California just lost 68% of norcal trails!

[Robinhood4x4]

Through a forest service decision on the Route Designation plan, they are tentatively going to close over 1800 miles of trails in California. And this is only in Northern California, they will be doing all national forests soon.

Currently there are 2671.1 miles of roads and trails open to off road vehicles in northern california. Plan D was chosen and this is what it does:

In Alternative D 844.3 miles of roads and 217 miles of trails would allow for the public wheeled motor vehicle use, with cross country travel prohibited. Limited non significant forest plan amendments would be required for specific route segments and seasonal closure would be implemented on designated system trails and ML-2 roads from December 1 through April 30, based on soil moisture evaluations, rainfall, road or trail conditions and weather forecasts, that during this period areas are suitable for use, the forest supervisor has the authority to open those areas for a specified amount of time. Wheeled motor vehicle over the snow travel would be allowed on all designated routes with 24 inches of snow or more and not ground contact. Wheeled motor vehicles would me limited to within one vehicle length from the edge of the route surface for parking and dispersed camping.

Here is a FAQ on the subject:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=596279

Here is the Forest Service site with the info:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/pro...es/index.shtml

There will be public meetings held at various places around northern california where you can show your disapproval and hopefully influence their final decision. I highly recommend everybody attend.

Here are the meeting times and locations:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/annou....php?f=18&a=55

More info:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=596921

Remember, this is a nation wide plan which will eventually reach every single person on this website.

[Bob98SR5]

so is the only way to support the cause to show up to the meeting? is there an online petition or anythign similar that we all can sign?

bob

[Robinhood4x4]

No, no online petition. This is all too new. For the people who are close to the meetings I would suggest you go. I don't see much guidance from the pro-access representatives like Del Albright yet so I'm waiting to see what they say to do.

I'm sure they'll come up with something else we can do besides attending the meeting.

[Ric]

that stinks,,, if you do find an Online petition, please post it up....

it takes just one a hole to screw up a great thing......

[xonetruthcrewx]

That really sucks hard. There are a lot of trails up there that i really wanted to do. Definitely post up a link if there is an online petition that comes about.

[wifesaysimadumbass]

i told you guys we are gonna be criminals one day!!!!!
the first thing they do is make it inconvienent..
then they make it a misdemeanor
then the media jumps on board and makes you into some crazed lunatic out to destroy the world!!!
don't you notice when the cops bust some guy who makes a threat or something the media always reports him as unstable and armed with a small arsenal. then you see the pics and it's like two rifles and a shotgun that was probably his grandpas.... well wait in a few years when they show some supermodified trail rig and paint the driver as some kind of madman out to kill the world.....


and the fact we even have to show up to a meeting and beg to use our fucking land OUR LAND!!!