I would like to thank everyone who submitted letters in support of designating Coyote Canyon as a legal 4x4 route. Including the form letter that NORA circulated, I recieved over 210 letters, plus 200+ signatures on a petition that we had at the U4WDA Winter Convention!
We submitted all of the letters, along with our maps, etc, to the BLM this morning. They told us that they should have an official procedure in place for considering new routes within the next couple of weeks. On the surface, it seems that they have no real problem with designating Coyote, but they expect a lot of opposition from the nearby private land owner. (This is they same land owner who succesfully closed the old Lower Helldorado trail that passes through her property.) In our submittal to the BLM, we (Moab Friends-For-Wheelin') proposed an "adopt-a-trail" agreement between our club and BLM, and we have offered to work with BLM and the land owners to fence and sign any possible routes onto private property in the area. I'm sure the battle is just begining, but that is what we have for now.
Thanks again for the support, and I'll keep everyone updated as best I can.
We submitted all of the letters, along with our maps, etc, to the BLM this morning. They told us that they should have an official procedure in place for considering new routes within the next couple of weeks. On the surface, it seems that they have no real problem with designating Coyote, but they expect a lot of opposition from the nearby private land owner. (This is they same land owner who succesfully closed the old Lower Helldorado trail that passes through her property.) In our submittal to the BLM, we (Moab Friends-For-Wheelin') proposed an "adopt-a-trail" agreement between our club and BLM, and we have offered to work with BLM and the land owners to fence and sign any possible routes onto private property in the area. I'm sure the battle is just begining, but that is what we have for now.
Thanks again for the support, and I'll keep everyone updated as best I can.
