- Jun 9, 2002
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****This is an Action Alert of EXTREME URGENCY!****
****The Situation****
USA-ALL is concerned with motorized access to public land all over the state of Utah. One such area that we have been working tirelessly on is the Factory Butte / Caineville area. We have beaten the petition filed by SUWA to close the entire area for the exception of a couple county roads. However BLM in preparation to consider allowing a large open area has discovered a pair of “endangered” cactus are very prevalent in our open riding areas!
Coincidence? Perhaps. It is ironically similar to what Gang Green had petitioned for. Nevertheless BLM (Richfield Field Office) has requested to implement an EMERGENCY RESTRICTION ORDER. This restriction will leave an open riding area of 2,600 acres around what is commonly known as “Swing Arm City”. Sure this is a small victory, it could be worse, but not much. The remaining (approximately) 160,000 acres will be limited to designated routes! Now if BLM had a more accurate inventory of routes and had allowed more routes in the restriction order we would be a little happier. But they don’t. BLM is allowing travel on handful of short spurs, and routes. Considering the size and character of the area this is woefully inadequate. Of course the County roads are still open but there are only a few of those.
This travel restriction will be devastating to the local economy. ALL local county officials and state legislators have sided firmly with USA-ALL. However we have seen little action from the Governors office and Utah’s Congressional delegation with the exception of Congressman Chris Cannon. Congressman Cannon has been actively involved. Ironically Congressman Matheson has not; Factory Butte is in his district. USA-ALL has met with and discussed the problem with all of these parties except Congressman Matheson, he and Senator Bennett wouldn’t or couldn’t meet personally with us.
****What You Can Do****
Call the Governors office and demand that they intervene to stop or further limit this restriction order. BLM has some, although not allot of flexibility on this restriction order. However your elected officials have the responsibility to represent your interests. Also call our Senators and our Congressmen. If you are from out of the State PLEASE CALL and let them know you come to Utah because of recreational access to public land, and closures such as these will cause you to recreate elsewhere possibly not in Utah. For those of you who don’t recreate in this area the ramifications of these actions WILL still affect you. The precedent that this further entrenches will very likely come to limit access to places you do care about.
You ALL MUST TAKE ACTION TODAY.
1) Start by forwarding this email to all you know,
2) and then call your friends who don’t have email,
3) then call the numbers below.
Ask our elected representatives to take immediate and vigorous action to stop this restriction order, tell them to aggressively fight for your interests and rights, tell them you do not want public land managed via threats of lawsuits from gang green.
YOU MUST ACT TODAY! This restriction order will very likely be announced this week, and certainly in the next few weeks. Keep calling until you hear from us or a media source that the order has been publicly announced. At that time we will try to give you maps and further info on what is going on.
****Phone Numbers****
Governor John Huntsman, Jr.
801-538-1000 ask to leave him a private message
CALL BOTH NUMBERS
and call all of the delegation especially your congressman and both senators, Out of state people please call these numbers as well as your local congressman.
Congressman Rob Bishop (District 1)
Washington DC: 202-225-0453
Ogden: 801-625-0107
Congressman Jim Matheson (District 2)
Washington DC: 202-225-3011
Salt Lake City: 801-486-1236
Congressman Chris Cannon (District 3)
Washington DC: 202-225-7751
Provo: 801-851-2500
Senator Orrin Hatch
Washington DC: 202-224-5251
Salt Lake City: 801-524-4380
Senator Bob Bennett
Washington DC: 202-224-5444
Salt Lake City: 801-524-5933
Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL)
PO BOX 131 PAYSON, UT. 84651
Main: 801.465.1145
Fax: 801.465.6972
Toll Free: 800.944.UTAH (8824)
Email: [email protected]
www.usaall.org
Visit our website or call and JOIN TODAY!
****The Situation****
USA-ALL is concerned with motorized access to public land all over the state of Utah. One such area that we have been working tirelessly on is the Factory Butte / Caineville area. We have beaten the petition filed by SUWA to close the entire area for the exception of a couple county roads. However BLM in preparation to consider allowing a large open area has discovered a pair of “endangered” cactus are very prevalent in our open riding areas!
Coincidence? Perhaps. It is ironically similar to what Gang Green had petitioned for. Nevertheless BLM (Richfield Field Office) has requested to implement an EMERGENCY RESTRICTION ORDER. This restriction will leave an open riding area of 2,600 acres around what is commonly known as “Swing Arm City”. Sure this is a small victory, it could be worse, but not much. The remaining (approximately) 160,000 acres will be limited to designated routes! Now if BLM had a more accurate inventory of routes and had allowed more routes in the restriction order we would be a little happier. But they don’t. BLM is allowing travel on handful of short spurs, and routes. Considering the size and character of the area this is woefully inadequate. Of course the County roads are still open but there are only a few of those.
This travel restriction will be devastating to the local economy. ALL local county officials and state legislators have sided firmly with USA-ALL. However we have seen little action from the Governors office and Utah’s Congressional delegation with the exception of Congressman Chris Cannon. Congressman Cannon has been actively involved. Ironically Congressman Matheson has not; Factory Butte is in his district. USA-ALL has met with and discussed the problem with all of these parties except Congressman Matheson, he and Senator Bennett wouldn’t or couldn’t meet personally with us.
****What You Can Do****
Call the Governors office and demand that they intervene to stop or further limit this restriction order. BLM has some, although not allot of flexibility on this restriction order. However your elected officials have the responsibility to represent your interests. Also call our Senators and our Congressmen. If you are from out of the State PLEASE CALL and let them know you come to Utah because of recreational access to public land, and closures such as these will cause you to recreate elsewhere possibly not in Utah. For those of you who don’t recreate in this area the ramifications of these actions WILL still affect you. The precedent that this further entrenches will very likely come to limit access to places you do care about.
You ALL MUST TAKE ACTION TODAY.
1) Start by forwarding this email to all you know,
2) and then call your friends who don’t have email,
3) then call the numbers below.
Ask our elected representatives to take immediate and vigorous action to stop this restriction order, tell them to aggressively fight for your interests and rights, tell them you do not want public land managed via threats of lawsuits from gang green.
YOU MUST ACT TODAY! This restriction order will very likely be announced this week, and certainly in the next few weeks. Keep calling until you hear from us or a media source that the order has been publicly announced. At that time we will try to give you maps and further info on what is going on.
****Phone Numbers****
Governor John Huntsman, Jr.
801-538-1000 ask to leave him a private message
CALL BOTH NUMBERS
and call all of the delegation especially your congressman and both senators, Out of state people please call these numbers as well as your local congressman.
Congressman Rob Bishop (District 1)
Washington DC: 202-225-0453
Ogden: 801-625-0107
Congressman Jim Matheson (District 2)
Washington DC: 202-225-3011
Salt Lake City: 801-486-1236
Congressman Chris Cannon (District 3)
Washington DC: 202-225-7751
Provo: 801-851-2500
Senator Orrin Hatch
Washington DC: 202-224-5251
Salt Lake City: 801-524-4380
Senator Bob Bennett
Washington DC: 202-224-5444
Salt Lake City: 801-524-5933
Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL)
PO BOX 131 PAYSON, UT. 84651
Main: 801.465.1145
Fax: 801.465.6972
Toll Free: 800.944.UTAH (8824)
Email: [email protected]
www.usaall.org
Visit our website or call and JOIN TODAY!
