American Sand Association

---PROTEST RALLY HAS BEEN POSTPONED--- 6-9-04
NEW DATE: FRIDAY JUNE 18th.

From the ASA News here: Main Story

Please SIGN THE PETITION:

http://www.petitiononline.com/esa2004/petition.html

Use the LETTER GENERATOR:

http://www.americansandassociation.org/ ... t0607.html

TELL EVERYONE!!!

HOW MUCH MORE LAND ARE WE WILLING TO LOSE???

We must face this question. Unless we REFORM The Endangered Species Act(ESA) now,
the possibility of losing your favorite riding area could be tomorrow.

Don't think so? Remember 17,000 acres open at Pismo Beach (now 1,500)?
Remember the Kelso Dunes (87,000 acres) 100% CLOSED? Remember Rice Valley
Dunes, Cadiz Dunes, Panamint Dunes, Eureka Dunes, Saline Dunes, Ibex
Dunes, 1000 Palms Dunes, Borrego Dunes, Pinto Dunes, Whitewater Dunes,
Chuckwalla Dune Thicket? All 100% CLOSED. This is only a PARTIAL list!

Remember when the Imperial Sand Dunes (ISDRA, Glamis, Buttercup) had
49,300 more acres to ride just a few years ago? The list of closures is
long and anti-access activists want to see the list get longer. They are
using the ESA to do it.

The (ESA) needs to be reformed before you lose YOUR favorite riding area.
Don't wait until it happens. Imagine arriving at your favorite place only
to find a CLOSED Sign. IT HAPPENS! All it could take is a newly listed
bug, creature, or plant and YOU ARE OUT: all due to this poorly written
and heavily abused Act.

On Friday, June 11th, come join hundreds of fellow OHV users and the
Public to protest at the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) office in Carlsbad.
This office has demonstrated their reluctance to use good science in
listing species such as the Peirson's Milk-Vetch (PMV) at the Imperial
Sand Dunes Recreational Area.

To make an impact, we need hundreds of trucks, motorhomes, toy haulers,
trailers, jeeps, street-legal toys and NOISE to go with them. We need to
assemble so that the media, BLM, and FWS get our message:

THE ESA IS BROKEN AND WE WANT IT FIXED.

Our future recreation on public lands depends on this fatally flawed law
being rewritten.

For questions or to help out:
Email to: volunteers@americansandassociation.org
or call: 1-714-229-0286

IT IS TIME TO MAKE SOME NOISE!!!

Meet at one of the 3 following businesses around 10:00 AM on Friday June 11th for
pre-rally information and instructions on OUR protest at the FWS office in Carlsbad.

B&R Buggies, 1523 So.Coast Hwy, Oceanside (Oceanside Blvd exit off the I-5)
Mech-Tech Motorsports, 1277 Simpson Way, Escondido (Near 78 / 15 Intersection)
ACE Coolers, 7852 Raytheon Road, San Diego (Between 52, 163 and 805 FWY)

ACE Coolers, 7852 Raytheon Road, San Diego (Between 52, 163 and 805)



B&R Buggies, 1523 So.Coast Hwy, Oceanside (Oceanside Blvd exit off the I-5)



Mech-Tech Motorsports, 1277 Simpson Way, Escondido (Near 78 / 15 Intersection)

PROTEST RALLY DETAILS

Why:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has a deadline to meet. It is our court ordered decision on the de-listing of the Peirson's Milk-Vetch (PMV) due by May 31st. On that date we will either know if this battle was won or to start our legal team in motion to sue FWS once again.

Even if we get the delisting decision that we like, we must still go ahead with the protest. Why? The ESA is still broken and there are other species in the dunes that are on the hit list of anti-access activists. We cannot let our guard down.

We do not want to have to fight another long battle. We should not have to! We need to draw attention to the abuse of the ESA. To date, the BLM and FWS combined have spent over $ 24.5 MILLION dollars on this plant and continue to spend OUR tax dollars on NON-Threatened, healthy sub-species.

We will be notifying the Press and putting together press packets after the May 31st deadline.

