Forest Service Requesting Comments:

[*Darcy*]

The Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection; Public Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values about National Forest
Systems Land Management.


http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a6a0f0

CLIFF NOTES:

The forest service wants to know if they should be collecting public comments on Public Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values about National Forest
Systems Land Management.



WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:

SEND A MESSAGE SAYING THEY SHOULD COLLECT INFORMATION ON PUBLIC OPINION!!! Send before 2/12/10


Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to:

Dr. Daniel W. McCollum
Rocky Mountain Research Station
2150-A Centre Ave., Suite 350
Fort Collins, CO 80526.

OR

FAX: 970-295-5959

OR

EMAIL: dmccollum@fs.fed.us

[Phil88]

mailed,faxed,and emailed.... ttt

[VSU_4runnin]

ditto!

[1moreyota]

Yup

[GrizzlyNC]

Sent!

[TRoss]

Done!

Note: according to the info it pertains to the southwest NF... but that's okay, I wanna wheel out there one day!

Hopefully this movement of info collection will go east too. (or has it already happened?) :confused:

[*Darcy*]

Done!

Note: according to the info it pertains to the southwest NF... but that's okay, I wanna wheel out there one day!

Hopefully this movement of info collection will go east too. (or has it already happened?) :confused:

Restricted land access anywhere nationwide should concern us, so if we have the opportunity to set a precidence in one part of the country, it may help us in our back yard one day.

IMO the power of the internet and our forum could have a massive effect, we have access to thousands of likeminded individuals right here at TTORA, and if we can all band together, the things we could accomplish in protecting national land access would be amazing!

[1moreyota]

Done!

Note: according to the info it pertains to the southwest NF... but that's okay, I wanna wheel out there one day!

Hopefully this movement of info collection will go east too. (or has it already happened?) :confused:

Yeah, I'm a little confused about what they are talking about and asking for myself. Technically, there is already a public comment period associated with major undertakings and proposed changes to land use management plans or policies, so this seems rather redundant. I didn't actually see where they posed a question, so it's hard to give a good response. In any case, these days I jump at any chance the Forest Service gives me to state my opinion!

[1moreyota]

Restricted land access anywhere nationwide should concern us, so if we have the opportunity to set a precidence in one part of the country, it may help us in our back yard one day.

IMO the power of the internet and our forum could have a massive effect, we have access to thousands of likeminded individuals right here at TTORA, and if we can all band together, the things we could accomplish in protecting national land access would be amazing!

10-4. It sure would have been nice to have all gazillion of the wheelers in California writing letters to keep Tellico open.

By the way, just respond by e-mail and don't say where you're from. That way, they pretty much have to assume you're within their jurisdiction.

[TRoss]

Yeah, I'm a little confused about what they are talking about and asking for myself. Technically, there is already a public comment period associated with major undertakings and proposed changes to land use management plans or policies, so this seems rather redundant. I didn't actually see where they posed a question, so it's hard to give a good response. In any case, these days I jump at any chance the Forest Service gives me to state my opinion!

I get the sneaking suspicion the avenues used to close Tellico will be used in the SW. Perhaps there is law that requires the FS to exercise this request? Or perhaps they "learned" something through the Tellico closure? I'm tellin' ya, something don't smell right.

X2 on the give our opinion though (fat lotta good that seems to do :o)

Don't cancel the gig at your place tho!! :D:D:D

[*Darcy*]

they wanna know if they should keep asking us what we think! HELL YES THEY SHOULD!

[*Darcy*]

10-4. It sure would have been nice to have all gazillion of the wheelers in California writing letters to keep Tellico open.



yes, it would have, and i'm sad that i came in so late in the end of tellico - i would've been over posting and seeking help from all the other chapters that people would've been annoyed! :rofl:

BUT ... maybe we can start the "you scratch our back we'll scratch yours" mentality and preserve what little public land access we have left... worth a shot!