Hell has frozen over.
OHV enthusiasts in California continue under the threat of trail
closures based on our potential impacts to anadromous fish populations in the
Sierra and Coastal mountains. For decades OHV recreationists have worked hard
with agency staff to maintain trails so that any potential impacts will be
minimized. However at the end of the
day, many of us believe that OHV recreation has coexisted with anadromous fish (even
the non-existent Carnegie Hoax Fish at Carnegie SVRA) for years in our coastal waterways
and mountain streams.
HQ believes our position was strengthened today by an
article about the greenback cutthroat trout in Bear Creek near Colorado
Springs, CA. Here you have a coalition
of user groups including Trout Unlimited, OHV groups, and others working to
reroute a long existing OHV trail and voicing opposition to a recent lawsuit by
CBD to close the trail before the reroute is made.
Article on Greenback Cutthroat Trout and OHV Trail Placement
HQ believes that coalitions of various stakeholder groups
can find solutions that both protect the environment while allowing for
motorized use on designated trails. How
refreshing and cost-effective that approach is compared to the legal route often
selected by CBD, PEER, and other branches of the extreme environmental movement
to impose their highly selective non-motorized agenda on the public.
EXTRA HOMEWORK:
Case Study of Eco-Groups Opposing OHV
Efforts to protect Wild and Scenic Rivers from heavy siltation during winter
months. Local eco-groups actually got up
in front of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors and defended agency road
ripping during the winter rainy season.
http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2010/05/historic-lawsuit-filed-in-northern.htmlBogus Eco-Lawsuit at Carnegie SVRA
Thanks for your interest in trail management!
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