This space will be used to
publish articles on land use issues. Although we will concentrate on issues
affecting access to the areas most used by the Dakota Territory Cruisers, especially the
Black Hills National Forest and the Badlands, we will also address issues of concern to
all 4-wheelers.
We will occassionally reproduce articles from The
Outback Journal by Greg Mumm. Greg is our Land Use Chairman and when not out exploring
the Black Hills in his rig, he is out trying to see to it that he and all the rest of us
can continue to do the same. If you would like more information on land use issues, don't
hesitate to contact Greg at
gregmumm@rushmore.com or 605-348-9125.
And be sure to check out our list of additional
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Contents
Greg January 2006 Comments
Greg getting
acquainted at the BRC December 2005
"Call
To Action" (Trail Trials, May 2005)
Proposed Regulation For Travel
Management
Proposed Regulation For Management Of
Roadless Areas
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
"Use
of Motorized Vehicles on
National Forest Lands" (Trail Trials, July 2004)
"Thinking
of the National Strategic Team" (Trail
Trials, June 2004)
"To Appeal or
Not To Appeal" (Trail Trials, May 2004)
"Now I Gotta
Do Something" (Trail Trials, Mar 2004)
"I Lit the
Fuse" (Trail Trials, Feb 2004)
"A Whole New
Year" (Trail Trials, Jan 2004)
"Why A Managed
Trail System?" (Trail Trials, Dec 2003)
"Blue
Ribbon Coalition" (Trail Trials, Oct 2003)
"Its
a Hard Time of Year" (Trail Trials, Sep 2003)
"It
Is Raining Outside" (Trail Trials, May 2003)
"Puttin'
Through the Woods" (Trail Trials, Apr 2003)
"Running
In The Snow" (Trail Trials, Mar 2003)
"Common
Sense is not so common after all"
(Trail Trials, Feb 2003)
"There will be a Challenge and a Classic this year for
sure" (Trail Trials, Jan 2003)
Our Land Use Chairman
speaks out ... this time on the Ford Motor Company. (12/13/01).
Links To Other Sites of Interest
There are many sides to natural resource
debates. As discussion becomes increasingly polarized, the Black Hills Regional Multiple Use Coalition
is attempting to find common ground with common sense.
The
United
Four Wheel Drive Associations
has a very
information.
"Preserving our Natural Resources for
the Public, instead of from the Public." Check out the Blue Ribbon Coalition web site.
"About
Public Lands" is your information source for the real story on Public Land
Access.
The UTAH
SHARED ACCESS ALLIANCE, also known as USA-ALL represent the interests of all motorized
and mechanized recreational public land and lakes users in Utah and adjacent states.
Folks, that means Moab!
The National
Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (N.O.H.V.C.C.) "Creating a Positive
Future For Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation".
Tread Lightly! on public and private
lands.
Off-Road.com's Land Use Issues.
The Land Use Network is dedicated to
responsible multiple use of our lands and natural resources; non-use of appropriate areas;
educating the general public, politicians and our fellow users; conservation of our
recreational resources and the opportunities to enjoy them.
Now that you have those letters written,
you need the address of your Congressmen.
You can find it here.
One of the biggest problems that we, as
"off-roaders", have in discussing access to our public lands with those who
control those lands, is what constitutes a "road". For example, see this announcement from the BLM regarding six
areas in western Colorado. The Colorado Association of 4WD Clubs has made a proposal for rating roads
that if applied universally to public lands administered by the National Forest Service
and the BLM could go a long ways in helping everyone be sure that we are all talking about
the same thing.
The Land
Use page of the Mile-Hi Jeep Club contains some good
info. They have a very nice site worthy of a visit.
The
revealing story of a rancher and
the national debt.
For a view of the other side of the Land
Use issue
Check out Friends of the Earth
Trails of Destruction and the Sierra Club. And if you enjoy exploring the
Utah backcountry, especially Moab, you need to check out the Southern
Utah Wilderness Alliance.
Does The Wildlands Project "advocate the
end of industrialized civilization? Most assuredly. Everything civilized must
go..." --John Davis, editor of Wild Earth magazine
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