This is the latest from Del Albright -

To All:
Here is the BlueRibbon Coalition press release on the Eldorado National Forest (Rubicon, Rock Creek, and many other trails) lawsuit. Friends of the Rubicon is in the game! Many other groups will be part of this, but for now, both BRC and Cal4wheel (CA4WDC) have set up legal funds to handle donations to the fight. I'm in this one for the duration.

We need you to round up support as best you can. Tell folks this is the way to help (contributing to the Legal Action Fund), even for folks who
live where travel to the Rubicon is still a dream. Let's keep that dream alive.

Let me know if you have any questions. Remember that FOTR is merely an informal coalition of interested folks. So we are not a write off (for
money sent to Albright Enterprises for FOTR). You're better off right now sending money to BRC Legal Action Fund (or the Cal4 fund if you're a member and want to contribute there).

I'm very optimistic that we're going to make history with this one. Thanks for all your support and help,
Del
Trail Boss, Friends of the Rubicon
BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador

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BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC.
WWW.SHARETRAILS.ORG
Feb. 20, 2002

UPDATE ON LEGAL ACTION REGARDING ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST LAWSUIT

As many of you know, several preservationist groups have filed a lawsuit that has the potential
to close many of our favorite off-highway vehicle trails on the Eldorado National Forest.

Fortunately, BlueRibbon Coalition Legal Action Fund attorneys had been monitoring this issue for several months and are coordinating with local
recreation and access groups to mount a strong legal challenge to the preservationist's lawsuit.
BRC and its partners will be taking formal steps to become parties to this litigation in the next several weeks. For those interested in learning more about our legal action on this matter please contact:

BRC's Bill Dart:
brbill_d@sharetrails.org

One thing is guaranteed in legal action. It will cost money. The BRC has already set up an account to which you may send your tax-deductible donations. Contributions will be gladly accepted via the US Mail or filed online using Pay Pal at: www.sharetrails.org

Mail donations to:
BlueRibbon Coalition Legal Action Fund
Attn: Eldorado Legal Action Fund
P.O. Box 5449
Pocatello, ID 83202-0003
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Del Albright
Web Site: www.delalbright.com/
"Take stock of time -- your most precious commodity -- you never know when
it'll run out." D. Albright, 2001

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Thanks for the info, a donation will be in the mail!

The paypal link was broken this weekend if anyone tried.

I emailed the webmaster and its fixed for IE explorer, but still won't work for netscape.

- Dan

I sent some mula thier way also:D

I just kicked in $20.00.... Come awwwwn people!

It's all I can do for now :(

This email confirms that you have paid BlueRibbon Coalition $50.00
using PayPal.

Gave BRC $25 via paypal last night:D

CAL4WHEEL doesn't have a place to donate on their website:mad3:

I sent $500.00 last year to the Rubicon fund, so count on $500.00 more for this cause. Come on people lets get with the program. Donate all the money you can. I have seen this many of times, people are thinking that the others will help this go away. Its just like voting, if you don't like the person in office and you didn't vote then shame on you!!!! I'm sure that all of you have used the the trails affected, so get off you ass and kick in some money.:mad3:

Oh yeah, in case I forgot to mention. The Money is donated by:

Honda Peninsula/Ducati in Sunnyvale Ca
San Jose Yamaha San Jose CA

A payment of $50.00 has been sent to BlueRibbon Coalition.
You will receive an email receipt for this transaction shortly.

There's my personal donation. I'll check at my store later to see if I can kick down from there as well.

I just joined Blue Ribbon and gave additional $50.00 towards the lawsuit. Hope to run the Rubicon next year so I hope we win against the:rainbow:

Just thought I'd pass this along, even though this is AWESOME, it doesn't help with the lawsuit money. We STILL need to donate to save the area. So please continue to donate to BRC and like organizations as it will definately help with fighting this lawsuit.

GREAT news on the Rubicon
from OHV Commissioner Daphne Green:

Dear Del,
By now you may have heard that last week the OHMVR Commission
allocated $226,000 to El Dorado County for work to get started on the
Rubicon. Among other things this funding will go towards the designation
of the trail - something which is vitally important for all of us - as
well as some preliminary environmental documentation. It also helps fund
county law enforcement via the sheriff. The cooperation between the
Forest Service and the County has been very good thus far and is
expected to continue in the future.

Later in the day, the Lake Tahoe Basin Managment Unit presented their
grant and also
received approval.

Daphne Green, OHMVR Commission Chair

Keep it comming folks!!!
Email or send the links to everyone you know. Hell, I told my grandpa about it and he sent in $100. Come AWN!

Will be bringing this up at our next FWD-FWD club meeting, see if the club can pitch in some dough also.

I'm in, paid for membership, and a donation to the Rubicon fund.

Who's next:question: :question:

sent my hundred to BRC.
cough it up if you can folks!

If you want to GET IT, GIVE IT!

:beer:

I am in sent it out today!! This is what need to happen all the time not just for the rubicon. You know those tree huggers are donating to their cause.

At the Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo's meeting last night it was announced that the club had donated $1,000 to the Cal4 Rubicon defense fund.
JonB

Originally posted by jon bachelder
At the Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo's meeting last night it was announced that the club had donated $1,000 to the Cal4 Rubicon defense fund.
JonB

WOW! Thats great......my hat goes off to the Hi-Lo's :beer:

Originally posted by jdjanda
I'm in, paid for membership, and a donation to the Rubicon fund.

Who's next:question: :question:

$50 to FOTR and $50 to BRC.. n' matched by the Binder Bulletin. :D

Made $20 donation just now. Not much but it helps and is all I can afford at the moment.

J. J.

Bill Thebert challenged the Binder Community to finish matching the $1,000 the Binder Bulletin donated..

So I coughed up another $50 to FOTR.

Come awn, folks! :flipoff2:

:D

damn my broke college ass.

At our monthly club meeting tonight, we (the Pirates of the Rubicon) decided to donate $500 to Blue Ribbon for the legal fund. Who else is gonna step up? What other clubs out there are gonna match us?

Thats a big 10-4 good buddy, I just put the check in the mail. $500.00 from the Pirates of the Rubicon.

Jeff

don't belong to a club. but just sent in 20.00

sent my 50.00 bucks!:smokin:

Originally posted by mulescj8
sent my 50.00 bucks!:smokin:

well if a newbie is kicking in, i had better toss my dough in, but i don't have $50, or i would rattle can the K5:(

I do pledge to send what i can, but i will send SOMETHING:)

:rainbow: We need to quit 4 wheelin there for a couple of years and plant more trees, and let the toilet paper decompose :rainbow:

Originally posted by TREEHUGGER
:rainbow: We need to quit 4 wheelin there for a couple of years and plant more trees, and let the toilet paper decompose :rainbow:

Why not pick up the TP instead of letting it decompose? Instead of closing it down, why not clean it up?

What was that faggat from Japan talking about?

Cal4wheel has just added an Online Electronic Donation page to the website.

I just sent $50 to the El Dorado Forest Fund.

(I couldn't resist but to match my 50 with another 50 for the Surprise Cyn Fund.)

Here's the link
<font color=blue>http://www.cal4wheel.com/donation/online.html</font color=blue>

<h3>Keep this thread alive!</h3>

I am pleased to announce that at our general membership meeting last Tuesday, on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, SDORC membership approved a $1,000 contribution to the BRC legal fund ear-marked for the El Dorado lawsuit.
Best,
Jim McGarvie, Chairman
San Diego Off-Road Coalition


Way to go SDORC! They can be found on the net at http://www.sdorc.org .

Crowdog