BackCountry Recreation

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Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation

• A Designation to preserve access to Public Lands
  for Future Generations

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• More more people are enjoying recreation on
  their public lands.
• Forest reports predict a 37 increase in Forest
  Visitors by the year 2025.
• Yet more more public lands are closed to many
  forms of recreation through restrictive land
  designations such as

Wilderness Wilderness Study Areas Scenic
Rivers National Monuments
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National Forest Public Lands
192,000,000 acres

Designated Wilderness
107,000,000 acres
55 of National Forest multiple use lands, but
off limits to most recreation

• Yet as little as 2 of the people who visit
  National Forests recreate in Wilderness.
• Only the hardy few, who have the time ability
  to hike or horseback long distances can enjoy
  this huge area of public land

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Without Public or Forest Service involvement

• Most people would agree all appropriate lands
  have already been designated Wilderness. Yet
  there a few people who are pushing for more
  Wilderness. Inappropriate Wilderness, which will
  reduce the publics access to their own lands.

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According to the UNITED NATIONS Wildlands Project
this is what the Wilderness advocates want.
Areas in RED will allow little or no human use
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• Few if any of these areas were recommended for
  Wilderness by the Forest Service

But Wilderness advocates apparently know better
than the Forest experts we pay to manage our land
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It is clear another form of designation is needed
to preserve access for every form of recreation.

• Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation

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Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation
would

• Ensure the sharing of our Public Lands
• Provide a level of permanency for Multiple Use
  Lands on which 95 of the public recreate
• Preserve access to all existing roads trails
  for future generations of fisherman, hunters,
  hikers, horseback riders, trail bikers, cattle
  grazing, mountain bikers, 4x4, campers more.
• Encourage volunteerism by assuring trails would
  not be closed to those who volunteer on them
• Allow Forest Service the flexibility to manage
  protect our lands using all appropriate tools
  under the strictest regulations in the world.
• Allow more cost effective maintenance of trails
  using motorized crews volunteers
• Promote the net best public benefit by spending
  money on trails that can be enjoyed by everyone,
  instead of a very few
• Allow fire crews to fight unnatural wildfires
  preserve their access roads

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Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation

• Would not reduce any of the many stringent
  existing regulations to protect wildlife
  resources already in effect on Public Lands
• Would not reduce the ability of the Forest
  Service to manage any roads or trails, including
  the ability to close specific trails as required
  for management
• Would not allow creation of new routes without
  Forest Service process approval
• Would not allow degradation of resources
• Would not allow off route travel
• Would not promote motorized use
• Would not promote logging or mineral extraction

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• The public needs access to their National Forests
• Preserving existing motorized forest roads
  trails will help ensure continued public access
  for every form of recreation, as well as tourism
  income, upon which local communities depend

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The Semi Primitive Recreation designation is
not a new idea. It is a documented existing land
designation on Forest BLM lands, but only lacks
federal legislative status
Folks who prefer to recreate in hiking/horse
areas already have over 52 of the best public
lands in permanent Wilderness designation. Semi
Primitive BackCountry Recreation designation
would ensure the remaining public lands are
permanently open to all forms of recreation for
the other 95 of the public
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• Incomparable views from motorized access trails
  would be protected for future generations by
  Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation

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Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation
preserves Livestock Grazing, Wildlife Management,
Resource Conservation, Renewable Resource
Harvesting Private Property Rights

• Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation Designation
  is good for the environment
• as well as good for the economy good for the
  public

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• BackCountry Recreation would preserve existing
  motorized access roads trails for handicapped
  people, so they can enjoy designated roads
  trails on some of their public lands

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• Over 23,000 people have signed a petition
  opposing any further Wilderness Designation in
  California

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• Millions of dollars are being spent to create a
  Designated road trail system on our National
  Forests.

The Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation
Designation would ensure this money was well
spent by protecting existing roads trails from
future closure via Wilderness or other
restrictive Designations
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• Motorized Mountain Bike volunteers have donated
  thousands of hours of labor to maintain trails
  within areas now proposed for Wilderness.

Instead of being prohibited from these trails,
they deserve continued access to the trails they
love enough to volunteer their time maintaining
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Here are some of the organizations who have
already adopted signed the resolution to
legislate the Semi-Primitive BackCountry
Recreation Designation on Federal Lands as
presented by Advocates For Access to Public
Lands

• Inyo County Board of Supervisors
• City of Bishop
• Independence Chamber of Commerce
• Bishop Tribal Council
• Bishop Chamber of Commerce
• Eastern Sierra Quail Unlimited
• Big Pine Chamber of Commerce
• National Wild Turkey Federation
• Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce
• Northern Mono Chamber of Commerce
• Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
• California Deer Association
• League of California Cities
• Inyo County Republican Womans Association
• Inyo County Cattlemans Association
• Rotary Club-Kern River Branch
• Warrior Society Mountain Bike Club
• Stewards of the Sequoia

• People for Mono Basin Preservation
• State Senator Dave Cox-Mono County
• Eastern Sierra Packers Association
• Mammoth Lakes Snowmobile Assoc
• California Off Road Vehicle Association
• High Desert Multiple Use Coalition-Ridgecrest
• Ridgecrest/Indian Wells Mineral Society
• June Lake Chamber of Commerce
• June Lake Economic Advisory Bureau
• Mono County Recreation Tourism Commission
• Mammoth Lakes Eastern Sierra 4 Wheel Drive Club
• Sneakers Motorcycle Club
• Bishop-Paiute Tribe-Bishop Tribal Council
• Kernville Chamber of Commerce

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Here are some of the organizations who have
already adopted signed the resolution to
legislate the Semi-Primitive BackCountry
Recreation Designation on Federal Lands as
presented by Advocates For Access to Public
Lands

• Nevada Association of Counties
• Carson City County, Nevada
• Churchill County, Nevada
• Clark County, Nevada
• Douglas County, Nevada
• Esmeralda County, Nevada
• Eureka County, Nevada
• Humboldt County, Nevada
  
  
  
• Lander County, Nevada
• Lincoln County, Nevada
• Lyon County, Nevada
• Mineral County, Nevada
• Nye County, Nevada
• Pershing County, Nevada
• Storey County, Nevada
• Washoe County, Nevada
• White Pine County, Nevada

• Public Lands for the People, Inc.
• Mammoth Area Mountain Bike Organization
• Orange County Dualies, Inc.
• Exchange Club of Kern Valley, California
• Extremeline Productions LLC
• Kern Off-Highway Vehicle Association
• Southern Sierra Fat Tire Association
• Santa Maria 4 Wheelers
• Public Access Preservation Association - PAPA

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• Your organization is encouraged to join them
  sign the Semi-Primitive BackCountry Recreation
  resolution to preserve recreation access to
  public lands so future generations can enjoy the
  backcountry

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It is up to each of us to ensure that as much as
possible of our National Forests remain a Land
of Many Uses
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To Download the Semi-Primitive BackCountry
Recreation Designation Resolution which your
organization can sign for more information
please visit

• www.Access-Advocates.org

If you know of other organizations who would be
interested in preserving future access please
contact them
Presentation prepared as a Public Service by
Advocates for Access to Public Lands (AAPL) 501c3
non-profit