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The Debate on Off Road Vehicle Access at the Fort Fisher Recreational Area.ppt

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The Debate on Off Road Vehicle Access at the Fort Fisher Recreational Area

Background on Fort Fisher just under 1 million visitors ever year crepe myrtles, marsh, and dune grass variety of seabirds, nesting for loggerhead sea turtles Fort Built in 1861, Fort Fisher as a defense to keep the southern port open and protected from Union war ships. It held down the first northern assault in 1864, but fell to the second in early 1865, breaking the Confederate supply line; the Civil War would end just three months later. Off Road Vehicle Access In the past, visitors and their vehicles have been allowed unfettered 24-hour access to the area Many local fishermen took advantage of the extended hours by going on night fishing trips But according to park rangers, who presently lack the fund for night patrols, this also allowed some visitors to get away with hundred of acts of vandalism and endangered the local wildlife June 2003: Correspondence Between Mike Seigh, Fort Fisher Park Superintendent and National Park Service an Agency of DENR “current use [of off road vehicles]…results in loggerhead hatchlings becoming trapped in the incised vehicle tracks on their way to the ocean. Consequently, the young turtles move within the track, parallel to the ocean and eventually die from dehydration.” Correspondence Cont. “largest threat to the resources of Smith Island [aka Fort Fisher Recreational Area] is related to the use of recreational 4WD [4-wheel drive]…This causes significant impacts to the natural resources of the site, specifically survival of loggerhead sea turtle young and nesting shorebirds.” “The park has submitted a proposal to the Director of the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation to restrict vehicular access to the shoreline during hours of darkness by setting gate hours for 4WD use.” February 1, 2004: Two Major Changes charging of fees for what had previously been free access $10 for a one-day permit $40 for an annual permit estimated to generate $36,000 annual revenue $60,000 has been brought in all of it goes to the