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Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order that would force the state’s parks department to stop letting off-road vehicle buffs from driving their desert toys “amok” throughout the Ocotillo Wells state Vehicular Recreation Area.
It seeks a court order limiting off-roading to designated trails and argues that the core park management polices are illegal and should be immediately changed.
The lawsuit was filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week on behalf of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Desert Protect"
MESSAGE FROM S&S Off Road Magazine.
The FIRST thing that off roaders need to do IMMEDIATELY is to contact your representatives and politely but firmly tell them they need to urge the Department of Parks and Recreation to defend themselves in this lawsuit and fight for the right to keep open off roading in Ocotillo Wells. Give them your history about using the park.
Gail Ramer from Assembly Brian Jones' office said there is strength in numbers and when hundreds of letters are pouring in to the offices of State assembly people someone has to listen.
Given the number of people who recreate at Ocotillo Wells it should be easy to get hundreds of letters and even thousands of letters. It has to happen quickly!
If State Parks chooses NOT to defend this lawsuit within the next 30 days and just accept the demands of the environmental groups, then we lose out and have no opportunity to state our case.
That is why YOUR letters are very important!
Find your state assembly person here http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
Be sure to write letters on paper and mail them in an envelope or call. These people get thousands of emails a day and if you email them it will likely not get noticed as quickly as an actual letter.
End your letter with this statement "I look forward to hearing your response about my concerns." That way you hold them accountable to get back to you so you'll know where they stand.
And if you feel like it, send us an email and let us know you did so we can keep a tally ourselves of the number of letters going out!
It seeks a court order limiting off-roading to designated trails and argues that the core park management polices are illegal and should be immediately changed.
The lawsuit was filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week on behalf of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Desert Protect"
MESSAGE FROM S&S Off Road Magazine.
The FIRST thing that off roaders need to do IMMEDIATELY is to contact your representatives and politely but firmly tell them they need to urge the Department of Parks and Recreation to defend themselves in this lawsuit and fight for the right to keep open off roading in Ocotillo Wells. Give them your history about using the park.
Gail Ramer from Assembly Brian Jones' office said there is strength in numbers and when hundreds of letters are pouring in to the offices of State assembly people someone has to listen.
Given the number of people who recreate at Ocotillo Wells it should be easy to get hundreds of letters and even thousands of letters. It has to happen quickly!
If State Parks chooses NOT to defend this lawsuit within the next 30 days and just accept the demands of the environmental groups, then we lose out and have no opportunity to state our case.
That is why YOUR letters are very important!
Find your state assembly person here http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
Be sure to write letters on paper and mail them in an envelope or call. These people get thousands of emails a day and if you email them it will likely not get noticed as quickly as an actual letter.
End your letter with this statement "I look forward to hearing your response about my concerns." That way you hold them accountable to get back to you so you'll know where they stand.
And if you feel like it, send us an email and let us know you did so we can keep a tally ourselves of the number of letters going out!
