Has much has I like motorcycle, National forest is not the place for noisy
and often polluting off-road vehicle that are not subject to emission
control. For me it's like hunting in a national park.
Richard
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Henry S. Winokur
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 2:38 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: FLUFF to some, but Important info from AMA
> concerning OHV users
>
>
> PRO-OHV CALL IN DAY
>
> Tell the Forest Service not to listen to the Extreme
> Preservationists who
> are spreading lies about responsible OHV recreation!!!
>
> On March 9, 2000 extreme preservationist organizations are planning a
> national call-in day to the US Forest Service urging them to
> ban all OHV
> recreation on lands managed by the Forest Service!
>
> Let's Beat Them at Their Own Game!!!
>
> To combat this campaign, the American Motorcyclist
> Association, National
> OHV Conservation Council, the Blue Ribbon Coalition and a number of
> multiple-use recreation and resource groups, are planning a national
> PRO-OHV call-in day on March 7, 2000.
>
> On March 7th, call, e-mail, and FAX to the numbers below
> your positive
> comments about the importance of responsible OHV recreation
> to millions of
> Americans. Include how OHV recreation relates to your family
> or business.
> If you can't get through on the 7th continue on the 8th.
>
> USFS Chief Mike Dombeck can be reached at:
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> FAX: (202)205-1765
> Phone: (202)205-1661
>
>
> Off-highway vehicle (OHV) use is among the fastest growing
> forms of family
> recreation involving our nation's public lands. OHVs and public land
> access provide enriching opportunitites for families to
> responsibly enjoy
> our country's natural resources. But the opportunity to
> enjoy OHV use on
> public land is under attack by President Clinton's "Wilderness Lite"
> proposal. (see www.AMADirectlink.com)
>
> Over 100 conservation organizations (led by the Wilderness
> Society and the
> Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads) have petitioned the
> Forest Service
> to develop a comprehensive policy to ban the use of OHVs on
> National Forest
> lands. The petition calls on the Forest Service to adopt
> regulations to,
> among other things, prohibit OHV use in proposed wilderness areas,
> inventoried roadless areas, and other areas with roadless values.
>
> Don't let the Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, the
> Wildlands Center for
> Preventing Roads, and other extreme preservationist groups
> destroy your
> hard work to make OHV recreation the fun, family-oriented sport it is
> today. Call USFS Chief Dombeck on March 7th!
>
> Please distribute this notice to your communication networks
> so that our
> collective voice will be heard by USFS Chief Dombeck.
>
> Terry Lee Cook
> Government Relations Specialist
> American Motorcyclist Association
> 13515 Yarmouth Drive
> Pickerington, Ohio 43147
> http://www.AMADirectlink.com
>
>
