Ron and Dorothy Strasser

If any of you deem this important for off road training for race prep... ya
might want to support. ron
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Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: [pumpclub] Help save federal trails program

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>
> We just got this alert from IMBA that a federal trails program is facing
> cuts. Neither of Oregon's Senators (Gordon Smith & Ron Wyden) has yet
> signed the letter to save this trails program. Read on and call by
> Wednesday!
>
> An important trails program, the Rivers, Trails and Conservation
> Assistance Program (RTCA), is facing significant funding cuts in next
> year's federal budget. RTCA supports 300 projects around the country
> each year, helping create nearly 700 miles of trail and preserving more
> than 61,000 acres of open space. RTCA is very supportive of mountain
> biking and partnered specifically with IMBA on eight projects in 2005 in
> Alaska, Maine, Tennessee and Vermont.
>
> Ask your Senator to Sign on to the "Dear Colleague" Letter to Save RTCA:
>
>
> Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) are
> circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter, an internal Senate petition to
> show support for funding RTCA at $10.1 million. IMBA is trying to get as
> many senators as possible to sign the letter by the end of the week -
> time is critical. We need at least 30 senators to have a chance to
> restore funding.
>
> Times are tight for the federal budget, but we're only asking for $2.4
> million - a drop in the bucket compared to other programs.
>
> Better yet, RTCA is an incredibly efficient program with a much greater
> impact than its current budget would suggest. It leverages an additional
>
> $50 million annually from local communities to improve their trail and
> conservation systems.
>
> To call your two U.S. Senators, use the U.S. Capitol Switchboard:
> 202-224-3121
>
> What to Say
>
> Tell them who you are, your address, phone number and if you work with
> an affiliated bike club or trails organization. Leave a message if you
> get voice mail.
>
> Thank them for their time and tell them you are calling about increasing
> the budget for a program of the National Park Service called Rivers,
> Trails and Conservation Assistance.
>
> Ask them to sign the "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by
> Senators Levin (D-MI) and Collins (R-ME) to restore RTCA's funding to
> $10.1 million in the Interior Appropriations bill
>
> Tell them this program has remained flat funded for several years, was
> cut by $200,000 last year and another cut will mean many more community
> trails projects won't get their assistance.
>
> Your trails programs in OR and WA that could be affected:
> Beaverton Creek Regional Trail, OR
> Corvallis-to-the-Sea Trail, OR
> Crown Zellerbach Multi-Use Trail, OR
> Five Rivers Estuary Water Trail, OR
> Keizer Regional Park, OR
> Lake Ewauna Trail, OR
> Mill Creek Greenway, OR
> NW Discovery Water Trail, WA, OR, ID
> Oakridge Area Trails and Open Space, OR
> Ontario Pathways & Greenbelt, ID, OR
> Oregon Basin and Range Birding Trail, OR
> Ridgeline Rec. and Wildlife Corridor, OR
> San Juan Island Trails, WA
> Siuslaw Estuary Water Trail, OR
> Upper Sandy Basin Conservation & Rec, OR
> Upper Willamette River Water Trail, OR
> Warrenton Multi-use Trail, OR
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