To the editor: For years I’ve ridden my motorbike north on Freeway 39 to the East Fork Highway typically through the week to keep away from site visitors and sport bike riders. I’ve all the time cherished the solitude and the pristine atmosphere of the San Gabriel Mountains, however sadly that has modified dramatically over the previous a number of years. The garbage left behind by weekend guests is appalling, because the article factors out. I proceed to be dismayed and dissatisfied that individuals deal with our pure atmosphere with such thoughtlessness.
I wish to counsel an answer. Erect customer kiosks on the two factors of entry, cost a nominal price for admission, distribute a brochure containing the foundations to be used and penalties for noncompliance. The income generated from person charges might assist pay for infrastructure enhancements and enforcement personnel. An additional benefit can be a way to assist restrict the every day guests to a manageable quantity.
Roger Taylor, Brea
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To the editor: Thanks to your protection of the horrible mess that’s the San Gabriel Canyon in addition to the horrible mess that may quickly be the L.A.-owned Mayfair Resort, the place your protection notes the town must spend untold sums to scrub up the mess from the lodge’s final however transient stint as free housing for the homeless.
Your protection reinforces why we, Southern Californians for 40-plus years, together with many others, are voting with our toes.
David Busse, Columbia Falls, Mont.
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To the editor: It appears to me there may be an apparent and straightforward answer to eradicating this disgusting trash, which is to let judges particularly sentence these punished with group service to spend that point with a rubbish bag cleansing up this mess. I understand that received’t cease the poor habits of each customer, however individuals are extra inclined to take delight in a clear place, and hopefully preserve it that manner.
Jon Tower, Pacific Palisades
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To the editor: I typically choose up sled shards in the summertime, lengthy since mountain guests had their day within the snow. It’s a reminder of how individuals are typically nature’s worst enemy. Not like different species, alongside the way in which many people have been taught a way of superiority over all different life varieties.
Training, enforcement and citizen effort can fight the willful disregard of the pure setting. I lead schoolchildren’s nature walks within the forest and infrequently hear them exclaim, “That is one of the best day of my life!” as we amble down the trail. Growing an appreciation for nature is a important consider defending it.
A key part for combating most of the ills of our urbanized world is a military of volunteer naturalists, decided to share their enthusiasm and appreciation for the pure atmosphere.
The first mission of the nonprofit I characterize is to teach and enlighten guests concerning the historical past, tradition and ecosystem of the San Jacinto Mountain area. We do that to guard a fantastic setting, but in addition to offer “off-hill” guests with a purpose to really feel and behave the identical manner we do.
Mary MacLaren Rider, Idyllwild
