Now is the time to get angry and get very serious about land use. If you are a fence sitter on these issues, now is the time to involved and fight for your rights to responsibly use your public lands.
RRWA Proposed Wilderness
Representatives from outside our own state are trying to close down over 9 million acres of our public lands and designate them as wilderness. These representatives do not care about our life styles or the livelihoods that depend on resources and funding (education) from our public lands.
What is wilderness in terms of the RRWA? Wilderness is a legal term that designates an area where no man can leave any kind of lasting impact and where we are extremely limited to what we are allowed to do on that land. Not only does this mean no motorized access to existing roads & trails within a designation, it means NO MECHANIZED access too. That’s right, mountain bikes will be banned from these lands too. The only way in or out is on foot.
Why do these other representatives support this? Because they believe that people are unable to manage and protect the lands we use when we have proven otherwise. They believe that highways and development will span throughout the beautiful Utah deserts that we love, which is not true. They are mis-informed by local “environmentalist” agencies who use lies and false propaganda to push their own agenda. They are selfish. They believe that if they don’t pass this bill then these lands will not be available for our future generations to enjoy, when exactly the opposite is true.
So, how can you help? Donate to the groups who are actively fighting this bill. Tell everybody you know that a cherished way of life in Utah is about to change. Call and write letters to legislators. Support businesses who support our public lands access and boycott those who do not. (http://ohvfriendly.com)
This is pretty much it. If they get their way, we lose 40% more of our public lands and it won’t stop there. If this passes, you can say good bye to the San Rafael Swell, Moab and millions of surrounding acres. GET INVOLVED NOW.
Related Links:
- http://www.takebackutah.org
- http://www.u4wda.org
- http://www.ufwda.org
- http://www.usaall.org
- http://ohvfriendly.com
