save our riding land

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Originally Posted by 370banshee

as mosy of you probably know our riding land is in constant jeapordy (i think thats spelled wrong) does anybody belong to the american sand association (ASA) i get their news letter every couple of months. i know what most of you east coasterners are gonna say "we don't have sand here" yeha i know but doesn't every 2 stroek guy dream of going to places like glamis, pismo, oregon dunes, sand lake dunes. i know that i do. there are dunes all over the US. even the dunes that i ride in central western michigan are in constant danger of closing. they ahve gone to dB testing for sound and are changing rules every year. they won't expand they say too many people in and out. the entire town thrives around those dunes and some ASSHOLES wanna shut them down by complaining about noise. in glamis they take more and more lane every year from your fellow 2 stroke riders. this is stupid and we need to fight back against the unexplained closures of lane. they closed something like 500 acres of glamis before to save a weed. it's out ragious what eco nuts get away with. these are the same people that have made our favorite quads disappear from order sheets and dealer showrooms. if you don't jion the ASA then join some type of group that helps our fight against closures. if everyone across the counrty worked at this by just joining a group to fight it then it will benefit us all. you never know one day they could be trying to shut down where you ride. and the people youd think would care the least would be people in cali. well they have it the worst. they have the best dunes in the world and are fighting to keep them. the ASA website is http://www.americansandassociation.org. you never know theland you save might be your own someday

*Sniff *Sniif...this thread brings tears to my eyes.
370 you rock hahaa! This thread may be old, but
the issue still remains! Dont let the tree huggers win!
Support the sand movement!!! Every year we fight to
keep Pismo open...thanks for all the support!

[370banshee]

and almost 4 years later i still stand behind that post 100%.. i'm still a member of the ASA and will probably bump up to a paying member this year... any organisation commited to the cause of saving riding land should be supported... not only by the people in the affected area but everywhere... this dedication and loyality to fellow riders shows the tree huggers that no matter if you personally ride that land or not you still care abouti the use of the land for all OHV enthusiasts.. the reasonless closing of land is BULLSHIT... if anyone knows of any other ogranisations liek the ASA please contact them... tell them to check us out on e2s.. or is nothing else please PM me with contact details for these organisations. and i will do my best to see they get the exposure needed on e2s to help their cause and member base

[climb any hill]

Reminds me when Kevin1x posted Guadalupe Dunes, a place I never rode but the pics looked like a great place to ride.
I don't understand how they can close Glamis over a weed.. There's people that grew up there..
Did you guys know Glamis used to rent donkeys? lol but yeah, before the atv, atc & dirtbike existed Glamis culture existed.
300,000 on a good weekend, $25 per vehicle... That's major loot to keep the dunes fully open!
Pismo has already been raped for good miles of riding land too. Their reason is to preserve two eggs from a bird..
I'm sorry and it might not sound right or fair but I'm a duner not a birdwatcher!

We had an episode last Glamis trip where a friend's Banshee broke down and a rail pulled over, tossed us a strap.
It's hard to find help on a lonely weekend, and this fellow duner took the time to help us out.
I tried to make a donation to the Glamis Dunes site in thanks for the help & pay for the membership but they cancelled them.
Maybe I'll give those funds to the ASA, good post Chris!

[socket17]

cant the tree huggers have a rainforest to save.....

with out the riders the dunes would just become another waste dump.. doesnt anyone relise how much money is passed around in this industry.. lets not even get into the amount we all put in gas.

[climb any hill]

These hiker tree huggers make a big stink about our trails but I never see a hiker in the trails lol..
Just us riders..

[fastR of puppets]

stuff like this happens all the time around here with snowmobile trails, and if we didnt have snowmobilers in our town, there would be a lot of businesses going out of business. But for the most part tracks are here to stay, so im not to worried for summer riding

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Hey Climb, yesterday I talked with the
guy that parks and rec. has placed incharge
of surveying the snowy plovers. He said that
the population has decreased 75% from
2006-2007. Guess what the cause was....cold
weather! Surveys show that they froze to death,
due to abnormally cold weather! NOT ATV'S!!!!!
Mother Nature killed them!! He even admitted to
it!

[socket17]

yeah thats what happens when the population gets to high.. cant wait for mother nature to go after the humans again.. black plaugie

[climb any hill]

Showtime.. Maybe they should relocate thoser birds since they're so concerned with their well being..
Give us our land back!! Pismo would pull bigger bux on the big weekends like 4th of July and all summer long!!

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Tear down those fences!