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Nature Conservancy At It's Best

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:18 pm
by Grumpy
13 MILLION in PUBLIC funds!!!




Thursday, August 26, 2010
Loss of Freedom at Independence Lake - A Sierra Tragedy


The Recreation HQ has mostly focused on the current battle to protect historic access to motorized trails on public lands. Those efforts include; TMR, Obamuments, eco-lawsuits, and new Wilderness or other restrictive land proposals.

Today, HQ wants to direct your attention to a small albeit important water-based access fight currently taking place at Independence Lake near the Little Truckee Summit OHV/OSV staging area.

Aug. 25 Article on Lake Fight
http://www.sierracountyprospect.com/Tired_of_TNC.html

This hugely popular lake was managed by Sierra Pacific Power and was open for use by campers, power boaters, fisherman, and the general public. Recently, The Nature Conservancy “boughtâ€