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The purpose of the Mile Hi Jeep Club of Colorado is to unite adventure loving people in worthwhile 4-wheel drive activities; to educate its members in the proper manner of all road driving; to protect and preserve the natural beauty and terrain; to participate, on a voluntary basis, in search and rescue and other humanitarian missions as the community needs; to share good fellowship while operating our vehicles in a manner so as to preserve and protect our land for all generations; and to extend the courtesy of the open road to all.
OUR PURPOSE
PATROL WEB SITES
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FEATURED PATROL THIS MONTH!
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LAND USE HOT TOPICS
Our patrol is dedicated to having a blast doing the Jeep thing. We welcome all those that come along on our trail rides. We like to do all types of trails, from very difficult to moderate. We hold monthly patrol meetings on the 2nd Sunday of each month at patrol member's homes to plan next months trail rides. We do, at a minimum, one trail a month. We make it a point that every vehicle that goes out, comes back. Our patrol is not just limited to Jeeps, if it's ready, let's GO.
NEWS AND EVENTS
- Our next Parent Club meeting will be February 16th.
- Membership has its advantages! Click here to see some of the tangible advantages of joining the Mile-Hi Jeep Club of Colorado!
- The January issue of “Jeepers in the News” is now available for viewing and download.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul Turcke (208) 331-1800
Date: January 19, 2012
Yet Another Lawsuit Threatens Colorado Trail Access - Recreation Groups Respond
DENVER, CO (January 19)--Recreation advocates today filed papers to join a lawsuit about motorized vehicle access to the Rico-West Dolores area in southwest Colorado managed by the San Juan National Forest. The lawsuit, filed in December 2011 by the Colorado Chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, seeks to have specific trails declared off limits to motorized use. The Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO), Trails Preservation Alliance, San Juan Trail Riders, Public Access Preservation Association and BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) today filed a motion to intervene and attain formal party status in the case. The Colorado groups and the BlueRibbon Coalition have previously worked together in responding to similar threats in Colorado and Utah. Collectively, the Recreation Groups have defended recreational access in dozens of lawsuits filed by preservationists across the country.
"We have attempted to form meaningful partnerships with diverse interests, including the hunting and angling community. Active, effective management should be our common goal, not courtroom posturing," said John Bongiovanni, a COHVCO Director.
The lawsuit is in its initial stages. The Forest Service's answer is due on February 7, 2012. The schedule for presenting the merits of the case has not yet been established.
Safeguard the Recreational Trails Program
Help Protect the Recreational Trails Program
Tell your Representative to NOT Support the Bucshon Legislation
Representative Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8th) will be introducing legislation to amend the upcoming national transportation bill that would allow Governors to take Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds away, along with other critical transportation dollars.
This bill would allow Governors to declare a "transportation facility" to be in a state of emergency and subsequently use all of its state highway funds for that project. This would allow Governors to de-fund nearly the entire Federal-Aid Highway program at their own discretion. Not only the RTP, but the full Surface Transportation Program is directly threatened.
RTP is a "user-pay/user-benefit" program created to return a modest portion of the fuel taxes paid by off-highway vehicle owners to state trails programs. This program is a benefit to recreationists who use the trails system. RTP is also responsible for only 0.2 percent of the overall funding of the highway program.
In an article in the American Motorcyclist magazine by AMA President and CEO, Rob Dingman, he stated, "If a user fee is diverted away from its intended purpose it becomes a tax increase on that user."
Please contact your Representative and tell them to NOT support Rep. Bucshon's legislation to amend the highway bill. This bill would allow Governors to de-fund almost the full highway program in their state with minimal justification.
The best way to contact your Representative is through e-mail. Follow the take action link below to get a message to your Representative today. Go to the bottom of that link to compose/send your letters.
Colorado's representatives can be found at this link - Colorado's congressional delegates
New Parent Club Meeting Format
for 2011!
Our parent club meeting formats will change for 2011. Each will begin with a short business meeting as mandated by our by-laws. Afterward we will have a product showcase by a local vendor or shop and a land use update by one of the many land use organizations. Come and check out our new format for 2011!
