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Articles
- "Learning to Climb" - an OMA member shares his experiences
- GPS - US ends intentional signal degradation
- The USFS citation of an OMA volunteer leader
Accidents
Our Accidents page now has a the table with links to accident reports.
Rescue
Our Rescue page now has all articles we've posted and archived related to this topic.
Fees
Fee-demo becomes the permanent RAT - here's how
Most of the following relates to the old fee-demo, which has now been replaced by the Recreation Access Tax, or RAT. For the most up-to-date information, and a lot more of it, check out the links.
Organizations and Websites on This Issue
- Wild Wilderness
- Western Slope No Fee Coalition
- Free our Forests
- New England Public Forests Advocates
Where the Money Really Goes
- Pass fails to make promised 80% return to local forests
- Harrassment of those perceived to threaten private-sector interests of USFS employees
Your options
Challenges - When people don't pay
- Forest Service Loses Expensive Case in AZ
- USA (YOU!) vs. Robert W. Bartsch - Case Dropped
- The Law at 10,000 Ft (Letter - Cited on Shasta)
- Larry Auxter cited, USFS drops case
- Trial Set - Article, Mt Shasta Herald
- Case Dismissed - USFS Letter,
- Case Dismissed - Article, Mt Shasta Herald
- Case Still Under Review - Article, Mt Shasta Herald
- Fiasco Fizzles - Article, San Francisco Examiner