Posted on 11/09/2004 3:43:26 PM PST by Ahriman
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit over the National Park Service's plan for allowing snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park for the next three winters.
The environmentalists claim the government failed to take into account the effect that trails groomed for snowmobiles have on wildlife, particularly bison that travel the roads during the winter.
The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court in Washington, D.C., after the Park Service issued a "finding of no significant impact" for its winter snowmobile plans, an attorney said.
The environmental groups are asking the judge to prevent officials from implementing the plan and to stop trail grooming "in some or all of" Yellowstone until there is compliance with environmental laws and Park Service policies.
"The general rule is that, if you're not sure about the impact of something, you don't do it," said Howard Crystal, an attorney for the groups that filed the suit.
"The general rule is that, if you're not sure about the impact of something, you don't do it,"
sure am glad that Jefferson, Edison, Franklin, Ford, Wright brothers, Gates and an endless list of others didn't feel this way!
I'm sorry but I must disagree with the admin on this.
Snowmobiles are a class A nuisance to CC skiers and
anyone who wants to breath clean air in the park.
Those infernal machines stink up the place, make loads
of racket, and are occaisionally driven by rude obnoxious
yahoos. I say keep 'em on private land or national forest
but not the park.
Based on your reasoning we need to ban cars from The Park too.
Could we?
Don't have to tell me. I lived in Bozeman for 4 years. I love snowmobiles and the Park.
No. This is America.
Tough kitty you watermelon commie front eco-extremists.
Clinton, you and the many land-grabbers have brought out many snowmobilers and other working class off-roaders to vote Republican in recent years BECAUSE of your lies and lockups. All I can say is keep it up morans.
After 4 more years of "Bush policies", global warming will eliminate the need for snowmobiles.
Tough. Snowmobilers use the same roads as all the other dirty velicles use in the Summer. You can XC in any of the hundreds of millions of WILDERNESS (including Yellowstone trails) where not even a WHEELCHAIR is allowed.
There is enough land locked up from us off-roaders (and unplowed roaders in the Yellowstone case) to keep every treehugging liberal hiking and out of sight of real Americans for the rest of their pathetic and bossy lives.
NO! Can we ban your vehicles on my deadend dirt road because we don't like people driving vehicles where we drive vehicles?
Look at the sign when you enter Yellowstone Park...
"For the pleasuring and enjoyment of HUMANS"!!!
Many of us half-crippled can't hike or ski 100 miles in a day to see Old Faithful in the Winter so we ride a Snowmobile instead. Get used to it...this is America.
Goodbye. DU is missing their ignorant watermelon.
For the Beavers, doncha know...
Yellowstone is for everyone, including the handicapped, the elderly, pregnant women and young children who can't ski or snowshoe.
If you don't like snowmobiles, go buy some land and ban whatever you want.
(Snowmobiles are a class A nuisance to CC skiers and
anyone who wants to breath clean air in the park. )
May I suggest giving up CC skiing and buying a snow mobile?And that clean air crap?please, the only thing better than the smell of gasoline is when it's mixed with a good 2 stroke racing fuel ahhh.
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