I live about a mile down the road from an Environmental Education Center owned by Weyerhauser. It's sitting on probably 600 acres of land along the Neuse River and is in multiple conservation programs. They used to have a young lady working on site, and I got to know her while doing educational programs there. (They layed her off a few years ago) The place has miles of nice hiking trails, so I asked her if they would allow me permission to hike the trails since I lived nearby. "Sure, just come on in the office and fill out a waver". I did, and the waver will put in a file cabinet. I've been walking the trails for several years now, and met several others from nearby who do the same. Yes, there are a few "rogues" who come against the rules with ATV's and such, but most of us follow the rules.
There is one guy who I'd often see there on Sunday afternoons. He walked 3 dogs. A few months ago, I was walking, and I thought I saw him in a canoe on the river. He hollered at me, but I couldn't make out what he was saying. Upon completion of my walk, I found a note from him on my truck. It said he'd walked the trails earlier in the week, and 2 Weyerhauser employees told him he was not allowed to be there, so he left. When he got to the entrance, he was met by a sheriff's deputy, frisked and told not to come back! He was warning me so the same didn't happen to me. He left his number so we could talk. I've stayed out of there ever since.
Well, yesterday, I was finally able to get up with someone at Weyerhauser in charge of the Education Center. "No, no one but employees are allowed there anymore." I hate losing such a great place to walk, but it's there property, so they can dictate (to the law abiding) who can enter.
This is what pisses me off. I told the lady in charge, that it might avoid some problems if they accessed the wavers and notified everyone. She said, "There are signs up stating it's private property and no trespassing". I told here those signs have BEEN there ever since BEFORE I signed my waver! Then it was, "Well, the wavers are only good for a limited time". I told her, "We didn't get a copy of the wavers, and I sure don't remember anything about them only being good for a "limited time'.
Essentially, she came up with a bunch of flimsy excuses as to why they weren't going to let folks who has had permission to be there, that they now don't. They are just going to call the law on them!
The bad part is, it's just like gun control. The "good guys" aren't allowed in anymore, so now the "rogues" have the place all to themselves. My opinion of Weyerhauser has really taken a nose dive in the past few years.
There is one guy who I'd often see there on Sunday afternoons. He walked 3 dogs. A few months ago, I was walking, and I thought I saw him in a canoe on the river. He hollered at me, but I couldn't make out what he was saying. Upon completion of my walk, I found a note from him on my truck. It said he'd walked the trails earlier in the week, and 2 Weyerhauser employees told him he was not allowed to be there, so he left. When he got to the entrance, he was met by a sheriff's deputy, frisked and told not to come back! He was warning me so the same didn't happen to me. He left his number so we could talk. I've stayed out of there ever since.
Well, yesterday, I was finally able to get up with someone at Weyerhauser in charge of the Education Center. "No, no one but employees are allowed there anymore." I hate losing such a great place to walk, but it's there property, so they can dictate (to the law abiding) who can enter.
This is what pisses me off. I told the lady in charge, that it might avoid some problems if they accessed the wavers and notified everyone. She said, "There are signs up stating it's private property and no trespassing". I told here those signs have BEEN there ever since BEFORE I signed my waver! Then it was, "Well, the wavers are only good for a limited time". I told her, "We didn't get a copy of the wavers, and I sure don't remember anything about them only being good for a "limited time'.
Essentially, she came up with a bunch of flimsy excuses as to why they weren't going to let folks who has had permission to be there, that they now don't. They are just going to call the law on them!
The bad part is, it's just like gun control. The "good guys" aren't allowed in anymore, so now the "rogues" have the place all to themselves. My opinion of Weyerhauser has really taken a nose dive in the past few years.