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Message: [QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 251210, member: 17212"] SMB. As you can see, this is not just happening to us West coasters. It's happening everywhere. Check with your local forest service or park service or whoever manages the land. They should have a list that they will put you on for upcoming events and meetings. I'm on several of these lists for our local forests and they mail information to me far in advance of these meetings. Also, when you hear about a meeting or a clean-up day, post it in the general forum for all to see. There should be several in your area that will be affected. As far as who shows up. That's another whole subject. I have been spouting off about land issues since I first came to this board. Apathy is what is going to do us in. Most of us hear what is going on, but, don't have to time to go to the meetings. Have to take the Wife to dinner, taking the kid riding, going to get parts for the bike, gotta mow the lawn etc, etc, etc. We ALL have to become involved or we will lose it. Don't rely on the 'other guy' to show up. Believe it or not, the land managers do listen to what we have to say. But, if we don't show, they will listen to what the majority has to say. It is up to us, start a local chapter and get a group of like minded individuals together. Write letters, attend meetings, speak up, attend clean-up days and start your own clean-up and trail repair group. Notify your local newspaper of the event. I have been talking about this til I'm blue in the face.:( See. But, over the years I have seen so much land closed off to us that it is downright scary. If we don't start fighting back, we might as well have our bikes bronzed and hang them above our fireplaces. We can tell our Grandkids, "see that, we used to be able to ride those things on the dirt." What is dirt Grandpa? That's the stuff they put the asphalt and all the houses on. Ok. stick a fork in me, I'm done. Ol' [/QUOTE]

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