Between 3300 and 3900 miles of trails in Moab to be closed!

Seth

These go to 11
Alright boys and girls. This is it! The final push. Anyone and everyone needs to put a short letter together TODAY!!!!! Even if you never do anything else about land use do this one thing, please, please, please.

The new Moab Resource Management Plan will be finalized by next summer. Depending on how things go, somewhere between 3300 and 3900 miles of EXISTING, DOCUMENTED routes WILL be closed. Keep it closer to 3300 by spending a few minutes reading this post.

The public comment period is open until Friday November 30th!

Your comments will determine how many miles and trails are lost.

Here is a ton of information from Utah 4 Wheel Drive Association, Red Rock 4 Wheelers, Moab Friends-For-Wheelin', and Blueribbon Coalition:

http://www.u4wda.org/documents/U4WDA.Moab.Information.pdf

Please, please, please, take a few minutes to download this document and read it before submitting your comments. We need substantive comments.

Page 7 lists the most important 4x4 specific issues.

Page 15 lists an awesome sample comment letter by BRC.

Page 18 is the official comment letter from Utah 4 Wheel Drive Association.

Page 3 has the address/email for submitting comments

We also have some sweet map comparisons here:

http://www.u4wda.org/moab


A high-up anti-OHV rep boasted that we wouldn't even come close to matching the number of comments they will submit. They are counting on the apathy of 4x4 users to institute these closures in Moab. Don't let them win!

Spend 10 minutes to help save a trail!

FAQ:

Q: Why don't you just list the email address to submit comments?
A: Comments need to be substantive! Simple comments like, "please keep the roads open" or "I support OHV recreation" are worthless and will be discarded. Take a few minutes to read through the information provided, and submit your own comments.

Q: Why don't we use an automated "letter writer" online to submit comments?
A: Automatically generated comments are worthless! These comments are counted as ONE comment even if 10,000 people send in the email. The comments need to be personal, unique, and informed.

Q: Isn't this a little late notice?
A: Information about the RMP has been available for months all over the Internet, in publications, and on numerous online forums. But it's not too late! Submit your comments today!
 
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A lot of RME'ers have already submitted comments, but if you haven't then spend a few minutes reviewing the info above and submit your comments! It's freakin' Moab!
 

BlackSheep

baaaaaaaaaad to the bone
Supporting Member
A lot of RME'ers have already submitted comments, but if you haven't then spend a few minutes reviewing the info above and submit your comments! It's freakin' Moab!

Ok, just to see if I can motivate some others, I submitted a full page, single spaced full of personal experiences and comments. It took me a little time, but I guarantee that it is very personal - it won't get confused as a form letter.

Take the time folks, if we don't speak up, it will be our own fault!
 

greenjeep

Cause it's green, duh!
Location
Moab Local!
Another great advocate for us is the Ride with Respect group, a Moab-based motorcycle organization. They have suggested a rock crawling focus area off the Black Ridge Road just up the road from BFE.

Check out there ideas HERE
And map HERE
 

SAMI

Formerly Beardy McGee
Location
SLC, UT
Go fix the link to the doc on that post.

Full URL:
HTML:
http://www.u4wda.org/documents/U4WDA.Moab.Information.pdf

stupidass website won't update right.. i'll edit it 5 times in a row and it'll still abreviate it, or whatever it's doin...:mad:

-Jason
 

Coco

Well-Known Member
Location
Lehi, UT
I submitted my comments! I also emailed this, and posted in on R/C Rock Crawling forums, and zukiworld!;);) NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT!!!
 

SICK99TJ

Well-Known Member
Location
Bluffdale
sending mine as soon as i log off of here.:D this is some horse shat everyone get your thumbs out of you a's and send in a letter.

thanks
 
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