Thanks, Knutt for the heads up. We knew this was coming but your e-mail focuses our attention on the topic.
On Sep 18, 2012, at 4:04 PM, knutt peterson wrote: > All, > > As many of you are aware, BLM has had a closure on 23 caves on public lands > for the last 20 months. > > This closure is going to be looked at AGAIN in the next few months, and who > knows what the decision will be. If nothing is done on the caving communities > part, it will look the same - Caves will be closed for the next two years, > again. > > I have brought the following documents to the attention of Chuck Schmidt, RFO > Field Manager and Doug Burger, Pecos District Manager. They like what this > could represent. I believe that a closure modified to look like the one that > USFS region 2 is using is a step in the right direction to keeping caving > relatively open, OK so you still have to decon. What the USFS's modified > closure does different is it creates an exception to the closure for NSS & > CRF members doing any work related to a MOU with the USFS. BLM has a MOU with > NSS. This might be the ticket for us cavers to have an easier time getting > into closed caves. I am personally getting tired of doing battle with the > White Nose Committee for every trip that goes to a closed cave. Something has > to change. > This USFS agreement gives the decision of which permits get approved back to > the local USFS office. > > Pay close attention to exception 6 > > PDF of new closure order > http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5383210.pdf > > Web site for closure order > http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/home/?cid=stelprdb5386976 > > > Working for BLM, I can't tell you what to do as the caving community, and I > am already pulling many strings on this end. > So, if the writing isn't already on the wall......then you should let Carl > Pagano nominate you for something, (I hear he's good at that). > > Lastly, work with your local BLM office. The BLM Pecos District is the hub of > NM caving. They want cavers caving! > > Please spread this information to anyone not on this email list. > > Knutt Peterson > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET Steve Peerman Project Director, Fort Stanton Cave Study Project fscsp.direc...@gmail.com
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