Dear OHV Enthusiast,
Effective OHV advocacy requires us to be substantively engaged in stakeholder groups, on-site projects, volunteerism, trail ethics, politics, legal, and the administrative process.
As you know, I am a contractor to the BlueRibbon Coalition and have served as their Western Representative for over 19 years. In that capacity, I have had lead roles on behalf of the organization on critical access issues such as the Clinton-Gore Roadless Initiative, the Sierra Nevada Framework, and their related legal and administrative challenges.
I want to bring to your attention a new legal battle of similar import that challenges the Forest Service's Planning Rule. The suit questions the agency's move from congressional mandated multiple -uses, which includes recreation, to a new mission: ecological sustainability.
On June 5, BRC joined with a large group of multiple-use stakeholders and filed suit to challenge the Forest Service Planning Rule. On behalf of BRC, I filed a declaration as part of that brief.
I would urge you to review both the brief and the declaration at the links below:
Link to Planning Rule Legal Brief (52 pages)
http://www.sharetrails.org/uploads/PL/PLU/061713/Forest_Planning_Rule_SJ_Brief.pdf
Link to Don Amador/BRC's Declaration (7 pages)
http://www.sharetrails.org/uploads/PL/PLU/061713/planning_rule_amador_declaration.pdf
I believe this will prove to be one of OHV's most important legal battles in the 21st Century. I urge your support of BRC's legal effort and consider making a tax-deductible donation today to help them/us continue the fight.
Donate Here to Support Legal Challenge (add notation that it is for the planning rule lawsuit)
https://www.sharetrails.org/support/join-or-contribute
Thanks for your review of this important issue!
Don
Don Amador, President
Quiet Warrior Racing/Consulting
www.quietwarriorracing.com
