<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Friends of Williamson Rock</title>
	<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog</link>
	<description>FoWR</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:25:47 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.0.1" -->

	<item>
		<title>USFS Draft Plan for Williamson Rock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[US Forest Service Releases Draft Williamson Rock Plan, Temporary Closure Likely to Continue for at Least Three More Years! The Angeles National Forest recently released a set of alternatives for managing climbing access at Williamson Rock north of Los Angeles (see previous post below). Williamson has been closed since 2005 while the US Forest Service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=184</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>USFS Environmental Assessment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The USFS has posted an EA (Environmental Assessment). It can be found here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/projects/ Direct link to the Environmental Assessment (PDF)]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=175</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Alpinist Mag Article / Take Action Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Alpinist magazine for spreading the word in an article on Williamson Rock. If you haven&#8217;t already you can help by taking action now! The Access Fund Action Center has an online form to help you comment. It will take less than one minute to make your voice heard.]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=160</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>USFS Scoping info</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is the official USFS proposal (which define the measures which may restore access to Williamson Rock). These are the documents (.pdf downloads) that the USFS is seeking public comment on: Scoping Letter Map]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=152</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Your help needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Forests Service is requesting public comments on a proposal to restore access to Williamson Rock. Please make your voice heard. If you are on the Access Fund, FoWR or ACSD mailing list(s) you will also receive an e-mail with instructions next week. The proposal envisions reopening some areas at Williamson Rock to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=137</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Angeles National Forest asking for Public comments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Angeles National Forest is asking for Public comments on a proposal to resolve the existing temporary closure in the Williamson Rock vicinity. Williamson Rock is located on National Forest System lands within the Santa Clara-Mojave Rivers Ranger District, in upper Little Rock Canyon, Los Angeles County, California. The proposed action involves portions of T. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=135</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Appears fire did not reach Williamson Rock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sources indicate that the Angeles National Forest &#8220;Station Fire&#8221; did not reach Williamson Rock. The USFS have obviously been working on the fire and related issues. It is unclear how the fire tragedy will affect the scoping process or the issue in general. There is certainly collateral damage (see below). We will be in communication [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=122</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>FoWR Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month FoWR board member Kai Zinn attended another field trip to Williamson Rock with the USFS, confirming the possible solutions that were discussed during the prior trip (see post below). FoWR is currently waiting for the USFS to complete the proposed actions document. We are hoping to have this information soon. When we receive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=120</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>FoWR Field Trip with USFS to Williamson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Important Note: None of this is official until the required NEPA documents are finalized and scoping process etc. is completed. Public scoping will be relatively soon and we will need your help with another letter writing campaign. FoWR will provide more specific details when available. On May 20th 2009 Troy Mayr and Brent Ware (FoWR) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=97</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>USFS field trip to Williamson Rock.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the USFS ID Team made a field visit to Williamson rock. FoWR discussed this with them and learned the following. The USFS looked at the short trail(s), and concluded that those will not work. They feel that there is too much risk from a safety standpoint if they develop that trail. The USFS botanist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=94</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>National Geographic Story &#8220;The Vanishing&#8221; on Frogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To learn more about the plight of frogs in general, including the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog (MYLF), pick up an issue of this months (April 2009) edition of National Geographic magazine. The story, The Vanishing, can also be found on their website. The photo gallery for this story can be seen here]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=67</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Recent meeting with USFS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FoWR recently attended a meeting with the USFS. The USFS is continuing to work on developing the &#8216;best options&#8217; that will allow access to Williams Rock, while enhancing the protection of the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog (MYLF). While there was nothing definitive to report from this meeting, be assured that there is ongoing work being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=87</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Meeting at Congressman McKeon&#8217;s Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FoWR / AF recently attended a meeting at Congressman Howard &#8220;Buck&#8221; McKeon&#8217;s office with his Senior Field Representative Conor McGee (the congressman himself was not present). The meeting also included representatives from the USFS ID team and Acting Forest Supervisor. This meeting was initiated by Wayne Burnes a local climber in McKeon&#8217;s district. While there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=60</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>USFS to Implement Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The USFS to implement strategy (to be determined) by Oct. 2009 The NEPA process will be initiated, including: Proposed actions, Possible climbing management plan and required documents. An E.A. (Environmental Assessment) is what we are hoping will be the required document. This is currently what FoWR / AF preferred vs. an E.I.S. (Environmental Impact Study). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=57</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Williamson Rock Access and Conservation Project Document</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following document was prepared by FoWR (with help from several science professionals) to provide mitigation measures as well as other requisite information. A copy of the Williamson Rock Access and Conservation Project document can be found here (4.6MB PDF).]]></description>
		<link>http://williamsonrock.org/blog/?p=49</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
