Great job Wayne. You really are the Tillamuck Man!

Thanks to you and Ryan K for your time and hard work. I look forward to riding
the section one day.Fred



To: pumpclub@...: tillamuckman2000@...: Thu, 8 Jan
2009 14:47:12 -0800Subject: [pumpclub] Extremely Positive response to PUMP's
request at the Board of Forestry Mtg...



PUMP members. This rider testified before the Board of Forestry in Salem
yesterday on behalf of PUMP. I did not think I would be put on the agenda for
public comments due to the huge number of requests to testify yesterday from big
timber and other organizations. But the gatekeeper at the front door said, "Your
Wayne Naillon, I have seen your name everywhere for the last 9 years, you will
get to speak". I put in writing the ideas of Ryan Kilgren, Fred McGregor, and
myself (Team Tilly or Tillamook Forest reps);on one page of paper and attatched
it to the grant written by Randy Peterson from the Oregon Dept of Forestry.
This was given to all the Board members and the NorthWest Area Director =Mike
Boredelon. They got this before my testimony. The grant was given to ODF to hire
a professional trail builder for a section of trail from Elk Creek TH going
towards the summit. This will be a new segment of the Wilson River Trail. ODF
took back the monies dedicated for the "match" part to the grant since the grant
was written. Therefore, Randy Peterson from ODF has been afraid that the project
would be cancelled. Ryan and I just feel strongly that this is just not
acceptable. Ryan had the brillant idea of using South Fork inmate trail time and
volunteer trail constructors time for the match part of the grant. This idea
was verbalized by me to the Board and ODF on behalf of Team Tilly and PUMP. The
new Board Chair is a cyclist, head of the World Forestry Ctr, and the President
of Cycle Oregon. His name is Larry Blackwell. He interupted my presentation and
said " Give Randy Peterson my name and number and I will use Cycle O Community
Funds for the match monies". The North West Area Director of the Oregon
Department of Forestry also joined me at the public comment microphone half way
through my plea. Mike Bordelon said he would also help us fulfill this grant.
Mike is charge of the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests which represent about
80% of all the state forest lands. It was an overwhelmingly positive response
to PUMP's advocacy to continue building the WRT towards Mtn Bike Area I, the
Storey Burn Trail. This will connect all the trails at the summit of Highway 6
to the WRT trail. Connecting what will be an extensive network of trails. ODF
and the Board are supporting our request despite a mandate to cut ODF's budget.
The trail never ends....[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





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