HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlumas NF - BrooksMo hannam, Kathleen
From: Wahl, Larry
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:54 AM
To: Moghannam, Kathleen
Cc: Alpert, Bruce; Hahn, Paul
Subject: FW: Piumas NF Travel Management Plan Litigation
st
Frorn: BK fmailta:beakerCa~sunset.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August a8, 2012 3:24 PM
Ta: Wahl, Larry; Jeffi Greening; Connelly Bill; Yamaguchi, Kim; BOS District 4; Kirk, Maureen
Subject: Re: Plumas N1= Travel Management Plan Litigation
Dear County Supervisors
We understand the County is still unsure about joining the litigation against the
Plumas National Forest Travel Management Plan.
The Bu#te Meadows Jonesville Community Association had Jerry Bird of the
Lassen District come speak to us some months ago. This meeting was attended
by over 100 people and would have been larger except many had to stand out in
the rain, so they left, The meeting lead to a unanimous vote of "no respect" by the
attendees after Jerry, joined by various members of his staff laid out the new
regulations and advised us of their intention not to modify them and stymie any
public effort to change the travel plan regulations. Jerry Bird has basically tried
to cut-off all ATV access to Bu#te Meadows and could not even tell us where we
could ride an ATV even one mile in the surrounding area, except perhaps for
county main#ained roads going through National Forest Land which are still under
dispute according to Mr. Byrd, but being allowed access at the moment.
Traditional viewing areas have been cut off such as Humboldt Summit for cars,
breaking a supply point for the Pacific Crest Trail. Off road car parking is limited
to 15 feet and other user unfriendly rules have been applied to the National
Fores# that surrounds our Butte Meadows community. More restrictive rules are
planned to basically rid the National Forests of their users with fines up to $5,000
and 6 months in jail.
Although we are just a population of 40 people, with the surrounding summer
homes and visitors we have been gathering petitions numbering in the hundreds
asking that these restrictive rules, based on false science be struck down. We
plan #o end gathering these petitions a# the close of the summer and present
such to the County Supervisors and Wally Herger's Office. If you would like to
view these petitions we can have them available at the Butte Meadows
-~ -~ i
~. 'J'am, `-r lv~ ~U 'Vo
Jonesville Omelet Breakfast on Sunday September 2nd between the hours of S to
11 AM. You will find many of these signers of the petition are from your own
distric#s and you owe it to them to understand the personal impact these rules
are having on them. Please come and hear about the problems first hand.
1 want to note during the petition signing process, the signers were
overwhelmingly supportive of Butte County representing them in litigation agains#
the Plumas National Forest Travel Management Plan and are anxious for the
complaint to be filed. Please come down to this community event on September
2nd and learn from your constituents.
B K Brooks
PS Watch out for the Garbage Bears that have been dumped on our community, they are dangerous and are
quite a problem.
z