Save The Trails! (This is NATION WIDE "Request Forest Planning Rule Comment Extension")

More Information: http://www.fs.fed.us/ (Check out "Forest Service Begins Development of a New Planning Rule" in middle of page)

Go Here: http://www.savethetrails.us/ to voice your concern as well.

Check out "Request Forest Planning Rule Comment Extension" THIS IS NATION WIDE THE NATIONAL FOREST PLANNING RULE"

The Forest Service is seeking public comment about developing a new direction for National Forest Land Management Planning. The official comment period will end 2/16/2010, but please read the following and take action even if that date has past.

The newly proposed Forest Planning Rule will apparently shift from multiple use management of your Forests to focus more on closing roads and trails or what they refer to as "restoration". According to the Forest Service press release "the Forest Service has identified a set of potential principles that could guide development of a new planning rule. Among these principles are an emphasis on restoration, conservation, and the improved resilience of ecosystems; watershed health; climate change response; species diversity and wildlife habitat; sustainable National Forest System lands; proactive collaboration; and working across landscapes."




We are currently facing the largest proposed closures of trails, roads, camping & public access in the history of the United States. Most people are unaware that today many National Forests are proposing to close up to 80% of the existing roads & trails. The public needs to submit comments in favor of keeping them open. Many of these trails will be closed by dropping trees on them and digging tank traps, so these trails will be closed to horse riding, hiking and all non mechanized activities as well. There are proposals to eliminate historical mountain bike, trail bike, 4x4 & other mechanized recreation access on tens of millions of acres under inappropriate Wilderness Designation.

http://www.savethetrails.us/

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[JETZcorp]

Is that... a 2WD bike with a Maico motor? Sounds like a drag-race winner to me.

[tobyeo]

Yup, a 2WD Maico

[jdirtbiker1]

man this would aslo impact the econimy less jobs in the forest less people rideing = less parts breaking = no parts being bought = bike shops will goout of bissnus i can see it happining

[tobyeo]

@jdirtbiker1 Yup, I talked to a guy at the gas station near the trails they said all of thier buissness was dirtbikes and quads, they said they do like I think like 4k or like 20k worth of just gas and supplies for bikes in the am alone. So affects places you wold think are unrelated to bikes. Eat places near the trails, etc.

[IceCreamSteve1]

also what is a tank trap?

[tobyeo]

@IceCreamSteve1 Link to Federal page in side bar as well.

[yamahabansheerider]

WOW thats bull shit! our fucking government just loves to fuck us over ANY way they can! im going to sign it for damn sure!

[girc52]

i posted and im 13. i wanna help save the trails. id like to still be able to ride when im 20.

[impressable]

dam id like to post but cant, i think its totaly fucking stupid, like here in england theres a place called nab hill and it wa a bike park/woodland now its a nature reserve, but its right next to the biggest chemical factiory is west yorkshire, and im talking cupple of hundred metres, i dont see why, and the same with out quarry, been shut down to build on, i think theres too many greedy people in this world, if it was upto me, id have every forest open to motorsport.

[jdirtbiker1]

crazy to think but some of the stuff people think are for better they realy arnt getting rid of one thing will affect 10000 things

[ghostranger96]

hat sucks man ill sign anything if it saves riding area

[jdirtbiker1]

sorry baybe someday i will learn how to spell