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http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/04/21/0704200322.php
Yes, folks, the Anti-ATV people are at it again. Or should I say "still?"
This is what we, the ATV Community, is up against. Much of it isn't true,
and what is true is generally distorted by those who would shut down
existing trails and stop any new trail development.
The ONLY way to stop the "anti's" is to have our membership get involved!
NOTHING else will get the job done! And the Anti's have even included the
contact list, right in the editorial! They've made it easy for us to act.
Now it's OUR turn!
I've sent out similar e-mails to the WATVA affiliated clubs in the past few
weeks. I honestly do not know if they are being forwarded to the club
members. I DO know that at least one club, one I'm a member of, didn't get
my messages forwarded--because I didn't get them back.
PLEASE forward this email to your club email list! If the Members choose not
to take action and write a letter, so be it. But, PLEASE, let the MEMBERS
decide if they want to respond. PLEASE forward this note to your membership
so the MEMBERS can make an informed decision about becoming active in
support of our trails. PLEASE do NOT make the decision for them!
thank you and regards
bill ward aka "SailorGriz"
New Web Site for the Nicolet Forest
Hello.
I want to alert you to a new web site posting onÖ_Ù Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest website.
Because we have been getting lots of questions and an apparently increasing
amount of illegal ATV use on the Nicolet land base, we have posted a
reminder about the national forest ATV policies (different for the
Chequamegon and Nicolet land bases). Please take a look and feel free to
pass along to any e-mail lists you may have. We'd like the policy to be as
well known as possible so that responsible ATV riders don't get themselves
in a situation where they are riding illegally and don't know it. The
site also contains a link to the Wisconsin DNR's web site on ATV trails,
regulations, registration, etc.
We'll sure appreciate if you would share this with your networks.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf/rec/atv/policies.html
Paul
Paul I. V. Strong
Public Affairs Officer
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
715-362-1354 (with voice mail)
715-493-5667 (cell with voice mail)
715-362-1359 (FAX)
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Anti-Access Money Trail
Protecting our recreation and access is a
tough battle, especially as we are dealing with the opposition groups who are
very well funded. Below we have listed some examples of some of the biggest
donors to anti-access groups, and the funding levels of some of the biggest
groups:
Major Donors
| Pew Charitable Trusts |
$43,000,000 per year |
| David & Lucille Packard Foundation |
$96,000,000 per year |
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Ted Turner Foundation |
$44,000,000 per year |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund |
$33,000,000 per year |
| William & Flora Hewlett Foundation |
$36,000,000 per year |
Money Trail Of A Few Of The Biggest Anti-Access Groups
The following information on the 1999 funding of
anti-access groups is from a series of articles published in the Sacramento Bee.
The author, Tom Kindson, spent over 16 months compiling the information for the
"Environment Inc." series. We have a link to it on our
website.
Natural Resources Defense Council
| Public Funding |
$32,600,000 |
| Total Funding |
$36,100,000 |
| Expenses |
$30,600,00 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$238,964 |
National Wildlife Federation
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| Public Funding |
$31,200,000 |
| Total Funding |
$88,100,000 |
| Expenses |
$85,900,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$247,081 |
National Audubon Society
| Public Funding |
$30,700,000 |
| Total Funding |
$64,700,000 |
| Expenses |
$53,600,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$239,670 |
Sierra Club
| Public Funding |
$19,100,000 |
| Total Funding |
$56,500,000 |
| Expenses |
$54,300,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$199,577 |
The Wilderness Society
| Public Funding |
$17,400,000 |
| Total Funding |
$18,800,000 |
| Expenses |
$16,600,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$204,591 |
National Parks & Conservations Association
| Public Funding |
$14,600,000 |
| Total Funding |
$18,300,000 |
| Expenses |
$16,600,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$172,879 |
Defenders Of Wildlife
| Public Funding |
$10,300,000 |
| Total Funding |
$14,900,000 |
| Expenses |
$13,300,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$201,337 |
By Comparison, 1999
The Blue Ribbon Coalition
| Members Due & Contributions |
$442,000 |
| Total Funding (including Mag. Ads.) |
$556,000 |
| Expenses |
$565,000 |
| Chief Executive Salary |
$40,000 |
(All BRC financial information available online:
www.sharetrails.org)
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