From the MAMA email list serv, please share widely.... Tomorrow, January 25, the 600-foot buffer zone that blocks public access to the Penokee Hills goes into effect. The new law gives G-Tac the ability to close off managed forest land to the public without paying back taxes--enjoyed by no other landowner in the state. They intend to use it to block scientists and the public from observing their exploratory drilling operations. Tomorrow there will likely be snowshoers accessing the beautiful, white-blanketed ridge in violation of the 600-foot rule passed by G-Tacs lapdogs. They may peacefully risk civil citation for trespassing, possibly arrest. If you are free and able to go this weekend or next, its a great opportunity to publicly challenge G-Tac and their mining activity in beautiful surroundings. (Note that you need not violate the law to visit the HELP camp or the Tyler Forks river; these are still legally open to the public, although the access roads to the ridge are not). To get there from Madison, take I-39 north to US 51, exit at Tomahawk onto US 8 west, in Prentice turn north on WI-13, in Mellen turn east on WI-77, and seven miles down at the large wooden Iron County Heritage Area sign turn right onto Moore Park Road. Go 1/2 mile down to the LCO HELP village on the right side of the road, where people will gather. The whole trip takes about 5 hours. If you plan to snowshoe into the hills, bring a cool head and a phone number to call in the unlikely but possible case of arrest.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 04:56:38 +0000
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