At 08:32 PM 07/22/2003 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] The snowmobile interests will soon be gone anyway, as snow cover diminishes on the Wisconsin landscape, due to a warming climate..
yes, but they're all buying ATVs (if they haven't already) and lobbying to use them on trails historically used by bicyles, equestrians, and/or pedestrians (hence marjorie's original call to action), so "the snowmobile interests" are simply morphing into the "ATV interests." >As for BFW's mission, being a member myself, I would vote that BFW's >mission include helping to fight the big fight against global warming, >because it most certainly has adverse ramifications for bicycling >outdoors, particularly in summer. As a matter of fact, I believe it >should now be the mission of every organization to include promoting >things and actions by their organization and others (within their areas >of responsibility or interest), that reduce fossil fuel burning (much >like all organizations seem to promote recycling now days, which is good. [snip] we do that...by promoting bicycling. and one of the ways we promote bicycling is to argue against imcompatible uses on the same facilities. Chuck Strawser Project Coordinator Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin 106 E. Doty Street, Suite 400 P.O. Box 1224 Madison, WI 53701-1224 608-251-4456 tel 608-251-4594 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bfw.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
