Wow! Way to go, Team Tilly!

Thank you for all of your hard work.

Amy


At 2:47 PM -0800 1/8/09, wayne naillon wrote:
>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....
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