>From: Fritz Rohde <Fritz.Rohde_at_ncmail.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>To: "nanfa_at_aquaria.net" <nanfa at aquaria.net>
>Subject: NANFA-- oversimplification
>Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:34:25 -0400
>
>It's always someone else's fault for the mess we have (or perceived
>mess). It's not me; I wouldn't do something like that; it's that other
>guy (the redneck). Bull!
>
>If you see someone illegally draining a wetland, contact your Division
>of Water Quality (or the appropriate state agency) or the US Army Corps
>of Engineers. It won't get stopped if they don't know about it! In
>general, these are hardworking, conscientious people, not EVIL
>GOVERNMENT, and they despise those who illegally drain areas.
>
>North Carolina has one of the best, if not the best, coastal protection
>plans in the country. There are a myriad of rules that prohibit
>irresponsible development, such as the setback rule which requires a
>home to be built BEHND the dune line. As for public access, all public
>communities have a multitude of access points (basically every dead end
>street that ends at the beach). All land below the high tide line is
>public trust land so even those folks who live on private islands have
>to suffer the unwashed masses on "their" beaches. Sure, there have been
>mistakes and oversights but I would not trade our system with anyone.
>
>As for 4x4's on the beach, I personally despise them. There are good
>reasons they are limited to only a few places. One is nesting sea
>turtles, another are colonial nesting birds (some endangered), another
>is the endangered beach amaryinth (a plant). Sure, natural events
>(hurricanes, northeasters) damage the beaches but they are natural; not
>something engineered by GM or Ford
>
>Fritz Rohde
>Proud Evil Environmentalist
>
>
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