Moab Permit

[Todd Adams]

OK Guys,
I expect everyone that was on the VX only run last year to make comment to this. Arch Canyon and Hotel Rock are targeted by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance for closure. See their alert below.

A couple of things about the miss information stated below. 1 SUWA considers us as ORV’s (Off Road Vehicles) which is a misleading term to say the least. 2. The BLM did look at SUWA proposal for the EJS, all you have to do is read the EA to see what consideration the BLM gave it. 3.This EA is not just about Easter Jeep Safari but wheeling in Moab. SUWA wants to shut it all down. If you have other suspicions go to their web site to find out how much they despise our recreation. www.suwa.org

Please we only have a few days left to comment on this.
Todd



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This alert is brought to you by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
425 E. 100 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84111, 801-486-3161, www.suwa.org
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BLM WILL ACCEPT JEEP SAFARI COMMENTS BY EMAIL


You recently received an Action Alert on the Moab Jeep Safari.
Although snail mail letters and faxed letters are generally better
and receive more attention from the BLM , we know you have limited
time to devote protecting Utah's wild places. Please feel free to
email your comments to BLM as the agency has stated that it will
accept email comments on the Jeep Safari . Email address below.


TAKE ACTION NOW!


BLM SET TO ISSUE BAD JEEP SAFARI PERMIT

The Moab BLM has released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
issuance of a 5-year permit for the Easter Jeep Safari and other
off-road vehicle (ORV) events. Unfortunately, it appears that BLM
will soon issue a decision that will include ORV routes or route
segments which are located in areas that are being damaged by - and
that are entirely inappropriate for - ORV use. We hope you can write
a letter today urging BLM to act prudently to protect a few of the
area's outstanding resources, rather than continuing to allow
particular areas to be ravaged by ORV use See below for details and
address information.


YOUR LETTERS CAN HELP.
SUWA submitted an alternative proposal to BLM that would remove less
than 10% of the total miles from the Jeep Safari permit, in order to
protect the most sensitive resources. In particular, SUWA requested
that the newly-proposed route up Arch Canyon and the nearby Hotel
Rock route be prohibited, and that several short segments and spurs
in sensitive areas be omitted from the permit. BLM did not analyze
SUWA's proposal. The BLM's EA includes an alternative -- Alternative
B -- that, while not as protective as SUWA's proposal, is better
than the Proposed Action.

Although BLM has all but said it will issue a decision that will
approve 630 miles of routes on public lands so that the Jeep Safari
and other organized events can use these routes for the next 5 years,
there's still a chance BLM can be convinced to do its job and protect
some of southeastern Utah's most spectacular natural resources,
rather than let them be ravaged indiscriminately by motor vehicles.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
Please take a moment to mail, FAX or email a letter to the Moab BLM
Manager, Maggie Wyatt, and request that she protect the resources
that she manages for all citizens, by:

* choosing Alternative B. Fully analyzing SUWA's alternative would
be even better, but Alternative B is, nevertheless, better than the
Proposed Alternative
* issuing a 1-year permit, rather than a 5-year permit for the Jeep
Safari, as a 5-year Jeep Safari permit would essentially preclude BLM
from considering route designation alternatives in the on-going
Resource Management Plan revision (the agency's long-term management
plan) that would conflict with the 5-year permit.

If you've been to Moab during the Jeep Safari event or witnessed the
aftermath of the event in the canyons around Moab, please include
your stories in your letter to the BLM

DEADLINE
Please MAIL, FAX or EMAIL your letters (including your name and
address) by Monday, October 31 to:

BLM
Maggie Wyatt, Manager
Moab Field Office
82 East Dogwood
Moab, UT 84532

FAX: 435.259.2106

maggie_wyatt@blm.gov


Thank you!

[nocturnalVX]

Did you? Please send off an e-mail to Maggie Wyatt, Moab BLM Manager in support of trail access in Moab.
I said in my e-mail to her "...there are designated trails that 4-wheelers are required to stay on, and denying access to these trails to people like myself will be denying us the right to enjoy the great outdoors Moab has to offer. Every single off-roader I have met (Isuzu,Jeep, or other owner) has been an advocate of the "Tread Lightly" ethic. Enjoying the outdoors responsibly through education and stewardship is stressed at all times. "Stay on the trail.", "Pack it in, pack it out.", and "Leave it better than you found it." are not only rules, but ways of life for us.
There are people that just don't get it, and fail to treat nature's splendor with respect, but I have not seen it in the four-wheeling community. I have seen it quite often on hiking trails around the country, and I will never forget the time in Moab back in 2003 that a mountain biker tossed a soda can onto the ground near where we were stopped for lunch. A friend and I picked up this guy's trash and reprimanded him on his disrespect of this beautiful area. That can might still be laying out there if we had not been there. Respect for nature and the rights of others to explore and enjoy the great outdoors has nothing to do with how you get there (by foot, by bike, by horse, or by 4-wheel drive), but how you conduct yourself while out there."

So people... if you don't speak up, do not be surprised if we are no longer allowed to use the trails around Moab.

[Scott Harness]

I DID IT Come on everyone! Send Maggie Wyatt an e-mail. We need access to the wonderful Moab wilderness!

[tomdietrying]

It's easy. Come on everyone jump on A GOOD cause and make a difference. This is just one of mine.
Peace.
Tom