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Off-road vehicles in the Green Mountain National Forest?

A recent poll shows overwhelming public support for wilderness on the Green Mountain National Forest. 73% of Vermonters surveyed support establishment of new wilderness areas on the forest.

Download the poll (http://crs.uvm.edu/wildpoll/)

As the pressures of population and development continue to squeeze the quiet life out of Vermont's wilderness and wild places, our natural heritage and rural traditions suffer. As we look to the protections offered by the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) for hiking, hunting and fishing, camping, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, birding, and nature study, we find that the current stewards of our wild treasures are poised to allow "summer ORVs" (off-road vehicles) on GMNF land.You can review the Green Mountain National Forest proposed management strategies at http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl/nepa_planning/plan_revision/deis/index.htm If you think that motorized recreation is an assault on the last, best wild places in Vermont, consider speaking out at a public hearing or submitting written comments.

Submit written comments before June 30th.
Forest Planner, Green Mountain National Forest
231 North Main St.
Rutland, VT 05701
Email: gmflplanrevision@fs.fed.us

Or attend a public Hearing:

WEST DOVER

6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Mount Snow Resort
Route 100

RUTLAND

6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Rutland Intermediate School
63 Library Avenue

MONTPELIER

6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Capitol Plaza Hotel
100 State Street

Or write a letter in support of quiet wilderness to your local newspaper. Call to Action by the Friends of Green River Reservoir This is an URGENT request for your immediate action to help insure that the proposed Long Range Management Plan (LRMP) for Green River Reservoir State Park is not weakened. With a few minor changes, the FGRR strongly supports the adaptation of the proposed LRMP. The deadline for comments on the LRMP is April 29. It is important you express your support of the plan.

You can review (and print) a copy of the plan at: http://www.vtfpr.org/lands/greenriver/index.htm. These are key points to mention in a letter or e-mail:

  • Support of the LRMP and its preservation of the wilderness like character of GRRSP
  • Acknowledge the exemplary public process the Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks, and Recreation used in developing the plan over two years, involving citizens with a range of interests
  • Mention the unsustainable overuse of the Reservoir before it became a state park, and how great an improvement the responsible regulation under VDFPR is

Your comments should be sent to:

Susan Bulmer, Parks Regional Manager
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
5 Perry Street, Suite 20
Barre, VT 05641

Or by e-mail to:
susan.bulmer@anr.state.vt.us

Adoption of the LRMP this summer is a critical in assuring the preservation of this wonderful place! Please take the time to send your comments. For more information, contact:

Sally Laughlin, Vice President
Friends of Green River Reservoir
644-5651 or
644-5358 or
laughlin@sover.net