WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Thank you for the overwhelming support and
the donations to our legal fund. We have had responses from Missouri, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and even some western states. Bad news does indeed travel
fast. Many of you have e-mailed and/or called asking, “What can I do to help?”
There are three things you can do right now.
First, please write, call or e-mail our Georgia Federal and State elected
officials and USFS management. Relay your outrage at the arbitrary and
capricious decision by the Forest Service to severely limit trail riding in OUR
national forests.
Second, please donate, if you haven’t already, to the BCHNG Legal Fund. The defense of our historical right to ride will be a long drawn out expensive ordeal within the USFS Appeal Process and the Federal court system. We must draw the line somewhere. From the responses we have received from you, I believe Georgia is a better place than most to draw that line.
Third, get the word out to your friends and other equestrian groups. Talk with saddle clubs. Recruit their members to join BCHNG or BCHSG. The larger our organization, the more influence we will have and the easier it becomes to communicate with each other. Visit tack shops, feed stores, and other businesses that rely on the horse industry. Explain that they stand to lose business if the FS decision stands and encourage them to join us with a business membership.
"United we stand, divided we fall"
Thank you,
Larry Wheat, President
Back Country Horsemen of North Georgia
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Of these two Senators, Johnny Isakson is a co-sponsor of the "Right to Ride" bill. Although it hasn't make it to a vote yet, he is probably our best ally. The best approach is to send them an email, then follow that up with a phone call to the office.
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Nathan Deal (R-09)
Address: 2133 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC 20515
Telephone: 202-225-5211
Fax: 202-225-8272
E-mail:
web form
Nathan Deal has the 9th District, which includes the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Georgia State Officials
Governor Sonny Perdue
Office of the Governor, Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-1776
E-mail:
Contact Via 'Web Form
Agriculture Commissioner
Tommy Irvin
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-3645
Toll Free 1-800-282-5852
Email tirvin@agr.state.ga.us
This is the Regional Forester for the Southern Region, which includes the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests.
Charles L.
Myers
Regional Forester
USDA Forest Service
Southern Region (R8)
1720 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30367
Phone (404) 34704178
Fax (404) 347-4821
Email
clmyers@fs.fed.us
This is the 'acting" supervisor for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. He is currently the Deputy Supervisor for the Daniel Boone National Forest but is serving as the "acting supervisor" of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. If you wish to contact him, use his email address.
George M. Bain
Email
gbain@fs.fed.us
LINKS TO HISTORY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Summary - BCH Appeal of the 2004 Chattahoochee-Oconee NF Land Management Plan (LMP)
The Entire Appeal Sent to the FS in the 2004 Appeal
US Forest Service Policy Regarding Horses in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
BCHA on "STOCK FREE" Wilderness Recreation Opportunities
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