Re: Sierra Club

["Mary K. Krauss" <kraussberner@worldnet.att.net>]

"smells good" when it's not from LMF or some other animal fat tainted
horsefood product....  When out walking with a couple of non-horsey
friends, I was embarassed that they were right that the horse manure on the
trail STUNK--distressingly so.  The smell of my horse's feces is what led
me to read the label and realize I'd been feeding my grass-eating buddy
meat by-products.  The neighbors quit complaining as soon as I changed the
feed....

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> From: owens <owensall@sierranet.net>
> To: Sheri Kuykendall <skuykend@tax.state.ut.us>
> Cc: > Subject: Re: Sierra Club
> Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 9:38 AM
> 
> Dear Sherri;
> It shouldn't be a conflict in my eyes, but it has traditionally been. 
> Sierra Club has, for years, been against equine use on trails, to the
> point of absurdity.  A friend told me a story of someone who was dating
> a guy, Sierra Clubber, and they went hiking.  They came across a bit of
> manure, and the guy started shrieking, gasping, that the manure was
> taking all the oxygen out of his air!  Ridiculous.  There have been
> claims that equines trash the environment, the manure is poisonous,
> polluting, toxic, disease-spreading, etc.  I use it for growing plants
> in my garden.  It decays readily, smells pleasant(much more so than any
> other animal's feces), and is actually good for the environment.  I have
> never been ill from being around it.
> As far as trail decay, in my experience, bikes and motor vehicles do
> much more damage, especially when on wet trails.  I do not go out riding
> when the trails are too wet to support my horse and me.  It is dangerous
> and I have no desire to ruin my trails.  Most riders are of the same
> mind:  if you ruin it, you have to fix it yourself or not have the use
> of the trails.
> Unfortunatly, it seems that the negative, mindless propaganda presented
> by some "environmental" groups wins over clear thinking time and time
> again.  I do not believe God put this world here to be destroyed by us,
> but I do not believe we are supposed to keep it under glass to enjoy it,
> either.  
> What exactly are you referring to by "anti-environmental sentiments"
> expressed on ridecamp?  Please do not tell me the harmless surveyor
> ribbons that are used as temporary ride markers!  These are put up and
> then removed after the ride is over, traditionally, and then the ride is
> re-marked the next season.  I do not see where this harms the
> environment.
> Katee
> > 
> > Based on some of the comments I've read recently, I'm beginning to
wonder if it is impossible to be an environmentalist (i.e. Sierra Club
member) and a participating member of the endurance community.    Please
help me understand some of the anti-environmental sentiment being voiced on
Ridecamp.  What have your experiences been with Sierra Club members and
other environmentalists?  Any environmentalists out there and how do you
reconcile concerns for the environment with your passion for enduran
> > 
> > Sheri Kuykendall and Jos (living in the midst of urban sprawl)
> > Salt Lake City, UT