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Please Save our Sport...Our Last chance to influence the government!!!
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[QUOTE="jamie, post: 1197880, member: 24155"] [b]Open House[/b] Well, I hope you all where able to attend the open LUF open house in your city. I went last night and although there seemed to be a lot of interest I think the biggest problem is that Recreational OHV users don't have a voice at the table when these deciscions are being made. It seems everyone has a reason why these trails should be shut down but no one I talked to had a good reason. I talked with a guy from the SRD (Sustainalble Resource Development) for over an hour and although he was very informative he couldn't give me a very good answer about why these trails are being closed. His concern seemed to be mostly around watershed areas and wildlife. But it seemed he was taking his direction mainly from the "Big G". That's what he kept calling the Provincial Government. I think at this point, the best way to be heard is to fill out that workbook (online) and get as many people as possible to submit it. Some of the questions I asked: Q: Why shut down existing trails that have been there for years. Especially those already created by Forestry, Seismic, Oil etc. A: These roads where supposed to be reclaimed when these companies left but people keep using them then they never get a chance to grow back to there original state. Q: Whats the harm in leaving the trails and roads open. A: Watershed and wildlife issues. Q: Why wasn't this an issue when these companies went in to clear cut an area but it's an issue if I want to use it for recreation uses? A: Good point..put that in your workbook :) ---- Q: My question is how is the Alberta Government and the SRD going to guarantee that me and my kids will be able to riding on Public land in the future. A: The solution to all this is a provincial trail system for all of Alberta. Being created and defined by environmental studies to minimize impact of OHV use. Q: Why would this work? A: Look at GAMP (Ghost Area Management Plan by Calgary). Now there is a trail system in place that's not impacting the environment. My repsonse: GAMP was a terrible example of how to work with the public to preserve public land. Decisions where made about OHV trails without consulting any OHV users. They basically shut down the whole area and considered that a success. That definitely didn't preserve my access to the land for the future cause I won't even go there this weekend. This was a worst case scenario and the fear is that this is going to continue and get worse. SRD: Good comment, put that in your booklet. So basically, I feel we need someone to speak on our behalf that is going to be heard by the government. If you didn't go to the open house in your city then start spreading the word about this LUF booklet (Deadline for submission in June 15) and start bugging your MLA... Bye for now [/QUOTE]
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