From bhaus@u.washington.edu Thu Dec 14 16:19:15 2000 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.11]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with ESMTP id QAA141256 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:19:14 -0800 Received: from wes07 (wes07.u.washington.edu [140.142.16.149]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with SMTP id QAA46122 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:19:14 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:19:13 -0800 From: bhaus@u.washington.edu Message-Id: <976839553.webexpressdV2.1.3@jason.u.washington.edu> To: uwracing@u.washington.edu Subject: Please Pass On Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ---------Included Message---------- > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:40:31 -0800 > From: "ERIC KACKLEY" > Reply-To: "ERIC KACKLEY" > To: "ERIC KACKLEY" > Subject: Fw: Please Pass On > > THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!! > EVERYONE! > PLEASE take a look at this and respond before it is too late. > > and to think I worked for them last summer.... sheesh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ebarber7 > To: VanSkiver, Jeff ; Torgan, John > ; SARAH THIRTYACRE ; rachel > barber ; Mike Beck ; michele & > brian ; joe horlings ; Jim > Brown ; Eric Kackley ; cliff barber > ; becky barber > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 7:18 AM > Subject: Fw: Please Pass On > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Todd Cummings" > > To: "Chris Harvey (E-mail)" ; "Chris Twardowski > (E-mail)" > > ; "Ed Barber (E-mail)" ; > > "Eileen Andrade (E-mail)" ; "Gordon Andrade (E-mail)" > > ; "Greg Delong (E-mail)" > > <[No.email.address.found]@mx2-e.mail.home.com>; "Greg Gonzalez (E-mail)" > > ; "Jeff Skillern" ; "Jim Burke > > (E-mail)" ; "Joe Mottola (E-mail)" > > ; "Jonathan Cook (E-mail)" ; > > "Kaipo Chung (E-mail)" ; "Laura Brady (E-mail)" > > ; "Lennon Schroeder (E-mail)" ; > "Mark > > Wainwright (E-mail)" ; "Peter Stuart" > ; > > "Russ Stevenson (E-mail)" ; "'Shula' (E-mail)" > > ; "Tim Smith (E-mail)" ; "Tim King > > (E-mail)" ; "Todd Kirschoffer (E-mail)" > > ; "Tom Bull (E-mail)" > > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 1:44 PM > > Subject: FW: Please Pass On > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ACME Panel Systems [mailto:poor@crestedbutte.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 12:27 PM > > > To: Bob Girven > > > Subject: Please Pass On > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Bureau of Land Management, > > > which is essentially the Forest > > > Service's landlord, has released a > > > draft plan of a policy governing how > > > off-road vehicles may be used on > > > public land. While the issuance of a > > > policy is certainly good, its provisions > > > are not. The BLM has tentatively > > > decided to group mountain bikes with > > > motorized vehicles such as > > > motorcycles and four-wheel drive > > > trucks with regard to access issues. > > > > > > This despite the obvious differences > > > (um, a motor?) between mountain > > > bikes and motorcycles and the efforts > > > of IMBA officials, who are > > > disappointed with the plan. "We have > > > worked as partners with the BLM for a > > > decade to carefully manage mountain > > > biking," said IMBA executive director > > > Tim Blumenthal. "This plan is not > > > consistent with that partnership." > > > > > > Under the plan, where motor vehicles > > > are banned, so are bikes. This puts > > > thousands of miles of multi-use trails > > > currently open to hiking, mountain > > > biking and equestrian use at risk. All is > > > not lost, however. The plan, called > > > the Draft National Off-Highway > > > Vehicle Management Strategy, is in > > > public comment phase, so get out > > > there and comment. Send an e-mail > > > to: ohv_comment_manager@blm.gov > > > > > > and let them know how you feel > > > about the possibility of banning > > > mountain bikes from trails. IMBA > > > suggests pointing out the following: > > > > > > -Bicycling should be managed > > > separately from motorized recreation. > > > Explain from your personal experience > > > the fundamental differences between > > > bicycling and motorized recreation. > > > > > > -Bicycling should be grouped with > > > other nonmotorized recreation forms, > > > such as hiking and horseback riding, in > > > the management guidelines for public > > > lands. > > > > > > -The BLM did not sufficiently inform > > > the public that bicycles would be > > > included in the plan during the initial > > > comment period. Because of this, > > > many bicyclists did not comment. > > > > > > -More than 10 million Americans enjoy > > > mountain biking. BLM decisions made > > > today about mountain biking will > > > impact our activity for years to come. > > > Our sport is big enough to warrant its > > > own management plan. > > > > > > -The BLM, mountain bikers and the > > > International Mountain Bicycling > > > Association have a long, positive > > > history of cooperation that began in > > > the late 1980s and includes several > > > formal agreements and joint projects. > > > This controversial plan to group > > > mountain bikes with motorized > > > vehicles could harm this relationship. > > > > > > - The BLM plan fundamentally differs > > > from a recently signed Memorandum > > > of Understanding between the U.S. > > > Forest Service and IMBA, in which the > > > Forest Service pledged that it shall > > > "encourage the management of > > > mountain bike use as distinct from > > > motorized activities when developing > > > agency policy, forest management > > > plans, and travel management rules." > > > > > > The deadline for public input is > > > January 3 > > > > ---------End of Included Message---------- .