Re: Enviro-horse

["steven proe" <trails@jps.net>]

Hi: you may wish to check with your area office of BLM, they are planning to
" EXCHANGE " many thousands of acres of OPEN SPACE that contain many of our
trails in Northern CA. This " is " happing as we type. It may also be
occuring in the rest of the Nation as well. To be warned is to be armed.
----- Original Message -----
From: <LSimoni197@aol.com>
To: <cberto@juno.com>; <bhaertle@prius.jnj.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>;
<ratwill@VMTRC.ucdavis.edu>
Cc: <cd-l@listserve.dartmouth.edu>; <aquinn@epri.com>; <rschlim@juno.com>;
<ARBlickle@aol.com>; <alistair@sonic.net>; <sheilabarry@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Enviro-horse


>I am going to back Connie to the wall on this.  I am also a member of this
>infant group.  I sent requests out on "Ridecamp" for information from other
>areas of the country.  Only a very few responded, and all with a trail loss
>tale.  I am not as eloquent as Connie or Kandee.  Their wonderful posts
have
>gotten many more responses.  Thank you both!  We are working with the
>University of Davis.  Our meeting was held at a Farm Bureau Office with
their
>full cooperation in the meeting.  Governmental agencies who are working on
>these issues were present, from the Resource Conservation Districts.  We
had
>leaders and members from AERC, NATRC, IAHA, Back Country Horsemen, and
Soils
>Researchers there.  We invited top leaders in the state from these
>organizations, as well as Heritage Trails, not all could make the date,
time
>or place.  We and they hope to make the next meeting.
>
>This is not a club.  We are looking for answers to help all horsemen to
remain
>on the trails, and in the communities where they live.  We need your help!
We
>need to hear of problems in your area.  We need to know what studies have
>already been done.  We most definitely will need your help to find grant
money
>to do the many research projects necessary.  MONEY, research takes money.
If
>you know of organizations, foundations, funds, or Ted Turner Enterprises;
that
>is the kind of money this research is eventually going to need.
>
>The "Clean Water Act" has been mentioned as one of the newer regulation
bodies
>who can, with a stroke of their pen, make our presence illegal.  "Fish and
>Game" can do the same.  The EPA has moved from looking at "source point"
>polluters (big industry or plants) to "non source point" polluters.  THAT
>MEANS EVERY STABLE, GRAZING LAND OWNER, AND HORSE USER!  Now it is going to
>take them a little longer to get around to all of us, but you know the
>government.  Do any of us escape licensing our vehicle or paying our taxes.
>WE are glad we have this time to have research done.  We want to be ready
with
>the answers when the finger is pointed.  Thank you Dr. Rob Atwill!
>
>Now lets define the problem areas, get more research institutions involved
>and find the money to do the work!
>
>We hope to host a meeting this fall where all who are working on these
>projects may get together.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Lynge Simoni
>San Jose
>
>