A New Rule Balances Wildlife and Off-Road-Vehicle Use on a North Carolina Beach
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“The folks that use ORVs in
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2012/06/17 - 9:20am.
“The folks that use ORVs in Cape Hatteras are only about two percent of the people that visit the seashore.” – Audubon, Heather Starck
Where did Audubon get this number? I think this number is grossly inaccurate.
Much of this piece is full of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 7:54pm.
Much of this piece is full of half-truths and full on mischaracterizations. You of course have every right to publish whatever you wish. I am concerned however, that you are intentionally using tactics to mislead your donors and court potential donors, many of whom may not be familiar with the area, it's precious resources (both natural and man-made), it's stark beauty, and it's geography. I would do anything to protect this area and it's resources, it is my heaven on earth. The vast majority of locals, visitors, and even ORV users would do the same...and many have.
Death of a community
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 7:25pm.
If the percentages in this article were correct, there would not be such an obvious decline in the economy of the island. Countless businesses have been forced to lay off employees or close entirely. Many have lost their homes to foreclosure. Also, let's look at the countless animals that have been intentionally killed by the NPS. Raccoons, foxes, rabbits, and even cats and dogs have all been either shot or died in traps. There are traps set at the edge of waterways close enough that animals have drowned when they got stuck trying to get a drink of water. I consider myself an avid animal lover, but what they are doing down there is a serious injustice. I'd also like to point out that i live in nj. There are plovers on our beaches. However, i don't see anyone trying to close our boardwalks and beaches. Because they know they wouldn't win. Instead, they found a quiet fishing community that they knew didn't have deep pockets and they knew they could push around in the judicial system.
Just visited Assateague today
Submitted by Nature loving pedestrian (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 8:32pm.
Just visited Assateague today and it was glorious... got to walk for a solid 2 hours in one direction viewing the plovers, oyster catchers, osprey, terns and horses! the beach was open to pedestrians all the way to the inlet..... the bird nesting area is closed off and everyone walking was respecting it and we live in coexistence with nature , at least on the north end of Assateague.
I agree that the killing off of all those creatures in CHatteras ( don't forget those adorable nutria) is atrocious.
I also frequent NJ beaches and love that pedestrians are allowed to walk the beaches and actually view the nesting birds!!!!
Excellent article
Submitted by Dennis (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 7:03pm.
Anna,
You are getting the idea on how the open access ORV cartel operates at Cape Hatteras National Seashore from the response to your article and the pro ORV open access blog in Hatteras Island. They thrive on personal attacks and uninformed emotion. Even one of the Dare County Board of Commissioners in a ploy for votes has presented a shameful personal attack on members of environmental groups.
It is interesting that the pro ORV open access groups refused to comment when you invited their opinion are now the same members want to dispute your comments. One of the rallying cries of these groups is that they want "reasonable ORV access" but they never seem to explain the specifics of what they considerable reasonable access.
For some of the pro ORV access people it is not a matter of access, it is a matter of hate for environmental groups and the National Park Service and that thought is readily apparent at Hatteras Island with nails being put in an environmentalist driveway, "wanted" posters for environmentalists placed in various locations, signs posted in some businesses banning National Park Service employees and harassment of environmentalists and NPS personnel and their families. It is regretable that these types of actions actually add to loss of retail business on Hatteras Island.
This coming Tuesday, June 19 there will be a Congressional vote on a bill that could override years of effort by the National Park Service for a balance of man and nature at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and it is my hope that Congress will not be swayed by people who seek their own personal self interests vs the well being of threatened and endangered shore birds and sea turtles.
Correction
Submitted by Barbara (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 4:49pm.
"This is probably the most
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2012/06/15 - 10:25am.
This is probably the most absurd statement I've ever read. Nothing presented by Barbara is factual."
The information I presented came directly from the NPS Resource Reports. If they are not factual, it is the fault of the NPS staff. Interesting that this response was placed out of chronological order. Hmmm.
Deliberately
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2012/06/27 - 10:22pm.
Deliberately mischaracterizing the NPSs' reports is not being factual. It is telling lies.
Cape Hatteras
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 2:57pm.
Thank you, Audubon! I have lived on Hatteras Island for over 30 years. I have watched the Pro-ORV side lie, lie again, and then bully anyone who dares to be against their side. Anywhere else these people would be considered candidates for the psych wards, but here it is accepted. Please continue to fight for the restrictions to helps nature prevail over these greedy bullies. They claim that you and SELC are full of lies when it is they, in fact, who have had their leaders lie to them. And instead of blaming their own leaders for accepting the consent decree- they lied to their followers. They don't yet realize that the reason no one listens to them off the island, except for a few mis-led NCBBA folks, is because They are the side with false science and lies.
Cape pointer, How many of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2012/06/16 - 2:53pm.
Cape pointer, How many of those 31.8 miles of open beach can you actually access?
do you use a parachute ?
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...or more accurately Audubon
...or more accurately Audubon used the law to "bully" the NPS into compliance after decades of the ORV advocates bullying the NPS into relaxed and nonexistent regulating of ORVs on the seashore. After decades of ORV advocates managing the seashore by political power - getting superintendents removed, getting natural resource and law enforcement personnel reassigned or removed from Buxton, telling the NPS where there should or should not be protective closures etc, etc.