USA-ALL Petition for Equal & Shared Vehicle Access to Our Public Lands

To:  Lawmakers and Governmental Agencies

PETITION FOR EQUAL AND SHARED VEHICLE ACCESS TO OUR PUBLIC LANDS

For too long, the silent majority has sat back while a small group of environmental extremists have pushed their demand-driven agenda and dictated policies that they insist be imposed on all of us.

Our families and children who have never seen the wonders beyond ever increasing numbers of “No Motorized Vehicles” signs will never be able to venture into those lands on routes that we once enjoyed. Even though the vast majority of us have used these trails and roads considerately and respectfully to bring family and friends together for wholesome activities, these paths are now closed. Regrettably, they are closed not because of “real damage” to environment or resource, but because of the extreme, agenda-driven demands of a minority of special interests, with little or no regard to the growing interest in vehicular access to these lands.

We vote and we trust government leaders and officials to protect our land and to promote wise and shared use. Instead, they are locking us out. Under the guise of “endangered species,” “environmental protection,” or “wilderness”– whatever works – they are taking the land we love and giving it to the few who cry the loudest or who have the time, wealth and health to hike in to see it.

We have been locked out and “legally” robbed for the whims of a special few. It seems these days that if lands are scenic, green, wet or fun, those entrusted with public land management are devising ways to take them away from us. The “public” no longer seems to be the guiding factor.

We are greatly concerned and see, all too frequently, little regard for the “human element” in closing off areas to motorized vehicle use. We see other aspects of resource management being given clear and often exaggerated priority. The focus seems to be solely on land and resource protection, founded on extremist views and manufactured facts. Motorized use, even when permitted, is based on unreasonably strict conditions. We and our families, as motorized recreationists, end up being the ones unnecessarily hurt by these drastic decisions.

Thus, we stand united in petitioning that lawmakers and governmental agencies hear our concerns, genuinely listen to our complaints, and carefully consider our recommendations (a) in setting policies that promote equal and shared access to the outdoor attractions of our State, and (b) in establishing land use plans for the shared motorized use of scenic lands that belong to all of us – not just to an elitist few.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The USA-ALL Petition for Equal & Shared Vehicle Access to Our Public Lands Petition to Lawmakers and Governmental Agencies was created by Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL) and written by Michael Swenson (mikes@usa-all.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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