vagobbln Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hey guys and gals. Please take a moment to read the following e-mail, sent out by Dowd Bruton (NWTF Regional Biologist for my area) concerning the sale of PUBLIC LAND, currently managed by the TVA, for industrial and residential use. I'm sure everyone understands that things like this have repercussions way beyond the Tennessee Valley. If you can, please take a moment to send an email in opposition. Thanks. Mark Daniel vagobbln Chapter President Dogwood Chapter - NWTF Subject: TVA Land Use policy - -situation critical 26 Oct. 2006 Hi Guys, In August 2006 TVA held a public hearing on their land abuse policy which has up until now been to sell public land around its 49 reservoirs in the 7 state TVA region for industrial and residential use. The public and even the president of the US has said repeatedly no to use of the power of eminent domain for economic development. The results of the hearing were the same: only 2% of the public response favored selling public TVA lakeside land. Conservation groups like NWTF spoke loud and clear and TVA administrators and the TVA commented specifically about the effectiveness of NWTF. As a result, the TVA Board of Directors proposed a new policy sharply curtailing sales of TVA public lands and will vote whether to do that or not pending a 30 day public review period. I received word from a top TVA administrator who obviously wants a new policy limiting sales of public lands, that the conservation community better get out the responses because the developers have hired a powerful lobbyist to defeat it. Now I got a second call last night saying "where are your people - -we have heard practically nothing from NWTF, QU, DU, RMEF, etc. We must hear from them at the local regional and national level if we are to win this battle". I think some don't understand. Their letters of August don't count in this second "vote - -review process". We must be heard again if it is nothing more that to reaffirm what we said last time. I hope that significant numbers of chapters and individual from our region will respond - - - particularly from state, regional and national offices. I suggest something like this: Our organization is deeply concerned about the wise use and management of public lakeshore land managed by TVA. Our members use that land for outdoor recreation. We expect it to continue to be made available for this and future generations. We therefore support a new policy by the TVA Board of Directors that prohibits the sale or trade of all TVA public lands. Here is the address: Phone: toll free - 888-882 7675 for leaving a recorded message Fax 865-632-3146 Email [email protected] TVA Board of Directors 400 W. Summit Hill Dr. Knoxville Tn. 37902-3146 Such a message needs to be sent in immediately. The deadline is 3 November. At steak is 293,000 acres in 7 states. Please forward this to other sportsmen/conservation groups. Even though the majority of TVA land is located in other states besides VA, anytime NWTF volunteers can have their voices heard and help protect land that provides public hunting and recreation, we need to do so. Please take 2 minutes to call or to copy the following and paste to an e-mail and send to the following e-mail address: [email protected] ***Our organization is deeply concerned about the wise use and management of public lakeshore land managed by TVA. Our members use that land for outdoor recreation. We expect it to continue to be made available for this and future generations. We therefore support a new policy by the TVA Board of Directors that prohibits the sale or trade of all TVA public lands. Dowd Bruton, CWB NWTF Regional Biologist P.O. Box 184 Traphill, NC 28685 (336)957-5023 office (336)469-1061 cell (336)957-5024 FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vagobbln Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: Public Land Sale (*PLEASE READ*) Just wondering how many of you took the time to send a response? I find it curious that after 3 days this hasn't even warrented one comment (except from me). I'm not trying to be confrontational, but it's hard for me to believe you guys would be that apathetic about such an issue. You don't necessarily have to be a member of the NWTF, or any other conservation organization for that matter, to voice opposition to this. I realize many of you don't hunt public land (I don't either) and never will. Still the fact remains that many hunters do. Imagine your life long private hunting lease is being sold to a land developer. That's what's at stake here for some of our brothers in the hunting community. I took two minutes of my time to try to help them. Did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: Public Land Sale (*PLEASE READ*) email sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: Public Land Sale (*PLEASE READ*) Land in the western states is bought and sold every year. Sometimes other govt agencies buy it some times not. Next to the ranch we lease in Colo usd to be National forest and 1/2 is now BLM and the other half is private. Just deal with it is my best advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: Public Land Sale (*PLEASE READ*) [ QUOTE ] Land in the western states is bought and sold every year. Sometimes other govt agencies buy it some times not. Next to the ranch we lease in Colo usd to be National forest and 1/2 is now BLM and the other half is private. Just deal with it is my best advice. [/ QUOTE ] There is nothing wrong with wanting to be proactive to try and preserve something ... and this is his way of dealing with it ... On a side note a lot of ppl send the emails or respond differently on here then you would think ... just cause someone doesnt post doesn't mean they didnt do anything about it .. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagobbln Posted October 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Public Land Sale (*PLEASE READ*) [ QUOTE ] There is nothing wrong with wanting to be proactive to try and preserve something ... and this is his way of dealing with it ... On a side note a lot of ppl send the emails or respond differently on here then you would think ... just cause someone doesnt post doesn't mean they didnt do anything about it .. Steve [/ QUOTE ] Thank you Steve. Proactive is exactly what I'm trying to be. I've just never been one of those who wants to shove his hands in pockets and stand idly by while something is being taken away. If that's how some people want to "deal with it", so be it. Just don't say a word when Big Brother comes along and takes your hunting land. And, understood about how people respond. As I said, I just found it curious that no one even made a comment. Enough said. Hunt safe everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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