Blog Archives for cathy

By cathy - January 6, 2010    The Road RIPorter 14.4 Winter Solstice issue is available online now! 

By cathy - September 22, 2009   Senator Jon Tester has been taking a lot of heat during the past few weeks for not making the details of a land management/wilderness bill more public as he, his staff, and a select few constituents were working out the final kinks in the bill.  Tester released the language today, and the full text can be found on a new website: www.tester.senate.gov/forest, along with maps, testimonials, and opportunities to get involved.

By cathy - September 22, 2009    Wildlands CPR's 2009 Gift Campaign kicked off in August and is still running! Our goal is $40,000 which will help support a run of recent successes-but not without your support! You can donate securely here.

By cathy - May 8, 2009    If you've been following our Related News, you will know that this Saturday, between 500 and 1,000 ATVs, Jeeps, and other off-road vehicles plan to illegally drive up the riverbed of the Paria Canyon in a BLM wilderness study area near Kanab, Utah. They're doing it to protest BLM plans to actually enforce keeping ORVs out of this wilderness area near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

By cathy - May 4, 2009    Long Lake ATV Adventures in New Brunswick, Canada is now offering ATV rides into the worlds oldest mountain range, The Appalachains. 

By cathy - April 20, 2009    Join Wildlands CPR's on Facebook! Stay up to date on events, meetings, hearings & issues. Share discussions with other Wildland CPR members. Post photos & videos of wildlands restoration or ORV damage in your area. Meet other members! While logged into Facebook, just search for Wildlands CPR or follow this link to our group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4439775858#/group.php?gid=4439775858&ref=ts 

By cathy - April 20, 2009    ORV proponents say they are being denied the right to enjoy their property...but ORV opponents are claiming the same thing...what happens when two opposing views use the same argument to support their position? That is what might unfold tomorrow when Yakima County commissioners take up a controversial proposal on ORVs that would allow their use virtually throughout Yakima County without regulation.

By cathy - October 24, 2008    I came across this article about a man who wanted to "do some hill climbing" in Eastern Washington and ended up driving up a popular hiking trail in a county park. Sure, it was dark (it was 2 a.m. on a Saturday night) and maybe the "No Unauthorized Vehicles" sign was difficult to see, but when asked why he drove up there, he replied he was unaware it was illegal and questioned why anybody would want to walk up a hill. Read the full article here.