{"id":2456,"date":"2014-01-21T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T23:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T23:28:11","slug":"climbing-access-at-williamson-rock-possible-hope-if-we-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/climbing-access-at-williamson-rock-possible-hope-if-we-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Access at Williamson Rock, Possible Hope if We Act Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Williamson\"<\/a>Williamson Rock, Angeles National Forest will always be a special place to me.<\/p>\n

It’s where I did my first sport lead, and home to many fond memories of enjoying the wilderness, fresh air, and the company of friends.<\/p>\n

It’s also been closed since 2005, due to concerns over habitat for the the mountain yellow legged frog. Every year climbers have tried to come to an agreement for use of this area, but none has been reached.<\/p>\n

Today I received an email from the Access Fund that action is needed regarding this area, I did a Google search and I found this from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This year,\u00c2\u00a0U.S. Forest Service Landscape Architect Jose Henriquez holds out a glimmer of hope. The Forest Service has fashioned together a proposal that will manage the frog habitat with new trails and amenities while re-opening the rock to climbers, albeit for only four months a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Compared to the previous times, this is a lot more promising,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Henriquez said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But it is still a very delicate matter.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The article also mentioned that the comment deadline is January 24th<\/strong>, just 3 days away!<\/p>\n

Here’s a link to take action, using\u00c2\u00a0an easy etter writing tool from Access Fund<\/a>. I urge you to make your voice heard, Williamson is a fantastic area that I strongly believe climbers can enjoy and also respect. It is a granite gem in Los Angeles county.<\/p>\n

Access Fund Email:<\/p>\n

We need your help to\u00c2\u00a0lift an eight year climbing ban at Williamson Rock.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Williamson Rock, the premier sport climbing destination in Southern California, has been under an eight-year “temporary” closure to allow the US Forest Service to analyze whether to allow climbing access while also protecting raptors and the endangered Mountain Yellow Legged Frog and its critical habitat.<\/p>\n

The Angeles National Forest is once again evaluating the closure and, in an initial scoping letter, has proposed several actions to re-open climbing access to Williamson Rock. The proposed actions include: permanent and\/or seasonal closures of some portions of the Williamson Rock area, construction of new access trails with educational signage, construction of a bridge and trailhead restrooms, rehabilitation of select user-created trails, and development of a monitoring and adaptive management plan.<\/p>\n

Allied Climbers of San Diego, Friends of Williamson Rock, and the Access Fund need your help to provide the Forest Service with climber input on this letter!\u00c2\u00a0Please take action now<\/a> by using our easy-to-use letter writing tool to\u00c2\u00a0submit comments to the Forest\u00c2\u00a0Service\u00c2\u00a0and ask them to re-open Williamson Rock.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Williamson Rock, Angeles National Forest will always be a special place to me. It’s where I did my first sport lead, and home to many fond memories of enjoying the wilderness, fresh air, and the company of friends. 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