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The Labyrinth Rim/Gemini Bridges area is in danger of being shut down to motorized vehicular travel.
The Souther Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is currently working to shut down 330,000 acres of trails and riding areas around Moab, Utah. This is the area west of hwy 191 and encompasses our favorite trails like Poison Spider, Golden Spike, Gold Bar Rim, Metal Masher, Cliff Hanger, and many, many more.
We cannot allow this to happen.*The first of two (or three) public comment periods is open now. The deadline to make your voice heard is April 26th.*
If you are proponent of Motorized Use on our Public Lands, and want to continue to enjoy these areas,*then you need to take action on this early comment*period in a "substantive" way.*I had a trusted source give me more context about how we can make these "comments" to the BLM "substantive" so that they aren't just ignored.*
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Here is a link on how to make substantive comments from the BLM.*Make sure to pay careful attention to their instructions.
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https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/f..._Alaska_How-to-make-a-Substantive-Comment.pdf
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Below is a link to the "other side" of*environmental*issues and how they train their audience to leave substantive*comments*that get traction.*Again, if you are an avid off-roader, this organization is not your best friend, but it's worth seeing how they are trained and simply more*organized*than us.*Learn form this guide:
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https://winterwildlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Comment-writing-guide.pdf
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Most importantly, here is the link where we all need to make our substantive comments heard.*It's much easier to do this on a computer than your mobile*from what I've seen.*You can study the project, and then click on the Green Menu option on the left that says "Participate Now".*Use the other*resources*I gave above to make a "substantive" comment that won't be*immediately*thrown out.*This is serious stuff.*Please take some time now during this phase of the project.*All the work we do now will give us more options to fight this down the road.
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https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2001224/510
After you make your comment, consider what else you can do to keep our off-road trails open for future generations to come.*
Pack it in, pack it out - Trash on the trails is the easiest tactic anti-OHV groups use to get our trails shut down.
Clean up your spills - Keep an oil spill kit in your vehicle at all times. Rain can wash spilled oil into our streams, rivers, and lakes. Not only is this bad for wildlife and downstream inhabitants, but it can be tested for by anti-OHV groups.
Do not go off trail - Again, tire marks are easy to spot and are another*tactic*anti-OHV groups*use against us.
Follow common-sense*Leave No Trace*and*Tread Lightly*principles - If we are all responsible off-roaders, then we limit the ability for groups to shut our trails down
Consider a membership to PRO-OHV organizations like*CORVA*or*Tread Lightly*- These groups fight anti-OHV in the courts and are working every day to ensure you can recreate off-road. Their legal fees are high so please consider donating so they can keep fighting for us.*
Power Tank proudly supports the following pro-OHV organizations:
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The Labyrinth Rim/Gemini Bridges area is in danger of being shut down to motorized vehicular travel.
The Souther Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is currently working to shut down 330,000 acres of trails and riding areas around Moab, Utah. This is the area west of hwy 191 and encompasses our favorite trails like Poison Spider, Golden Spike, Gold Bar Rim, Metal Masher, Cliff Hanger, and many, many more.
We cannot allow this to happen.*The first of two (or three) public comment periods is open now. The deadline to make your voice heard is April 26th.*
If you are proponent of Motorized Use on our Public Lands, and want to continue to enjoy these areas,*then you need to take action on this early comment*period in a "substantive" way.*I had a trusted source give me more context about how we can make these "comments" to the BLM "substantive" so that they aren't just ignored.*
*
Here is a link on how to make substantive comments from the BLM.*Make sure to pay careful attention to their instructions.
*
https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/f..._Alaska_How-to-make-a-Substantive-Comment.pdf
*
Below is a link to the "other side" of*environmental*issues and how they train their audience to leave substantive*comments*that get traction.*Again, if you are an avid off-roader, this organization is not your best friend, but it's worth seeing how they are trained and simply more*organized*than us.*Learn form this guide:
*
https://winterwildlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Comment-writing-guide.pdf
*
Most importantly, here is the link where we all need to make our substantive comments heard.*It's much easier to do this on a computer than your mobile*from what I've seen.*You can study the project, and then click on the Green Menu option on the left that says "Participate Now".*Use the other*resources*I gave above to make a "substantive" comment that won't be*immediately*thrown out.*This is serious stuff.*Please take some time now during this phase of the project.*All the work we do now will give us more options to fight this down the road.
*
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2001224/510
After you make your comment, consider what else you can do to keep our off-road trails open for future generations to come.*
Pack it in, pack it out - Trash on the trails is the easiest tactic anti-OHV groups use to get our trails shut down.
Clean up your spills - Keep an oil spill kit in your vehicle at all times. Rain can wash spilled oil into our streams, rivers, and lakes. Not only is this bad for wildlife and downstream inhabitants, but it can be tested for by anti-OHV groups.
Do not go off trail - Again, tire marks are easy to spot and are another*tactic*anti-OHV groups*use against us.
Follow common-sense*Leave No Trace*and*Tread Lightly*principles - If we are all responsible off-roaders, then we limit the ability for groups to shut our trails down
Consider a membership to PRO-OHV organizations like*CORVA*or*Tread Lightly*- These groups fight anti-OHV in the courts and are working every day to ensure you can recreate off-road. Their legal fees are high so please consider donating so they can keep fighting for us.*
Power Tank proudly supports the following pro-OHV organizations:
*
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