In memory of Mrs. Hall, the SFWDA Board of Directors approved a donation in her memory to the St. Jude 4 Wheeling for the Cure event hosted by the Rattle Rock Off-Road Club
As many of you already know, the Uwharrie OHV trail system is in danger of extinction if not drastic reworking!
Check out this photo contributed online from Windrock Park, Oliver Springs, TN. This is one of 5 trash cans placed by the Knox Off Road 4x4 Club
ALL of our local Clubs and Group Supporters, please note this NFS Trails 101 opportunity on January 24 and 31.
ExtremeTerrain is excited to announce that entries are now being accepted for the
Extreme Jeep Adventure: Win A Rubicon Excursion giveaway! This Rubicon Excursion is the trip of a lifetime on the Rubicon Trail.
The trip includes 3 days of wheeling on the trail in a customized Jeep Wrangler, 2 nights of guided camping, and a guided
excursion with a rock crawling expert.
As we reflect on an exciting 2014, SFWDA is building on the momentum of renewed enthusiasm! We all enjoyed a very busy and productive year. Following the launch of a new Membership Management solution in addition to useful Rewards and Discounts from a variety of off road related business's available to all active members. With our new membership profile software we hope we will prove to benefit our members, and group leaders, and also improve efficiency without the association.
This great partnering with provides a special SFWDA members only rate at the Holiday Inn Express in Kimball, TN for TraailFest 2015.
Let's all welcome Hardline Crawlers into the SFWDA family. Our first new 2015 Group to join SFWDA Membership. To learn more about their history and evolution check out their new SFWDA web presence and be sure to check out their forum of 9,000 members. If you have not been there before, its well worth it, Tons of great knowledge, rides, and much much more going on.
http://www.sfwda.org/hardline/
"Come visit us at http://www.HardlineCrawlers.com; check out the calendar and forum.
Great group from stockish Jeeps to the Rock Bouncing Racers, Hardline covers it all."
- John Galbreath Jr.
While these photos are now almost a month old we need to continue to follow through and be sure to not let this go without protest. Call the USFS Winchester Office, ask for the acting forest supervisor Bill Lorenz and let them know this action will not be tolerated. 859-745-3100.
A little more background on the subject.
On Nov. 15th our very own Jeff Dozier of behalf of Freinds of Boone posted an update we all need to consider, to share, and to take action against.
Our SFWDA Representative of the Daniel Boone national Forest region; Jeffrey Dozier commented by saying; "We are very sad and outraged to report that this past June, the United States Forest Service took malicious actions to stop the momentum of the counties in getting Sand Lick Rd. CR 1057 and Sterling Rd. back. They authorized a track hoe to further destroy the entire length of goat hill from top to bottom, they left tank traps 15' tall, pulled soils from the cliff side down the slopes and pulled hundreds of trees over the counties' road. They created land slides, erosion disasters, massive wild fire hazards, isolated oil well heads, leaving no access to service these dangers. The USFS maliciously destroyed more land they are paid to protect with tax payer dollars."
"The FS is unshaken by any tactic we've tried. This lower portion of sand lick rd. was a natural corridor to the top of the ridge and whites branch arch for eons. In one week the FS has destroyed it for the second time in a way that is hard to describe. They literally pulled the road from the cliff side to the slopes. The county tried to get justification and the FS claims they are acting under the ordinal 2006 action that destroyed the sand lick rd initially. I cannot believe the FS's action. In fact they are threatening to come out with an EIS to rationalize closing all the roads in the sand lick area, completely disregarding the documented county roads existent. I'm unsure of the future but it's ominous. It seems they'll stop at nothing to keep multiple use recreation out of sand lick."
As more of the tangled web has been discovered, we now know the USFS district ranger Dave Manner, who is responsible for the 2006 destruction of the narrows (Sand Lick Rd. And Sterling Rd.) and the additional destruction this past June, is retiring as of December 31 2014.
Please call him and protest his destruction of county roads as well. Have everyone you know call.
Dave Manner
Cumberland Ranger District
606-784-6428
Now, if your on the fence about whether r not to actually pick up the phone and make a call here are a few things to consider.
It has been asked, "what good is calling the forest supervisor?". (Bill Lorenz 859-745-3100)
- 1. The county wants a public outcry. Your call counts!
- 2. There will be a new district ranger, this is an opportunity to let them know the new decision maker needs to honor the counties' roads and cease destruction of public land as well as demand repairs.
- 3. When the USFS initially damaged these roads in 2006, they did so with zero public comment and no approval from the counties. This is a chance to make your voice heard, it is much needed!
-Be polite and respectful, most USFS employees are good people who aren't responsible for the damages.
Call at your convenience but please take the action of calling, this is important!
