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You have to look at the context. Bob was inaccurately and vaguely claiming I had a beef with "lawmakers." The CMP is not a law. It's a set of regulations.

When I was a little kid, growing up in San Antonio, I had illusions of possibly finding buried treasure. My brother and I concocted all kinds of reasons to think that this or that spot might be a good place to dig. We had shovels, a pickax, a post hole digger and whatever else, and really put in...

You know how to do research. This has nothing to do with lawmakers. Do some investigation.

For example, the Pinelands Commission doesn't have any "new powers to close roads." It merely has, and has had, from the beginning, the regulatory authority to, shall we say, legally restrict motorized activities in the Pinelands. But, as discussed above, the Commission was never granted...

I don't see anything wrong with it. The only problem is that it isn't being enforced.

It's not my list. It's right out of the CMP.

This is not updated regulations. It's a guidance document summarizing existing regulations.

I think the point of discussing anything (especially in a "forum") is try to reach better understanding of the topic. There's a lot of angles to this topic, and a lot of misunderstanding, much of it generated by a lack of knowledge, such as the knowledge I am trying to acquire specific to the...

That’s good to hear. What I would like to do is investigate, with you and anyone else who may want to engage in rational discourse about this matter, what might be the legitimate constraints on motorized traffic in the Pinelands. Somewhere between totally unrestrained access and totally...

I'm not sure that's what you meant to write. You endorse lawlessness?

We live in the age of widespread dis-information and the celebration of lawlessness. Only time will tell if truth and lawfulness will win.

Here's an example of a rare plant species, known from only a few locations, any of which, if adversely impacted by illegal ORVs, would rate as catastrophic, in my estimate: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/rhexia-aristosa-awned-meadow-beauty.pdf

I think the cumulative effects of all the illegal traffic in the Pine Barrens is catastrophic. If a pine snake nest here or there got destroyed every once in a while, I certainly wouldn't call that a catastrophe. Or if only a pond or two, with its associated wildlife community got trashed here...

I agree, except that I don't think we need to conclude that it will never stop. Better police presence, better equipped police, and police who are committed to effective enforcement would go a long ways toward resolving the problem. One thing you and I might agree on (I think) is that if we...

Yes, if we could get effective enforcement, although the problem would not be entirely resolved, but it could become manageable. But two things are needed in order to get effective enforcement. One is adequate resources for law enforcement. They need more personnel and more vehicles, cameras...

I’ll find as many studies as I can, specific to impacts of illegal ORV activity in the Pine Barrens, if you’re sincerely interested, some of which are listed below. But I think it’s important to notice that if something is generally true of roads and trails and motorized traffic effects on...

Bob, I don't understand that first sentence. The second one is a baseless conspiracy theory, demonstrating that you don't know what you're talking about, so you're just coming up with creative fictions. The third sentence is utterly false and comically pretentious. It implies that you know more...

As I have said before (and it's not just me saying this--the scientific literature is what counts)--legal roads and all forms of motorized traffic impose a catastrophic impact on ecological communities. Your personal observations are merely anecdotal accounts. Just because you see "very little...

I'm not a qualified biologist. I have no formal training as a biologist. So, no, it has nothing to do with opening any door for me to close any road I want closed. I have no authority whatsoever to close any roads. I have the exact same influence you have. I'm a private citizen trying to get my...

I have not heard of anyone or any organization advocating for such closures. Have you?