USMCHarleyJeepGuy
07-04-2008, 13:03
THIS IS A REPOST FROM ANOTHER SITE GUYS...JUST THOUGHT IT NEEDED MASS DISTRIBUTION IF WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS TO WHEEL GWNF.
Dear members,
It’s time to get involved. The second set of meetings for the new Forest Service plan has been posted. We need members at these meetings. Every other group will be there in force, the tree huggers, hunters, ATV’ers, hikers, bikers, land owners and timber companies. We need representation.
The way this worked for the first set of meetings was that we were separated into different groups, each individual had the chance to step up and speak about what they liked, disliked and what else they would like to see more of, or less of. So this is a chance for them to see how many of us there are, and that we are serious about working with them to make the forest a better place for us to use as well.
Just remember that this is an open meeting, so there will be the folks that don’t want us there. But there will also be a lot of folks that do. One of the big points I feel a need to get across to the FS, is a land use fee. And that we have no issues paying for our usage of the land that we use. The hunters are paying now, and it seems that most other groups don’t have an issue with it either. This is a good way for the FS to regain some of its money that has been taken from them.
We want to push that we “Tread Lightly” and that we can and will maintain the area’s set aside for our recreational use.
Tell any off roader you know, that attending just one of these meetings will make a difference.
Thanks
Gregg Jackson
VA4WDA
Land Use Chair
Link to the letter
www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/f...letter.pdf (http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/forestplan/revision/pdfs/july2008-meetings-letter.pdf)
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2007 United Conservation Volunteer of the Year
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/VEWADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpgVA4WD Land use coordinator www.va4wda.org/VA. (http://www.va4wda.org/VA.) www.ufwda.org/trailpatrol.htm (http://www.ufwda.org/trailpatrol.htm) /
Dear members,
It’s time to get involved. The second set of meetings for the new Forest Service plan has been posted. We need members at these meetings. Every other group will be there in force, the tree huggers, hunters, ATV’ers, hikers, bikers, land owners and timber companies. We need representation.
The way this worked for the first set of meetings was that we were separated into different groups, each individual had the chance to step up and speak about what they liked, disliked and what else they would like to see more of, or less of. So this is a chance for them to see how many of us there are, and that we are serious about working with them to make the forest a better place for us to use as well.
Just remember that this is an open meeting, so there will be the folks that don’t want us there. But there will also be a lot of folks that do. One of the big points I feel a need to get across to the FS, is a land use fee. And that we have no issues paying for our usage of the land that we use. The hunters are paying now, and it seems that most other groups don’t have an issue with it either. This is a good way for the FS to regain some of its money that has been taken from them.
We want to push that we “Tread Lightly” and that we can and will maintain the area’s set aside for our recreational use.
Tell any off roader you know, that attending just one of these meetings will make a difference.
Thanks
Gregg Jackson
VA4WDA
Land Use Chair
Link to the letter
www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/f...letter.pdf (http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/forestplan/revision/pdfs/july2008-meetings-letter.pdf)
_________________
2007 United Conservation Volunteer of the Year
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/VEWADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpgVA4WD Land use coordinator www.va4wda.org/VA. (http://www.va4wda.org/VA.) www.ufwda.org/trailpatrol.htm (http://www.ufwda.org/trailpatrol.htm) /