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There were hard won battles in BC about public access on Crown lands that were under contract to lumber corperations.....I wish we could emulate here in Oregon.

It seems a good solution that we can camp and travel on crown lands during the summer months when much active logging and trucking is curtailed for fire danger.

Can you explain how it really is supposed to work in BC ?

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David Graves
 
More Imperial edicts: It has started, I was just reading in the latest High Country News, they are ignoring how the environmental process is supposed to work and are not waiting for the law suits to wind their way through the court system before starting to develop plans for the new Grand Es/Bears Ears Monuments . . By not waiting, they intend speed up the EIS process by a few years. They are keeping with their new management style and have told the respective BLM staffs to incorporate only positive comments and to ignore any unfavorable comments they receive about the new changes to the monuments, when they prepare the new EIS's. We keep waiting to hear what will happen to our own monuments here in Cal/Or/Nevada, but the states have warned them not to touch them! Full speed ahead and ignore the law!

It also seems that they are rushing ahead with their plans to reduce Interior staffing by 4000, & continue to reduce the budget, and to reorganize the department --again by ignoring the usual review process. This new organization is supposed to be based on watersheds ( while that be could okay environmentally, not using the present state/regional boundaries leaves the states out if the process and that upsets them and is not in line with another "new" policy of more local management). From what I've been hearing, some on the GOP congressional oversite committees like it, but the administration is ignoring comments from their usual industry supporters, who see allot of problems with the (draft) thoughts of the Zinkster and his crowd! More fun, and more emails to send!

Smoke
 
Here's a thought
 

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I miss the time when I really did respect our leadership regardless of party.
 

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Right on TR, right on! Unfortunately, our new imperial masters don't read unless it's to check to see if their stock goes up or if their greatness has grown even greater :unsure:! What a world-keep those emails/letters going anyway and vote!

Smoke
 
I think we are going to pay homage to TR this summer- been a while since we visited his namesake national park. Good to reflect on the great leaders we have had in the past, and may yet have in the future.
 
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I think we are going to pay homage to TR this summer- been a while since we visited his namesake national park. Good to reflect on the great leaders we have had in the past, and may yet have in the future.
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Admirers of TR, including yours truly, often view favorably his military service and that of his sons. Quentin Rooseveldt was KIA in WWI while flying a fighter aircraft. TR Jr was badly wounded in that conflict and was determined to be substantially disabled through the inter-war years. TR Jr nonetheless formed a volunteer training corps and recruited many well-heeled contemporaries to join and train at their own expense. When WWII broke out, TR Jr was able to talk his way into a commission to serve in the US Army infantry, despite his age of > 50 and despite the fact that his mobility was limited. After rising to a general officer rank, he commanded infantry forces in North Africa in 1942-43, leading from the front. Turned down twice on requests to land with his unit in the first wave at Utah Beach, his third request was granted. At age 56, he became the oldest individual to land on D-Day and the only general officer to do so. Upon realizing they'd been put ashore well away from their designated landing site, TR Jr famously said "We'll just have to start the war from here". He then stood out in the open directing traffic while under fire. TR Jr died of a heart attack within weeks of the D-Day landing, in his tent, at the front of his unit's lines as they slowly advanced inland from the Normandy beaches.

As to TRNP, don't overlook the National Grasslands area between I-94 on the north and US 12 on the south. "Old Highway 16" between Medora and Marmarth is a beautiful drive, graded gravel on a bentonite base, running N-S along the west side of the Little Missouri River, squeezed between it and the ND-MT line. It passes by the base of Pretty Butte, where TR killed his first bison during his ranching days in ND.

Foy
 
Thank you Foy...not only for the valuable info on best places but for the background of inspiring information about a real hero... living and breathing kind that gives thought as to what is important. Boots on the ground type of action... he was certainly all that and more. I have saved your info and will head that way hopefully soon. I miss the road.
 
Do it now and hope for the best! Although I hate to say it, he will probably ignore these messages anyway as he did with those million or so messages against his proposed National Monument changes . He and his political appointees continually ignore everyone and every thing but big oil and the other extractive processes. Everyday they do some visible things like AWAR and many more less seen things like rewriting certain rules and regs that can affect our environment for years( like the new sage grouse rules). Remember, while we need to keep writing letters, attending meetings and sending emails and the such, it really seems as if our vote is the only thing that can really stop this sad one sided attack on our public land and its resources. November is not that far away!

Smoke
 
I go to Nevada a lot and the two on the list are great, but as you guys know we all find our little gems whilst exploring, keep vigilant especialy these days. Thanks
 
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