Re: [Paddlewise] public access (was Saturation Point)

At 04:23 PM 9/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I just had to do a subject change...
>
>On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Luke Hoffman wrote:
>> >On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Shawn W. Baker wrote:
>> >
>> >> Perhaps an organization could be set up to purchase private land as it
>> >> comes up for sale, subdivide off the near-beach portion, and sell the
>> >> remaining land to another private landowner, with the understanding that
>> >> the foreshore area is to be accessible to the public, but they're
>> >> permitted (as public citizens) to utilize it too.
>> >
>> The Nature Conservancy (http://www.tnc.org/ ) does a lot of this kind of
>> thing.  But they're not specific to waterfront land.
>
>I was thinking more of a group that goes after public access.  Buy the 
>access (or beach), and resell the rest of the parcel.  
>
>Around here it varies highly by town what the public access is.  The 
>town I live in doesn't officially have any public access, that I know 
>of, to ponds, rivers, or lakes.
>
It's interesting how access varies.  Around here, North Alabama, access is
basically not an issue unless you want to paddle some of the smaller
streams. There's a (blessedly jet ski free) national wildlife refuge close
by and the TVA maintains a lot of access points along the major streams and
lakes.  There's also a couple of nice state parks on lakes within an hour
or so's drive.

I going to try paddling both parks this winter to see what it's like.  I've
paddled them in the summer, but there's a good deal of boat and PWC
traffic.  Of course it can get mighty cold on the lakes around here in the
winter.  The temperature has been know to drop into the 50s!

                                Luke
 

               
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