DEFCON ONE ACTION ALERT - Fight Efforts by Greens and East Bay Parks to Ban OHV at Tesla

***Sept 8 - CORRECTION - The BRC Sample Letter is citing data from the 2007 SPOA report (not 2009 as is in the sample letter)  The data is from the 2007 SPOA, Table 133, pages 162-163.  Sorry for any mixup.  *******************************

This is a DEFCON ONE Action Alert from HQ.  As many of you already know, far-left anti-OHV groups led by Save Tesla Park and PEER have been collaborating with East Bay Regional Park District to prohibit OHV use on the new Tesla property at Carnegie SVRA.

 

You must attend the District’s public meetings which start next week throughout Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.  You must also send in a comment letter and also go on their Master Plan blog/forum and post comments as well.  (links to Master Plan, blog, forum, etc. in alert below)

 

BRC has issued an alert today with contact info, a sample letter, and overview.

 

BRC September 6  - Carnegie/Tesla Alert and Overview

http://www.sharetrails.org/alerts/2012/09/06/extreme-environmental-groups-collaborate-with-east-bay-region-park-district-to-impose-closureagenda-on-propose

 

Be watching for a formal and detailed BRC comment letter.  Also, the OHV Commission has placed this issue on their agenda for the Sept. 15 meeting in Placerville.   HQ will be there.

Wash. Examiner Publishes Article on FS Trail Guide Scandal

It looks like the new FS Trail Guide scandal has hit the big time with posting of an article today by the Washington Examiner.

Washington Examiner Article on FS Trail Guide Scandal

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2012/03/national-forest-document-stirs-scandal-road-removal-plans/396491

As I said in the article, I believe this project is a prime example of gross incompetence by the federal government on any number of levels.  The first question that should be asked is, “Why was this project needed when the FS already has a number of highly skilled OHV trail master-performers and proven OHV BMPs?”  Second, “Who authorized this frivolous and unneeded project that was funded with taxpayer dollars?”

Third, “When is the agency going to ‘man-up’ and admit this was a huge mistake on their part and assure Congress, taxpayers, and the OHV community that something like this won’t happen again?”

All of those are questions that must be answered and the sooner the better.  HQ urges readers to leave a comment at the Washington Examiner website to show that we are not going to be insulted by this type of bias.

Thanks again to Ron Arnold and the Washington Examiner for covering public land recreation issues.