WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
First, please write, call or e-mail our Georgia Federal and State elected officials and USFS management. Relay your outrage at the arbitrary and capricious decision by the Forest Service to severely limit trail riding in OUR national forests. (Need some help on what to say? Click here for examples)
Second, please donate , if you haven't already, to the BCHSG Legal Fund. The defense of our historical right to ride will be a long drawn out expensive ordeal within the USFS Appeal Process and the Federal court system. We must draw the line somewhere. From the responses we have received from you, I believe that we all support this action but we need your help!
Third, get the word out to your friends and other equestrian groups. Talk with saddle clubs. Recruit their members to join BCHNG or BCHSG. The larger our organization, the more influence we will have and the easier it becomes to communicate with each other. Visit tack shops, feed stores, and other businesses that rely on the horse industry. Explain that they stand to lose business if the FS decision stands and encourage them to join us with a business membership.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Senate
- Saxby Chambliss (R)
Address: 416 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
Telephone: 202-224-3521
Fax: 202-224-0103
E-mail: web form
- Johnny Isakson (R)
Address: 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
Telephone: 202-224-3643
Fax: 202-228-0724
E-mail: web form
Of these two Senators, Johnny Isakson is a co-sponsor of the "Right to Ride" bill. Although it hasn't make it to a vote yet, he is probably our best ally. The best approach is to send them an email, then follow that up with a phone call to the office.
House of Representatives
? Nathan Deal (R-09)
Address: 2133 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC 20515
Telephone: 202-225-5211
Fax: 202-225-8272
E-mail: web form
Nathan Deal has the 9th District, which includes the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Georgia State Officials
Governor Sonny Perdue
Office of the Governor, Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone : 404-656-1776
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form
Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone : 404-656-3645
Toll Free 1-800-282-5852
Email tirvin@agr.state.ga.us
United States Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service
This is the Regional Forester for the Southern Region, which includes the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests.
Charles L. Myers
Regional Forester
USDA Forest Service
Southern Region (R8)
1720 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30367
Phone (404) 34704178
Fax (404) 347-4821
Email clmyers@fs.fed.us
This is the 'acting" supervisor for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. He is currently the Deputy Supervisor for the Daniel Boone National Forest but is serving as the "acting supervisor" of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. If you wish to contact him, use his email address.
George M. Bain
Email gbain@fs.fed.us
LINKS TO HISTORY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Chattahochee-Oconee Land Management Plan of 2004 - See Chapter 2, Page 33 - FW127
The Entire Appeal Sent to the FS in the 2004 Appeal
US Forest Service Policy Regarding Horses in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests - Current information 2007