I think mountain bikes should not be allowed in wilderness areas. Backcountry biking damages the land. One reason is that bikers veer off of the trail just to keep from crashing, because they ride too fast. All mountain bikes belong on roads not on wilderness trails. Another example is when they ride on wilderness trails they can startle wildlife. Mountain bikers endanger horse-packers and hikers. Mountain bikers do not want to upset political alliances. Some mountain bikers think they should work on negotiating. Also, bikers prefer to move the boundaries to allow bikes on trails. Bikers will alter the character of those spaces. The Wilderness Act restricts the use of mechanical transport. Ten to twelve percent of all United States lands are
With the Forest Act many other acts protecting the Earth’s resources sprung up as well. All of the acts that were passed restricted important resources from being wasted and blatantly used for company production areas. These acts, enlisted in terms of the government, would allow the president to choose areas in which resources could always exist and couldn’t be overused. The areas chosen would include places with plentiful natural assets and a large range of land. This early protection against the act of overharvesting, lead to people being able to
During this time, railroads were improving and growing as a means of common transportation. 10 years before the Homestead Act was approved, about 128 million acres of land were already reserved and granted to the government for railroad construction (Anna Khomina). Migrators were issued plots around railroads in order to continue funding as well as create job opportunities in construction and regulation. As the western frontier widened, and eventually disappeared, proposals for a transcontinental railroad began to arise. In 1862, Congress answered the people’s demands and passed the Pacific Railroad Act; with this, railroads would be connected across the nation, from California all the way to New England (http://law.jrank.org/pages/8984/Pacific-Railroad-Act.html). This intrigued western habitants because it allowed for easy transportation of goods in the newly growing corporations and businesses. The government was not the only driving force for Western settlers; many found individual factors that sparked their new
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to promote westward migration within the United States of America. By examining the jarring environmental conditions present throughout the Great Plain region and the duplicitous state
the forest management act was olglenl called The Forest Service Organic Administration Act of 1897 provided the main statutory basis for the management of forest reserves in the United States, hence the commonly used term "Organic Act". The legislation's formal title is the Sundry Civil Appropriations Act of 1897, which was signed into law on June 4, 1897, by President William McKinley.This law was the first step toward legislation concerning the management, protection and care of the nation's forest reserves. Its features include:It specified the purpose for establishing reserves as well as the administration and protection.It granted the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior the authority in rule-making and regulations
The laws on having exotic animals is a very controversial topic. Most people think that there should be stricter laws on the care and keeping of exotic animals. Two articles that talk about this issue are “State leaders say lion, tiger owners need more rules than the law of the jungle,” (Newsela) and “Ohio exotic animals band to fix ‘entirely unacceptable’ lack of laws.” (Huffington Post) Both articles say, for various reasons, that there should be more laws on exotic animals.
This rapid expansion of the west resulted in the destruction of wildlife as Americans pillaged the frontier for mineral and wood resources. Theodore himself was a huntsman, rancher, and enthusiast of nature, so the destruction of the land appalled him. In response to the destruction of the environment, the Newlands Act of 1902 was passed which authorized Washington to “collect money from the sale of public lands in the sun-baked western states and then use these funds for the development of irrigation projects”(Bailey, Kennedy and Cohen). As a result of this act being passed, dozens of dams were built across the western frontier within the upcoming decades. Furthermore, Roosevelt also set aside 125 million acres of land to preserve the nation’s forests.
This country cannot work without mutual understanding and respect between the american people and the government. Listening to various ideals is part of the communication process and those who don’t support the protection of wilderness are choosing to stick with not supporting any bills that deal with the protection of the land. In the essay “Finding Common Ground on Protecting Montana Wilderness,” Rick Bass, an experienced author, advocate and resident of the Yaak Valley, states his views on the matter of protecting the wild lands from the timber industry and other members of the opposition while at the same time respecting their views.
