Oppose more Wilderness Areas in California
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Senator Barbara Boxer of California
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We the undersigned, are concerned about the closure of off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreational areas throughout California. We understand that in the near future you will be proposing many new Wilderness Areas in California. This is of great concern to us because the primary effect of Wilderness designation is the reduction of access especially for recreation (the "no mechanized transport" rule of the Wilderness Designation Act, prevents even bicycle access). Any lands proposed for Wilderness Designation must meet the suitability and manageability test. Much public land in the west has wilderness character. Just because it has a wild character does not mean that the lands are appropriate for this most restrictive management designation.
These continual land closures are really a recipe for disaster. Statistics from the California Department of Parks and Recreation show that the actual acreage available for OHV use in California has declined by 47\% in recent years while registration of OHVs has practically doubled. Squeezing more OHVs onto less land can only result in an increase in illegal off-road activities in areas not designated for motorized recreational use as well as increased impacts in legal OHV areas.
This most extreme of land designation should not be taken lightly. Wilderness has real, long-term consequences for California. Please consider this issue carefully before sending any bills for additional Wilderness Area designations to Congress.
Thank you for consideration.
These continual land closures are really a recipe for disaster. Statistics from the California Department of Parks and Recreation show that the actual acreage available for OHV use in California has declined by 47\% in recent years while registration of OHVs has practically doubled. Squeezing more OHVs onto less land can only result in an increase in illegal off-road activities in areas not designated for motorized recreational use as well as increased impacts in legal OHV areas.
This most extreme of land designation should not be taken lightly. Wilderness has real, long-term consequences for California. Please consider this issue carefully before sending any bills for additional Wilderness Area designations to Congress.
Thank you for consideration.
28154 Signatures
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Raegan C
- City, State
- Orem, Utah
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Gregg H
- City, State
- CA
- Comments
- Please dont ignore this issue.
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Jason D
- City, State
- Aliso Viejo, CA
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john l
- City, State
- ca
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John L
- City, State
- Hollister, California
- Comments
- November is coming
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John O
- City, State
- Upland, CA
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JOSEPH N
- City, State
- Sunland Calif.
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Jack O
- City, State
- San Diego, Ca
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Joseph J. P
- City, State
- Long Beach, California
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joey S
- City, State
- San marcos, CA
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John H
- City, State
- Ft. Irwin, CA
- Comments
- I hope that one day I will be able to show my son the same experiences that I had as a boy, camping and riding with my family and friends out in the deserts...
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john h
- City, State
- Rancho Palos Verdes CA
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james b
- City, State
- winnetka, ca
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- born and raised in california, please give us our state back.
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John Barr J
- City, State
- Camarillo, CA
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Brock M
- City, State
- manitou springs, colorado
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- we to in colorado are experiancing closures and are concerned
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JOHN S
- City, State
- san diego, california
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- give us a break
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Reginald J
- City, State
- Ridgecrest, CA
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Jon W E
- City, State
- Irvine, CA
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- Please do not close down another OHV ridding area. We need to do a good job of preserving both...and FYI, OHV approved areas like Lake Elsinore CA survive off of OHV users. We bring a tramendous amount of $$ with us when we ride
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Jamie F
- City, State
- Huntington Beach, CA
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- There needs to be more focus on awareness than on closure. These closures will have a negative impact on many business that depend on the offroad market.
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Jon S
- City, State
- Newbury Park, CA
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- There many more reasonable and effective land management policies than simple, blanket wildnerness designations. Why is hiking the only reasonable form of recreation in "wilderness" areas??
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JAMIE J
- City, State
- Carlsbad, CA
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- SAVE OUR RIDING LAND!
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Bob H
- City, State
- Mission Viejo, CA
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Robert T. H
- City, State
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
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Blas H
- City, State
- San Francisco
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Mike K
- City, State
- Bakersfield, CA 93308
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jorge
- City, State
- el cajon ca
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Todd S
- City, State
- Olympia Washington
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Jack A
- City, State
- San Diego, CA
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Holly M
- City, State
- Riverside, California
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Joshua W
- City, State
- Riverside, CA.
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Josh P
- City, State
- Antioch, Ca
- Comments
- Open more land for off-road enthusiast.
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Dustin C
- City, State
- Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
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- STOP THE TREEHUGGERS!
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JOY C
- City, State
- BURBANK CA
- Comments
- Stop closing public lands! We ARE the public!
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John D. W
- City, State
- Long Beach, California
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Jennifer P
- City, State
- Los Gatos, CA
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James I
- City, State
- Murrieta, Ca
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Jonathan K
- City, State
- San Diego, CA
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Amy T
- City, State
- Camarillo, CA
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J.B. A
- City, State
- CA
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- We should be allowed to use the land.
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James B
- City, State
- Shadow Hills, CA
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Johnny R
- City, State
- Thousand Oaks CA. 91360
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- We want acess to our land
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Jason
- City, State
- Attica, Kansas
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Jeffrey S
- City, State
- Winnetka, CA.
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bob h
- City, State
- san leandro,ca
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Jonathan S
- City, State
- Brentwood, CA
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- get rid of red stickers, unless you plan on regulating lawn mowers too
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Justin C
- City, State
- Sacramento, CA
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- Ride on! Let's get together and beat this!!!
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Justin S
- City, State
- Vista, California
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Humberto S
- City, State
- Murrieta, California
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- My wife and four kids are off-roaders and it appears that the legal riding areas continue to shrink. I already hesitate taking my family out on long weekends to existing OHV areas because there are so many people out there and not enough space. This makes it very dangerous for my little guys to enjoy riding their bikes. Please take into consideration the affect that closing more OHV areas has on the off-road community. I can't help but feel like we are trying to get pushed out.
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John S
- City, State
- santee ca.
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clint s
- City, State
- san diego ca
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