, since they tend to be
more responsible to the permit requirements and stay on the marked
trails. This will not affect individual travel on any of the trails.
You will still be allowed to come to Moab and enjoy the scenery and
the fabulous trails, but you will not be allowed to have any type of
organized activity if we don't respond NOW!!
-----------------------LETTER------------------
U. S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Moab Field Office
82 East Dogwood Avenue
Moab, UT 84532
DATE
Subject: Draft Environmental Assessment UT -060-2005-080
Red Rock 4-Wheelers Jeep Safari and Fall Campout 5 Year Permit
To whom it may concern:
My family and I are in favor of option "A" of the Environmental
Assessment about the 5 year permit. As responsible 4- wheelers, we
feel that the permit outlined under Option "A" is the appropriate
decision for the BLM to use in their determination.
Sincerely,
YOUR SIGNATURE
YOUR NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
Please include my/our names on the list of interested parties to be
notified of the record of decision.
