[pct-l] PCTA reviews proposed federal land sale

[gobig2006 at gmail.com (Robert Francisco)]

Tortoise,

Great minds.......The PCTA is currently working on one such deal and others
will likely follow.  That said, from the little I understand it is
ridiculously complicated even when everyone thinks it is a smart idea.

go-BIG

On 3/16/06, Tortoise <Tortoise73@charter.net> wrote:
>
> Just an idea that hopefully someone else has already implemented.
>
> But could some of the land to be sold be traded for needed PCT land and
> maybe get around some of the stinginess in Washington DC?
>
> ----------
> Tortoise
>
> I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
> Using Mozilla Thunderbird  http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>
> Robert Francisco wrote:
> > I had an opportunity to talk with Mike Dawson (PCTA, Trail Operations
> > Director) yesterday regarding the proposed federal land sale that is
> part of
> > the rural school initiative proposed by the Bush administration.  Mike
> has
> > reviewed the trail in comparison to the lands proposed for sale.
> > Incredibly,  two parcels included on the proposed sales list include
> > sections of the PCT.  The good news is that when the PCTA expressed a
> > concern both the USDA Forest Service and representatives from the
> > Administration indicated that it was/is not their intent to include any
> > National Scenic or Historic Trails, and if they did it was/is an
> oversight
> > that will be corrected.  Additionally  during our "Hike the Hill"
> advocacy
> > week, several members of Congress indicated their willingness to
> intervene
> > if this is not resolved to the benefit of the PCT.
> >
> >
> >
> > At this point I am confident that the PCT will not be directly impacted
> by
> > this proposal. As other information becomes available, I will try to
> keep
> > you posted.  That is until I attempt a thru-hiking starting in April.
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert Francisco   A.K.A  go-BIG
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