Would you like to have the US drill near your community? The United States is planning to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) located in Alaska. Being a US citizen I believe we should not drill for oil in Alaska because it would affect the economy, the environment, and the Alaskans. Drilling for oil in ANWR can be beneficial in some ways, but this is why it is unreliable.
Furthermore, a vast majority of preventions should be evaluated to all the students on campus so they have protection. From the statistics and interviewers explaining their stories from The Hunting Ground, it is certain that many of the victims were not equipped with any kind of prevention to save them from being assaulted. If groups of students have fundraisers to make money so that they can afford to disperse preventions to students on campus, everyone will have some kind of protection, even if they will never be a victim in a situation. While some colleges would refer to this as a lot of money for something that does not happen frequently, it puts all students in protection, and they will have something to keep them protected. If there is
During the time, Northern Europeans settled in Prairies. The federal government encourage by creating the “Homestead Act”, an act to allow any American or freed slave to have their own property; such as 160 acres of land. In common to the Railroads, it helped provide many people jobs and brought civilization to many areas that were abandoned before. As the railroads linked together from East to West, people also shipped out raw materials, and goods to other states. Many challenges affected families on the Great Plains such as, protecting the crops against Cattle herds; many farmers try to avoid them getting near the crops so it won’t be eaten, or can develop a form of disease. Also, dry seasons: which can convert the land into a dry desert;
Almost everyone enjoys taking a bicycle ride on a beautiful summer day. Many towns have wisely spent their money on building a bike trail. Mt. Pleasant, the town I live in, has never had a bike trail that I can remember of until recently. The town constructed a historical trail approximately fourteen miles long called the Coke and Coal Trail. Although it is a very grand trail already, it is still only new. The serious issue at hand is the many problems that action has not been taken on such as dangerous fallen foliage on the track, flooding issues, lack of monuments, and the violations of motorized vehicles prohibited, as well as insufficient numbers of volunteers and donations. Throughout
The Taylor Grazing Act was passed in 1934, signed by President Roosevelt, it was created to stop overuse of certain public lands from grazing livestock (BLM, 2011). These lands were obtained by the US from other nations and Indian tribes (Sneed, 2014). The Taylor Grazing Act was combined with the General land office under the new heading of the Bureau of Land Management or BLM, in 1946. The Taylor Grazing Act was pre-empted by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act or FLPM, in 1976. 155 million acres are available for livestock grazing in the West, including California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming, which includes the area claimed by the Bundy’s (Sneed). The FLPMA was put in place to manage the BLM administered lands. With the implementation came changes regarding how leases/permits were managed. The FLPMA implemented a selective management policy and thhe BLM’s objective is to ensure the health and productivity of the public lands.
Motorcyclists notice the road and the world differently than those not a part of the motorcycle society. All of us have a universal role in mind of getting from point A to point B but in an enjoyable, quick, and adventurous way. Having a different way of communicating with each other and seeing the road different than anyone else makes us unique and also having a sense of being a family. Sharing a sense of attention to detail while on the road, trying to avoid those distracted drivers or obstacles on the roadway, something no car driver will understand. Anybody is capable of being a member of the motorcycle community. While an affiliate with the motorcyclist community you will notice a sense of unison as a whole and a different method of communicating
Many people think that all mountain bikes are a like. That is not true. You can get a wide variety of mountain bikes and they each have different type of frame. The frame will differ depending on how the bike will be used. If the bike is for riding on the road then it will have different requirements than going cross-country.
Bikers are strange. They are tough, frightening, and sometimes a little crazy, but coming from a biker, I can tell you: they are crazy in a completely sane way. The bond bikers share is a strong one. Bikers are brothers, and it does not take much to create this bond. Strangers can become friends overnight with the sole commonality of riding. Your background, your history, your beliefs, none of it matters to them. What truly matters to them is whether or not you ride. Obviously, I do not mean one of those biker gangs who have terrorized the community; I am referring to anyone who may ride, it could be Mary Sue, who rides her little scooter to Sunday pottery class or Big John, who rides “The Hog” across the country- among all of us, for inexplicable reasons, we share a bond.