http://www.wild.org/
So this group wants to create more and more wilderness. They are partnered with Habervision. Haber is also teamed with sledding groups and several other "Green Movement" type groups.
I would like to understand how a company can rely on the sledding market for income and then partner up with a group that can potentially destroy what we all love to do.
I understand the environment and I have nothing against mitigation and protection. My problem is this: Alot of these groups are so extreme that common sense eludes them 99% of the time. Ie, Aron Ralston. Have you ever hiked or hunted deep in the backcountry where sledders usually hang out in the winter? I have. I have found some signs but I swear that I have found more signs of man on the side where the tree hugging skiers and snowshoers play. I have found beer cans, cigarette and doob butts, granola and candy wrappers, tinfoil, bottles, clothing, etc. Occasionally on the sledder side I see a tree that fell victim to a sledder, still alive but missing a branch or two (weather does more damage than a sled) and sometimes a broken piece of hood or windshield. Do ATVs and dirtbikes tear up soil more? Yeah, but it'll grow back. A few years ago when they had a hippy convention up by Steamboat Lake, aerial photographs were taken before and after. The after shots were sickening, and the damage was done by 1000s of "peace loving" hippies tramping around in sandals. I laugh at peace loving, during that 2-3 week period more violent and drug/alcolhol related crimes were increased.
Not meant to bash Haber, but more wanting to know WTF?
So this group wants to create more and more wilderness. They are partnered with Habervision. Haber is also teamed with sledding groups and several other "Green Movement" type groups.
I would like to understand how a company can rely on the sledding market for income and then partner up with a group that can potentially destroy what we all love to do.
I understand the environment and I have nothing against mitigation and protection. My problem is this: Alot of these groups are so extreme that common sense eludes them 99% of the time. Ie, Aron Ralston. Have you ever hiked or hunted deep in the backcountry where sledders usually hang out in the winter? I have. I have found some signs but I swear that I have found more signs of man on the side where the tree hugging skiers and snowshoers play. I have found beer cans, cigarette and doob butts, granola and candy wrappers, tinfoil, bottles, clothing, etc. Occasionally on the sledder side I see a tree that fell victim to a sledder, still alive but missing a branch or two (weather does more damage than a sled) and sometimes a broken piece of hood or windshield. Do ATVs and dirtbikes tear up soil more? Yeah, but it'll grow back. A few years ago when they had a hippy convention up by Steamboat Lake, aerial photographs were taken before and after. The after shots were sickening, and the damage was done by 1000s of "peace loving" hippies tramping around in sandals. I laugh at peace loving, during that 2-3 week period more violent and drug/alcolhol related crimes were increased.
Not meant to bash Haber, but more wanting to know WTF?
