[Vision2020] Moscow Mountain Preserve

[Phil Nisbet]

Bill

Not to put to fine a point on it, but why in a proclamation that should have 
the support of all citizens regardless of how they chose to recreate would 
you post a long rant against other recreational users?  Why alienate anybody 
when the objective is to bring citizens together in support of buying a 
piece of ground that should and would be cherished by all?

It requires funding and support from a lot more people in this state who 
chose to recreate using off road vehicles than from people who chose only to 
hike.  Do you think kicking them in the teeth assists in gaining backing for 
the funding needed?

Even locally, guys like Dan and other Latah county off-road vehicle users 
want to see that area preserved.  Do you think that motorized 
eco-destruction,  land-destroying ATV drivers and these machines and their 
un-thinking drivers as statements make the local ATVers, who have worked 
hard to support enforcement and stop those activities more likely to use 
political capital in support of the proposal?

Latah County does not have the $600,000-$700,000 it takes to buy the lands 
in question.  It will take strong combined local support and strong support 
from people outside of our area to get the State to put up the funding and 
support to make this happen.  Let’s not see alienating rhetoric ruin the 
chance to get preservation of a unique ecosystem saved for the future 
enjoyment of all our people, including the ATVers.

Phil Nisbet


>From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>CC: Tom Trail <ttrail at house.state.id.us>,        Shirley Ringo 
><sringo at house.state.id.us>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow Mountain Preserve
>Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 11:33:30 -0800
>
>We now have an opportunity to protect a unique 300 acre preserve on Moscow 
>Mountain that includes a wonderful grove of ancient cedar trees, the 
>glorious viewpoint of on the rocky top of East Moscow Mountain, and the 
>forestland between those two sites.  The Nature Conservancy lease expires 
>this year, and we need to preserve this land -- as a state park or a county 
>park -- for perpetuity.
>
>Besides providing all of us, and our children, with a great destination, 
>designating this land as a park will help us solve some of the most 
>difficult outdoor recreation issues on the mountain.  This new park will 
>focus both education and enforcement on the twin problems of motorized 
>eco-destruction and access.
>
>Motorized land-destroying mud-boggers and ATV drivers are ravaging Moscow 
>Mountain, and the rest of the American West.  These machines chew trails 
>into eroding ruts, and kill wildlife, trees and streams.  We have all seen 
>meadows and creeks churned to moonscapes because of these machines and 
>their un-thinking drivers.  Through this new park on Moscow Mountain, maybe 
>we can provide enough enforcement and education to stop this destruction.
>
>In addition, with a park there near the top of the mountain, perhaps we 
>will find the resources to resolve the access issue.  If the interest in 
>visiting the new park increases, we will fix and maintain the road system 
>to make it possible for everyone to enjoy both the ride and the 
>destination.
>
>We need to preserve this 300 acre as a public park. Please help this 
>effort.  For more information, see http://www.pcei.org/mm_cedars.htm
>
>Bill London, Moscow


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