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<blockquote data-quote="PALMER84ONE" data-source="post: 64649" data-attributes="member: 6"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As Griffith Park recovers from the fire that scorched 800 acres last spring, park rangers and environmentalists are accusing hikers of damaging pristine chaparral by straying from official trails. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And the major culprit, some say: elite hikers of the Sierra Club, a 116-year-old advocate for all things green. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Trained hike leaders not only are hot-dogging off legal trails but are blazing new ones or leading fast-paced walks across recovering burn areas, critics from the club say. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Where I take issue is where Sierra Club hike leaders are taking shortcuts and creating new trails," said Louis Alvarado, honorary mayor of Griffith Park and longtime Sierra Club hike coordinator. "In some cases, it's deforming the natural terrain, killing wild plants and flowers, and defacing the natural landscape." </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">An official from the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club said hikers are instructed to keep out of burn areas and stay on official Griffith Park trails. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"We're trying our best," said Virgil Shields, an executive member of the club's Angeles Chapter, adding it's hard to police 1,000 hike leaders and 50,000 local members. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PALMER84ONE, post: 64649, member: 6"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]As Griffith Park recovers from the fire that scorched 800 acres last spring, park rangers and environmentalists are accusing hikers of damaging pristine chaparral by straying from official trails. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]And the major culprit, some say: elite hikers of the Sierra Club, a 116-year-old advocate for all things green. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Trained hike leaders not only are hot-dogging off legal trails but are blazing new ones or leading fast-paced walks across recovering burn areas, critics from the club say. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]"Where I take issue is where Sierra Club hike leaders are taking shortcuts and creating new trails," said Louis Alvarado, honorary mayor of Griffith Park and longtime Sierra Club hike coordinator. "In some cases, it's deforming the natural terrain, killing wild plants and flowers, and defacing the natural landscape." [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]An official from the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club said hikers are instructed to keep out of burn areas and stay on official Griffith Park trails. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]"We're trying our best," said Virgil Shields, an executive member of the club's Angeles Chapter, adding it's hard to police 1,000 hike leaders and 50,000 local members. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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