Vermont Woods Studios » ATV http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog Fine American Made Solid Wood Furniture Handmade & Custom Crafted in Vermont Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Keep Vermont Clean and Green http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/keep-vermont-clean-and-green/ http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/keep-vermont-clean-and-green/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:01:33 +0000 Peggy Farabaugh http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/?p=587 Thanks in part to a number of Vermont Woods Studios readers who sent emails and letters, a Vermont state legislative committee unanimously rejected a proposal to open up state-owned lands to ATVs.  Currently, all state lands in Vermont — nearly 350,000 acres — are closed to the destructive vehicles, a fact that was somehow overlooked [...]

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]]> Thanks in part to a number of Vermont Woods Studios readers who sent emails and letters, a Vermont state legislative committee unanimously rejected a proposal to open up state-owned lands to ATVs.  Currently, all state lands in Vermont — nearly 350,000 acres — are closed to the destructive vehicles, a fact that was somehow overlooked by the Agency of Natural Resources that decided to approve an ATV expansion. It was not overlooked by the public, which commented 4-to-1 to keep the ban in place. Nearly 2,000 comments were sent in on the plan.

Unfortunately, Vermont Governor Jim Douglas says his administration will overrule the committee's decision and give ATVs access to state parks, forests and wetlands regardless of the public's wishes.

So we still have more feedback to give.  Whether you live in Vermont or not, please contact Governor Jim Douglas and respectfully ask him to keep ATV's out of state forests.  It takes only 60 seconds to send a message to the Governor.  Thanks!

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]]> http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/keep-vermont-clean-and-green/feed/ 0 Help! Last Chance to Help Keep ATVs Off Vermont’s State Parks and Wetlands http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/help-last-chance-to-help-keep-atvs-off-vermonts-state-parks-and-wetlands/ http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/help-last-chance-to-help-keep-atvs-off-vermonts-state-parks-and-wetlands/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:20:51 +0000 Peggy Farabaugh http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/?p=604 We've been following Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) insane quest to allow ATVs on the states sensitive forests and wetlands.  We've written to ANR, our legislators, Governor Douglas, Vermont newspapers and other vested parties to try and stop this proposal.  In spite of the fact that Vermonters have opposed this rule 4:1, ANR is [...]

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]]> We've been following Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) insane quest to allow ATVs on the states sensitive forests and wetlands.  We've written to ANR, our legislators, Governor Douglas, Vermont newspapers and other vested parties to try and stop this proposal.

 In spite of the fact that Vermonters have opposed this rule 4:1, ANR is going along with the ATV lobby and trying to complete the last steps toward approval of the ill-advised proposal. 

We need your help!  There is one last chance to be heard.  You can attend a public hearing in the Vermont State House in Montpelier on Nov. 3rd from 10am – 12pm or call or write to our Vermont state legislators to express your opposition. 

Help keep Vermont clean and green!

 

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