Our Rally will take on one of 3 messages:

One: FWS did NOT answer. We are suing again. Where is our answer? The ESA is broken.

It is possible the FWS will miss another deadline, if they do, we will be right back in court to get it. We have no 60-day restriction and will go to court right away. We still need to draw attention that the ESA is what brought us this fiasco.

Two: FWS did not delist thus the ESA is broken and we are suing again. If the FWS fails to delist the PMV, we will sue because they have ignored the best science available and are doing nothing more than caving to the environmental industry and pushing personal agendas. This will demonstrate just how broken and flawed the ESA really is.

OR Three FWS DID delist, thank you, follow science and not agendas for other species in the dunes. The ESA is broken but this is a start. Naturally, this is the decision we all want to see. Nevertheless, we still stand a chance of having to repeat another long, drawn-out process if the environmental machine wins another faulty listing.

At the same time we need to thank the FWS for doing the right thing regarding the PMV, but make it known that it was only a small step. We still have the need to draw attention to what it took to get that delisting and that it could happen again: the ESA is still broken and still abused.

Where:
The FWS office is located only about 1 hour from the surrounding counties of L.A., O.C., S.D., Riverside, and San Bernardino. Please arrive by 10 am at one of the 3 locations listed above to receive pre-rally instructions. Wear your ASA shirts and hats for this event. Bring your toys to make some NOISE (if you have an open trailer).

Picture hundreds of trucks, motorhomes, toy haulers, trailers, jeeps, street-legal toys, and NOISE to go with them.
People lining the sidewalk with picket signs and flyers, all coming together to support changing the ESA and fixing this broken Act NOW for Our Future.

This will be a NATIONAL campaign as well, working with other Organizations that want this ACT AMENDED along with a letter generator hosted on several websites coming soon. (June 1st) The letter/phone/fax campaign we hope will cover ALL issues regarding "WHY" this Act must be REFORMED.

For ASA members, Make sure ALL your contact information is current (email / phone ) in our records. We want to keep you INFORMED, UNITED and MOBILIZED for Our Future.

You can log in at: http://www.americansandassociation.org/mymembership/
Send an email to: Membership@AmericanSandAssociation.org
Or call: 1-714-229-0286

After the Rally:
Camping weekend at Lake Skinner: Come have a great time with us camping and celebrating our day’s achievements. Some full hookup camping sites are still available for a low $18 a night. Email or call above to make your reservations today. Lake Skinner is located in Temecula about 35 miles away. They offer large sites, fishing, swimming, boat rentals, and more. Additional reservations can be made at: 1-800-234-7275 be sure to say “MILK VETCH party” when making your reservations.

Final Note:
This will not work without your participation and support!
So PLEASE spread the word!!! Thank You

Locked topic to provide future information only.

Your help is needed. Please download the PDF. file below, print it out and let people know about our Protest Rally.

http://www.americansandassociation.org/ ... flyer2.pdf

For those that post on other message boards, please consider posting this message the affects ALL AMERICANS.

Thanks

We have Senator Bill Morrow (R-Oceanside) and San Diego Supervisor Bill Horn speaking at the Protest Rally...

We were informed today that the Fish & Wildlife Service will NOT de-list the Peirson's Milk Vetch.

http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/2004/06/nr/usfws_vetch.html

Please TELL YOUR FRIENDS to attend...

Please SIGN THE PETITION:

http://www.petitiononline.com/esa2004/petition.html

Use the LETTER GENERATOR:

http://www.americansandassociation.org/ ... t0607.html

TELL EVERYONE!!!


>>>> COPY AND PASTE <<<<

Dear friend,
I ask for your help. The Endangered Species Act is broken and I know this first hand. We have a petition at:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/esa2004/petition.html

to help our elected officials make the needed changes to this Act and make it work. Please read it, and if you
agree, please sign and forward this message on. This Act affects All Americans in one way or another.

Good science strengthens the ESA, it does not weaken it. It means better results for the true Endangered
species, and for human activity. Scientific peer review often saves money by exposing better and more cost
effective ways to help species and avoid costly mistakes.

Thanks, your friend,