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New York State Parks on Chopping Block
3/9/2010 New York State Parks are at Risk! For the first time ever, budget woes may close down New York State parks, including the climbing found at Minnewaska State Park. We need your help to support funding for New York's parks by contacting your state legislators and Governor Paterson. You Can Help Conserve Climbing Access in 2010 12/22/2009 The Access Fund relies on your donations to keep climbing areas open and support the national network of local climbing organizations. The $30, $75, and $100 donations from supporters like you supply the horsepower that allows this critical work to continue. Donate today and the AF board of directors will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar! Protect Climbing Access in Yosemite 1/28/2010 We need your help to influence the latest Merced River Plan, which could restrict climbing access and camping in Yosemite Valley, depending on how the Park prepares its new revised user capacity program. Please write Yosemite National Park by February 4 and support the preservation of climbing access in the Valley! Urge Minnewaska State Park to Allow Climbing Help us urge the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to authorize a process for resource surveys that will determine appropriate climbing access in Minnewaska State Park Preserve. Help Reopen Williamson Rock 10/5/2009 Your comments needed to support Forest Service proposal to reopen climbing access at Williamson Rock in Angeles National Forest. After much work by the Friends of Williamson Rock and the Access Fund urging the Angeles National Forest to study alternate approach trails to Williamson, the Forest Service has issued a proposal that would reopen many of Williamson’s climbs while also protecting sensitive wildlife habitat. Help Preserve Climbing in CO Roadless Areas 9/22/09 The Colorado Roadless Rule is now open for public comment until October 3rd. Though the Access Fund and our Outdoor Alliance partners still think the 2001 rule offers the best protections for these important resources, there are a number of ways to improve the proposed Colorado Roadless Rule so that Colorado’s open spaces, wild landscapes, and ecosystems remain a top priority. Please take a few minutes and tell the Governor Ritter what you think by going to this easy-to-use letter-writing advocacy tool. Madrone Wall County Funds at Stake 7/14/2009 On July 21, the Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board voted unanimously to retain the budgeted $70,000 for phase one of the Madrone Wall park implementation. Climbing Areas in California State Parks Threatened - Take Action Now! 6/29/2009 Immediate action is needed to help save climbing in California’s State Parks from drastic budget cuts that threaten closure! This is a live action alert for California. Please go to our Action Center to send a letter to your state representatives and urge them to support a budget that doesn’t deprive your State Park lands and its users! Protect Access to Ralph Stover State Park, PA - Take Action Now 6/29/2009 We need your help to convince PA legislators that they should prioritize access to valuable state public lands. This is a live action alert for Pennsylvania. Please visit our Action Center to send a letter to your representatives and urge them to support a budget that doesn’t deprive your state public lands and its users. Youth Climbing Teams Needed! The 2009 TeamWorks youth stewardship competition has begun. Sign up today for a chance to win up to $1,000 in grant money to go toward your climbing team. TeamWorks is the Access Fund’s youth initiative that works to get young climbers outside learning about conservation and stewardship through the Adopt a Crag program. Sign up is easy! To learn more about TeamWorks and how to get started, visit www.accessfund.org/teamworks. 
Why Climbers Should Care about the Economic Stimulus Bill - Your input needed 02/04/2009 If passed, this bill will allocate a large amount of funding to federal land management agencies - the same agencies that manage many of our country's most treasured climbing areas. These agencies, including US Park Service, US Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management, will spend up to $3 billion of stimulus money on construction-related projects such as road maintenance. Classic Utah Climbing Areas Impacted by Oil and Gas Leases 11/25/2008 On December 19 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will auction off oil and gas leases near Moab. Once these parcels are leased and put into production, the BLM must build roads capable of accommodating trucks and other large vehicles. Oil and gas rigs will sprout up near many of Moab's most famous climbs, significantly scarring these famous desert landscapes. Vote 'Yes' on Referendum 1C and Preserve Ice Climbing Access to Pitkin County's Redstone Pillar 11/03/2008 The Redstone Pillar is one of Pitkin County's most classic ice climbs. However, access to the Pillar has been complicated over the years because it involves crossing private land. Now, a referendum on the ballot in Pitkin County could authorize a land swap that preserves public access by putting the ice climb and its access into public ownership. Conserving National Forest Roadless Areas will Protect Colorado's Climbing Heritage 10/08/2008 In Colorado much of our climbing adventures take place on National Forest land often in Roadless Areas. The captivating terrain in Colorado's backcountry provides high quality climbing opportunities throughout the year. Three Years Later 'Temporary' Climbing Closure at Williamson Rock Continues 10/07/2008 Your Letters to Congress Needed by November 15th. The Angeles National Forest continues to enforce a "temporary" climbing closure at Williamson Rock near Los Angeles three years after the ban was first implemented. The climbing ban was intended to protect critical habitat of the mountain yellow-legged frog (MYLF) while the Forest Service studied options for an alternate access trail. Climber Comments Needed to Open Restrictions in Denver Mountain Parks, CO 09/25/2008 The Denver Parks and Recreation Department is currently developing a Master Plan for its historic 14,141-acre mountain park system. Currently Denver Mountain Parks (DMP) does not allow climbing on any of its properties. Violations of this policy carry a penalty of 180 days in jail and a $999 fine. . Niagara Bouldering at Risk! Your Comments Needed! 09/25/2008 The Niagara Parks Commission recently released a draft Land Management Plan on their website, which has a recommendation to eliminate bouldering to reduce environmental impact. Climber comments are needed to the Niagara Parks Commission in opposition their proposed bouldering restrictions. Madrone Wall Update, OR 08/18/2008 The Madrone Wall Preservation Committee announces two important events ? a public meeting for the Madrone Wall master planning process and a stewardship event at the site. Protect Climbing in Colorado's National Forests and Highest Peaks 08/18/2008 The United States Forest Service (USFS) has recently issued a draft rule for Colorado's national forests that weakens and removes existing protections for backcountry roadless areas. Starting Monday, August 18th in Pueblo, the USFS is hosting a series of Open Houses to discuss the proposed Rule and to hear your comments. Minnewaska State Park, NY 08/06/2008 Climbers Letters Needed to Help Open Minnewaska State Park to Climbing. Minnewaska State Park, which hosts numerous crags on 200 foot quartzite cliffs?part of the greater Shawangunk Ridge (the Gunks) in New York? is revising its Master Plan and potentially significantly expanding climbing opportunities in the Shawangunk region. |
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