Who Gets the Bill for the Helicopter?
Published January 12, 2010 | 
So today I’m on about a bit of local outdoor/nature related politics. Where I live we have massive amounts of protected lands. Most of it is owned by a mix of government and private agencies and is wonderfully open to the public. Thing is, the local government sees all this land, especially the non-profit owned land, as a curse. Something many of us in the outdoor industry would call short sighted. Well, after a rescue last fall on land owned by the Nature Conservancy the local town board is now meeting with attorneys to figure out how to send the bill to non-profit land owners that allow public access. You can see where this is going… Read more here.
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One Response to Who Gets the Bill for the Helicopter?
Interesting approach for sure. Like you I do a lot of things that have risk attached, kayaking, ice climbing, backcountry hiking / camping. Maybe I am a bit dull witted, but I expect that it is up to me to take care of me and if I needed to be rescued for some reason that I would have to pay the bill, I would not place the blame or the bill on the park or owners of the area I am in when things go wrong. This whole idea sounds like something from the Simpsons……