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Press RoomSALINAS RAMBLERS SPEARHEAD GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING EFFORT TO SAVE CLEAR CREEK
January 17th, 2005
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Salinas Ramblers Motorcycle Club representatives inform riders at Clear Creek to follow the rules and to Tread Lightly. Copy of "Save Clear Creek" bumper sticker is included in the bottom of the photo. Click image to enlarge.  Ed Tobin, spokesman for Salinas Ramblers Motorcycle Club, points out areas in Clear Creek that are currently threatened for closure by anti-access lawsuit. Click image to enlarge.  Ed Tobin presents Motion Pro's, Chris Carter, with the Hutzler Award at the AMA Dist. 36 Awards Banquet on Jan. 15 for his long time support of land-use including helping with the effort to save Clear Creek. Click image to enlarge. BRC, along with several OHV advocacy groups, is closely monitoring a lawsuit filed by anti-access groups designed to severely restrict OHV recreation at the CCMA. The CCMA is home to many events including the SRMC-sponsored and American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned Quicksilver National Enduro, as well as the Molina Ghost Run sponsored by the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs. The Center for Biological Diversity and the California Native Plant Society filed suit on November 9, 2004 based on claims the BLM has failed to fully comply with the Endangered Species Act in protecting the San Benito Evening Primrose. Ed Tobin, spokesman for the Salinas Ramblers, said, "One key element of the fund raising effort is the sale of 'Save Clear Creek' bumper stickers, an idea originated by AMA District 36 member Justin Hensley. To date, these sales have generated close to $5,000 dollars. We also have about 20 motorcycle industry retailers selling bumper stickers now, from Salinas to San Jose to Fresno, and we are excited to announce that Cycle Gear has recently agreed to sell the stickers through their Northern California stores. The sticker sales complement independent donations made by hundreds of individuals and organizations, like Honda Peninsula (Sunnyvale) that recently donated over $1,000 dollars. A key partner in the fund raising effort has been the Timekeepers Motorcycle Club. They sold bumper stickers at their fall hare scrambles event, helped finance a fund raising letter mailing, helped with a fencing project to protect then endangered plant and regularly help greet riders visiting Clear Creek " "Outreach to riders not affiliated with a club is also an important component of the fund raising effort. We have off-roaders at the Clear Creek main entrance every weekend handing out flyers explaining the current legal situation, and educating riders how to tread lightly while in Clear Creek." Tobin states. Don Amador, western representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, said, "Shutting down trails and riding areas hurts everybody. I commend the efforts of SRMC and others for their commitment to help raise funds for this battle." Links: http://salinasramblersmc.org/clearcreek.htm http://www.cyclegear.com/ http://www.hondapeninsula.com/default.asp ### The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible use of public and private lands, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,100 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. http://www.sharetrails.org |