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1. Pro-Recreation Contribution from 4X4 Users in Idaho 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - Each year more people learn how to customize their Jeeps, Toyotas, Broncos, and more to climb rocks, cut through snow, or just explore our scenic Forest Service roads. Each year the local clubs find ways to educate and organize their members... More

2. IDAHO STATE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-California) has allowed a ban on the sale of all children’s off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to move forward... More

3. "No on Big Spending Lands Bill." 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo... More

4. GAS TAX: It's time for a refund (Editorial) 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - cdapress. com/articles/2009/05/29/editorials/letters/letter06... More

5. Gas tax grab raises ire 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - spokesman. com/stories/2009/jun/06/gas-tax-grab-raises-ire/"> Click here to read Article

Tom Crimmins, is an ATV rider and snowmobiler active in trail issues... More

6. Roads deal could 'gut' Idaho Recreation 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - idahostatesman. com/localnews/story/807717... More

7. Campaign launches to save snowmobile program 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - islandparknews. com/atf... More

8. Idaho Statesman Editorial--June 23, 2009 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - idahostatesman. com
Our View
GAS TAXES ~ AND RECREATION
SPENDING TAXES ON TRAILS, Too

It may have ended the 2009 legislative session – but the last minute transportation funding “deal” didn’t deal with much of anything... More

9. Give Us Back Our Gas Tax!--SIGN PETITION HERE!!!! 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - jpg">

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10. Idaho lawmakers: Restore trail funds 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - prnewswire. com/rs/display... More

11. 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - O. Box 6407 • BOISE, ID 83707 • 208-342-5402 • Fax: 208-342-0844 10/07/2009 Idaho Press Tribune, Wednesday, Oct... More

12. Idaho Recreation Council Forum (Discussion Board) 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - org/idrcforum/index. php "> IRC Forum ... More

13. Open letter to the Legislative Commttee From Sandra Mitchell of IRC concerning the Gax Tax 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - If we have come across as too strident or too insistent it is because the loss of the OHV gas tax cuts right to the heart of the recreation program in Idaho. It is a program that has worked admirably for decades and is enthusiastically supported by the over 274,000 owners of registered boats, atvs, snowmobiles, and dirt motorcycles... More

14. Environmental litigation gravy train 7/29/2010 12:00 AM -

• Between 2000 and 2009, Forest Guardians (now known as WildEarth Guardians) filed at least 180 lawsuits in the federal district courts and at least 61 appeals in the federal appellate courts.

• Between 2000 and 2009, Center for Biological Diversity ("CBD") filed at least 409 lawsuits in the federal district courts and at least 165 appeals in the federal appellate courts... More

15. NOHVCC CREATES VIDEOS TO HELP RIDERS PROTECT TRAILS 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - , U. S... More

16. Editorial By Sandra 7/29/2010 12:00 AM -

So what are the facts? To start with, the decision to close Dworshak Park in September 2009 was made by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) Board. It was the result of a required holdback based on projected income shortfall... More

17. A COMPARISON-2009 House CIEDRA VS 2010 SENATE CIEDRA 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - id-rc. org/images/compare... More

18. Boulder White Cloud Mountains Wilderness Bill 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - The proof that their use has not negatively impacted the resources is that this area still qualifies for wilderness. It is still described as ‘pristine’ a place where one can escape “the hustle and bustle of the rest of the world to find yourself... More

19. Is Wilderness the Answer--Is Less Access Better? 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - Almost 5 million acres have been set aside in Idaho to assure us an enduring resource of wilderness, places in which the forces of nature prevail, where man is a visitor who does not remain and his works are substantially unnoticeable.

The drive for more Idaho wildernesses continues with another wilderness bills being considered in Congress this session... More

20. FLORIDA’S BOULDER WHITE CLOUDS WILDERNESS BILL 7/29/2010 12:00 AM -

A letter we received from Jack Moller illustrates what we have been saying. His credentials are impressive including past Vice Chair of Florida’s Acquisition and Restoration Council, Board member of the Florida Wildlife Federation and many more too numerous to list here... More

21. Thoughts and Opinions about the Boulder White Cloud Wilderness bill 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - It provides us with a place to get back to our roots, face nature on its own terms. It also provides opportunities for scientists to evaluate from where we have come—it’s a scientific baseline... More

22. 2010 Version of CIEDRA 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - id-rc. org/images/CIEDRA... More

23. Governor Otter to Idaho County Commision 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - id-rc. org/images/OttertoIdahoCounty... More

24. Leave the White Clouds alone 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - id-rc. org/images/LeaveWhiteCloudsalone... More

25. Governor Otters letter to the Idaho Senators concerning CIEDRA 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - id-rc. org/images/OttertoSenate... More

26. IRC's testimony to Senators concerning CIEDRA 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - sharetrails. org/uploads/ciedra/CIEDRA%20S-3294%20Bill%20Dart%20Testimony%20In%20Opposition-Final... More

27. Sportmans Invite 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - We need to support our friend!

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