Press Release: Auburn Quarry Climbing Ban Nearly Lifted ? Your ...

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CRAGS
Brian Poulsen
916-201-2376
bpoulsenjr@gmail.com

Access Fund
RD Pascoe
303-545-6772 x113
rd@accessfund.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Auburn Quarry Climbing Ban Nearly Lifted ? Your Urgent Support Needed!

August 10, 2012. Sacramento, CA ? Climbing Resource Advocates for Greater Sacramento?(CRAGS) and the Access Fund are excited to announce the successful negotiation of an?agreement with California?s Auburn State Recreation Area to lift a 9-year ban on rock climbing?at the Cave Valley Climbing Area (the ?Auburn Quarry?). Although the agreement must be?approved by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, CRAGS anticipates that?approval is imminent. Climbing access is now contingent on CRAGS providing critical services?in the area to offset climber impacts. CRAGS and the Access Fund are working to raise $9,520?to provide these services and restore climbing access early next month! Please visit?www.accessfund.org/auburn to make a contribution?100% of your donation will support the?climbing area.

The Auburn State Recreation Area is a large public park on the American River, 35 miles?northeast of Sacramento. The Cave Valley climbing area is an old limestone quarry near the?river. Efforts to build a large federal dam there were halted in the late 1970?s. Quarrying and?dam-construction activities left large features that are suitable for climbing. Over the years,?climbers have established numerous sport routes of varying difficulty.

In April 2003 the California Department of Parks and Recreation issued an order prohibiting?technical rock climbing in the park. Local climbers formed CRAGS in 2008, in affiliation with?the Access Fund, to re-establish climbing access at Auburn Quarry. For four years CRAGS?members have attended meetings and wrote letters arguing that rock climbers have been unfairly?singled out. The park managers have now agreed to allow rock climbing at the Quarry, but due to?budget cuts the park will require CRAGS to establish and maintain basic services there.

CRAGS has contributed funds and received a generous grant from the Access Fund to help meet?the terms of the new agreement. CRAGS needs to raise additional funds by September 7th to?open the Quarry to climbing. Your tax-deductible donation will help CRAGS pay for garbage?and toilet service and informational signs at the quarry, plus volunteer supplies and park support?services. Once CRAGS reaches this goal, climbing will be allowed at the Quarry on Fridays,?Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. To maintain access, it is crucial for climbers to respect park?rules, the environment, and safe climbing practices. CRAGS continues to work with the park to?re-establish permanent climbing access every day of the week.

?CRAGS has worked for years to re-open Auburn Quarry to climbing, and the Access Fund is?proud to see their hard work paying off,? says Access Fund Policy Director RD Pascoe. ?Please?help in this final push to open Auburn Quarry by donating at: www.accessfund.org/auburn. Get?involved as a volunteer by visiting www.norcalcrags.org.

About Climbing Resource Advocates of Greater Sacramento (CRAGS)

CRAGS, Climbing Resource Advocates for Greater Sacramento, is a nonprofit organization?protecting access to Northern California climbing areas, advocating for climbers? interests,?constructively addressing the concerns of landowners and other land users, and working to keep?climbing areas clean, safe and healthy. For more information, visit www.norcalcrags.org.

About the Access Fund

Having just celebrated its 20th anniversary, the Access Fund is the national advocacy?organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. The?Access Fund supports and represents over 2.3 million climbers nationwide in all forms of?climbing: rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and bouldering. Five core programs?support the mission on national and local levels: climbing management policy, stewardship and?conservation, local support and mobilization, land acquisition and protection, and education. For?more information, visit www.accessfund.org.

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Source: http://norcalcrags.org/2012/08/10/260/

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