If anyone cares, click on this link and spend 20 seconds. http://americanmotorcyclist.com/legisltn/rapidresponse.asp This information came from link Congress to hold hearing on closing 9 million acres in Utah Contact your Representative to Oppose H.R. 1925! The Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing on October 1 to consider H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009. This legislation -- which will ban off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to public lands to those who live and recreate in Utah -- was introduced by New York Representative Maurice Hinchey. To read his press release on H.R. 1925, click here. However, not a single Representative from Utah is supporting H.R. 1925. Specifically, H.R. 1925 would designate more than nine million more acres as federally protected "Wilderness," and directly affect the Moab, San Rafael Swell and Chimney Rock areas (to name a few) in Utah. These popular OHV areas represent some of the most important remaining OHV recreation areas in Utah, and are some of the most popular with responsible OHV riders. The proposed Wilderness designation would also make the land off limits to ATV riders, mountain bikers and horseback riders. Coming on the heels of the recently enacted Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which closed 2 million acres of public lands, this vast Wilderness bill will take away additional recreation opportunities currently enjoyed by local residents and visitors alike. The AMA needs your help now to stop H.R. 1925. The fastest way to reach your U.S. Representative is to call them. You can find contact information for your elected officials by entering your zip code on AmericanMotorcyclist.com, clicking on "Rights," then "Issues and Legislation." Additionally, a prewritten e-mail is available for you to send to your Representative immediately by following the "Take Action" option and entering your information. Please contact your Representative right away and urge them to oppose H.R. 1925.
Good Job Dean I'm sure we all care very much, Click on the AMA link and follow the prompts to take action. More importantly lets all stick together and in future elections vote out politicians who deny access to responsable user groups (Dirt Bike Riders) be proud of yourselvs VALUE LIBERTY and dont be afraid of political corectness. I'ts our country. Best Regards Drew Smith
Thanks Drew, For the record I'm not sure what the 'formula' is but at least once I was told online petitions count as *one* input i.e. in order of what counts: Humans calling on the phone = 1 persons input an email counts less than a phone call. Online petition where hundreds of people may have commented on counts as 1 phone call. Even if that last bit is incorrect phone calls do make a *huge* difference.
sent letter to rep........good to do but doubt reigns over her doing anything with it. Rep/Dem/Ind they are all there for themselves and are mostly all crooks/thieves and scam artists looking for power/money and egotistal gain at our expense. Let me tell you all how I really feel about the politicos,,,,but at least most of ours are not murderers and drug dealers like other countries folks have to deal with. soap box is now vacant
This was posted on TT, I've not looked into the details to confirm but this does sound like good news.
It sounds to me what is starting to happen in the states, has already happened in the uk. weve already lost alot of our riding areas an the goverment still want to close more. So yes i will be supporting your on online petition
Email sent. I just returned from Moab 4 days ago. I didn't take either of my motorcycles, but I did some mountain biking and 4-wheeling in my Jeep and discovered what a great place it is to ride. I had such a great time that I was thinking about going back with my motorcycle in the near future. I thought it was so cool that Utah had so many open trails compared to CA, and now I'm disappointed to read that it may not stay that way.
It appears this bill is now dead. They will be trying to pass several smaller bills on a regional basis as opposed to one large massive bill, for more info: http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8690910#post8690910
Excellent news...for now, anyway. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and their ilk will be back for more, I'm sure. My first riding trip to Utah was in September of 2001. I became a card-carrying member of Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL) about a week after I returned home. It was a mind-blowing trip for me, and the thought of all that glorious land being closed off to me and my chosen form of recreation was simply too much to bear. Being from CA, I've been a pretty useless member, but I still send them my money, write letters, send e-mails and help spread the word. If any of you found yourself breathing a sigh of relief that this bill did not pass, and maybe even thought to yourself "Gee, I need to get out there and ride Moab before it gets closed down!" please contact USA-All and at least get on their mailing list so you can help defeat the next land grab which is sure to come rolling down the slickrock in the very near future. Please don't commit SUWA-cide! A little bit of what we all stand to lose... WoodsChick
Woodschick, Thanks for the thread, you hit it right on the head, we cant lose this land to these clueless folks who want to tell us tax paying Americans where we can go and where we cant. Plus, they reside 2000 miles away. These people need some fresh air. ahhh I feel better. P.S. Eric sure had long hair back then.
I went through the link and sent an email opposing this, and I just received a reply email from my Congressman thanking me for writing to express my support of the bill. WTF! I think I just lost faith in the system. Oh, well. I guess it doesn't really matter since this has been dropped for now, but it's still kind of irritating.
I want to add that USA all is just one of the organizations you need to join, and I am going paste a link over to KTMtalk where this is posted and I have been trying to keep it alive, (lil200)I do still own my Husky but orange out numbers it in my garage...don't hold that against me.....everyone that rides a bike, this is where I would use the phrase "can't we all just get along?" : ) needs to help save our riding areas, also take advantage of joining the BRC and get the $25 gift card from Rocky Mountain coffee I hope this is OK? not trying to steer anyone to ride a orange bike either...I just never could afford to make the switch...my KTMs are all like me OLD and out of shape. http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=361954
No problem on the link, SightedN2 Whatever it takes to stop the land grab... I am a member of the AMA (for whatever that's worth...) the BRC and CORVA, too. These organizations all play an important part in trying to keep the anti-access folks at bay, and I strongly encourage everyone to pay attention and join up whatever organizations you feel will best help attain our goals. And while you're at it, get yourself a quiet pipe If I were Queen of the Universe, letter-writing and proof of organization membership would be mandatory before being able to post WoodsChick
Just took action. I know I'll get a standard e-mail response back thanking me for contacting my representative about no specific issue.
