Hi everyone,
I am writing to you because, as you have e-mailed me, most of you have been invited to the DNR Stakeholders meeting, this Saturday, Sept. 17th, at the Best Western Midway Hotel in Wausau. This meeting holds extra importance as the final draft of the master plan for the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest is ready for the Natural Resource Board to approve on October 26 at their Tomahawk meeting.
Kurt Krueger, Editor of "Vilas County News-Review" told me that the ATV loop trail has been eliminated but the plan still authorizes future use of ATV's "on suitable trails". Kurt Krueger got the impression, from talking to Dennis Leith, that this stakeholder meeting, and others like it, will decide where to place this ATV trail, using the departments newly established trail policies and standards.
There will be many ATV people at this meeting, including Randy Harden, who will not be shy about pushing a corridor trail through our state forest to hook up with Oneida and Iron County trails. I hope to see all of you there to represent the intelligent, insightful,
opposition to turning yet another priceless natural resource into a motorized raceway. Silent sport users, by far the majority in numbers, are sadly lacking in money and lobby influence in Madison. The unique environment of Vilas County, public forests that support more lakes and rivers than anywhere else in the world, must be spared the noise and destruction from ATVs.
Linda Netzer told me this was an open meeting so you can bring other silent sport advocates with you. They may not get lunch if unannounced, but they can find food near-by, I'm sure.
Date: Sept. 17, 2005
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Best Western Midway Hotel, 2901 Martin Avenue, Wausau
Sue Drum
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