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bundyjd the NPWS have no jurisdiction over the private property so they must have identified something on the small area of Bells Creek running through the SCA?
This is nothing to do with the nearby private property/s or trespassing on them or what anyones personal reaction to trespassing might be. It's about the NPWS Fossicking Policy & how they are now reacting to that in their Plans of Management when opened as drafts for public input.
Trespassing on private property is a whole other issue on its own & it's pretty laughable that those that trespass then complain about the reaction.
I tend to believe, like Detectist above, that NPWS will find any excuse they can no matter how insignificant to block fossicking as an allowable activity.
I was actually optimistic when they first released the fossicking policy but I now really doubt any new areas in National Parks areas will be allowed & once they get a chance they'll try to write it out of the only 2 areas that it is allowed in now.

<blockquote data-quote="user 4485" data-source="post: 519695" data-attributes="member: 4485">bundyjd the NPWS have no jurisdiction over the private property so they must have identified something on the small area of Bells Creek running through the SCA? This is nothing to do with the nearby private property/s or trespassing on them or what anyones personal reaction to trespassing might be. It&#039;s about the NPWS Fossicking Policy &amp; how they are now reacting to that in their Plans of Management when opened as drafts for public input. Trespassing on private property is a whole other issue on its own &amp; it&#039;s pretty laughable that those that trespass then complain about the reaction.I tend to believe, like Detectist above, that NPWS will find any excuse they can no matter how insignificant to block fossicking as an allowable activity. I was actually optimistic when they first released the fossicking policy but I now really doubt any new areas in National Parks areas will be allowed &amp; once they get a chance they&#039;ll try to write it out of the only 2 areas that it is allowed in now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="user 4485, post: 519695, member: 4485"] bundyjd the NPWS have no jurisdiction over the private property so they must have identified something on the small area of Bells Creek running through the SCA? This is nothing to do with the nearby private property/s or trespassing on them or what anyones personal reaction to trespassing might be. It's about the NPWS Fossicking Policy & how they are now reacting to that in their Plans of Management when opened as drafts for public input. Trespassing on private property is a whole other issue on its own & it's pretty laughable that those that trespass then complain about the reaction. I tend to believe, like Detectist above, that NPWS will find any excuse they can no matter how insignificant to block fossicking as an allowable activity. I was actually optimistic when they first released the fossicking policy but I now really doubt any new areas in National Parks areas will be allowed & once they get a chance they'll try to write it out of the only 2 areas that it is allowed in now. [/QUOTE]

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