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The Park Service will be accepting written comments on the management plan until March 24th, 2008. You may submit via the web at the address below:

Email to: maca_ctmp@nps.gov

Written comments may also be submitted to:

Mammoth Cave National Park
Attn: Vickie Carson
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

Below is the collective response BGLOB has been working on with the International Mountain Biking Association, the local horse groups and the Kentucky Trail Hikers. We need at least 1000 comments in favor of a MODIFIED Alternative #4. Please sign with address and any other comments or write your own personal response and send to the Mammoth Cave Attn. Vickie Carson or go to the comments section of the Trail Plan web site.    http://www.nps.gov/maca/parknews/draft-ctmp.htm

You can copy and paste the text below or simply print out, sign and mail this PDF document.

Superintendent Pat Reed
Mammoth Cave National Park
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
 
Attn. Vickie Carson
 
RE: Park seeks comment on Draft Trail Plan
 
As a mountain biker, I wish to let you know that a MODIFIED Alternative #4 is my preferred alternative. I would like to request that you allow for more than 6 miles of sustainable, singletrack trails be designed and built and that Sal Hollow remain hike & bike only until these new trails open. I also believe it is critically important to the success of this process that the local mountain bike community be granted a revised, more permanent Memorandum of Understanding – one similar to the 2005 M.O.U. between the National Park Service and the International Mountain Bicycling Association currently on file in Washington DC.
 
Additionally, as a way to optimize the overall trail experience for all groups, leaders from the local mountain biking, hiking and equestrian organizations have agreed to work toward a mutually beneficial solution. Collectively, we endorse the MODIFIED Alternate #4 and oppose Alternatives #2, #3 and #5 as none of these options satisfy any of the three primary, non-motorized user-groups.
 
I feel that mountain bikers have more than proven to be a responsible and legitimate user group over the past several years – contributing countless volunteer hours and promoting ethical trail use. The adoption of a MODIFIED Alternative #4 will ensure that we can continue to both enjoy and protect Mammoth Cave National Park for many years to come.
 
Sincerely,
 

Name                                                                                                              Date
 

Address
 
 
Other Comments:
 
 

This entry was posted by JohnnyJ on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Events, Advocacy / Education, Mountain Biking. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The Park Service will be accepting written comments on the management plan until March 24th, 2008. You may submit via the web at the address below:

Email to: maca_ctmp@nps.gov

Written comments may also be submitted to:

Mammoth Cave National Park
Attn: Vickie Carson
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

Below is the collective response BGLOB has been working on with the International Mountain Biking Association, the local horse groups and the Kentucky Trail Hikers. We need at least 1000 comments in favor of a MODIFIED Alternative #4. Please sign with address and any other comments or write your own personal response and send to the Mammoth Cave Attn. Vickie Carson or go to the comments section of the Trail Plan web site.    http://www.nps.gov/maca/parknews/draft-ctmp.htm

You can copy and paste the text below or simply print out, sign and mail this PDF document.

Superintendent Pat Reed
Mammoth Cave National Park
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
 
Attn. Vickie Carson
 
RE: Park seeks comment on Draft Trail Plan
 
As a mountain biker, I wish to let you know that a MODIFIED Alternative #4 is my preferred alternative. I would like to request that you allow for more than 6 miles of sustainable, singletrack trails be designed and built and that Sal Hollow remain hike & bike only until these new trails open. I also believe it is critically important to the success of this process that the local mountain bike community be granted a revised, more permanent Memorandum of Understanding – one similar to the 2005 M.O.U. between the National Park Service and the International Mountain Bicycling Association currently on file in Washington DC.
 
Additionally, as a way to optimize the overall trail experience for all groups, leaders from the local mountain biking, hiking and equestrian organizations have agreed to work toward a mutually beneficial solution. Collectively, we endorse the MODIFIED Alternate #4 and oppose Alternatives #2, #3 and #5 as none of these options satisfy any of the three primary, non-motorized user-groups.
 
I feel that mountain bikers have more than proven to be a responsible and legitimate user group over the past several years – contributing countless volunteer hours and promoting ethical trail use. The adoption of a MODIFIED Alternative #4 will ensure that we can continue to both enjoy and protect Mammoth Cave National Park for many years to come.
 
Sincerely,
 

Name                                                                                                              Date
 

Address
 
 
Other Comments:
 
 

This entry was posted by JohnnyJ on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Events, Advocacy / Education, Mountain Biking. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.