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BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC.
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul Turcke – 208.861.1334 or Don Amador – 925.625.6287
Email: [email protected]
*Photos avail. by request
Date: May 9, 2005
ACCESS GROUPS CLAIM LEGAL VICTORY ON ELDORADO FOREST LAWSUIT
SACRAMENTO, CA (May 9) – A national trail-based recreation group and state off-highway vehicle organizations claim huge access victory in today’s legal ruling. Over 2,000 miles of recreational roads and trails will remain open on the Eldorado National Forest. The anti-access advocates had asked the court to close the entire National Forest to motorized users.
Senior U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton issued a tentative ruling today that directs Forest Service attorneys to prepare an order authorizing vehicular travel on approximately 2,245 miles of recreational system roads and trails. The judge had issued an earlier ruling that found the 1990 Travel Management Plan and 1999 Rock Creek Trail Plan to be out of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Groups praising the ruling today include the California Enduro Riders Association, the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs, District 36 of the American Motorcyclist Association, the California Off-Road Vehicle Association, and the BlueRibbon Coalition.
According to Paul Turcke, lead counsel for the recreation groups, “I think Judge Karlton looked at all the issues and decided to try and find some middle ground. This ruling also directs the agency to further analyze travel management on a forest-wide basis and orders them to follow their 1999 Rock Creek Trail Plan.”
Don Amador, western representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, states, “I think this is a huge victory for those of us who champion responsible use of our forest lands. The anti-access groups had wanted to close the entire forest to the public but they were wrong. I think the judge looked at the various partnerships that exist between the agency and user groups and that had a positive affect.”
The case is entitled Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation v. Berry, Case No. CV-03-325.
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The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible use of public and private lands, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,100 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. http://www.sharetrails.org
Don Amador
Western Representative
BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc.
555 Honey Lane
Oakley, CA 94561
925.625.6287 Office
925.625.5309 FAX
925.783.1834 Cell
www.sharetrails.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul Turcke – 208.861.1334 or Don Amador – 925.625.6287
Email: [email protected]
*Photos avail. by request
Date: May 9, 2005
ACCESS GROUPS CLAIM LEGAL VICTORY ON ELDORADO FOREST LAWSUIT
SACRAMENTO, CA (May 9) – A national trail-based recreation group and state off-highway vehicle organizations claim huge access victory in today’s legal ruling. Over 2,000 miles of recreational roads and trails will remain open on the Eldorado National Forest. The anti-access advocates had asked the court to close the entire National Forest to motorized users.
Senior U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton issued a tentative ruling today that directs Forest Service attorneys to prepare an order authorizing vehicular travel on approximately 2,245 miles of recreational system roads and trails. The judge had issued an earlier ruling that found the 1990 Travel Management Plan and 1999 Rock Creek Trail Plan to be out of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Groups praising the ruling today include the California Enduro Riders Association, the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs, District 36 of the American Motorcyclist Association, the California Off-Road Vehicle Association, and the BlueRibbon Coalition.
According to Paul Turcke, lead counsel for the recreation groups, “I think Judge Karlton looked at all the issues and decided to try and find some middle ground. This ruling also directs the agency to further analyze travel management on a forest-wide basis and orders them to follow their 1999 Rock Creek Trail Plan.”
Don Amador, western representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, states, “I think this is a huge victory for those of us who champion responsible use of our forest lands. The anti-access groups had wanted to close the entire forest to the public but they were wrong. I think the judge looked at the various partnerships that exist between the agency and user groups and that had a positive affect.”
The case is entitled Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation v. Berry, Case No. CV-03-325.
# # #
The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible use of public and private lands, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,100 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. http://www.sharetrails.org
Don Amador
Western Representative
BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc.
555 Honey Lane
Oakley, CA 94561
925.625.6287 Office
925.625.5309 FAX
925.783.1834 Cell
www.sharetrails.org
