[pct-l] 2 million acres in California at stake for recreation

[JPL]

Haven't waded through the document yet; is there a ten-word summary of why 
they're proposing doing this?

-----Original Message----- 
From: Nick Thelen
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:13 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 2 million acres in California at stake for recreation

OK - easier way to comment (sorry for the multiple posting)
>From here:
http://www.noticeandcomment.com/Endangered-and-Threatened-Wildlife-and-Plants-Designation-of-Critical-Habitat-for-the-Sierra-Nevada-Yellow-fn-32549.aspx


quoting the docket (Federal Register# 2013-09598)

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov.
In the Search box, enter Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2012-0074,
which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, in the
Search panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document Type
heading, click on the Proposed Rules link to locate this document. You
may submit a comment by clicking on ``Comment Now!''


This link may be faster/more direct:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=FWS-R8-ES-2012-0074-0001


________________________________
From: David Tamblyn <surforcycle at gmail.com>
To: Nick Thelen <nthelen03 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 2 million acres in California at stake for recreation


Email address?




Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 18, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Nick Thelen <nthelen03 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is something Hikers, Equestrians and Cyclists can ALL be on the same 
> page about:
> 2 million acres in California at stake for recreation
> http://sierratrails.org/content/2_million_acres_california_are_stake
>
> " Human Activities That Will Be Restricted Or Forbidden: 2 million more 
> acres of California’s forests will be sealed off to recreational 
> photography, off-road vehicles, packstock use, hiking, mountain biking, 
> banning of pets, grazing, timber harvest, fire management, farming and 
> ranching, mining...... the list goes on."
>
> "14 Counties: Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, 
> Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Tulare, and Tuolumne. This is an 
> area covering 2/3 of Sierra and Plumas Counties
>
> 9 Forests: Eldorado National Forest, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 
> Inyo National Forest, Lake Tahoe Basis Management Unit, Plumas National 
> Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus 
> National Forest, and the Tahoe National Forest.
>
> 477 More Listings: There will be 477 more listings to be considered."
>
> Deadline for public comment is June 24:
> Write to Division of Policy and Directives Management, US Fish & Wildlife 
> Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM, Arlington, VA, 22203, 
> ATTENTION: FWS-R8-ES-2012-0074.
>
> Credit to the SBTS facebook page for posting this:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/38741340775/?fref=ts
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