[CMCEmail] Access Fund September E-news

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September 2010


Forest Service Recommends Extending Closure of Williamson Rock


 
<http://www.accessfund.org/c.tmL5KhNWLrH/b.5208267/k.8C84/Action_Center/site
apps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx>
<http://www.accessfund.org/c.tmL5KhNWLrH/b.5208267/k.8C84/Action_Center/site
apps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx>
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<http://www.accessfund.org/c.tmL5KhNWLrH/b.5208267/k.8C84/Action_Center/site
apps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx> Since 2004, the Angeles National Forest has
banned climbing at Williamson Rock due to conflicts with critical habitat of
the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog. Angeles National Forest recently
proposed
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/projects/docs/Williamson_EA_081910.pdf>
extending the current closure at Williamson Rock for three more years to
continue monitoring the endangered frog species. The Access Fund and our
partners, Friends of Williamson Rock and Allied Climbers of San Diego, are
working to assess whether the extended closure is warranted. We are also
working to ensure that the US Forest Service studies alternate approach
trails to the popular crag that would allow climbing access and also protect
sensitive wildlife habitat. Please take a moment to show your support by
urging the US Forest Service to study alternate approach trails to
Williamson Rock.

Take Action Now
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Upcoming Summit on Climbing Management 


 <mailto://jason@accessfund.org>  <mailto:jason at accessfund.org>
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anyon2.jpg <mailto://jason@accessfund.org> This fall the Access Fund will
host the 2010 National Climbing Management Summit in partnership with the
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and US Forest Service in
Las Vegas, NV on October 23rd and 24th. The summit will bring land managers
and field-level personnel who are involved in recreation policy and climbing
management together to discuss best practices for climbing management and
policy. Topics will include climbing management challenges such as cultural
and historic resources, fixed anchor management, protected species closures,
climbing in wilderness, trails and staging area impacts, and how land
managers can better work with local climbing organizations. For more
information contact Jason Keith at Jason at accessfund.org.

 

	

Access Fund Protesting Hike in Mountaineering Fees at Denali and Rainier 


 
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0939&ct=8654831>
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<http://www.accessfund.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=tmL5KhNWLrH&b=500
0939&ct=8654831> The cost to climb at Denali and Mount Rainier may soon
increase dramatically. Both parks announced their intention to raise
mountaineering fees starting in 2012-from $30 to $50 at Mount Rainer and an
unprecedented 150% increase at Denali, taking the price from $300 to $500.
The fee increases were announced without an open public process to determine
their need or an assessment of the mountaineering programs and budgets for
both parks. The Access Fund is working with our partners at the American
Alpine Club and the American Mountain Guides Association to protest these
unjustified fees and ensure that an open public process be used to determine
their validity. To read our general position on recreational use fees, take
a look here
<http://www.accessfund.org/site/c.tmL5KhNWLrH/b.5014015/k.89B8/Recreation_Fe
es.htm> . Stay tuned for future updates or contact Jason Keith at
Jason at accessfund.org for more information.

View our response...
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0939&ct=8654831>  

 

	

 

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