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Coalition for Public Accesse-ALERT (April 23, 2008) |
Dear CPA Friend,
A URGENT CALL FOR ACTION – EVERYONE!!
Representatives from Reid’s and Ensign’s office AND the Nevada Wilderness Project are conducting four public meetings this weekend in Esmeralda County to make their case for wilderness. The Esmeralda County Commissioner’s need your support. Please CALL, WRITE and/or FAX the three Esmeralda County Commissioner’s indicating your support in their fight against the intrusive actions of the NWP. CPA believes that the NWP is looking to make Esmeralda and Mineral counties the battle ground. We must be vocal and vigilant – please help our neighbors in Esmeralda County. ACTION MUST BE TAKEN BY NOON FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008.
E-Mail addresses for Esmeralda County Commissioners:
Commissioner Boland: escomm2@citlink.net
Commissioner Gillum: rjesco@frontiernet.net
Commissioner Kirby: CommissionerKirby@netzero.net
Calls can be made to Sandra Johnson, the administrative assistant to the commissioners at 775-485-3406.
FAX letters should be sent to 775-485-6351.
“Talking points” for your reference:
1. Wilderness limits public access, no matter what the Congressional people and the Wilderness Project tell you. No ATVs, bikes, snowmobiles in wilderness. REMEMBER: EXISTING TRAILS AREN'T ROADS!!!
2. Woodcutting and range management activities not allowed.
3. They will tell you that existing roads will be cherry stemmed to permit continued access. Make them define "road" for you. You will soon discover that there will be very, very few cherry stemmed "roads".
4. There will be no wilderness access for the very young, the elderly, the sick and the crippled unless they can walk in and back out.
5. Hunters and fishermen will not be able to use motorized travel off the few cherry stemmed "roads". They will have to haul out their kills and catches.
6. Once an area is designated "wilderness" no further mineral exploration is allowed and existing claims cannot be expanded no matter what is discovered.
7. Many areas of Nevada have tremendous potential for green energy like solar and wind, but wilderness areas cannot be used. Therefore, the potential for development of alternative energy sources is eliminated.
8. Grazing allotments are allowed but cannot be passed on from the permittee to future generations. Also, permittees are only allowed to use cherry stemmed roads for all forms of motorized traffic. If the "road" doesn't go to your allotment, then you have to haul in equipment on foot or horse. RANCHERS ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST TARGET OF WILDERNESS PROPONENTS. THEY WILL TRY TO SEPARATE THE RANCHERS FROM OTHER USERS OF THE LAND.
ABOVE ALL: REMAIN UNITED! REMEMBER: THEY WILL TELL YOU ALMOST ANYTHING NOW TO GET YOU TO AGREE. After the legislation is passed, the posts, locks, and chains go up.
WE SUPPORT THE ESMERALDA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE PEOPLE OF ESMERALDA COUNTY. Our hope for you is that you, the people, have your way--NOT THE SPECIAL INTERESTS.
Thank you,
Board of Directors, Coalition for Public Access