Tellico perma closed

[jpowers]

http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/press/tellico_decision_news_release.pdf

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10437311#post10437311

Hoping moab isn't next.

if it is, I'm moving to belize..

[Ripster]

That really fawking sucks. :mad:

[Jack]

I am very bummed about this. Glad we got to go once.

[Numidian]

Another place I was never able to wheel :-(

[Cerebus]

I am very bummed about this. Glad we got to go once.

Agreed. That was a good trip. :thumbsup:

[atjeep]

I am very bummed about this. Glad we got to go once.

Me too. It was a great trip, but I was looking forward to going back. Sux.

[dan58]

I am very bummed about this. Glad we got to go once.


Agreed. That was a good trip. :thumbsup:


Me too. It was a great trip, but I was looking forward to going back. Sux.

Indeed. One awesome trip with good people.

[MDMike]

:mad:

Bullshit forrest service agenda!!!! From what I understand, the forrest service pitted the fisherman (Trout Unlimited) against the wheelers (Southern 4wd Assoc.) to have the area closed so they can log the shit out of the place. If you've seen some of the pictures of the logging going on there now, you'd be furious. We're being blamed for sediment runoff while they are clear cutting the forrest and dumping all sorts of hazerdous materials on the ground. Not to mention that trail 1 is already paved.

This sucks bad. My Wife called Tellico my "happy place" because every time I came home from there I was in a great mood for months after. I agree that some of the best times I've spent wheelin' with my close friends was down in Tellico. RIP Tellico.

MIke

[atjeep]

If you've seen some of the pictures of the logging going on there now, you'd be furious.
In case anyone hasn't seen them:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=806794

[blthomas]

What a joke. Always wanted to go there. :mad:

[MDMike]

Well, at least its something:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=842082

The fight isn't over yet!

[jpowers]

and now they want to erase it :

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=9364c749e2ab0a4dcc714116a4645feb&_cview=1

[Mike]

May 7, 2010

Organizations dedicated to active recreation management today announced their latest efforts to save access to the Upper Tellico OHV System. The Southern Four Wheel Drive Association, United Four Wheel Drive Association, and BlueRibbon Coalition filed a NOI, Notice of Intent to sue, with various federal agencies outlining possible claims under the Clean Water Act. The claims target the U.S. Forest Service decision dated October 14, 2009, to close the Tellico trails to motorized travel. The organizations filed administrative appeals from the decision, which were denied on January 15, 2010.

“The agency’s actions do not surprise us, but are cause for deep concern,” said Roger Theurer, President of the Southern Four Wheel Drive Association. “It is apparent the Forest Service has disavowed any interest in continuing historical, or any vehicle access to the System. We hope that our organizations have been equally clear that we will fight for reasonable and sustainable access. This is but one step in that continuing effort,” Theurer concluded.

The NOI is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a citizen’s suit under the Clean Water Act.

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The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible use of public and private lands, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,200 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. www.sharetrails.org

United Four Wheel Drive Associations is an international organization comprised of four wheel drive enthusiasts, clubs, associations, and businesses dedicated to providing community services around the world, education in responsible land use and safe vehicle operation, and protection of our natural resources through conservation practices. 1-800-448-3932. www.ufwda.org

Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA) was founded in 1987 to promote responsible land use and to keep public lands accessible for motorized recreation. For more information on the activities and accomplishments of Southern Four Wheel Drive Association, please visit www.sfwda.org or contact us at 1483 N. Mt. Juliet Road, PMB # 222, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122