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Show LS OOD IN CI DDI ALL GGG OD GDC EOLA LOLA PALL mm Lately, as a result of motorized vehicles, headcuts and gullies have made the corridor impassible by those same vehicles. Crap'n in their own playground, so to speak. This “threat” to the road has inspired ~ aaa glenn Casamassa, the district ranger, to save it with heavy- B 6s handed “management action.” — a time when ORV abuse and illegal expansion of thse road system in the Abajo Mountains is at epidemic levels, it is amazing that the forest would even consider a project that is sure to increase motorized use in the heart of Dark e — 6 Q OW (or Fi oy evena or ©) a ay week) Canyon. Rather than facilitating more damaging vehicle travel using heavy equipment in a wilderness area, the forest service should be examining how best to remove routes like this from the next travel plan and should be arranging funding for road obliteration. These real threats to forest wilderness and roadless lands are what should inspire management a action. The GOOD NEWS! is that, as a wilderness supporter, you can strongly oppose this — project! Tell the Forest Supervisor to issue an emergency closure of this route to stop damage to the Dark Canyon Wilderness, and begin working on an environmental impact statement that addresses protection for all the remaining roadless lands in the Abajos, including the necessary obliteration of countless “roads.” The message should be clear: keep the heavy equipment out of Dark Canyon, no “roads” should be maintained or constructed anywhere on the forest until a travel plan is complete, and the voice of the national public must be heard every step of the way! Write to: Elaine Zieroth, Forest Supervisor, 599 West Price River Drive, Price, UT 84501; fax (435)637-4940. SAN JUAN BULLDOZES ABAJO ROADLESS AREAS San Juan County has once again overstepped its bounds on public lands by illegally maintaining a route on Milk Ranch Point. This behavior, loaded with fear, ignorance, and *49 At PF ack Creek Ranch » its not toa p icture a gun fi gh t, a roun du greed should not be tolerated. San Juan knows better: they are already under court order to refrain from bulldozing routes that are not legally considered to be county B roads on even a Our cowb old pony : courting oy express hard Pp, or a lass. stop is still standing : Ata time when ORV abuse in the Abajo Mountains is at epidemic levels, it is amzing that the Forest Service would even considera Pray project that is sure to ? and reminds you . that changed much since Historic homestead increase motorized use in the heart of Dark Canyon. been completely comfort, BLM lands after illegally grading jeep trails in the face of a “cease and desist” order. But did our district ranger, glenn Casamassa stop them on the forest? Noooo. Instead of Peace but Spend San Juan County, it would be a poor decision for the environment and for various user or a on day on your Weddin “A” agreement. This spring, the county road crew broke through deep snow drifts during Full Specialty Pool "THE "WHAT ; « Capitot Boulder, Utah. We offer 16 luxurious rooms and — 2 beautifully designed suites, spaciously located in 3 g guest houses which surround Schoolhouse Lake, Our Own private ita sctiany. ape your days hiking, mountain biking, fly-fishing, i Soe en ie oe Room. Evenings offer world-class dining in our L Fs O 2—D & G aR Boulder Mountain Lodge, Inc. Box 1397, Boulder, UT 64716 a Meetin gs & Western Papners. Sp a DOES IT ALL MEAN’ ESSAY CONTEST" DECEMBER/ JANUARY 50-500 WORDS. ISSUE PROFOUND OR DOPEY. ALL ENTRIES CONSIDERED. DUE OCT 15. Escape to picturesque Boulder Mountain Lodge, located at the junction of scenic Highway 12 and the renowned Burr Trail in ae & THE ZEPHYR STILL NEEDS SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS their web site: Bryce N TAIN ° ° Trail Rides ] pool, book. pcer@packcreekranch.com www.suwa.org MOl h the good Moab, Ut 84532 435.259.5505 www.packcreekranch.com revegetated, seldom used, or damaging roads without a national public process and until the travel plan has been revised. Write to: glenn Casamassa, Forest Service, Monticello Ranger District, 496 E. Central, Monticello, UT 84535; fax (435)587-2637. Send a copy to the LDER a : these routes from schedule A, and the adoption of a policy of no: maintenance of B OU your phone Pack Creek Ranch on Pack Creek Road Just off La Sal Mountain Loop Road Wild things and places are on the wane, while motorized use and its associated destruction is growing. The public cannot tolerate this his weakness and give-away of our last vestiges of mountain forest wilderness. The GOOD NEWS!! is that you can help glenn get his wits back. Support removing check a : 1n orse, ; with Rece pti ons Breakfast, and forest signs are vandalized almost as fast as they can be installed. Again, does glenn Casamassa put his foot down? Nooo.: Instead, he works to appease these lawless factions, and continues to let them make decisions for him. Glenn's tenure has been a story of one wad and trail improvement after another, with virtually no . management actions t t y of the forest to motorized vehicles. about SUWA for for z goshawk nesting season to open Dry Mesa Road and Woodenshoe Point Road farther than ever before. Motorized vehicle advocates continue to assault the forest with their machines, For more a deck gs hasn't ’ 1800's. have to d istract yOu. are what 1s offered here. ai api . 10 Individual Cabins, In addition to this illegal act, San Juan County has been pushing farther and harder than ever before on certain roads that should never have been put on the schedule eae ters look h groups. This minor route is seldom used, is very flat, runs along a broad ridge top, is a popular bike route, and turns to deep dust when graded. ee place late cabins’ remodeled don’t televis , oo and solitude flexing muscle to protect our forest lands, his pathetic, short-sighted response may be to reward the county for its illegal behavior by placing this route on the schedule “A” road maintenance agreement. 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