Re: Horses in Yosemite?

[Nancy DuPont <Htrails@Earthlink.net>]

First, a letter is good and you can email to his assistant, Laurel Boyers
at Laurel_Boyers@nps.gov  but what I meant was we need to  be
specific in what we want added to the Plan.  

David MIlhalic got a copy of my email message from Laurel yesterday and
faxed George an urgent message that he wants us to give him three
requests to add to the Plan.  They must be this specific:
"We want parking spaces for our trucks and trailers in the Valley so
that we can access the trails on horseback."  "We want to
restore our horse campsites in the back country so that we can access the
800 miles of trails in Yosemite."  "We want a campsite for
private horses in Yosemite Valley."  Then I would add: We do
not want the traditional stables in Yosemite Valley torn down. Or WHY are
you tearing down the stables, etc." 

The main thing now is even if we lose the stables, which they are bent on
doing, we do not want to lose access to the trails, all other interest
groups are being accommodated, especially, as Bruce Babbitt said at the
Commonwealth Club: hikers and Bicyclers!"
Coming from an ARizona rancher, that is an unacceptable statement!

I feel that CSHA as the first saddle club in California that was formed
to protect the horse, should get very upset at this slight of eliminating
the horse from the Plan.  

Let me know if you want more information.  You can reach George
Cardinet by telephone at 925-933-3701 anytime after 10 a.m. or before 9
a.m. at 925-672-5072

Thanks for caring.

At 09:15 PM 3/28/00 -0800, you wrote:
> "The plan for Yosemite Valley was
> unveiled during a luncheon
> speech before the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco
> on
> Monday, March 27.  It lists TO BE
> REMOVED:  Cascades Dam, bridges, roads through Stoneman and
> Ahwanee
> Meadows; all day-use parking except at Yosemite Village; the
> superintendents house; COMMERCIAL STABLES;other buildings.
>
> I believe your response is required at this time. Letters are good but
> not
> enough.
>
>
> Well, then if letters aren't enough, where do we go next and to whom do
> we turn for further discussion or whatever it is we need to do????
>
> You're the only one who knows this drill, what do you advise we do
> next?  
> you, me, us, all of us...... to whom should we address our
> concerns.  Who would Mihailic listen to??? M.
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Nancy DuPont, Executive Director
Heritage Trails
1350 Castle Rock Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Our Mission: To preserve and protect trails and
answer the question, "Where are you going to ride your horses, and
where are you going to keep them."
Telephone (925)937-7661 FAX (925) 943-7431