Post by hawaiicj on Apr 26, 2010 11:41:06 GMT -5
Copied from OCC and NOVA Jeepers. Pass this on!
Wilderness Topic of Meeting on George Washington National Forest
www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.6288.48.4186170
The U. S.Forest Service is hosting a meeting at the Fairfax County Government
Center, 7:30pm on Tuesday April 27th to receive public input on a new
management plan for the George Washington National Forest. Anti-gun
Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly succeeded in getting a meeting
held in northern Virginia in hopes of rallying public support for
setting aside land within the National Forest as wilderness. Wilderness
can only be established by Congress, but areas identified for wilderness
designation will invariably be managed as if they are wilderness.
Wilderness designation prohibits the use of motorized and mechanized
vehicles. Where public and hunter vehicular access is allowed now,
would not be allowed in a designated wilderness area. The Government
Center is at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax 22035 and the
meeting will be in conference rooms 9 and 10. Efforts are being made to
pack the meeting with environmentalists and anti-hunters. Please take
the time to attend the meeting and lend your voice in support of keeping
the National Forest open to hunting and other recreational activities.
Hunters need more access to huntable areas, not road closures and access
restrictions.
Please forward this to all OHV groups in the area.
Wilderness Topic of Meeting on George Washington National Forest
www.ilaalerts.org/UM/T.asp?A1.2.6288.48.4186170
The U. S.Forest Service is hosting a meeting at the Fairfax County Government
Center, 7:30pm on Tuesday April 27th to receive public input on a new
management plan for the George Washington National Forest. Anti-gun
Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly succeeded in getting a meeting
held in northern Virginia in hopes of rallying public support for
setting aside land within the National Forest as wilderness. Wilderness
can only be established by Congress, but areas identified for wilderness
designation will invariably be managed as if they are wilderness.
Wilderness designation prohibits the use of motorized and mechanized
vehicles. Where public and hunter vehicular access is allowed now,
would not be allowed in a designated wilderness area. The Government
Center is at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax 22035 and the
meeting will be in conference rooms 9 and 10. Efforts are being made to
pack the meeting with environmentalists and anti-hunters. Please take
the time to attend the meeting and lend your voice in support of keeping
the National Forest open to hunting and other recreational activities.
Hunters need more access to huntable areas, not road closures and access
restrictions.
Please forward this to all OHV groups in the area.