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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Mike Vandeman [mailto:mjvande@pacbell.net] <br>Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 10:02 AM<br>To: Recipient list suppressed:<br>Subject: Invasive Plants (and Invasive Mountain bikers) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: "Monica Craver" <<a href="mailto:mecraver@shaw.ca">mecraver@shaw.ca</a>><br>Subject: Invasive Plants (and Invasive Mountain bikers)<br>Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 17:33:34 -0800<br><br>Mainly an invasive species article... but a lot can apply to the damage mountain biking/off-road vehicles does to the natural environment. Mountain biking took a real foothold 20+ years ago, and travel further into the back country, etc. No wonder there is such a spread of non-native plants, etc. Horses and hikers don't travel as far, but 1998 started seeing the rise of mountain biking in our natural areas and parks...<br><br><a href="http://www.ktvz.com/news/state-grants-to-fund-co-invasive-weed-programs/710747690">http://www.ktvz.com/news/state-grants-to-fund-co-invasive-weed-programs/710747690</a> <br><br>Excerpt from the article...<br><br>"Infestations can and do spread to many different places and as a result of multiple kinds of activities, including <u>motorized travel</u>, horse riding, mountain biking, hiking, and even in the fur of dogs.<br><br>Despite aggressive treatment, invasive infestations across National Forest System lands in Central Oregon have <u>increased by more than 500 percent over the last 20 years</u>, from <u>2,200 acres during a 1998 mapping to 14,500 acres during a 2012 mapping</u>.<br><br>Invasive plants<i> (add: Mountain bikers/ORV's)</i> increase fire hazards, degrade fish and wildlife habitat, displace native plants, impair water quality, and even degrade scenic beauty and recreational opportunities. They also reduce forage opportunities for livestock and wildlife."<br>(Everyone ignores the damage mountain bikes and other off road vehicles do to the natural environment....)<br>*************************************************<br>"Nature, Art, and Poetry... <br>I love all three in Creativity! <br>That should be enough for me..."<br><a href="http://www.mocragifts.com">http://www.mocragifts.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>--</span></b> <br><br>I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help?<br>(I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)<br><br>Wildlife <u>must</u> be given top priority, because they can't protect themselves from us.<br><br>Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!<br><br><a href="http://mjvande.info/">http://mjvande.info</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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