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SWvisitor	S. 1571 Fouts Springs Land Exchange Bill	Lead	[-]
(10/20/09 10:48:05) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : don amador, s 1571, deafy glade land exchange, fouts springs, forest service Dear SW, I wanted the club to be aware of S. 1571 - the Deafy Glade Land Exchange Bill. As you may know, it proposes to perm. transfer the Fouts Springs Boys Ranch to county ownership. The BlueRibbon Coalition believes this is not the highest and best use of the land and could impact recreational opportunities long-term in that area. Here is a link to the bill http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1571/news_blogs Please feel free to contact me if you would like a copy of BRC's letters to Congress on this issue. Best regards, Don Amador Western Representative BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc. 555 Honey Lane Oakley, CA 94561 Email:damador@cwo.com Office: 925.625.6287 Last Edited By: Ernie Camacho 11/29/09 11:57:23. Edited 2 times.
SWvisitor		#1	[-]
(10/22/09 09:08:51) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the tip Don...some of us will be in the area on Saturday to document a few things and maybe fly if the weather permits. Matt A California Pilot
DeAguiar		#2	[-]
(10/28/09 20:08:11) Club Treasurer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hey Leo or Bob N, Were one of you going to organize a letter-writing campaign by the flying clubs in the area? How's that going? -JD
SWvisitor	Please write some letters.	#3	[-]
(10/30/09 11:05:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	OK at the last club meeting I asked everyone there to write some letters to various officials to help stop this transfer, which is likely to adversely impact upon everyone's recreational activities in this area.I would like to ask all who read this, who have ever flown St John or who think they might ever go there, to take a few minutes and send some letters off. I have made it easy for you by drafting the letter below. You can copy and paste it, or write your own, and please send it to the six addresses below. Yes, it will take you about 10 minutes and you will have to buy $2.52 worth of stamps. Or you can fax them. Or you could just do nothing and leave it to everyone else, and then bitch when the whole of Fouts Springs is turned into a prison and we can't fly there anymore. It is amazing what power a few letters to the right persons can have. Leo Jones Club President *************************************************************************************** Your name and address Date Recipients name and address Re. Oppose S.1571 Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act** Dear Senator???? I am a member of Sonoma Wings, a hang gliding and paragliding club in Northern California. We regularly use the Fouts Springs area for our club activities, which also include hiking, camping, and general enjoyment of the natural environment and outdoor recreational opportunities there. We are strongly opposed to the Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S. 1571 which would permanently site a youth correctional facility in the center of this prime Forest Service recreation area. This site has at least six family oriented camping facilities within a half mile or this proposed facility, which provide access to the Stonyford OHV area, Snow Mountain Wilderness, and St John Mountain. We believe that both the public recreation and correctional facility's long term interests would be better served if an alternative site was found nearby, possibly on federal lands in the Indian Valley area, rather than next to the highly valued family-orientated recreational area in Fouts Springs. Yours sincerely Here are the addresses to send it to. Senator Jeff Bingaman, 703 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 224 4340 Senator Lisa Murkowski 703 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 224 5301 Senator Ron Wyden 223 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 228 2717 Senator John Barrasso 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 224 1724 Senator Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 228 3954 Senator Barbara Boxer 112 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Fax 202 224 0454
Ernie Camacho	Reminder - send letters!	#4	[-]
(11/29/09 11:29:27) Safety Director Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	If you haven't spent a few minutes to send letters, do it now! As part of your Giving Thanks for your blessings, include our ability to fly St. John. Then spend 10 minutes to help insure we can continue flying St. John. I'll share the wording I used in my own letter. It's almost the same as Leo's sample. I just edited it a bit to make it mine. You can do the same if you like, or you can just use mine, or Leo's, as it is. The imporant thing is to have these appear on officials' desks. Ernie -------------------------- November 29, 2009 L. E. Camacho 639 Claudius Way Windsor, CA 95492 707 838 6708 erniecamacho@comcast.net Senator Jeff Bingaman, 703 Hart Office Building Washington DC 20510 Re. Oppose S.1571 Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act Dear Senator: I have been flying hang gliders from St. John Mt., above Fouts Springs, the land parcel in question, for nearly 30 years. I am a member of Sonoma Wings, a hang gliding and paragliding club headquartered in nearby Sonoma County. Our club members regularly use the Fouts Springs area for our club activities, which also include hiking, camping, and general enjoyment of the environment. I am strongly opposed to the Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S. 1571, which would permanently site a youth correctional facility in the center of this prime Forest Service recreation area. This site has at least six family oriented camping facilities within a half mile of the proposed facility. Fouts Springs also provides access to the Stonyford OHV area, Snow Mountain Wilderness, and St John Mountain. Hikers, wilderness backpackers, hunters, dirt bikers, fishermen, and hang glider pilots all make use of this area. I believe that public recreation, and the correctional facility's long term interests, would be better served if an alternative site was found nearby, rather than next to the highly valued family-oriented recreational area at Fouts Springs. Sincerely yours, L. Ernie Camacho Last Edited By: Ernie Camacho 11/29/09 12:02:38. Edited 2 times.
Ernie Camacho		#5	[-]
(11/29/09 11:32:20) Safety Director Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	note: if you use either of the samples, check spelling. Leo's example has "orientated", for example. My spell checker didn't catch that. Last Edited By: Ernie Camacho 11/29/09 11:43:01. Edited 1 times.

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