On Nov 30, 7:33*am, jeff wrote:
economic realities and effective resource management realities often
conflict...and politicians are the worst managers of each. i personally
think the pendulum has swung wildly to policies of personal greed and
consumption in most of the southern coastal states. the outer banks and
barrier islands of virginia and the carolinas are unique and precious
resources that need protection from human over-development and
over-consumption. in north carolina, we have limited and managed vehicle
use on our beaches. i'm all for the appropriate management and
limitation of vehicular traffic on beaches. unmanaged, the fools ruin
the beaches for everyone, including those who responsibly travel on the
sand, and for the wildlife. *they four-wheel over dunes and sea oats.
they drive over nesting sites. *they disrupt and irreparably damage an
already fragile eco-system. *that said...weather and sea always have the
final say. *i am a proponent of no vehicles on fragile beaches and
barrier islands. hell, i'm a proponent of no vehicles on any beach.
that said...there are some areas and beaches that seem to tolerate the
use. *most of nc's core banks...a national seashore including cape
lookout...has a long history of managed beach vehicle use.

...and tom...how about getting the virginia fat cats focused on the
destructive commercial menhaden fishing up there! g

jeff

Here in the upper Great Lakes region the use of motorized recreational
vehicles on beaches (and in some {albeit too few} other sensitive
areas) is, for the most part, strictly prohibited.....especially on
publicly owned land.

Too little, too late.....of course.....but not a bad sop as such
things go.

As a joyous sometime user of motorized recreational vehicles, I can
only wish I had been an early investor in piano wire.

giles
and don't even get me started on commercial fishing.