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BLUE RIBBON COALITION, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Don Amador
Phone:925.625.6287 Office
Date: March 7, 2001
OHV STAKEHOLDERS SAY GREEN ATTACK IS A STAB IN THE BACK
OAKLEY, CA -- One of Governor Davis' key recreation stakeholder groups is
afraid that the new anti-motorized recreation hit piece just released by
extreme preservationist groups could cause a set-back to the state's
collaborative process. The new report "Off-Road to Ruin" has been published
by one of the green participants in the California State Park's off-highway
vehicle (OHV) ad hoc advisory council.
This report is a good indicator that "crisis mongering" is still alive and
well in the extreme environmental community. Rather than commend the state's
OHV program for all of the good work is has done including the funding of
hillside rehabilitation, trail closures and reroutes, and meadow restoration
projects the report focuses on the industry of conflict.
According to Don Amador, the western representative for the Blue Ribbon
Coalition, "I think this report casts doubt upon the sincerity of certain
green groups who I participate with in Governor Davis' OHV ad hoc advisory
committee at state parks."
Amador, a member of the stakeholder group, says, "What makes this report lack
credibility is that it fails to recognize the many positive OHV management
stories that exist because of the recreation partnership that is in place
between state parks, jeepers and dirt-bikers, and the federal land agencies."
"Even Chris Wood, a top policy advisor to Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck -
a Clinton administration official - has said the OHV community should be
commended for the many volunteer trail projects they do for the Forest Service
and Bureau of Land Management," Amador said.
"I have seen even local chapters of the Sierra Club send in letters of
commendation on how they support the OHV program, yet this so-called report
fails to mention the many good aspects of the program. Where there is managed
opportunities, the compliance with current OHV regulations by the users is
between 95 -98 percent," Amador concludes.
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BLUE RIBBON COALITION, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Don Amador
Phone:925.625.6287 Office
Date: March 7, 2001
OHV STAKEHOLDERS SAY GREEN ATTACK IS A STAB IN THE BACK
OAKLEY, CA -- One of Governor Davis' key recreation stakeholder groups is
afraid that the new anti-motorized recreation hit piece just released by
extreme preservationist groups could cause a set-back to the state's
collaborative process. The new report "Off-Road to Ruin" has been published
by one of the green participants in the California State Park's off-highway
vehicle (OHV) ad hoc advisory council.
This report is a good indicator that "crisis mongering" is still alive and
well in the extreme environmental community. Rather than commend the state's
OHV program for all of the good work is has done including the funding of
hillside rehabilitation, trail closures and reroutes, and meadow restoration
projects the report focuses on the industry of conflict.
According to Don Amador, the western representative for the Blue Ribbon
Coalition, "I think this report casts doubt upon the sincerity of certain
green groups who I participate with in Governor Davis' OHV ad hoc advisory
committee at state parks."
Amador, a member of the stakeholder group, says, "What makes this report lack
credibility is that it fails to recognize the many positive OHV management
stories that exist because of the recreation partnership that is in place
between state parks, jeepers and dirt-bikers, and the federal land agencies."
"Even Chris Wood, a top policy advisor to Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck -
a Clinton administration official - has said the OHV community should be
commended for the many volunteer trail projects they do for the Forest Service
and Bureau of Land Management," Amador said.
"I have seen even local chapters of the Sierra Club send in letters of
commendation on how they support the OHV program, yet this so-called report
fails to mention the many good aspects of the program. Where there is managed
opportunities, the compliance with current OHV regulations by the users is
between 95 -98 percent," Amador concludes.
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